Best La Chasse aux Papillons by L'Artisan Parfumeur Alternatives & Similar Perfumes

An iconic classic in its own rite, Quelques Fleurs is a true ingenious scent of its time. The French perfumer, Robert Bienaimé, unveiled Quelques Fleurs the first true multi-floral blend ever created, in 1912.

Since then, his perfectly-balanced, refined bouquet has become modern perfumery’s peerless criterion for pure, meticulously-crafted, multi-floral accords. Prior to his bold invention, floral fragrances had been mainly singular flowers, or florals combined with various nuances of herbs and spices. Bienaimé’s singular triumph is remarkable for its secret, mythical formula. Upwards of 15,000 exemplary flowers and 250 prestigious raw materials are diligently-curated in the creation of a single ounce of perfume.

An opening of citric and fizzy lemon combined with bright lime and bergamot, salty and refreshing, just like those Mediterranean summers.

The sharp salty accord lends further depth and keeps the lemon note true throughout the long-lasting dry down; interspersed with the bright combination of musks and patchouli.

Delirium is a voluptuous bouquet of tropical abandon: decadent gardenia, heady jasmine, honeyed champaca, ripe narcissus, creamy frangipani and delicate white lotus. Blurring the lines between reality and fantasy, every breath is an addictive journey into the blissful unknown. With Delirium, the wearer becomes the dreamer and the dream, lost in a world where anything is possible.

In India, flowers are sacred symbols and an essential part of daily life. “Malli Nadu” means “land of jasmine”, inspired by the paradise of perfume ingredients found in India. There’s jasmine sambac, cultivated in India since antiquity, with its radiant fruity/green sheen and animalic undertone. There’s tuberose, an opulent, powerful floral, along with davana, an aromatic plant unique to India with a profile that vibrates between apricot and herbaceous. Palmerosa oil supplies a geranium-like lift, while Indian vetiver and sandalwood deepens and softens the composition. Perfumer Ilias Ermenidis sought to translate the romance of India into this luminous scent, which he calls “a fragrance for lovers”

Tuberose is arguably the most divisive and polarising floral note due to its narcotic and carnal tones, here Pierre Guillaume pays tribute to its couture complexity.

The camphorous and medicinal opening of PG17 Tubéreuse Couture, is softened by shoots of green ripe jasmine and a sour tart accord created by rare South Asian citrus kalamansi.

PG17 Tubéreuse Couture soon develops in a creamy, fleshy and opulent tuberose bouquet. Ylang-ylang heightens and supports the buttery and lactonic (milky)  tones of tuberose, sweetened by a base of sugar cane and benzoin.

A daring and head-turning scent, PG17 Tubéreuse Couture is a wonderfully dramatic interpretation of this flamboyant flower, in its pure, unadulterated state.

Definitely not for wallflowers.

A cool, weightless breath that glides over the skin like the crisp poplin of a freshly-tailored shirt. Air is fashioned through contrasts: an ozonic accord swirling through the dissonant tang of blackcurrant and lime. This dark, metallic fruitiness cuts through the composition, enlivening the woody/amber base with a juicy green tension.

Perfumer: Alex Lee

An iconoclastic perfume built around the aromatic intensity of oregano, an unexpected raw material that conjures sun-scorched leather. The opening salvo of this extrait is sharp and fresh: lime, cardamom and rosemary. As the oregano emerges, arid and fierce, it’s offset by creamy Australian sandalwood and smoky vetiver, adding tension and depth. The trail then turns darker, denser, with Indonesian patchouli, cistus labdanum and oud wood.

Perfumer: Céline Perdriel

Named after the Portuguese city of Faro, where the yuzu in this perfume comes from.

A miraculous aural hologram of a sky-high yuzu meringue pie. Far is a vivid perfume built around yuzu grown in the region surrounding the Portuguese parish Faro do Alentejo. This scrumptious gourmand adds texture to its virtual calories: it’s fluffy, creamy, even crunchy, if you consider the buttery biscuit crust effect at the base.

Perfumer: Kévin Mathys

In this perfume story, the smoky gaiac aroma is gliding across a fresh and boundless ozonic void.

The story is open to interpretation: you can smell the waterproof canvas of the parachute gear in the abstract clean woodiness of the formula; or the air from under the tarpaulin you pull off a glider in its hangar; or think of any scenario involving flying machinery and an unlimited supply of fresh air.

The perfumer wanted to achieve a hazy floating shadow of an aroma, evoking a sensation of endless dark blue space, the calm humming of an engine, and hints of gasoline or machine oil. A worthy heir to the grandpa of all hazy smoky formulas inspired by airplane wings: Guerlain’s Vol de Nuit.

Perfumer: Chris Maurice

Nothing if not sensually refreshing. A sparkling aromatic warmth created by juniper, bergamot and grapefruit is paired with bright floral marigold, sweet musk and the boozy tones of tequila for a luminous edge. Think golden hour sundowners in one truly seductive scent.