A Floral For The Non-Floral Woman

The Creed Master Class I attended a few weeks ago was chock full of information about the prestigious fragrance house. Creed scents permeated the room on dozens upon dozens of fragrance strips, so much so that I lost track of what I was sampling. At the end of the class everyone was presented with gift bags which included 4 sample vials. While Angelique Encens, the fragrance I fell in love with during the class, was not included, one of the four turned out to be suprisingly beautiful: Creed 2000 Fleurs.

A floral, 2000 Fleurs' notes are violet, magnolia, rose, lilac, jasmine, iris, amber and musk. All those floral notes and the word "fleur" [flower] in the name was a turn-off at first. I rarely wear something so richly floral. I'm usually drawn to fresh, clean and/or citrusy scents, such as Philosophy Amazing Grace or Jo Malone Grapefruit. I'll also wear a gourmand (foodie) scent like Jo Malone Blue Agava & Cacao. In other words, I wasn't expecting to like 2000 Fleurs. However, I did.

Is there anyone who doesn't think rich, heady floral when they think of "2000 flowers?" There I was, expecting an overpowering floral and what did I get? A really nice, green floral. Very light and refreshing.

This is a very expensive fragrance, as all Creed fragrances are. However, if you search for it, you might be able to find it for a decent price. I hope to be able to add it to my fragrance collection before long.

Buzzing off for now...