The Perfume Library

Délicieuse Histoire

6.6

Créations Hubert Maes · 2010

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Créations Hubert Maes Délicieuse Histoire is a sweet, gourmand feminine scent that leans towards fall and spring and suits daytime wear. The opening of pear and melon turns softer at the heart with coconut and mulberry. The base deepens the sweetness with praliné, nuts and tonka bean, while heliotrope and ambergris add a powdery, warm footing. The overall impression is a fruity sweetness with a floral touch. Most voters pick fall and spring, and daily and leisure wear come first. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays close rather than filling a room. Lancôme La Vie est Belle L'Eau de Parfum and ADN Paris Musc Baraka have a close profile.

Histoire Charnelle

5.5

Créations Hubert Maes · 2010

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Créations Hubert Maes Histoire Charnelle is a women's perfume that opens with sweet, fruity bergamot, pear and coconut, then moves into a warm, spicy heart and a vanilla base. The top notes are bergamot, pear, coconut and mandarin orange, so the fruity, sweet side leads. In the heart, cinnamon and nutmeg bring spice, while cedarwood, sandalwood and patchouli lay a woody ground. In the base, vanilla and tonka bean dry down into a gourmand, oriental sweetness. Longevity is rated strong and sillage moderate, though the number of votes is small, so treat these as rough. It is classed as a women's perfume. Its notes are close to Joop! Joop! Homme (Eau de Toilette) and Judith Williams Oriental Mandarin.

Mille et une histoire

7.8

Créations Hubert Maes · 2008

Floral · Fruity · Spicy

Créations Hubert Maes Mille et une histoire is a floral-fruity women's scent that leads with peach, violet and cardamom, set on a chypre and woody frame. Peach, violet, cardamom and bergamot open it, the fruit sweetness kept in check by light spice. At the heart, pepper, iris, hyacinth and ylang-ylang add floral weight, while cedar, vanilla, patchouli and sandalwood settle it into a warm, woody base. Voters find its longevity strong and its sillage good. Night out, leisure and evening are the most chosen occasions, with some votes for business too. Hermès 24, Faubourg and Grès Cabotine have a close profile.

Histoire d'un Rêve

7.7

Créations Hubert Maes · 2010

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Créations Hubert Maes Histoire d'un Rêve is a floral, sweet fragrance, with spice and a woody base that pull it toward a soft, powdery, oriental character. The top holds bergamot, mandarin orange and cardamom; in the heart, iris, rose, ylang-ylang, jasmine and cinnamon join the floral core to a touch of spice. The base of patchouli, cedar, vanilla, ambergris and sandalwood settles it onto a warm, woody ground. It is described as a women's fragrance. Both longevity and sillage are rated as good, though the number of votes is small, so this rests on a limited sample. Gianfranco Ferré GFF Donna and Mauboussin Mauboussin have a close profile.