It began with just a simple basket of flowers, but the perfume from those flowers was to find its way into the palaces of kings and has pervaded the fashionable world over three centuries.
One day in Paris in 1775 a young perfumer, Jean-Francois Houbigant, hung a hand painted sign of a basket of flowers over his little shop in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, the sign depicted the floral notes of his house perfume.
Drawn by the charm of the sign his perfumery found favour with passing dignitaries who soon spread the word to royalty and the nobility, including Marie Antoinette, Queen of France and wife of Louis XVI.
Quelques Fleurs was the first true multi-floral bouquet. The Genealogy of Perfumes cites Quelques Fleurs as a landmark innovation that established a totally new fragrance classification and influenced other compositions for many years afterwards including several of today’s most highly regarded fragrances.
Just as in music it is not the notes alone, but the way they are used that creates a masterpiece.
An exceptional floral composition created from a bouquet of Jasmine and Rose petals, gently blended with precious woods such as Santal and warmed by a powdered Musk.
Today, Quelques Fleurs is made available to a limited number of exclusive stores internationally; Roullier White is extremely proud to be one of these.
