Houbigant Raffinee
What does it smell like?
Main smell: warm spicy and gourmand. It opens with carnation and plum, moves to orris root and tonka bean and dries down to spices and cinnamon.
- Came out
- 1982
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Raffinee notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
A closer look at Houbigant Raffinee
Houbigant is the house behind Raffinee.
Is Raffinee long lasting?
This is a long lasting scent: expect about 6 to 9 hours on skin. It lasts about as long as Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety and Clive Christian Noble Xxi Art Deco Blonde Amber. Base notes like spices and cinnamon are the part that stays longest on the skin.
How far Raffinee spreads
Its sillage is strong. People around you will notice it. Two sprays are usually enough.
Other Houbigant perfumes
This house has 24 perfumes on iPerfume. The most popular ones are Bois Mystique, Quelques Fleurs and Fougere Royale.
Its style
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by gourmand and floral. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and gourmand smells and notes like orris root and spices. Less obvious notes include clary sage, mimosa and incense. Perfume fans rate it 4.02 out of 5.
Which weather suits it
It is at its best in winter. It is less suited to summer. From best to least suited, the seasons are winter, fall, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Raffinee dupes and alternatives
These perfumes have a close smell: Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety (13 shared notes), Clive Christian Noble Xxi Art Deco Blonde Amber (10 shared notes), Dior Poison (11 shared notes) and Lancôme Variety (12 shared notes).
More questions
Is Raffinee better for day or night?
Both. It works day and night.
Can men wear Raffinee?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did it come out?
It came out in 1982.