Frederic Malle Fragrance review

Frederic Malle Bigarade Concentree Limited Edition 2018

Name: Bigarade Concentrée – A Bitter‑Orange Re‑Imagining
Item: Frederic Malle Bigarade Concentree Limited Edition 2018
Author: Vivir

By Vivir · October 27, 2026

Accords

citrus green fresh fresh spicy woody

Top

Bitter OrangeMandarinGrapefruitTeaCardamomPink PepperBlack Currant

Heart

RoseCarawayNeroliHoneysuckleOrris

Base

GrassHayCedarMuskTonka

Longevity

poor to moderate; about 4-6 hours on some users, with some reporting only a couple of hours

Projection

Sillage

moderate to soft; sits fairly close to skin

The most realistic squeezed orange scent that i've ever smelled.
This is beautiful stuff. Just goes to show you don't need to bombard a composition with 100 notes and aggravated complexity, just high quality ingredients crafted together masterfully.
My go-to summer fragrance — a cool, stylish orange! I absolutely love it.
Such a beautiful smell. Imagine you're walking in an orange garden when all the fruits are ripe, you pick one from the tree and you rip it apart using your fingernails, and have a good smell.
Such a beautiful smell. Imagine you're walking in an orange garden when all the fruits are ripe, you pick one from the tree and you rip it apart using your fingernails, and have a good smell. That's Bigarade Concentree for you.

So lovely but unfortunately has poor longevity.
I sampled this many years ago and it left a lasting impression on me, but recently got a decant and it smells mostly like cumin/BO.
It smells like bug spray. It’s a nice bug spray, but not something I’d pay hundreds of dollars for.
It lasts for 5 minutes and vanishes.
After smelling the much cheaper Orange x Santal from Essential Parfums I can say that this one is not worth the cost.
It smells like bug spray. It’s a nice bug spray, but not something I’d pay hundreds of dollars for. It doesn’t get better into the drydown because there is no drydown. It lasts for 5 minutes and vanishes.
Does NOT smell like Hermes orange vert. There’s a note in this that translate to body odor and ruins it completely.
The sweet and pleasant citrus smells dissipates quite quickly and one is left with a sour scent reminiscent of BO
for the sake of your wallet i highly recommend checking out the alternatives... this Malle would be a terrible financial decision even at less than half of retail.