Sale Gosse by Fanny Bal

A dream cologne and there don't seem to be any full bottles for sale anywhere :/ Decant only so far. Judging by my small sample spray, this isn't super diffusive but it is very tenacious. After the first burst of bergamot and citrus topnotes, I get a gorgeous light neroli-violet-bubblegum that's effervescent and citrus-sour like one of those fizzy gummy sweets. Neroli is a classic component of French baby-care products, but the sour-gummy effect is more fun and playful, so that the 'childlike' dimension is indeed more to do with a mood of mischief than anything else. The way Sale Gosse oscillates between fizzy citrus sharpness and bubble-gum floral sweetness is fab, and really pleasant to wear. This would be especially beautiful on younger demographics I think, not because it's juvenile or immature but because it's got that youthful energy. I find the 'nothing groundbreaking' comments frustrating here as elsewhere: truly groundbreaking perfumes are very rare, and often can't be recognised as such until well after their first release. It's a rather pointless comment and definitely irksome as a criticism or put-down, because it doesn't really say anything about what the perfume is like, or whether it's any good. Also, I know from my own experience that small differences between generally similar perfumes can make a massive difference in terms of effect and wear experience, so something being 'similar' to existing perfumes doesn't render it redundant. For all that the market is overcrowded, the human nose's ability to distinguish small differences means that not only are there very few true dupes or copies, but small adjustments and variations can turn a hit into a miss and vice versa. There are lots of interesting complex citrus and neroli perfumes around at the moment, yes, but most of the more recent ones rely on super-powerful musks and woods that tend to flatten the citrus notes to citrus-concentrate staleness, and many of the older ones have been damaged by reformulation. Sale Gosse doesn't have either of these issues, although maybe its absence from the website means it's been discontinued altogether (noooo). Instead, it's an innovative and skilled take on neroli cologne that is clearly working within that genre but also doing some really clever stuff without being aggressively experimental (which can be good too, of course). It's amazingly well balanced, never too loud or artificial-smelling, not knocked off balance by inappropriate fixatives, but with excellent longevity and reasonably good diffusion. I see the logic of only selling a larger 100ml bottle, though, because it does benefit from more sprays than would be typical for me, and in hotter weather probably would need refreshing halfway through the day.

Sale Gosse has really grown on me. At first I practically dismissed it as a kind of weak generic cologne and couldnt find the fun facets of candy and violet. It sat for almost a year untouched. Now its a bit of a revelation. It is a pretty standard cologne, but there are these lovely moments of bubble gum and very specifically violet candy which mixed with citrus is a very appealing fragrance. As others have mentioned the performance is pretty impressive for a citrus. All in all, its a wonderful alternate for a warm day when a bit of whimsy is the only thing that will do.

I left this alone for a few months, and now I've come back to it and discovered two things: 1) despite the notes, it's better in cold weather, because, much like Cologne Indélébile, the base musks are too strong for summer, and the powerful nature of the perfume works wonfefully in the cold. 2) there is bubblegum after all. It's salty-sweet, warm and savoury. Basically, I love this perfume and can't believe I'd somewhat written it off. And it's STRONG. Go easy.

I am finding this one really special , it’s clean , soapy , fresh and develops into something sweet slightly like those violet candies I had as a kid or yes like old fashioned bubble gum that comes in those white tablets. I find it a sweet fresh soapy scent , one of my favourites! It’s also very long lasting and a strong scent to my nose. It’s so yummy , I love it. Great daytime scent !! It’s one you have to get to know by wearing not just spaying on a card.

Oh the pure joy of finding a fragrance that feels like it was made for you. This is one of the most beautiful scents I have ever experienced. Fresh and clean with enough softness to blur the edges of some ingredients that could have left it too sharp. It’s hard for me to do it justice but it’s just so gorgeous and I’ve had more compliments on this one fragrance since I bought it than I’ve had in a lifetime from others. Perfection for me. Thank you Fanny Bal

The strongest notes I smell when I first spray are bergamot and petit grain. Also there is an herb scent. Slight floral in the background. Then it becomes a sweet, soapy scent. Towards the end of wear, I definitely sense the candy/bubblegum, though faintly. I really love this perfume because it isn’t grating or too strong. Smells clean. Lasts about 4-5 hours on me.

Perfume top notes: Neroli oil, Bergamot, Petitgrain Perfume middle notes: Narcisse Absolute, Rose, Violet Perfume base note: Musc Petitgrain, neroli, bergamot and rosemary are infused with a cheeky smile of violet and strawberry for a taste of bubblegum, old-fashioned sweets and getting away with murder. in love with for the spring time!

This needs more hype around it so it remains in the collection! This is a guaranteed compliment getter. Perfect office scent too! After having this for a while now, the nostalgia I get is it having a hint of playdoh aroma!

I’m OBSESSED with this scent! So underrrated! Reminds me Of violet candies after the Neroli opening.. i do wish it was stronger and louder especially for the price. I think I must have it⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is so good. Really fresh and natural smelling with hints of bubblegum but this is a neroli based fragrance. Amazing for spring/summer. Completely unisex.

Neroli and petit grain. I never grew up around these notes but something seems so familiar about this and takes me back.

I really do Love it. But not For $300+ and it lasts less than an hour

On my skin, Sale Gosse is primarily a bright, green neroli-dominated eau de cologne. It opens with the fresh, herbal minty tone of rosemary, and bracingly soapy, bitter greenness of petit grain. Occasional ginger-like zestiness of bergamote and the metallic grit of lavender pop up, further underscoring the cleansing, invigorating nature of an eau de cologne. The neroli soon appears and takes the leading role after the initial galvanizing opening. The neroli here exhibits a subtle camphoraceous, even mushroom-like trace of indole, and the fluffy sweetness of orange blossom, albeit very gentle, which grants Sale Gosse a more natural feeling despite its overall bright, clean, soapy nature. While some eau de cologne proceeds to reveal a woody base from then on, Sale Gosse develops a slightly tart fruity sweetness about 1 hour in, which makes it appear slightly more feminine as an eau de cologne. At first, this fruity tart sweetness combined with the green petit grain, reminds me of unripe green mandarine. As the tartness recedes, it vaguely recalls the herbal sweetness of violet candy and the woody sweetness of strawberry. But this sweetness acts as mere footnotes to the overall green, refreshing neroli, and at no point does it smell outright gourmand. If I try to think about the Malabar bubblegum, there is indeed a discreet powdery texture. Adding the cheerful, albeit soft fruity sweetness, I can indeed see the reference to the bubblgum. But it's far from being a strong and distinctive note, and can easily be described as just a touch of joyful red fruits and violet. This already soft fruity sweetness doesn't last long, either. It soon gets lost in the pristine, tranparent green neroli and white musk about 2 hours in. And Sale Gosse remains so until the end. The sillage is mostly soft, and becomes extremely close to skin after 2 hours. It lasts merely 5 hours on my skin. As I was expecting a more prominent Malabar candy accord and a daring juxtaposition of candy and fresh eau de cologne, finding Sale Gosse a mostly safe green neroli is disappointing to me. But overall, it's still very pretty and solidly done. Fans of pure, crisp neroli eau de cologne might want to check it out, especially if you're looking for a version with a slightly feminine fruity twist. The candy and bubblegum accord emphasized in the press release is pretty minor on my skin as well. Therefore, I'd encourage those who are wary of sweet notes to give it a try, but would suggest against a blindbuy if you're intrigued by the Malabar accord.

Sale Gosse was apparently created as a children's perfume. If this is the case, such a product in the Frédéric Malle price bracket is beyond my comprehension. This aside, SG is a fun, youthful scent that evokes childhood memories. The citrusy opening of SG is bright, sharp and fresh. It opens with petitgrain - green, citrusy and slightly spicy. Bergamot adds its distinctive bitter tartness, with a hint of rosemary giving a herbal edge. Neroli emerges soon after the initial opening, complementing the other notes nicely, slightly floral while adding to the citrus accord. So far, so typical cologne. As it develops, the old-fashioned sweets emerge. The bubblegum is unmistakeable and slightly minty, while Parma violets emerge as it develops further. The violet note is restrained, which is slightly disappointing for this violet lover, and the bubblegum is a little jarring. I'm not convinced it works alongside the citrus opening. Each half of SG seems to me like two different scents which feel a bit forced alongside each other. It fades to a powdery violet accord, tinged with remnants of citrus and mint. Sillage is fairly subtle and longevity moderate. Feminine-leaning and fun with elements of nostalgia, SG is a little uneven and is ultimately overpriced for what it is. 2.5/5.

Frederic Malle Sale Goose (2017) - chicklets cologne - I funny ode to the toddlers we love. #fannybal creates a unique take on children’s luxury cologne. The perfume starts with a beautiful and refreshing Bergamot, Neroli and Orange Blossom accord. I also get aromatic herbs in the mix. She creates longevity by adding a myriad of white musks to contain the highly volatile citrus compounds that improves its projection, something her mentor #dominiqueropion has done with Malle’s Cologne Indelible. In a supporting role and to create a twist, she add an interesting accord that reminds me of Chicklets gums, those fruity and minty candies with a crunchy outer shell that became so popular. I also get powdery violets that lends elegance and creaminess to the cologne. Not at all complicated. Straight-forward and a refreshing wear in warmer climes

Similar to Mugler Cologne with the clean soapy petitgrain and neroli but this one runs more yellow floral fresh as opposed green clean fresh. This is bright and sunny and picture perfect for a summer day. It also runs slightly sweet, but not cloying or syrupy. The sweetness is natural and uplifting and very fitting for either a man or a woman. This kind of scent has been done before of course, but I really like Malle's interpretation of clean soapy freshness. And I appreciate the longevity, which is rare for this genre. Thumps up.

Really enjoyable and the violet lifts the cologne dna. But in its whole it is nothing revolutionary. Very nice overall tho

A sugar rush (maybe more a leisure walk) and a (harmless) prank in a (supercute) bottle. A pastel marshmallow, half-melted, sticky and sweet, but instead of floating in cocoa, is dunked in something electric—neon-bright petitgrain. Zesty and bitter, sharp enough to make you blink, and so astoundingly, loudly green. It fizzes, almost like citrus candy dissolving on your tongue, but with that slightly herbal, not-so-slightly (extremely) leafy bite that keeps it from collapsing into pure fluff. Then the neroli—soft, white, honeyed, whipped into a velvety cream. Less sharp than the petitgrain but still carrying that bright, foamy, floral hum. It melts into the sweetness, smoothing the edges, turning the chaos into something weirdly wearable. Like a sugar cube dropped into a glass of something slightly bitter, something golden, something that shouldn’t make sense but kind of does. Do I love that? Not really. But I can’t dismiss it either. Playful, a little reckless, like a kid running barefoot through a candy shop—or a sour patch kid running barefoot through a flower shop. Not everyone’s kind of fun. But just enough fun when you're in the right mood.

Neroli and citrus, with a tad sweetness, perfect for a hot sunny day but too generic and not worth frederic malle price tag. While fm is a house that gives the perfumers space to create whatever they want to get the best olfactory experience, this one just fail to impress me, for both uniqueness and creativity. The performance is fine, a little better than a usual eau de cologne, although its nothing to brag about. Unless you are a die hard fm fan, there is no need to try this - although its a crowd pleaser i find this to be a rather disappointing release.

I am not smelling much of anything, this might be too light and airy for my nose :D I get some faint citrus, that's about it.

A run-of-the-mill neroli cologne with a dash of Choward's violet scented/flavored chewing gum and powdery notes...Neroli dominates in this bright, sharp, floral and slightly feminine leaning fragrance whose name roughly translates to dirty brat. Imagine the scent of a perfumed bratty kid chewing some sweet violet flavored gum... I would have liked this much more if the candied violet and bubblegum accords were more prominent relative to neroli and it had been less sharp and more sweet as the notes may lead one to believe. A mediocre fragrance release by a young up and coming nose riding the coattails of Frederic Malle's famous name and brand. A great effort that tries and fails to be different...nice to sample but probably not worth the asking price or exclusive status.

Salty, herbaceous, powdery. Laundry detergent vibes. Not even slightly sweet, there is no bubblegum. Mostly petit grain with brief whiffs of citrus peel. Light, inoffensive as it sits quite close to the skin, but too stringent for me personally.

You can buy this particular scent at Barney's New York for those folks still perplexed at where to smell this scent or buy it. I acquired a generous sample of it. Knowing the inspiration behind this scent, the name loosely translates to "dirty brat", and that the perfumer studied under Ropion I really expected something much more. In particular I was excited to sniff the execution of the violet chewing gum. I imagined something pink bubblegum fruity but also a greenish-violet floral with candy hints. Nope. It's a classic cologne scent and I don't detect the 'mischief' part at all. It's a soft scent, and very much a nice clean, very unisex scent. All of Malle's perfumes as supposedly unisex but this is truly unisex. I'm really hoping the story and idea of this perfume is picked up by another designer who does it justice because this perfume just lacks that contradiction of an angelic, cherubic child that unexpectedly snaps a violet bubblegum bubble at you, and has dirty fingers... this is exactly the mischievousness the designer describes online. I love scents that evolve like that, open clean and develop into something surprising and even a little dirty, musky. Ah, too bad. Sillage, projection and longevity are all strong, good quality, great value for your money so if you love this as a clean, cologne scent it's a good buy.

I love this cologne disguising as a perfume or is it the other way around? The opening is bergamot peel with petitgrain and a neroli bomb and I immediately sense this bubble gum note that gets weirdly no development because there is no familiar sugar or sweetness to accompany it and only a tart and herbacious followup of this fresh and soapy kick opening. Then the name suddenly makes sense. I want to wear this with no clothes. After the shower. I want to be clean but mischievous. This scent does this, yes. Someone else must smell me like this and like it too... And before I know it, this perfume is suddenly sitting cosy in a violet and minty drydown with a nice but very tart scent bubble of green leaves, white flowers and pink winks.

Oh dear! Esteé Lauder's commercial hand starts to show its greedy little fingers on this one. In a nutshell this is the cheaper/ lesser version of >>Enfant Térrible<< by L'Etat Libre D'Orange, which I much prefer due to its originality and strength/ composition. I am beginning to wonder whether Frederic Malle is beginning to lose its pole position as a trailblazer of originality (which is the true essence and foundation of the brand), but I am sure that head office would tell me otherwise.... Why don't you judge for yourself? My advice: Try >>Enfant Térrible<< first and then draw your own conclusions..... Verdict: 3/10. Plagliarism.

Sale Grosse is a pure, fresh, innocent dose of neroli. I think it smells lovely. I don’t find it to be very sweet, but it is a soft and a bit powdery. After a couple hours, the fragrance has mostly dissipated, leaving a faint, but creamy whisper of what was there before. Just as a personal preference, I definitely prefer neroli scents when used in the shower or as a lotion, not so much as a perfume. However, out of all the neroli scents I have smelled, this is my favorite. It makes me think of beach days and sundresses.

At first, this smells like a fresh and clean “Tienda de Abarrotes”, which is a very small grocery store in Mexico. It’s early in the morning and the floors are sparkling as the sun starts to shine in, the sharpness of all of the potent laundry detergents overcome the scent of fresh fruits and non packaged herbs... this is what this perfume smells like to me. The dry down then smells like a suave freshly showered 75 year old hippie, who pops a gum into his mouth whilst admiring himself in the mirror.

On me this is a crisp and cool neroli with a slightly herbal element. It's fresh and springy, the florals smelling very natural. There is a tiny bit of soap in there as well. Sale Gosse reminds me of Le Labo's Neroli fragrance, though, and lacks much of the sophistication of other Frederic Malle scents. I agree with other reviewers, there is a lack of complexity and uniqueness despite the flavor text of the marketing. I don't really have much more to say about it.

Light and airy, translucent and so beautiful! Opens with a sharp bitter petitgrain peel and within about 10 mins the citrus burns off and then it is a soft neroli and bubblegum. I am usually a neroli hater as it mostly smells like nail polish remover to me but this is the one perfume that works for me. I’m obsessed. I love that it’s an EDC too because it’s sheer and can be worn anytime. Perfection!

Okay I do not understand why everybody claims that this is perfume for children. It says it is ‘an ode to the children...’, so inspired by that, but not a perfume for children, at least I understand it that way. Anyway it is a nice citrus fresh scent. It is nothing so groundbreaking, but indeed a very nice scent with decent performance.

Saw this in Phoenix at the Neiman Marcus there. Smells very similar to Cologne Indelebile with the soft citrus/neroli vibe. Nuanced differences at best. A good scent.

A summer walk, after a long sun-drunk beach day. It reminds me of when sunscreen wear off and you get that faint whiff of what summer is about to offer.

Neroli as a child: I can smell a sweet and sour neroli, a little musk and some sugar. Delicious.

Please let me know if someone has this one

This was made as children’s perfume