See by Chloé Si Belle

I did NOT expect to love this one, but I do! What a pleasant surprise, one of my favourite new launches of 2015. Has very little to do with the original, and, that's great. Sure, there are 'tons of white florals' and 'boring orange blossoms' and a lot of things are not original - but hey, I have a gardenia-radar, and in mainstream scents gardenias are not trending at the moment. Not many new launches with this note. I keep my eye out on EVERYTHING new with Gardenias. Opens very fresh, as if there were some citrus or abstract 'apple blossoms' in it (however, there isn't), transforms into something in the likes of Chloe, Love Story for a while and then goes straight into creamy, massive, gardenia with heavy, smooth, velvety petals. Gorgeuous. This creamy, beautiful gardenia reminds me of the very drydowon of Marc Jacobs Woman or Collection Extraordinaire Gardenia Petale from Van Cleef & Arpels. If you are into gardenias, like I am, and non-heady white florals, thiswill be just lovely to you. Well done, Chloe.

The opening is a floral smack in-your-face, lol. So so strong, I can definitely detect gardenia in there, but birch leaf and cucumber make this girl just a liiiiiitle bit more green. Then jasmine and orange blossom kicks in, creating this divine floral cloud over my skin. The dry down on me is a bit green but still very florally, jasmine and orange blossom are still there and they stay with you all the way to the end. Wearing this little beauty makes me feel like I'm taking a tour in a well groomed opened flower garden that has just recently stopped raining. However the flowers are not fully bloomed, somes are just buds, somes are starting to bloom. It is pleasant indeed, floral but not too overpowering. Very refreshing and absolutely lovely. Great for everyday especially spring.

I've had this for three years after blind-buying it from the clearance section of Marshall's. I have to admit I knew very little about fragrance at the time and this was probably the third fragrance I'd ever bought. I've come to love this one, even though I was initially repulsed by the combination of leather and extreme greenness. However! That, as well as the admittedly very strong gardenia, have kept me coming back to this scent time and time again, although I could never use it daily. It's just too strong and even sharp for that. Mentally, I've labeled it my bad-bitch perfume, and it's really done wonders for my sanity in periods where I've felt heartbroken or uncertain about what I'm doing, which is often, to be honest. I'm so glad I picked it up.

This is a clean and elegant scent. The opening is slightly fruity, but not too much; the heart is floral (gardenia mixed with neroli), but not overpowering. It's very well-balanced with green notes, which give it a nice freshness. The dry-down shows some wood and musk, but it's still airy. All in all, it's a very balanced and well-made perfume that is also versatile: daytime and evening wear. Sillage is good and has good staying power (on the skin and on clothes).

oh what a wonderful scent. Got it yesterday and I am absolutely in love with. It`s so feminin and pretty nice, sweet (but not too) and fine, elegant and young, but also for Ladys in the higher ages. If you love Happy from Clinique, you will like this too.