Raffinée (Eau de Toilette)
44 ratings
From your scent profile
Houbigant Raffinée Eau de Toilette is a floral, sweet scent with spicy, woody and powdery touches, made for women and now discontinued.
Skunky's take: Sleeps by day, goes out at night; very skunk of it.
How does it perform?
From 31 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Looks good without trying too hard.
Blind buy risk
84% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Floral
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Powdery
- Resinous
- Chypre
Floral
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery
Resinous
ChypreWhat does Raffinée (Eau de Toilette) smell like?
Its longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, and it leans towards evening and nights out, with some daily wear too. Most voters read it as feminine and classic.
It opens with rose, carnation, plum and orange blossom, lifted slightly by bergamot and lemon. In the heart, ylang-ylang, tuberose and osmanthus take over, with orris root adding a powdery tone. The base of sandalwood, vanilla and cinnamon settles into a sweet, spicy warmth.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Rose
- Carnation
- Plum
First hours
- Ylang-ylang
- Tuberose
- Osmanthus
Towards evening
- Sandalwood
- Cypress
- Vanilla
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 35%Winter
- 35%Autumn
- 17%Spring
- 13%Summer
Winter
Autumn
Spring
Summer- Evening30%
- Nighttime25%
- Daytime20%
- Casual13%
- Office13%
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Last updated: October 26, 2026