Louis Vuitton Heures d’Absence Travel Spray – 4 x 7.5ml Floral Eau de Parfum

Heures d’Absence is the most classical fragrance in the Louis Vuitton line, a full rose and jasmine floral of the kind Grasse has been making for two centuries. The travel case is the practical version of it: four sealed sprays, cabin-legal, and far easier to justify carrying to a wedding than a 200ml bottle.

Why you will love this travel spray

The travel case is a better object than it needs to be. The outer shell is leather-trimmed and weighted, the sprays click in and out without fuss, and because you only ever open one at a time the remaining three stay perfectly sealed. Buy the case once, buy refills after that, and you have a fragrance that travels properly.

• The full fragrance: a classical rose and jasmine floral over soft powder
• A better format for occasions, since the case fits a clutch
• Four 7.5ml sprays, 30ml in total, in a refillable leather-trimmed case
• Refills are sold separately, so the case is bought once and kept
• Under the 100ml cabin limit, so it travels in hand luggage
• Each spray lasts roughly a week of normal use
• The same juice as the full bottle, not a lighter version

The scent

Flowers from the first second and they keep arriving, rose brightest, jasmine coming up underneath within the half hour, creamy and full. A green stem quality at the edges stops it turning syrupy. As it settles a powdery softness spreads underneath and the fragrance becomes rounder and warmer.

Who it is for

Women who love classical florals and want one for evenings out rather than for the dressing table. It suits weddings, engagements and formal occasions, and the case is small enough to go in a clutch, which the full bottle very much is not.

How to use it

Twist the case open and pull out one spray at a time; the other three stay sealed until you need them. Two sprays on the pulse points is the right dose. When a spray is empty, slide it out and drop in a refill rather than replacing the case.

Key details

• Fragrance family: floral, powdery
• Key notes: rose, jasmine, soft powder
• Format: four 7.5ml refillable sprays in a travel case
• Concentration: eau de parfum
• Perfumer: Jacques Cavallier Belletrud
• Refills sold separately
• Suitable for men and women
• Sourced and sold by Jmaloo as an independent retailer. Jmaloo is not an authorised Louis Vuitton stockist.

Size

4 x 7.5 ml (30 ml total)