Début (Eau de Parfum)
Perfumer: Michel Roudnitska
28 ratings
From your scent profile
Parfums DelRae Début Eau de Parfum is a fresh scent for women that pairs bergamot, green leaves and lime with a floral heart of linden blossom and lily of the valley; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: A card-carrying member of the fresh club.
How does it perform?
From 20 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Blind buy risk
82% 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.
- Fresh
- Citrus
- Floral
- Green
- Spicy
- Woody
- Animal
What does Début (Eau de Parfum) smell like?
It opens with bergamot, green leaves, lime and ylang-ylang, bright, citrusy and green from the first moment. In the heart, cyclamen, linden blossom and lily of the valley add a soft floral layer. The base of musk, vetiver and sandalwood settles it onto a woody ground, with spicy and animal touches staying in the background.
Voters rate its longevity and sillage as good. Most votes go to leisure, daily wear and the office, with night out and evening drawing fewer. Light and clean, it reads as a daytime scent.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Bergamot
- Green leaves
- Lime
First hours
- Cyclamen
- Linden blossom
- Lily of the valley
Towards evening
- Musk
- Vetiver
- Sandalwood
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 43%Spring
- 36%Summer
- 14%Autumn
- 7%Winter
- Casual28%
- Daytime21%
- Office21%
- Nighttime16%
- Evening14%
Least picked for evenings.
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Last updated: October 26, 2026













