Claire, This was great! I actually did a diploma in Floristry years ago for personal enjoyment and did a module on the Language of Flowers, it’s so fascinating. Strangely enough, most modern day commercially grown flowers apparently no longer smell like they used to. They’ve been grown to be visually pleasing, and also for longevity, at the expense of the smell (at least, that’s what we were taught). Makes me wonder if the plantations for perfume flowers - think Chanel and Dior have their own growing fields - have concentrated on cultivating the flowers for fragrance? So interesting! 🌺
Oh wow! You should be doing this video 😍 yes I do think flowers grown for Dior and Chanel in Grasse will be specially selected for scent unlike with other flower growing. My mum used to do a lot of floristy and said a similar thing, i.e. that flower breeding and growing is all about looks now, not smell. She said some flowers have such big heads now that wire is essential to hold them up in arrangements. The lack of smell nowadays especially strikes me with carnations, they just don't smell clovey at all in supermarkets to me. Thanks for your super interesting comment Lucinda and thanks for watching ❤️
In the Philippines, the country that I am from, the smell of jasmine (or at least jasmine sambac) is often associated with (Catholic) churches as the flower buds are made into garlands and are offered at the altars, so it is commonly thought of with words along the lines of "pure" or even "holy". It can also symbolize hospitality as it is given to visitors to the country as a gesture of welcome. It's so interesting to learn how in other cultures at certain time periods, jasmine could be associated with love that is sensual and provocative. Or maybe it's just the diverse range of the jasmine scent types available that explains the various ways jasmine is symbolized by different cultures.
Yes jasmine is a very diverse one, it's white and innocence but also seen as carnal and indolic. I think there is very much an East - West cultural split with it and that is absolutely fascinating! It seems like it a symbol for quite a few places, but there are none more associated with it than the Philippines, and it is loved the world over. Thanks for watching ❤️
This video was just so fascinating/amazing; thank you Claire! 😍 Loved the small details and history in each stories behind these perfume notes! Thank you for the precise background infos & your hard work as well! ❤ It would be soooo lovely if You'd make a series with even more flower notes, I'd just love it! 🤩(F.e.: honeysuckle, freesia, lily, ylang-ylang, tiare, hyacinth, mimosa, orchid, peony, frangipani, heliotrope, lily-of the-valley, lotus, etc... I should stop now....😂) Just thanks a lot! 🙂
Thanks! I might make a second video actually! I really enjoyed researching this but yes, there are lots more and ultimately I stayed off the yellow florals because in the main, the Victorians didn't smell those... but there will be some information from other cultures out there for sure, so I will have a look! Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching 😊
Haha 🐮 Yes, violet's a beautiful smell for sure. I think I would also wear a violet fragrance. Maybe something like Balenciaga Paris actually, it's very suitable for spring time.
I'm not a floral kinda gal, and I'm beginning to understand, as per this video, that there are reasons why: "Loyalty, devotion, serenity and grace" - it's no fricken wonder I have issues with lavender! Those are all qualities I covet but which are or have been elusive in my first fifty years in this mortal coil. *sigh I also can't do violet or iris AT ALL. I'm NONE of those things! Hmmm.... Don't get me started on jasmine or tuberose!! Makes so much SCENTS
Maybe I should make another video with some more floral notes and see whether we can find you one that fits?! 🤣 Oh Julija you are so funny! I know you aren't the world's biggest florals fan and I love that. What did Chanel say? A woman shouldn't smell like a flower. See, you are in good company. ❤️ Thanks for watching 😘
Ah this is an interesting video ! I love flowers 🌸💕 I didn’t know they have so many meanings. I love lavender as a flower but not crazy about it in perfume 🌸
I feel the same about lavender. It's lovely in real life but a bit cloying in fragrance. I don't think I realised that they have so many meaning either before making this video!
What a fun video! I had a tiny arrangement of white tulips for my wedding because I couldn’t afford a big bouquet and I got them at a good price!!! 😂😂🤦♀️🤦♀️
Yes! I always thought jasmine was the naughty one but nope... Aah rose is one of my favourites and I had light dusky purple roses in my wedding bouquet. Thanks for watching Veronica ❤️
How interesting! I don't think I would fare very well as a Victorian lady since I adore jasmine and tuberose. My favourite flowers though are gardenias and oriental liliums.
Sorry I keep replying and it keeps disappearing... Yes I love those too so I would also have a problem 😂 and the flowers you like are very classic and beautiful choices. Thanks for watching ❤️
Orange blossom is definitely my favorite (eternal love) love that ❤️ and I love the history behind each note you give us knowledge and I just adore that about you ✨ oh my goodness that classique mini! So gorgeous 🤗✨❤️
Thank you! Oh I wish I had a bigger bottle of classique EDT, I had one a long time ago... I don't think I appreciated it then though. I guess tastes change. Thanks for watching ❤️
Wow I had no idea about the history of the green carnation ! You know how much I love Eternity and that spicy smell This was absolutely brilliant Hugs 🤗
Thank you so much 🥰 Yes! I had no idea either!!! I was fascinated! Eternity is a very interesting and complex fragrance, I enjoyed trying it, I can see why it would make a distinctive and classic signature scent.
Hello! lovely to meet you! I noticed you have a channel so I subbed! 🥰 I will watch! Lovely choices of flowers, I especially love violets! thanks for watching ❤️
They are stunning aren't they? And the scent is wow! I don't think I used to like tuberose at all but now in fragrance I am actually warming to it and positively enjoying it. Starting with something creamy was my way in. If you hate tuberose, don't get any Kim Kardashian perfumes, they all seem to have it in...
@@silverliningfragrance1434 maybe actually is it gardenia that is in all of hers? Not sure, I never tried them. The original Kim Kardashian is meant to be a good one, it's very cheap here, about £6.
What a genius video! I am not familiar with lilac flower. I think I should try drop d'Issy. My favourite flower is gardenia. Beautiful smell and look. Thank you so much claire for this informative video ❤😘
Oh lilac is beautiful! And yes try drop d'issey, it's a lovely creamy skin floral. If I do another video I will put gardenia in! Thanks for watching as always ❤️
What a fascinating video! I can't think of a flower I don't like. Interesting that couples in Victorian times had to communicate their feelings with flowers. Also loved that Zeus' wife was jealous of his human girlfriend!
Thank you! I loved researching this, it was so interesting! 🌼 I've tried l'interdit, I like the whole range but I've never got my hands on rouge malachite, but I would love to!!! 🌻
I also have a dark florals video as a followup to this 😊 although I don't think I did magnolia there either 🤔 I can't remember 😂 I don't think I did magnolia in this video as it wasn't usually a gifted cut flower, but maybe I should do another video?! Carnation is very interesting isn't it? It's very distinctive in fragrance! I've not tried any Hiram Greene but I keep hearing good things. 🙂
Mock Orange has a few different meanings, one of the less positive ones is deceit which is an older judgement on it, the more recent associations are resourcefulness, innocence and love.
Hi Claire😊I Loved this very informative and fascinating video. I’m all about roses and rosecentric fragrances 😍🌹So everything you had mentioned, rings very true for me. Thank you for sharing 🙌 Have a lovely weekend.
Thanks Yulia, you too! Yes I love rose in fragrances too, I think some of my earliest perfume loves were rose fragrances. I'm really happy that you enjoyed the video! 🥰
Hello Claire, thank you for this wonderful video 💜👍 I love flowers in general and floral perfumes 🥰 Some of the meanings I have known, but there is also a lot of new knowledge for me in your review 👌
Oh fab! Yes I think we all know at least one of these, probably many more! Floriography seems quite a big thing still, especially with roses. Thanks for watching ❤️
Claire, I loved this video thank you so much. I am a fan of almost all the flowers mentioned here, but in particular Tuberose, Rose, Jasmine and recently Lavendre (which is surprising me😁)...Ta'if Rose😍 is legendary (to me). Jasmine and Jasmine Sambac are highly honored and essential in our Arabian Gulf celebrations especially weddings. Now, Zeus had a lot of questionable moves...but this Dairy Cow story is very entertaining😜.
Yes Taif rose is gorgeous! I don't have many fragrances with it in but wow, it's stunning 😍 jasmine and tuberose are also some of my favourites! Beautiful intoxicating fragrances and such beautiful flowers. And yes, Zeus was a very dodgy guy 😂 the logic astounds me with that story... 😂
This was fascinating! I knew a lot about the use of flowers and their use from a literary perspective, but I didn't make the leap to perfumes. Sometimes things are just too obvious that you don't even think about them. Thank you for educating us all! ❤
Really enjoyed this, thanks Dr Claire. I wish there were more Sweet Pea fragrances. I do love My Burberry but would rather there was a more natural and sweet pea focused fragrance on the market. X
Yes, it was hard to find a designer fragrance that I'd tried with it in... The one everyone talks about is pleats please but I only have l'eau which doesn't have sweet pea... I think sweet pea must be expensive and difficult to do... Thanks for watching ❤️
Rose is definitely one of my favourites, I like how different it can smell depending on the type and yes, it can be very romantic. Thanks for watching ❤️
Jasmine is a strange one isn't it? Because it is so revered in some cultures and in others it's a bit racy, but even the Victorians conceeded that jasmine represented amiability so they must have at least liked it 😉 I love jasmine! It's stunning. 😍
I definitely enjoyed this i love real flowers and even on perfumes 🤗💕 I love all kinds of violet/purple colored flowers 💜 and yeah mon guerlain for lavender the lavender there is so feminine, i love the rose scent on perfume but not on real 😁 Not a big fan of jasmine on perfume but i love the scent of real jasmine funny is'nt it? 😅 And now i think i am liking tuberose and i want to explore more tuberose perfumes if i will like it as much as i like some that i have in my collection. Great video as always 🙂.
Thank you Rin! I think tuberose is something I've had to come around to, something creamy was definitely my way into tuberose! Maybe you like sweet deep rose fragrances and not the greener rose ones? That might explain why you aren't keen on the smell of the flowers? Thanks for watching ❤️
Thank you! I bet you smelt fab! ❤️ There is a follow-up video to this one, if you loved this one and want to watch that, it's about the dark meanings associated with flowers. 🌹
I subbed so I will watch ❤️ I love finding new channels! Thank you, that's lovely! I do that too, find someone new and then watch a lot! Thanks for watching this video ☺️
I love this video so much; fantastic research and very inspiring. This could make a great idea for a video tag. I am now curious to read the Floriography book you mentioned. You’ve earned a new subscriber. Out of all of these florals, Violet and Rose are my favorites (yes I believe in love, haha). 🌹
Thank you! That's so kind of you! I will probably do a part two as there are so many flowers to choose from! Oh those two are fab choices, both beautiful flowers and fragrances, two if my very favourites. ❤️ Thanks again for watching and subscribing!
@@dr.claire.perfume I was looking/smelling fragrances and one of the sales ladies came and gave me a stripe with it. I smelled it and really liked then I found her and asked her what it was, it's really nice.
Hi Claire! What a great video!! I need a good violet LOVE insolence I wish they still made it in the cute bottle you have 🥺 also tuberose it’s hard for me to enjoy that note in all the perfumes I’ve sniffed. I’ve had my eye on the Madonna one, hard to find but sounds so worth it after all of the reviews I’ve seen so far. Omg I LOVE Nina ricci rose absolue and florabotanica🌹
I don't know why Guerlain changed to their other bottles and reformulated Insolence, it was so popular, but I think Guerlain do that a lot unfortunately. Truth or dare is not worth overpaying for, I've seen it here for £100 now, I think mine was less than £5 😂 and yes the two roses are great ones 😊 thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume well actually, I think it’s kind of cool. I was hoping there was a flower that commicated F off vibes to send it to people who stress me out and irritate me, lmao 🤣
@@dr.claire.perfume Pretty much everything. Plus they destroy and eat everything. My cats will eat parsley from the garbage / cauliflower leaves and what not🤦♀🤦♀
Were forget me nots ever used in perfumery? I know they have a very special meaning, as their name suggests obviously, but I never knew if they actually have a detectable scent. It would be wonderful to learn more about unusual and rare florals used in perfumery as well. I'm sure there were a few "secret ingredients" used in specially curated blends.
Hello! I don't think that forget me nots have a detectable scent as far as I know. I don't believe that they are used but someone might have created a fantasy note, so something that a perfumer has imagined the scent of forget me not to be from how they look and what they mean. I actually have another video on floriography coming on Saturday, so keep an eye out. It's on the lesser used floral notes with dark meanings! Thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume Thank you so much for your reply! Forget me nots are my favorite flower. I make jewelry with resin cast pressed flowers and those are particularly precious. Crafting a representation of what someone might expect them to smell like is really brilliant! Very creative! I'm looking forward to your next videos.
@@disideratum oh wow, I love resin jewellery! It's just so so pretty and I love flowers! Did it take you a long time to learn? And no problem, I always try to reply if possible, sometimes I don't see a notification, but if I notice, I reply! ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume Resin casting is quite easy to learn and materials tend to be inexpensive. I'd say the most difficult part of it is preservation of the plant material. Quite a lot of DIY videos on YT. Lots of inspiration there as well.
This video was very informative and so interesting!! Loved it. Some of the meaning of perfumes made sense to me, specifically the flowers I'm not into. I was surprised peony wasnt in there but I understand you cant possibly include every flower lol. I just really enjoy peony.
@@dr.claire.perfume Even better!!! I didn't want to be too demanding 😂 I know your videos take time and effort due to the research. I have another channel I'm neglecting because it takes way more mental effort than just discussing perfume. I'm going to get back to it when I have more time to prepare for the videos.
Hi Tina, thanks, yes! I did try Alien Goddess last summer. I think I was initially a bit disappointed because I always think of Mugler as a bit daring and Goddess didn't feel like that, but actually it is a very nice fragrance, I love coconut and the jasmine is still there. I think it got a lot of hate from Mugler fans when it came out, but actually it was undeserved. L'Oréal own Mugler now and people just have to accept it. I think that is difficult to be original with coconut because so many fragrances use white florals, vanilla and bergamot with it, it's just a very classic combination that works! 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume you're so right! I was actually one of the disappointed people! Plus I wanted the coconut to stay longer. But later I realized how much I liked it for itself! And gave my purple alien to my daughter. She was very happy. And we both got a purse spray of goddess, ha. I'm getting the new intense version too, when I find the purse spray. Very pretty vanilla!
@@Tina-wi7we ooh I've not tried the new intense yet, but I will when I next got to a store! Yes goddess got so much hate, but it's just a nice one, nothing complicated. What do I wear most? Nothing complicated 😂
Hi Christina, thank you! I'm so happy that you enjoy them! I just read a lot and I'm a scientist, so I like finding information! Thank you for watching 🥰
Yes, those are gorgeous for a wedding, they would give you a beautiful scent bubble too ❤️ I don't understand really why tuberose was treated by the Victorians as something dangerous 😂
Boy, I thought dating on this day and age is rough with all the married dudes on apps and ghosting, glad I'm not dating in the mythological times, and being turned into a dairy cow by a married man😅😸
It's such a strange story. I need to find out more details and see whether there is any actual reasoning behind that because from a quick glance it didn't make much sense to me 🤷♀️ Yes modern dating seems a bit of a pain... I think the married thing happens a lot unfortunately.
@@dr.claire.perfume I think that the dairy cow is because probably back in the day it was more common to.. you know... "love" your farm animals, if you know what I mean😉😉
I love Saturdays for a lot of reasons; Dr. Claire videos are at the top of the list! Hurrah!
Thanks Julija! 🥰
Claire, This was great! I actually did a diploma in Floristry years ago for personal enjoyment and did a module on the Language of Flowers, it’s so fascinating.
Strangely enough, most modern day commercially grown flowers apparently no longer smell like they used to. They’ve been grown to be visually pleasing, and also for longevity, at the expense of the smell (at least, that’s what we were taught). Makes me wonder if the plantations for perfume flowers - think Chanel and Dior have their own growing fields - have concentrated on cultivating the flowers for fragrance? So interesting! 🌺
Oh wow! You should be doing this video 😍 yes I do think flowers grown for Dior and Chanel in Grasse will be specially selected for scent unlike with other flower growing.
My mum used to do a lot of floristy and said a similar thing, i.e. that flower breeding and growing is all about looks now, not smell. She said some flowers have such big heads now that wire is essential to hold them up in arrangements.
The lack of smell nowadays especially strikes me with carnations, they just don't smell clovey at all in supermarkets to me.
Thanks for your super interesting comment Lucinda and thanks for watching ❤️
How interesting. The researcher in you is truely living their best life through your perfume videos😁 I love it!!!!💗💗💗💗
Haha Val! 🤣 Always!!! 🥰
In the Philippines, the country that I am from, the smell of jasmine (or at least jasmine sambac) is often associated with (Catholic) churches as the flower buds are made into garlands and are offered at the altars, so it is commonly thought of with words along the lines of "pure" or even "holy". It can also symbolize hospitality as it is given to visitors to the country as a gesture of welcome. It's so interesting to learn how in other cultures at certain time periods, jasmine could be associated with love that is sensual and provocative. Or maybe it's just the diverse range of the jasmine scent types available that explains the various ways jasmine is symbolized by different cultures.
Yes jasmine is a very diverse one, it's white and innocence but also seen as carnal and indolic. I think there is very much an East - West cultural split with it and that is absolutely fascinating! It seems like it a symbol for quite a few places, but there are none more associated with it than the Philippines, and it is loved the world over. Thanks for watching ❤️
Serious research went into this video. Thanks for researching and sharing, Claire. Bet you loved every minute of it 🙂 Jasmine is love 🥰
Thank you ❤️ yes I enjoyed doing a bit of reading 😊
Gosh who knew there was so much meaning behind flowers, really enjoyed hearing about the Greek myths too ❤❤❤
Yes, I guess flowers were important to a lot of different cultures and so beautiful that people built stories and myths to explain them. ❤️
Look at that itty bitty JPG bottle!!! Adorable! ❤️
She's a cutie isn't she? A headless cutie...
This video was just so fascinating/amazing; thank you Claire! 😍 Loved the small details and history in each stories behind these perfume notes! Thank you for the precise background infos & your hard work as well! ❤ It would be soooo lovely if You'd make a series with even more flower notes, I'd just love it! 🤩(F.e.: honeysuckle, freesia, lily, ylang-ylang, tiare, hyacinth, mimosa, orchid, peony, frangipani, heliotrope, lily-of the-valley, lotus, etc... I should stop now....😂) Just thanks a lot! 🙂
Thanks! I might make a second video actually! I really enjoyed researching this but yes, there are lots more and ultimately I stayed off the yellow florals because in the main, the Victorians didn't smell those... but there will be some information from other cultures out there for sure, so I will have a look! Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching 😊
Love the violet story LOL
I would want to smell like Insolence if I could go back in time to my wedding day
Haha 🐮 Yes, violet's a beautiful smell for sure. I think I would also wear a violet fragrance. Maybe something like Balenciaga Paris actually, it's very suitable for spring time.
I'm not a floral kinda gal, and I'm beginning to understand, as per this video, that there are reasons why:
"Loyalty, devotion, serenity and grace" - it's no fricken wonder I have issues with lavender! Those are all qualities I covet but which are or have been elusive in my first fifty years in this mortal coil. *sigh
I also can't do violet or iris AT ALL. I'm NONE of those things! Hmmm....
Don't get me started on jasmine or tuberose!! Makes so much SCENTS
Maybe I should make another video with some more floral notes and see whether we can find you one that fits?! 🤣 Oh Julija you are so funny! I know you aren't the world's biggest florals fan and I love that. What did Chanel say? A woman shouldn't smell like a flower. See, you are in good company. ❤️ Thanks for watching 😘
Another term I’ve never heard of!! Floriography! 🙌
I discovered it a few months ago and now I'm hooked!
Wow I never even knew flowers had a language! Very interesting 🧐 ❤
Indeed, who knew?!
Ah this is an interesting video ! I love flowers 🌸💕 I didn’t know they have so many meanings. I love lavender as a flower but not crazy about it in perfume 🌸
I feel the same about lavender. It's lovely in real life but a bit cloying in fragrance.
I don't think I realised that they have so many meaning either before making this video!
Dr. Claire, your content is always so interesting! I’m circling back and watching your older videos, and I’m very much enjoying them! 😊❤
Wow thank you! ❤️ I absolutely loved making this video and the dark florals follow-up that I made too! 🥰
What a fun video! I had a tiny arrangement of white tulips for my wedding because I couldn’t afford a big bouquet and I got them at a good price!!! 😂😂🤦♀️🤦♀️
White tulips are a beautiful and classic choice though! I had dusky light purple roses and eucalyptus. I love the silvery green foliage.
I absolutely adore the smell of sweet pea and reminds me of home
Yes it's very much a country garden smell isn't it? My mum would grow them and have them trailing around trellis, they smelt amazing 😍
I'm still surprised about the history of tuberose. 😁 Love the deepness of the rose color and what that is supposed to mean. Well done, Claire! 💕💖
Yes! I always thought jasmine was the naughty one but nope... Aah rose is one of my favourites and I had light dusky purple roses in my wedding bouquet. Thanks for watching Veronica ❤️
This was super interesting beautiful Claire! Loved learning about flowers and the fabulous perfumes that feature them!!!💙🥰💙
Thanks Joss! 🥰
How interesting! I don't think I would fare very well as a Victorian lady since I adore jasmine and tuberose. My favourite flowers though are gardenias and oriental liliums.
Sorry I keep replying and it keeps disappearing... Yes I love those too so I would also have a problem 😂 and the flowers you like are very classic and beautiful choices. Thanks for watching ❤️
Orange blossom is definitely my favorite (eternal love) love that ❤️ and I love the history behind each note you give us knowledge and I just adore that about you ✨ oh my goodness that classique mini! So gorgeous 🤗✨❤️
Thank you! Oh I wish I had a bigger bottle of classique EDT, I had one a long time ago... I don't think I appreciated it then though. I guess tastes change. Thanks for watching ❤️
Wow I had no idea about the history of the green carnation ! You know how much I love Eternity and that spicy smell
This was absolutely brilliant
Hugs 🤗
Thank you so much 🥰 Yes! I had no idea either!!! I was fascinated! Eternity is a very interesting and complex fragrance, I enjoyed trying it, I can see why it would make a distinctive and classic signature scent.
No wonder I love orange blossom 🤔
Oh orange blossom is a beautiful fragrances and flower too! 🥰
More learning and perfume!!! 🥰🥰🥰
Yes, I love all the beliefs around flowers, they are fascinating! Thanks for watching 😘
the hidden meaning is so interesting. =)
thank you for sharing the meaning with us. =)
I loved researching this! Thank you for watching ❤️
Hi lovely Claire! You never cease to amaze me with the amount of research you conduct and interesting info you provide us. 😍❤️
Thank you ❤️
Thank you dear for sharing
My favorite notes are Rose 🌹 carnitions and violets
Hello! lovely to meet you! I noticed you have a channel so I subbed! 🥰 I will watch! Lovely choices of flowers, I especially love violets! thanks for watching ❤️
My favorite flower is Lilachs (my mother has a few bushes in her home) and also roses. My Nemesis is Tuberose😸😸
They are stunning aren't they? And the scent is wow! I don't think I used to like tuberose at all but now in fragrance I am actually warming to it and positively enjoying it. Starting with something creamy was my way in. If you hate tuberose, don't get any Kim Kardashian perfumes, they all seem to have it in...
@@dr.claire.perfume I was thinking of trying her, but now I'll probably not. Maybe Tuberose will grow on me, sometimes it happenes
@@silverliningfragrance1434 maybe actually is it gardenia that is in all of hers? Not sure, I never tried them. The original Kim Kardashian is meant to be a good one, it's very cheap here, about £6.
I Adore Iris Goddess! Love informative content!
Oh it's a good one isn't? It's my favourite from the discovery set that I have. Thanks so much for watching 😘
My wedding fragrance was Bvlgari Jasmin Noir, which seems like it was an appropriate choice!
Haha yes! That's a beautiful fragrance 🥰
I just love the interesting and unique conversation you provide about fragrance! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much Lauren! That means a lot. Have a lovely weekend 🥰
Very enjoyable, Claire! Thirty three years ago I carried white roses down the aisle. They were beautiful. Thanks again for the flower lesson.☺
33 years is impressive and white roses are stunning! Thank you so much for watching 🥰
I didn’t know the meaning of carnations… thanks so much for this wonderful video.
No problem Andreas, thanks for watching ❤️
EXCELLENT video, I loved learning about the language and symbolisms of different flowers, thank you!! 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you! ❤️ Please check out my dark meanings of florals video if you enjoyed this! 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume I will!!
What a genius video!
I am not familiar with lilac flower. I think I should try drop d'Issy.
My favourite flower is gardenia. Beautiful smell and look.
Thank you so much claire for this informative video ❤😘
Oh lilac is beautiful! And yes try drop d'issey, it's a lovely creamy skin floral. If I do another video I will put gardenia in! Thanks for watching as always ❤️
Beautiful video! 😎👍
Thank you 😊 I appreciate you taking the time to comment. 🥰
What a fascinating video! I can't think of a flower I don't like. Interesting that couples in Victorian times had to communicate their feelings with flowers. Also loved that Zeus' wife was jealous of his human girlfriend!
Yes! It's a funny idea isn't it? That you can just talk to someone 🤣 poor Io 🐮
Love YSL Libre and Mon Guerlain, so glad you mentioned them. Great video Claire and very informative 🤩🤩
Thank you! I love Mon Guerlain 💜
Claire this video was brilliant, so interesting! 👏💎
Thanks Em! I'm so happy that you enjoyed it! 🥰
Thanks, Claire for this video:) Flower Power 💐🌸🌼🌺🌹🌷❤ I love Alien, but also Givenchy L'Interdit and Armani Rouge Malachite
Thank you! I loved researching this, it was so interesting! 🌼
I've tried l'interdit, I like the whole range but I've never got my hands on rouge malachite, but I would love to!!! 🌻
Great video hun, I really enjoy watching and learning. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching Nika ❤️
One to add next time might be magnolia. I think I might like carnation best -- I am dying to try PHILTRE by Hiram Greene
I also have a dark florals video as a followup to this 😊 although I don't think I did magnolia there either 🤔 I can't remember 😂 I don't think I did magnolia in this video as it wasn't usually a gifted cut flower, but maybe I should do another video?! Carnation is very interesting isn't it? It's very distinctive in fragrance! I've not tried any Hiram Greene but I keep hearing good things. 🙂
@@dr.claire.perfume oh right magnolias are not typically gifted of course. I will look for the dark floral vid.
It's here th-cam.com/video/NTyODLIG-gE/w-d-xo.html
Very interesting on the roses.
Yes I didn't know that different colours meant different things...
I loved this video! Thanks for all of your time and research 👍🏾 I’m gonna look more into Floriography 🥰
Oh floriography is a wormhole! I am obsessed now 🤣 thanks for watching ❤️
I love my iris fragrances 🥰
Yes, iris is a very different kind of floral in fragrances, very elegant and distinctive ❤️
There is a bush called mock orange that has a heavenly smelling flower. I wonder where that fits in?
Mock Orange has a few different meanings, one of the less positive ones is deceit which is an older judgement on it, the more recent associations are resourcefulness, innocence and love.
What a fun video! Thanks for the information.
No problem! Thanks you so much for watching ❤️
Hi Claire😊I Loved this very informative and fascinating video. I’m all about roses and rosecentric fragrances 😍🌹So everything you had mentioned, rings very true for me. Thank you for sharing 🙌 Have a lovely weekend.
Thanks Yulia, you too! Yes I love rose in fragrances too, I think some of my earliest perfume loves were rose fragrances. I'm really happy that you enjoyed the video! 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume always ♥️
@@sweetsimpleslowlife2709 🥰
Hello Claire, thank you for this wonderful video 💜👍
I love flowers in general and floral perfumes 🥰
Some of the meanings I have known, but there is also a lot of new knowledge for me in your review 👌
Oh fab! Yes I think we all know at least one of these, probably many more! Floriography seems quite a big thing still, especially with roses. Thanks for watching ❤️
Claire, I loved this video thank you so much. I am a fan of almost all the flowers mentioned here, but in particular Tuberose, Rose, Jasmine and recently Lavendre (which is surprising me😁)...Ta'if Rose😍 is legendary (to me). Jasmine and Jasmine Sambac are highly honored and essential in our Arabian Gulf celebrations especially weddings.
Now, Zeus had a lot of questionable moves...but this Dairy Cow story is very entertaining😜.
Yes Taif rose is gorgeous! I don't have many fragrances with it in but wow, it's stunning 😍 jasmine and tuberose are also some of my favourites! Beautiful intoxicating fragrances and such beautiful flowers. And yes, Zeus was a very dodgy guy 😂 the logic astounds me with that story... 😂
@@dr.claire.perfume Ormonde Jayne Fragrance "Ta'if"
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This was fascinating! I knew a lot about the use of flowers and their use from a literary perspective, but I didn't make the leap to perfumes. Sometimes things are just too obvious that you don't even think about them. Thank you for educating us all! ❤
Oh yes, flower are all over the place aren't they? So many references! Thanks for watching ❤️
Really enjoyed this, thanks Dr Claire. I wish there were more Sweet Pea fragrances. I do love My Burberry but would rather there was a more natural and sweet pea focused fragrance on the market. X
Yes, it was hard to find a designer fragrance that I'd tried with it in... The one everyone talks about is pleats please but I only have l'eau which doesn't have sweet pea... I think sweet pea must be expensive and difficult to do... Thanks for watching ❤️
What a wonderful video Claire thankyou so much for all the work you put into this for us all 😍🌹😍
Thank you for watching! I loved researching for this! it was fun! 🥰
What a great video.
Thank you!
Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to write that! ❤️
What an amazing video. I really learned a lot. I would have to say Rose is my favorite note! I’m a hopeless romantic. Love your channel Claire.
Rose is definitely one of my favourites, I like how different it can smell depending on the type and yes, it can be very romantic. Thanks for watching ❤️
Thank you, very informative. 🌼🌸🌺💐🌷🌹
Thank you ❤️
I always enjoy your videos 😍
p.s. A huge jasmin & tuberose lover over here 😆
🤣 you picked two stunning notes 👌 and thank you! I have another floral video coming tomorrow.
OMG your research is phenomenal Clare. Mad respect to you for this. Very informative ❤️
Thank you ❤️
So yes I’m a Jasmine, I’m a gift from god 🤩 I’m a lover of love and happiness 🤗😌
Jasmine is a strange one isn't it? Because it is so revered in some cultures and in others it's a bit racy, but even the Victorians conceeded that jasmine represented amiability so they must have at least liked it 😉 I love jasmine! It's stunning. 😍
Loved this! Thank you for all the information. So wonderful :)
Thank you! I loved making this! I might do a few more videos on floral symbolism. ❤️
I definitely enjoyed this i love real flowers and even on perfumes 🤗💕
I love all kinds of violet/purple colored flowers 💜 and yeah mon guerlain for lavender the lavender there is so feminine, i love the rose scent on perfume but not on real 😁
Not a big fan of jasmine on perfume but i love the scent of real jasmine funny is'nt it? 😅 And now i think i am liking tuberose and i want to explore more tuberose perfumes if i will like it as much as i like some that i have in my collection.
Great video as always 🙂.
Thank you Rin! I think tuberose is something I've had to come around to, something creamy was definitely my way into tuberose! Maybe you like sweet deep rose fragrances and not the greener rose ones? That might explain why you aren't keen on the smell of the flowers? Thanks for watching ❤️
Hey lovely Claire! Watching 😊
hello 🤩
Hi Claire! I loved this video. My wedding perfume this past spring was Atomic Rose 🌹😻
Thank you! I bet you smelt fab! ❤️
There is a follow-up video to this one, if you loved this one and want to watch that, it's about the dark meanings associated with flowers. 🌹
Love this video!!! Great topic!
Thank you! ❤️
Very informative. Thanks for this video.. Im learning again... Jasmin or what we called Sampaguita is our national flower here in Philippines..
Aah yes! I read about that! I think I also saw a video from Paola about it maybe? It's a beautiful flower and so fragrant. Thanks for watching ❤️
Thank you Claire! Such an interesting video, which has further enriched my personal perfume journey!
Hi Christina, thank you! There is a part two to this video called dark meanings of florals if you are interested. ☺️
I’m learning so much!!🥰
Oh great! I might do another video, I really enjoyed making this!
fascinating! thanks for the video!
Thank you for watching! I loved making this, I also found it fascinating to find out the meanings and symbolism of flowers.
Great video 😍! I recently discovered your channel and I am binge watching your videos 🤗❤️
I subbed so I will watch ❤️ I love finding new channels! Thank you, that's lovely! I do that too, find someone new and then watch a lot! Thanks for watching this video ☺️
@@dr.claire.perfume 🤗 Thank you, Claire! 💞
@@fragrantlily 🥰
Another fantastic video Claire😊 waiting patiently for your next single scent video!
Thank you! Yes I need to find some time to do some reading! 👩💻
A+ work! :) love this💗
Thank you 😊 really happy that you enjoyed it Jackie! ❤️
Très cool video.
Thanks Maude 🥰
I love this video so much; fantastic research and very inspiring. This could make a great idea for a video tag. I am now curious to read the Floriography book you mentioned. You’ve earned a new subscriber.
Out of all of these florals, Violet and Rose are my favorites (yes I believe in love, haha). 🌹
Thank you! That's so kind of you! I will probably do a part two as there are so many flowers to choose from!
Oh those two are fab choices, both beautiful flowers and fragrances, two if my very favourites. ❤️ Thanks again for watching and subscribing!
I tried yesterday Drop d'Issey Fraiche (in the blue green bottle) it was really nice!
Ooh yes! I tried that a few weeks ago, it's got the same vibe as the original but it's fresher. Drop d'issey fragrances are beautiful 😍
@@dr.claire.perfume I was looking/smelling fragrances and one of the sales ladies came and gave me a stripe with it. I smelled it and really liked then I found her and asked her what it was, it's really nice.
@@silverliningfragrance1434 if I see either of those on a good deal, I will get them, I think they are both lovely! ❤️
Great video Claire!!! I really enjoyed this, thank you so much 💙💙💙
Thank you Carolina! That is so kind of you to say! ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume Not at all, your savvy knowledge is for us to enjoy and appreciate 🤗🤗🤗
@@carolinapaez 🥰
I had Chloe love story.
I really liked it 😍
This is fantastic and informative and fascinating!
Thank you! I got reading and went down a rabbit hole with floriography 😊
I have FOMO for Musc noir rose. I need it.
It's a lovely one! If I see it on sale, I may pick it up.
Hi Claire! What a great video!! I need a good violet LOVE insolence I wish they still made it in the cute bottle you have 🥺 also tuberose it’s hard for me to enjoy that note in all the perfumes I’ve sniffed. I’ve had my eye on the Madonna one, hard to find but sounds so worth it after all of the reviews I’ve seen so far. Omg I LOVE Nina ricci rose absolue and florabotanica🌹
I don't know why Guerlain changed to their other bottles and reformulated Insolence, it was so popular, but I think Guerlain do that a lot unfortunately. Truth or dare is not worth overpaying for, I've seen it here for £100 now, I think mine was less than £5 😂 and yes the two roses are great ones 😊 thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume op you’re right about that I refuse to pay that much for truth or dare. Always a pleasure watching you’re videos Claire! 💗
@@tami.scentral thank you 🥰
Communication by Flowers 💐 hmmm 🧐 interesting, I’m listening
It seems much easier to just talk to someone doesn't it? 🤣
@@dr.claire.perfume well actually, I think it’s kind of cool. I was hoping there was a flower that commicated F off vibes to send it to people who stress me out and irritate me, lmao 🤣
@@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059 wait for the next video, I will find one just for you to use 😂
@@dr.claire.perfume 😂🤣😅
So well done! Thank you for all of the work you put in to this.
No problem 😊 thank you so much for watching 🌟
Good morning ☕️
Hello Frances 😍
Loved the video❣️ thank you so much 🌸🍃🌼
Thank you! ❤️ Sorry I didn't realise you had a channel 🤦♀️ I just subbed! 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume thank you dear 🥰 don’t worry at all ❣️❣️❣️
@@scentedfawn I love your last video, amazing! 😍
Hi doc 🤗 I’m ready for the meaning/ language
hey Nika 😍
Love the topic! and love flowers! (not in perfumes though and most of flowers are toxic for cats so... I can't have them😸)
🤣 so quite limited then. I know cats are not a good mix with Lillie's, what else are they not supposed to go near?
@@dr.claire.perfume Pretty much everything. Plus they destroy and eat everything. My cats will eat parsley from the garbage / cauliflower leaves and what not🤦♀🤦♀
@@silverliningfragrance1434 haha, they sound like so much mischief and fun! But yes a lot to handle 😸
Were forget me nots ever used in perfumery? I know they have a very special meaning, as their name suggests obviously, but I never knew if they actually have a detectable scent. It would be wonderful to learn more about unusual and rare florals used in perfumery as well. I'm sure there were a few "secret ingredients" used in specially curated blends.
Hello! I don't think that forget me nots have a detectable scent as far as I know. I don't believe that they are used but someone might have created a fantasy note, so something that a perfumer has imagined the scent of forget me not to be from how they look and what they mean.
I actually have another video on floriography coming on Saturday, so keep an eye out. It's on the lesser used floral notes with dark meanings! Thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume Thank you so much for your reply! Forget me nots are my favorite flower. I make jewelry with resin cast pressed flowers and those are particularly precious. Crafting a representation of what someone might expect them to smell like is really brilliant! Very creative! I'm looking forward to your next videos.
@@disideratum oh wow, I love resin jewellery! It's just so so pretty and I love flowers! Did it take you a long time to learn? And no problem, I always try to reply if possible, sometimes I don't see a notification, but if I notice, I reply! ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume Resin casting is quite easy to learn and materials tend to be inexpensive. I'd say the most difficult part of it is preservation of the plant material. Quite a lot of DIY videos on YT. Lots of inspiration there as well.
This video was very informative and so interesting!! Loved it. Some of the meaning of perfumes made sense to me, specifically the flowers I'm not into. I was surprised peony wasnt in there but I understand you cant possibly include every flower lol. I just really enjoy peony.
Thank you 💕 oh I love peony too, I will probably do a part two and I'll put it in! I think I wrote some stuff down but didn't end up using it... 🤦♀️
@@dr.claire.perfume I would love to see a part 2!!! 💗
@@CarmenScentrix I think I have enough for 3 🤣
@@dr.claire.perfume Even better!!! I didn't want to be too demanding 😂 I know your videos take time and effort due to the research. I have another channel I'm neglecting because it takes way more mental effort than just discussing perfume. I'm going to get back to it when I have more time to prepare for the videos.
@@CarmenScentrix yes some videos take a lot of prep 😅
Love 💕 this!
Thank you! I enjoyed making this and will make a few more parts!
@@dr.claire.perfume looking forward to more parts! I am waiting for my favorite PEONY 🌸
@@EaudeJane it seems like it's many people's favourite! Definitely one of mine too! ❤️
Is Balenciaga Paris still in circulation? It sounds like something I would like.
Yes I think I checked a few months back and it was available, not many places, but findable...
Another great subject! Have you tried alien goddess? It's my favorite alien. Thank you, Claire ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Hi Tina, thanks, yes! I did try Alien Goddess last summer. I think I was initially a bit disappointed because I always think of Mugler as a bit daring and Goddess didn't feel like that, but actually it is a very nice fragrance, I love coconut and the jasmine is still there. I think it got a lot of hate from Mugler fans when it came out, but actually it was undeserved. L'Oréal own Mugler now and people just have to accept it. I think that is difficult to be original with coconut because so many fragrances use white florals, vanilla and bergamot with it, it's just a very classic combination that works! 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume you're so right! I was actually one of the disappointed people! Plus I wanted the coconut to stay longer. But later I realized how much I liked it for itself! And gave my purple alien to my daughter. She was very happy. And we both got a purse spray of goddess, ha. I'm getting the new intense version too, when I find the purse spray. Very pretty vanilla!
@@Tina-wi7we ooh I've not tried the new intense yet, but I will when I next got to a store! Yes goddess got so much hate, but it's just a nice one, nothing complicated. What do I wear most? Nothing complicated 😂
@@dr.claire.perfume me too, especially in summer. We finally got some rain today, hallelujah. It's been 🔥
@@Tina-wi7we yes I love summer rain! 🥰
You are so knowledgeable ..I love your videos
Hi Christina, thank you! I'm so happy that you enjoy them! I just read a lot and I'm a scientist, so I like finding information! Thank you for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume you are so welcome! BTW my favorites are Jasmine & Tuberose ❤
@@christinazamora2298 great choices! Such a classic combination in fragrance too!
If I had to get married. I would definitely wear an orange blossom fragrance or a clean Jasmine or tuberose (as much as it is considered lustful 🤣).
Yes, those are gorgeous for a wedding, they would give you a beautiful scent bubble too ❤️
I don't understand really why tuberose was treated by the Victorians as something dangerous 😂
@@dr.claire.perfume I understand them. tuberose and Jasmine can come off very sensual and animalic at times.
@@ScentedByMwendi yes totally, and maybe also with flowers rather than synthetic aromachemicals, this might be even more the case!
The Greek mythology was so awesome! I cant believe that one guy turned his mistress into a dairy cow😱😂 rude!
yes 🐮poor Io!
I wish we would still be using flowers as flirting, now it's emojis. That's sad😿🤦♀
I hadn't thought of it like that but you're right, emojis are the new flirt language. 🍑🍆 🤣
No wonder I’m so naughty 😈 😂🤣 but I love it 😻 tuberose all day any day. This is so interesting
🤣 I've got you! 🤣
Turned her into a dairy cow??? What in the world 🤣 And gave her violets. Imagine that fate?
What other logical solution was there??? 🤷♀️ Zeus clearly thought it through. I'm just surprised that he came up with that option as the best one 🤣
Omg!!!! Turned his girlfriend into a dairy cow!!😂😂😂I’m dead!! Note to self…don’t be flirtatious towards Greek Gods.
Nope, none of that, respectful distance only!
A dairy cow 😱 omg
Bit brutal no? 🤣
Boy, I thought dating on this day and age is rough with all the married dudes on apps and ghosting, glad I'm not dating in the mythological times, and being turned into a dairy cow by a married man😅😸
It's such a strange story. I need to find out more details and see whether there is any actual reasoning behind that because from a quick glance it didn't make much sense to me 🤷♀️
Yes modern dating seems a bit of a pain... I think the married thing happens a lot unfortunately.
@@dr.claire.perfume I think that the dairy cow is because probably back in the day it was more common to.. you know... "love" your farm animals, if you know what I mean😉😉
@@silverliningfragrance1434 🤣 I hadn't thought of it like that but yes Zeus was not adverse to anything, any form! 🤣