French Exit is a warm floral fragrance that is a study in the art of elusive departure. Crisp blackcurrant and pink pepper flare, tuberose blooms then dissolves into musk and driftwood — a phantom presence that lingers long after you’ve gone. It features top notes of blackcurrant bud, pink pepper and lush water accord; middle notes of Indian tuberose, jasmine sambac and sundrenched petals; and base notes of hawthorne, driftwood and skin musk. French Exit is an eau de parfum, edp.
HENRY ROSE FRENCH EXIT REVIEWS
Fragrantica: "This is an exquisitely crafted floral perfume. I am picturing a large vase filled with flowers of every kind. Tuberose, jasmine, aromatic lavender, freesia, peony, lilac. If you love florals really bombastic floral perfumes you should check this out. I got a steal second hand but I would pay full price for this extremely well blended floral perfume. It is like walking into a florist shop. You do sense the water and the cold the flowers are housed in as well while inhaling it's extremely powerful and unapologetically floral aroma. This is not Gucci Bloom remake or Do Son. French exit is much more complex than the original Bloom or Do Son. It isn't creamy bubble gum tuberose like Bloom or Do Son. French exit has a vintage aldehydic freshwater freshness, and unripened peach skin musk and greeness to it. If you like green fresh very naturalistic unsweetened floral perfumes that have a very classic approach you will love French Exit. Unlike anything Henry Rose has put out before. The woody notes only add a thin frame to this very large picture of the most lush floral garden."
Fragrantica: "In love with this for winter. Slightly spiced floral. Very unique; as indicated in the lack of entries for the " this remimds me of category". Truly a different kind of floral. Great segways betwen the many notes. Suitable for many scenarios or occasions. The hawthorn dry down is heaven. Smooth honey. Thank you Henry Rose!"
Fragrantica: "French Exit wasn’t what I was expecting. As mentioned below, it’s a truly vintage floral, and I had expected the profile to be very different. Not what I expected from HR, which is fine, but the marketing was very off for what it is. The tuberose and jasmine are thick and the black current seems to be what lets the florals come alive. I’m not getting any of the pepper but all in all, it’s a beautiful scent… just not something I’ll reach for often. Mostly for nostalgia. Updating my comment: I love it, it’s nothing super unique but it’s sexy and I understand the advertising now. You can wear it day/ night, though I prefer night. If you give it a few tries, it’s probably top spot for longest lasting and strongest of HR scents - I mean that in a good way. I just add a touch of something vanilla or sweet like Torn or Bee by EB.
For “clean” and HR specifically: Longevity: 9/10 Projection:8/10 Overall: 9/10"
Henry Rose: "I’m not a floral person. Or at least I wasn’t before I blind bought French Exit. This fragrance is honestly so surreal to me. It absolutely opens with a watery, floaty floral. Which is nice, though literally the only floral fragrance I own. The true magic for me comes in the dry down. It mixes with my chemistry so nicely it’s wild. It’s a skin scent that somehow lasts all day. It has depth and a fragrance story that starts out in a wildflower field in the morning and takes you on a meandering walk through the woods, ending on a blanket watching a sunset by a lake. I really can’t explain it any better than that, lol."
