Florabellio Eau de Toilette

Will have to come back with a more detailed review - but since there has been so little buzz about this, I thought I'd share my first impression. Waited, waited, waited weeeeeks to sample this! Sounded exactly like what I was looking for, but was hard to imagine. Mainly I was in the market for a fresh sea-inspired fragrance. Finally went to Nordstrom to sample - at first sniff, I knew I loved it and went ahead and bought it. The first notes that came to me were bright, airy florals - then the sweetness of the fennel makes an appearance, which really compliments the salty/marine aspect that really comes out in the heat. Indoors I mostly caught the apple blossom, fennel and slightest watery notes. Once outside, in the now 80+ degree weather we have in inland Northern CA, the osmanthus and salt became louder, rounding it out. The sesame I still have not gotten to, maybe that's in the dry down. The coffee and fennel actually kind of mask each other at times - maybe that changes with the weather. Altogether, the perfect balance of subtle and unique qualities that most houses just don't have. Anyway, this wasn't as short as I expected it to be - woops. Love it, so glad Diptyque is branching out and has created another lovely masterpiece. Can't wait for the next one!

Opening notes: Apple blossom, coffee, and osmanthus. Categorized by Diptyque as a floral but I get a very light gourmand with sweet apple and cacao coffee notes. As it dries down the sweetened coffee note smells a bit cacao to me with a little saltiness which I love, and can't stop sniffing from my shirt and arm. It's so unique. A very elegant springtime eau de toilette. The sillage at opening is arms' length then becomes a skin scent, and I recommend spraying on your body but also spritzing the air and walking through it to get some on your hair and clothes. This helps boost the sillage and it won't overwhelm anyone immediately afterwards. I hesitate to recommend to serious dessert, gourmand lovers, this isn't sweet like Prada Candy and the notes are light, but try a sample and decide for yourself. Great for spring days that are both cool and warm as the coffee note is comforting and the green apple blossom/ salty sea air notes are so fresh and pretty. I love this one. I had 3 samples used up and finally added a full bottle to my collection.

I read a lot of comment in here and yes! it’s not a good one for everyone. I wearing it for a 3 months, someday I feels like I can see a lot of apple blossom in Thailand and unfortunately, some of the day I feels like I standing in front of the sea in the very very hot weather that make me feels so bad. It was a question without answer when you wearing this one in your country but for me it was like a lucky draw, I cannot telling myself that on this day what is the effect from this fragrance. And yes! it was so very excited that you have to find the answer by themself for the day that you worn. It was a love hate relationship for me about Florabellio and I totally buy it because I love that I cannot predict it (it was like ypu love someone only one side, you won’t know it was good or bad but at the end you still love it!). (Update on 5 Aug 2020) When I wear this one for 3 months I found that the scents remind me to a white wall that the color is not already dry, I feels like it smell like wall of a new house.

I like this one. But like the others, how I wish the coffee here were dialed down several notches if not omitted completely from the composition. I found, though, that the trick with Florabellio is to spray it on liberally immediately after a warm shower and then allow it to mellow down (a good 20 minutes) before putting on your shirt. After the first 20 minutes, the coffee weakens and almost disappears leaving behind a unique salty- fruity-floral note that evokes a warm (because of the sesame) and lazy day at the beach. It's bright, bitter, complex and unique; perfect even for warm weather. This one I would highly recommend to be reformulated by taking out the acrid coffee smell and replacing it with a woody or green note. But I appreciate this one!

Fantastic! Reminds me of camping on the Oregon coast, by the sand dunes and the beach, when campers would wake up early to make coffee on their little stoves, and just sit around in the morning light enjoying it. What's original here are not the unusual notes per se, but the way the scent finds the spot where warm and fresh, and cozy and light intersect. I heard this was the last scent that the last surviving founder of Diptyque created after many years of trial and error before she passed away. I think its original without trying to be exotic, and the perfect morning scent that still has substance. Amazed at all the negative reviews... Are they still too cool for aquatics?

★★★1⁄2 I was at the Diptyque boutique the other day, and the wonderful lady there kindly sprayed this on my hand. It is a very nice spring fragrance to my nose. It smells a bit salty, and the coffee beans leave a very clever hint that makes it nostalgic. I think the concept is spot on (capturing a trail from the woods and flowers down to the beach) It smells the same throughout, and longevity on my arm is great, especially for a summer/spring fragrance. That scent reminds me of the 90s in a very good way. Still, Philosykos will always be my Diptyque summer choice. Having said that, I am just using this sample drop by drop and leaning towards purchasing a 50ml bottle.

I absolutely love this one! I tried it awhile ago, I really liked it but somehow I forgot all about it, until my husband surprised me with a big bottle... Florabellio smells of apples and flowers, clean, fresh but at the same time warm and inviting This is unique, nothing like I have smelled before. It lasts all day, creating an aura around the wearer Very beautiful creation by Diptyque that became very special to me Do try it, you may love it too

The beautiful ugly Florabellio. This is somehow a weird kind of scent but it was such a big surprise when I liked it on first sniff! It is floral, aromatic and at the same time salty and with the other notes like coffee and sesame added you wouldn’t think it’s gonna work but it does, for me at least! The scent lingers for a long time but turns out to be a gorgeous skin scent during the last phase! A pretty decent release from this house!

Early fall in Copenhagen, surrounded by water; new city, new life. The city feels as if on extended holidays, enjoying the long days and deep blue waters of Øresund. Exploring, the sea scent and flower-lined streets blend with the city's passion for coffee. You stop to take it in and discover that you are also evolving.

This is my favorite Diptyque for the colder days. It is wonderful and transitions smoothly (unlike others that changes randomly with no sensible order). I do not understand the low rating at all. This scent makes my heart smile.

This is by far my favorite Diptyque scent. It's long lasting, I still smell it even on my skin after 5-6 hours. I think this could also be scent unisex perfume. BUT SERIOUSLY THOUGH, GET THIS SCENT!!!

Can not believe it is so disliked! I really like its freshness combined with saltiness. Wearing it today: unusual, unisex, summery.

Apple blossom? I don't think so. This one is smell like orange blossom + a little salty scent. I love it.

Tested in tropical climate (very high humidity) but in AC conditions. I enjoy the opening of this. Fresh, zingy and very aquatic-salty, but with an interesting underlying floral sweetness. I could have sworn there was at least one citrus note to it, but no. Maybe it's the Fennel adding the zing? Personally I don't get any coffee. Anyway, sadly after half an hour I am left with only sea salt and a soft metallic note. I do not find it smelly in an unpleasant way by any means. It's just what sea salt smells like; and it quickly tones down to be so soft that you have to go up really close to smell it at all. If they could have just somehow made the opening last for at least 2-3 hours this would have been a great summer fragrance, something that conjures up days spent swimming in the ocean. But as it is there is just too little going on and too little projection to justify the price tag. As most Diptyque creations it is very non-perfumy and natural smelling, unfortunately in this case however it actually turns out to be way too little bang for your buck... for me at least. Looking at other reviews, it does seem to partly provoke quite unpleasant scent-imagery in people's minds. I would definitely not suggest this as a blind buy. Do pick up a sample first, if you are interested. Edit: I just had to check on my little tester box, cause this was confusing me too much. The ingredients list does indeed name limonene, citronellol and citral, so even if it's not listed as a note of the fragrance's all over concept, there are definitely citrus components to it.

This is unique! On first spray I was like ‘is that black pepper? Noooo is it green peppers? Noooooooo! It’s kind of spicy, fresh, herbal not overly masculine but not feminine. So, am I confident at identifying salt? No. Am I confident at identifying fennel? I thought I was because it’s distinct and I cook with it, more than salt these days lol. I was confused by the marine accord but I do kind of get it though there is nothing trite about it. How can something so disparate in sources pull together so well but still be bloody wierd yet scream low key classy? I like many a Diptyque and I guess in the enjoyment of the obvious I overlooked this but today opened a sample of edt from the London shop given last year. There is something in it that reminds me of the old Culpeppers shops or that place at the top of forest road in Edinburgh, Atkinsons? A herbalists anyway. I don’t get coffee, three hours in. I do get sesame and this is the first thing that jars. I love fragrances that confuse because it proves innovation is happening and though this is one classy number it’s unique. Try before I buy. Don’t think I will buy but it’s a ride. ETA, I just read back and saw this is disconned ages ago. It was a privilege to try it then. 😄

I found a sample of this hidden somewhere in a drawer and for some reason I didn't even remember having it! Based on the name alone, I expected it to be a green floral but obviously had no idea what I was in for! First of all, I'm generally not fond of marine notes, they just don't do anything for me. If I do smell such a note in a perfume, I'm not even able to identify it and say that it is 'marine'. The same goes for salt, apparently. For me it is an unusual combination and I quite like the smell of it. At first after spraying I get a smell that reminds me of plantain syrup but becomes much nicer as it settles. I do see it as something I could wear. I'm finding it interesting now in Winter, I am very curious what it would smell like in Summer - especially near the seaside. My willingness to buy it will depend on the feedback I get from everyone else, though. As much as I like it, I realise how strange this perfume is and wouldn't want to repel anyone. :) P.S. I often find that perfumes praised by many people smell bad on me (chypre and oriental fragrances in particular), so I am pleased to see the reverse for once. Makes me feel special. :) Thank you, Dyptique!

I think the main issue with this perfume is the name. With a name like Florabellio, I think anyone would expect this to be a floral scent with a hint of marine, coffee, apples, etc. Instead, this is very much an aquatic/marine scent that smells of salty sea air (in a pretty way!) with a hint of floral and coffee and not a lot of fruit. It needs an ocean/marine name and I think the reviews would be better as it would attract the right sort of wearer! As an aquatic, I do think it's lovely. I get a bit of osmanthus and coffee and fennel, but it's more like the smell of sea grasses and a few wildflowers yards in the background, while you're standing in the sand with your toes in the cold ocean. The marine note is the main player here. Anyone expecting something girly or pretty or mainstream is going to be disappointed here. This is a very nicely crafted niche scent for aquatic/marine perfume lovers. It should be called Journée à la Mer or something similar.

Feb 2016!! Diptyque is CLASSY!! Classy can be bold like DO SON, or OMBRE DANS L'EAU. Or classy can be low- key, like Florabellio. There are times you want your class to be quiet and understated; THIS is what you wear, every day, comfy and casual. When you go to get your hair done and your stylist notices it. When you're in the checkout line and the lady behind you asks what you're wearing. When you slip into school to drop off your child's lunch, and the office ladies compliment you. When you pick up your girlfriend for lunch and when she jumps in the car she asks what you're wearing. When you go to your doctor appointment and the nurse and Doctor compliment you. While you are home, doing what you do and hubby walks up behind you to embrace and says, "Ooooo you smell GOOD!" This is FLORABELLIO. Don't underestimate her, ladies! Read the previous review by "hmarrachel". She hit the mark!!!!

Parfum very unusual!! There is confusion between sweet/bitter/coffee .. The start is unusual and disharmonious. I heard something else perfumes Diptyque,but for me this is really strange. This is a fragrance that evolves slowly, . The apple blossom begins to appear after about 20 minutes together all'osmanthus give you a calmer feel and sweet-parfum,and the perfume from here onwards continues to evolve in a more gentle,calm,green,almost a calm after "the initial storm ". I like,scent discreet,quiet, peaceful.. Surprised me a lot,and is very different from other Diptyque. This perfume is good, unobtrusive and certainly suitable for spring. The sillage is moderate, and enormous longevity (7-12-h on me). Sillage: 6/10 Longevity: 8./10 Scent: 7.5/10 Overall: 7.5/10

Florabellio opened as a sweet but confusing floral with honey for me, and reminded me of the color yellow. It's a bit sharp, but I found it to be pretty. I thought the honey was saving it from being too generic of a floral. Then I read the actual notes, and was surprised by the "marine" presence. It definitely smelled a bit salty, but paired with a sticky sweetness, more like a salted caramel. After some time, however, it became more aquatic (ie. more synthetic), and I understood where that sharpness was coming from. My nose cannot locate the coffee or sesame notes. I do like this, actually. But I can see why people are complaining that it smells "cheap." It's reminiscent of a scented salted caramel candle.