Fracas by Robert Piguet

I absolutely adore tuberose, and this perfume is a triumph. Fracas, you arrived far too late in my life. Where on earth can I find this in 2024? It isn’t as flashy as the Carolina Herrera NY, my favourite, but I couldn’t resist smelling my wrist and the bottle of the 0.5ml sample they gave me with another purchase, which I still keep. 0.5ml!!! It’s wicked of them to make me do that, hahaha.

A bouquet of flowers with adored, brilliant, sweet, elegant, outstanding, and tremendous tuberose as the protagonists. A bouquet placed near a bowl of fruit and a warm air coming through the window. On the skin, it releases a fresh sweetness, something distinctive of a pronounced tuberose. I have read and heard that some people find that sweetness similar to chewing gum in the nose; I understand the comparison, but it is not a plastic or sticky smell; it is natural and creamy, a sweetness that does not cloy but intoxicates. It has excellent projection, although still, it is a pleasure to smell it close to the skin, with the nose pressed against the arm; it’s like an embrace on the skin, elevating it. And just as I do with Blonde by Versace, I notice a tuberose rising to such a wonderful and sharp potency that it’s almost fruity. Unlike Blonde, this one feels less animal and nocturnal to me; I find it more daytime and innocent; it paints the skin with a divine, creamy floral musk, fresher and less coarse than other similar ones I have tried (which I also like very much, I do not despise them). Only that Fracas plays in a more chameleon-like league. I can imagine many types of people using this: from someone with more structured, dark, and minimalist tastes to someone with more baroque, sweet, and vaporous tastes.

Fracas by Robert Piguet. This scent discovers and fosters my diva side! Fracas has a sophistication that enhances the personality of an extremely feminine woman who has the world at her feet; its opening is a voluptuous, opulent wow! The tuberose and vanilla in harmony give a spectacular result… it transported me to a silk divan where, reclined and relaxed on the stage of a theatre, I began to sing in an expensive long dress studded with crystals, a fan with ostrich feathers, and extra-high stiletto shoes. The spotlight on me, wow! A total star effect. Fracas by Robert Piguet is a floral fragrance for women, opening with orange blossom, mandarin, green leaves, beautiful flashes of apricot, hyacinth, and bergamot; then moving to notes of coriander, carnation, tuberose, violet root, scented geranium, osmanthus, jasmine, valley lily, white iris, rose, narcissus, and gardenia in a succulent blend. A sumptuous dry-down of sandalwood, amber, musk, oakmoss, cedar, and vetiver turn this fragrance into a sophisticated, refined, exquisite, cosmopolitan nectar. 12 hours of longevity on the skin, days on clothes. Powerful trail. It is not a perfume for daily use, it is special. I am fascinated by it for the night in any season of the year; it is a party fragrance. Fracas was launched in 1948. The nose behind this fragrance is Germaine Cellier, and although it was created in the last century, I perfectly understand why it won the FiFi Award Hall of Fame 2006: it is a masterpiece that has the virtue of being timeless, a wonder.

A classic with a ravishing scent, great character, and subtle mischief.

It would be fabulous to get hold of a Fracas Women again. I remember the fragrance, even though I haven’t had it for a long time!

This perfume has truly intrigued me; I’ll do everything in my power to get my hands on it.

If Nahema is the rose, then Fracas is the tuberose. Each one shines and reigns supreme in its own flower. They are divas, competitive, wanting it all, with the universe spinning around them. I’m sure it’s difficult to have both in the same space. Fracas is extravagant and intoxicating; you either love it or hate it. And no one disputes that, for interpreting tuberose, it is one of the best (or perhaps the best). I’ve seen as many fake copies of this perfume as I have of Chanel No. 5. Fracas has a little of everything; it is so ambitious it cannot be the fruit of a single flower; it wants the finest white blooms to play to its advantage. Jasmine, tuberose, orange blossom, and gardenia stand out above the rest. Tuberose clearly takes the lead. It took me a while to understand and appreciate it, and like with Nahema, I think you only need to apply the minimum to achieve a spectacular result. The longevity of both fragrances is excellent.