Flore

I got a bottle of this for my mom in the early 2,000s, and another bottle just after it was discontinued. Believe it or not, she still has about 25% of the original spray bottle and hasn't touched the second one yet. The first one has turned from a golden colored liquid to a mahogany tone, but the smell is exactly the same as when she first got it. Why designers aren't making perfumes like that anymore is beyond me, although I suspect it has to do with profits. The second bottle just has a top that clips into place (splash-type bottle), and the perfume smells the same, but is not as potent. Also, although it is almost as old as the first one, the liquid shows no sign of darkening, so obviously there was reformulation later on. Now, here is something interesting: I bought my mom a bottle of the original Pleasures by Estee Lauder because she had never owned that one, and upon spraying it, she immediately said it reminded her a lot of Flore by CH. I didn't notice it because it seemed unlikely until I checked the list of ingredients and realized my mom's nose is sometimes better than mine. :)

Lilies (LOV) trumpet lilies (not listed but definitely here) strong radiating white lilies, aldehydes, frangipani then lilacs, greenness, and woods. That's the concise description, but this is complex. Soapy, a bit fruity, not sugary in the least. This is a LOVE and has pride of place in my favourites. It's best during the cool days of Spring or mild weather - it's too overwhelming in high heat, too sharp for Winter. Unfairly discontinued yet minis turn up on eBay at silly prices. I managed to score a sealed FB from Germany days before full Brexit (and customs charges) kicked in. Phew.

I will not try to describe the notes of this perfume and the way how it smells because im not good at it and the other reviwers have allready done it very well. But i will say that according to my opinion,is the only refined elegant lovely classic beauty so unfortunately underestimated scent i have ever smelled and seen in the perfumery world of fragrantica! You dont find this in the stores while its discontinued and i simply dont get why?? You can buy it on Ebay but you have to pay this in gold!But beleive me.... WORTH EVERY SINGLE PENNY!!!Adore Flore!

An unabashedly huge floral featuring sparkling lily of the valley with a green undertone... no screeching fruits or sugar to be found. It didn’t immediately remind me of Diorissimo, but having read other reviews I can see the connection. LOTV is much more subdued in this one, somehow this is a more “serious” rendition. This didn’t really work for me in summer, but as it’s getting cooler now in Sydney, it’s transformed into this elegant bouquet reminiscent of earlier compositions. Longevity around 8-10 hours, and great projection.

I bought this as a blind buy on the strength of the reviews I've read and I am not disappointed. At first spray it is an abundance of white flowers with Lily-of-the-Valley as the dominant scent. Definitely not a sweet or pretty fragrance to me- it has vastly more character than that. It is a bouquet of lilies really with a green freshness that tempers its sweetness. It settles to sun-warmed fragrance that is elegant and refined. Absolutely beautiful on rainy days.

Very interesting fresh and powerful floral perfume... balancing very well between flowers and fruits to get final fresh overall smell. I love the touch of bitterness... I think it comes from Lilac and Lily-of-the valley ... than fruity notes, bergamot...wood. Flore is not like an innocent angel fragrance, it's rather strong and outstanding, but still very feminine. Gorgeous perfume, gorgeous bottle!

I could write a long review on this like it is my usual style, but I could also just post a link to Belinda Carlisle's Heaven Is A Place On Earth and it would be to the same effect. Superb longevity and performance, agree with the notes here. Sad they don't make them like this anymore, CH in particular, they fallen harrrrrrrrrrrrrd. Biggest tragedy.

For lovers of Diorissimo and Nina Ricci Fleur de Fleurs, this is a gorgeous member of the same family! And not the shy member either! I have it in the largest size bottle edp and I love love love it!

At first spritz I thought "yuck." Too strong and way too overpowering. However, when you let this perfume dry down it becomes something much nicer than the initial blast it starts off as. To me, this smells like the white bar soap you find in swanky hotel rooms, which isn't a bad thing. It doesn't smell cheap. On the contrary, it smells quite expensive. I could see a very classy lady wearing this and being quite happy with it. One of the nicer white floral perfumes I've smelled. The scent manages to be quite fresh and modern without smelling old fashioned or outdated which is no small feat for such a floral perfume. A very clean smelling fragrance for the confident woman. Also not to be overlooked is the actual bottle itself. It is high quality indeed. Heavy, well made and very beautiful. Would look lovely sitting on top of a woman's vanity. Now that this perfume is discontinued I'm sure it's not the easiest to find but if you are lucky enough to come across it, do yourself a favor and give it a try!

Let me tell you, I have tried and tried to love this! I have a couple bottles of the bath wash and that makes my skin smell great and it perfumes that whole section of my little home. So naturally I went out and got a bottle of the edp. It smells wonderful in the bottle, but once it hits my skin.....UUGHH!!! I don't mind aldehydes, and the florals are definitely there, but so is this mushy putrid fruit mixed with harsh soap odor. Its just too much for me to get past. I actually get sick to my stomach. It takes a good hour for that to "burn off". THEN its a LOVELY fragrance!! But I'm so queasy and mentally on edge that I can't really enjoy it. Flore and I are NOT a good match chemically. But it smells great as a room fragrance, so this wasn't a total loss. I recommend trying this one on your skin before you actually purchase.... BIG TIME!

A very dark version of Diorissimo. Very me, very grown up, very female'ish, very cat-on-the-hunt-daytime-scent. Great! Longlasting. Not modern sweet, thank god. The Lily-of-the-valley is not dominant, the Jasmin and green notes are on my skin, together with woodsy notes and musk. A keeper! A scent for the woman, not the teenager, in my opinion. En mycket mörk variant av Diorissimo. Väldigt mig, väldigt vuxen, väldigt kvinnlig, väldigt katt-på-jakt-dagtid-doft. Suverän! Hållbar på huden. Inte modernt söt, tack gode gud. Liljekonvaljen är inte dominant utan Jasmin och gröna noter är dominanta på min hud tillsammans med träiga noter och musk. En doft att hålla hårt i! En doft för kvinnan, inte för tonåringen, i mitt tycke.

Back to review my second vintage from Carolina Herrera, "Flore". My mini bottle has expired citrus in the opening, but is otherwise intact. The top is very fruity and sour with bergamot, cassis, and orange. Breezy aldehydes and bitter galbanum as well. The heart is a dense, mostly green floral bouquet with rose, lotv, hyacinth, lilac, and jasmine. The sensation is prickly and green, with a deeper ambery musk base. Akin to a heftier Diorissimo, or maybe if Estee Lauder comissioned Grojsman to make a flanker for Beautiful with a dominant lotv/hyacinth alongside the rose. It imparts an elevated feeling. The best perfume I've tried from Carolina Herrera. I really enjoy Flore!

I have a vintage bottle and smell tons of bergamot and green in the top, a little oakmoss bitterness, aldehydes,lots of rose, some lily of the valley, musk and sandalwood. A very bright citric floral but not a huge white vintage floral bomb by any means. Spring or summer fragrance with aldehydes and the floral lifted by citrus.

It's a classic lilacs perfume that i used in the past. I liked very much but i repeat 'in the past'. It's very lasting and captures you at the first moment that you smell it. If you like a classic floral scent this is one option.

I thought I would love this but I didn't :( To be fair I washed it off so didn't give it a fair chance I will try again seen as I have a 100ml bottle to use up! Some times buying without testing lands you a gem sometimes not will retest.

This smells nothing like Dazzling Silver... I love DS. When I had flore years ago i wasn’t that fond of it, I did give too a woman who loved it. I ought to retry it again.

Very strong, give me headaches!

I recived this as a present from my dad some years ago. WTF were you thinking dad??? this is by far the most disgusting sh#t I've ever tried, in fact every time I smell it I vomit(really). Long story short, too strong, heavy, headachy, granny, flowery and so on... It has nothing to do with Nina Ricci's Fleur, to me at least.

Fragrance Review For Flore Carolina Herrera Top Notes: Aldehydes Fruit Green Notes Bergamot Middle Notes: Iris Lilac Jasmine Lily of the Valley Rose Base Notes Woods Iris Sandalwood Musk This fragrance is very similar to Diorissimo with that green and white very distinct lily of the valley scent, except it takes different directions: aldehydes, fruit, lilac and woods. This is really very beautiful and sophisticated. Carolina Herrera has made this for the mature and very elegant woman who would wear her line. It's very grown up. You have to be a fan of floral fragrances to wear this. It opens with very fresh sparkling aldehydes and then turns into an iris and lily of the valley combination. Iris is on here twice and I do pick up on the iris scent. The other flowers of jasmine lilac and rose are in the background. The lily of the valley is front and center. There is also something green that was a tad hard to make out. It smelled like galbanum but galbanum is not listed here. So either it's just a touch of galbanum or it's chypre stuff: green leaves, woods. This is also very much a chypre. It's a spring time scent. It has a femininity and quiet dignity and grace. It's very beautiful. If you liked Diorissimo and if you like lily of the valley and iris and woods scents check it out. Not a party perfume, not a body mist of mango and strawberry, just a very long lasting, elegant and gorgeous adult floral chypre.

This is one of the most exotic perfume I have smelt. It is a rich multidimensional fragrance that seems to last for ever. When I place it on my skin, it leaves a fresh floral trail of beautiful quality of white flowers. The price is a bargain.I will need to stock up on this, because excellent perfumes tend to be discontinued. This perfume has gone under the radar, but I think it is one of the best perfumes ever made. I would wear this on a date, where you like to impress, but use it sparingly, or at a wedding. While the bottle is unconventional the perfume I think is devine, complex and quite original. As a perfume collector this is a MUST HAVE fragrance for women who are confident, bold,creative,like classic and style. When I wear this I feel I have just walked into a beautiful white floral garden with different heady fragrances. A true gem!!!