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.

sweet sweet SWEET!!!! Soooo adorable!!! It made me kind of dizzy at first,as if puting my nose into very very pleasant flower...Felt like i was a bee,couldt stop smelling again and again! Definatelly want it!!!

It is more than avarage floral fruity perfumes out there. The birch gives it some smokiness. The notes are blended well and it is quite a classy type of clean floral fruity smell.

Very pretty scent. I fell in love with Chloe because of this scent. It smells like a clean rose fragrance and I’m here for it.

It nice but quite strong on me. I prefer to wear it on a night out.

This reminds me of a leather jacket drenched in rose-dominated floral perfume. I'm a huge gardenia fan and why I can't smell it in this fragrance, I'm not sure. This was a blind buy but I don't regret it. I realize rose and leather aren't a big part of the composition but it's almost all I get! It was quite bitter when I first sprayed it. I don't find it subtle! I find it to evoke a dominant and perhaps somewhat standoffish femininity. I want to wear it when it is bitterly cold - in the heat it would be too suffocating. After a few hours on my skin, it loses a great deal of its bitter edge and becomes a more inviting floral. There is just a hint of warm spiciness that comes out under the flowers, which is a lovely sensation. It hasn't lost its potency and it definitely won't let me forget that I'm wearing it. This fragrance is far more dominant than I prefer most of the time, but I am growing into this one. It wasn't what I was looking for, but it's what I wanted... if you can make sense of that!

I generally like everything there is about See by Chloe. This is not similar to other flankers, but I like it too. It's rather well-composed considering, it's all about white flowers. I sense all of them: neroli, gardenia and orange blossom. It could be really sharp and bitter, but it's not at all. I find it subtle and elegant. More of a daytime scent of a serious business woman. The birch note is really interesting. I sense it intensely for some reason and it reminds me of sauna at the countryside. Totally wearable great white floral!

Soft but strong, sweet but sexy. Si Belle tell another story compare to the original version. This one reminds me of a confident woman who is fearless and ready to open any door to see the new world. It's a pretty floral scent with a twist. Birch leaf gives some dusty feeling to the floral and creamy base is so gorgeous. Unfortunately, it's limited edition so I cannot wear it as much as I want. Common, Chloe!! Why did you do that to all of your amazing fragrances?!

Okay this smells EXACTLY like a flower shop or a lush garden. I would recommend this to someone who loves the smell of fresh cut flowers, or works in a flower shop... I think people would think you got this scent from real flowers, since it's not too enormous and offensive. The scent is very pure white flowery, not soapy. Very nice.

To those who remember Absolutely Irresistible by Givenchy, this is very similar but with far less sweetness. I actually find it slightly bitter. First tried it today, didn't like the opening but the middle notes and dry-down are amazing. Might also be one of the few leather scents that actually suit me well. :D Big like.

At first it smells quite greenish, is it a birch leaf? :) But after a while I can smell fresh floral notes, nice and refreshing. All in all, it's pleasant fragrance for green scents' lovers.

I had used that perfume when I was a teenager and it made me feel so feminine and cute, it was lasting for hours and sometimes days!

It reminds me Roberto Cavalli so much, it's nice but not a love.

Very White floral, and all about The gardenia.

I don’t get any white florals in this even after the dry down. On initial spray you get .. Citrus , Bitter orange , with faint woody amber notes On the dry down you’re left with only the citrus .. sourness ? Personally don’t like the sour notes for the summer🥲 because in my country we get so much humidity so I prefer more fresh light perfumes. I currently use it for layering with other perfumes.

Kinda strong for me really. Its very overwhelming. Thid is one that will prolly give me a headache. The top notes are too strong

It is a very nice floral scent! It opens up with white flowers- gardenia, jasmine and they are quite dominant here in a beautiful way. I do not feel any chemical scent here. Perfume really has oils of those flowers..feels like in a flower shop when you sniff the gardenia flowers there. But I do not feel rose here, neither vanilla. Perhaps there is a scent of an orange blossom, its just mixes and creates a trio: gardenia-jasmine-orange blossom. Birch leaf is really here. It is enough for to spray it couple of times, or even 1 time (do not apply it on the neck or too close to the nose although,it can occur light flowery dizziness.) and then for awhile you gonna feel this white flowery bomb! Lasts quite for a long time, several hours, on the hair till you wash them.

A fresh and "clean" scent, perfect for daytime or office. Light, Airy Gardenia mixed with Neroli and Orangeblossom. In base nice musk. The Birch makes it feel less syrupsweet in a good way. Timeless - perfect for teenagers and adult - who just likes white flowers/musk scent. En fräsch och "ren" doft. Perfekt för dagtid eller kontoret. Lätt, luftig Gardenia i mix med Neroli och Apelsinblomma. Musken framträder i basen. Björken tonar ner de sirapssöta noterna från blommorna, vilket är bra. Tidlös - perfekt doft för både tonåringen och den vuxna kvinnan. En doft för personer som gillar vita blommor/musk-iga dofter.

I totally agree with @marcelo19, I was hoping that in the version eau fraiche prevail water hyacinth, but unfortunately only at the beginning, it smells nice on water hyacinth, after half an hour again apple blossom and the scent is ruined. I hope that this version will be more beautiful.

a perfect white floral perfume! doesnt smell like an old lady fragrance, its just perfect .

Induced a headache for me instantly.

I adore Chloe as a brand and enjoy the majority of their fragrances, particularly Love, Chloe and my signature Narcisse with its rich, syrupy pitted fruits and its decadent spiced floral sweetness. Si Belle, however, makes my skin crawl and my stomach turn and is the first perfume I have EVER scrubbed from my skin. I'm so sorry, but this is nothing but screechy, awful artificial gardenia with a pungent, astringent, nose hair burning greenness reminiscent of a cheap air freshener or something equally horrifying. I am so upset because I tried to like this, but I simply can't deceive myself.

Once again I find myself at Marshall's in their beauty department. As I'm doing a walk-by of the perfume tower, I saw this one and I bought it thinking it was the original See by Chloe. When I got home I saw at the bottom of the box the SI BELLE and I said what?? How did I miss that!? I've been able to use it twice and I must say it is very nice. It is a scent that I believe can be worn by a variety of ages and it fit so well without being labeled too young or too old. On me it is woody and looking at the notes it's probably that birch leaf in it. It is floral for sure. When I smell it straight from the bottle it also has a clean scent to it almost like a very expensive laundry detergent. I'm probably crazy though and the only one that thinks that. The bottle is super cute! It is in the shape of a birdhouse and has orangey pink stripes running down it. So was it worth $24.99? Yep, smells good to me!

It's a heavily floral scent that floral lovers might love, but not so much floral lovers would find a bit overpowering. Something in this fragrance makes you think it's an old lady scent. You should spray it really lightly to enjoy it. It's a "little bit on the wrist and a drop on the neck" kind of perfume. I found it very similar to Wisteria from Crabtree&Evelyn. I totally feel the reviews on love&hate. This is the kind of perfume that might give headaches to some. Risky for a blind buy.

When I tested it in Sephora I thought it too light and without much character. My skin amplifies all the flowery notes though and it became quite heavy on me, with orange blossom and gardenia and the inevitable bitter edge that's so Chloe. I'm not sure I care for the composition, but it's of higher quality than a lot of recent premieres from the light&clean category. It disappears withing 5-6 hours, and has moderate to heavy sillage.

When i sprayed this i was like i know this scent...this is definitely not something new. I had Elizabeth Taylor's Gardenia and still have Pacificas Tahitian Gardenia. This is very sweet and the drydown is definitely musky with just a hint of citrus. Not for me unfortunately! Its a nice enough choice for spring for those who don't already have a gardenia laden scent. BTW where oh where is the leather?

Ok this is a gardenia bomb , very floral and a bit sharp if you overspray The Drydown is creamier , no neroli I can detect . I is like Hollywood by Kors , nothing bad but a bit linear for my taste!? Nothing like the original this is totally different Classy vibe and if you don't like florals don't bother with it!' I expected different it isn't bad at all but not for me!!

I agree with the previous comment. I have a love/hate relationship with it, similar to Flower by Kenzo and me before. I have tested it over and over, but haven't bought a bottle, as I am afraid to find later that I dislike it, after all (which is what happened between me and Flower by Kenzo). Hmmm... Should I buy it? Oh, well.

This perfume does so many strange things with me ;) I like it and I don ́t. I love it, I don ́t love it at all. I put it in the darkest corner of my room and then hysterical try to find it again. I smell myself like lunatic and then hate it on my skin. I chase it away and then miss it. It has to be a real love he he

Hopefully this will be better than the original, the apple blossom in that fragrance was way too much, but there is no apple blossom here, so this may be better.

Dancing white floral combo on a bed of citrus. Very appealing and feminine. Perfect for an outdoor summer party.

very thin very weak smelling, its so faint , old sample tested

A wonderful interpretation of gardenia !!!!