Cabotine Fleur d’Ivoire

I adore almond in all incarnations (marzipan, amaretto, roasted nuts) so took a chance on this. It's the greenest almond I've smelt, which seems contradictory given this one is also rather sweet.It is definitely not the fake (and almost interchangeable) almond/cherry essence you might find in Cherry cola or sweets. This almond is a little bit mysterious in spite of announcing its presence quite clearly. Along with the cloud of vanilla and musk, there is an edge of salicylic acid - the furry teeth feeling you get eating blackcurrant or rhubarb (which is oxalic acid) balances the sweet perfectly and stops it becoming cloying and one-dimensional. It's a delight right through, from the first spray through the gently floral middle notes and smooth, cuddly tonka base. Almond is there right through

I blindly purchased it without testing after reading so many positive reviews. It's an interesting perfume but I'm still a little bit perplexed about it. It is not a fresh scent and may be even heady If too much applied. I made an error from the very beginning because first time I applied it was for a travel on a long distance and I put tones of it because thought that it is not strong enough. In the end of this travel I had the only one envy - to get rid of it and take a shower, I didn't know where to hide myself from all this musk and tonka beans. So my opinion was biased from the very beginning. But after arriving to the destination my sister met me at the airport started to speak about how heavenly I smell and how much she loves it. I was really surprised to such a reaction and decided to develop my tolerance to this scent and to test it more. It should not be so bad after all. So now a month later after occasional wear I'm doing my review. The longevity is good and the staying power as well because finally just several spritz are enough. It's a pleasant scent slightly with powdery accords and almond as a star ingredient. But it's not an almond like in YSL cinema as in this fleur d'ivoire it's more pronounced and less saturated. If Cinema is an evening sweet rich scent with "grilled" almond fleur d'Ivoire is more a day lighter and brighter version with fresh almond (nonetheless it's not a fresh fragrance). I do not notice black current there but peachy notes yes. It should still be the effect of the first over application and I'm still not objective enough in perception of particular notes in it. But finally I like it and fleur d'Ivoire is in my like category. I apply it slightly since many spritzs make appear an unpleasant chemical note.

Chypre floral? Really? This is state-of-the art floral woody musk – well, with the barest hint of spice and a pleasant, rather astringent note (I like those) which I attribute to the cassis, or the salicylate stated in the description. It opens with a breath of almonds, cassis, indeterminate florals and musk, gains a bit of strength once warmed on the skin, and declines into a long and pleasant dry-down that you can’t really sense (besides the assurance that somehow, you smell good). It reminds me a lot of Cacharel Noa, in effect as well as packaging. This is miles away from the original Cabotine. Nor is this the Gres that punched us with Cabochard, but the newer, compromising Gres of the Hommage fragrances. I blind-bought Fleur d’Ivoire because it was cheap and I love the bottle shape (I find the basic Cabotine shape so romantic, and this had a classy ivory color scheme to boot), and it turned out the fragrance wasn’t bad – just not outstanding. A fragrance that can work magic on warm spring days, and one that manages to be so inoffensive and low-key it would be great for office, health care, or playing with little girls and their Barbies. Knowing me, for all my big ambitious crushes on Guerlain vanillas and atomic Elizabeth Taylors, it’ll probably be the Cabotine Fleur d’Ivoire that I’ll use up to the bottom of my bottle.

I get strong L'instant de Guerlain vibes from this one. D'ivoire is more easier to wear though, with a beautiful vanilla in the mid to the drydown that is a teensy bit gourmand from the almond. Performance is average; moderate sillage & it lasts a long time as a skin-scent. Nice! This one and Rosalie are my favorite Cabotine flankers. (they are similar to each other, and both are a relative to L'instant.)

Well, I seems like I'll be the first one to review this fragrance... I had a chance to try Fleur d'Ivoire in a department store today, and I was pleasantly surprised (I'm not a big fan of Cabotine, beside Fleur de Passion which I adore). On me Fleur d'Ivoire is powdery and soft, sweet - but not much - with a hint of freshness. For some reason I can also smell citrus in it, or maybe it's black currant?..

Perfect work perfume. I definitely get the peach, and as so many perfumes on my skin, it's the powdery vanilla that comes out at the end. Very simple, not too much staying power. Then again I don't mind re-applying as the top notes are yummy.

It is similar to allure indeed,I like it but not love it,soft,fresh and little sweet but it doesn't last on my skin 2 hours and it's gone with the wind

Powdery, clean, fresh and sweet. It reminds me of Fancy Love - J.Simpson, with more musk. Very pleasant and feminine. Correct lasting power.

I`m not quiet sure what I was expecting. Maybe something more almond, vanilla, tonka bean like. To me it smells just like Malizia deodorant for men. I don`t get any almond, nor the tonca bean or the sandalwood. On my skin I get only white flowers and citrus which has to be the peach and the black currant. Really too bad as I was looking for something nice for the summer and will now smell like an italian teenager who uses Malizia deodorant. I hope I will be able to review this when testing on hotter days.

I'm a Cabotine Collector and currently have 9 flankers. All of them were blind buys as I fell in love with the bottle designs and want a bouquet of a collection. I've been very happy with all the concoctions except for the origional Green and now, Fleur D'Ivoire. The first spray immediately reminded me of Forever Lily, which I absolutely hate. It has that same tangy punch that assaults my nose and makes me feel agitated and annoyed. On the plus side that quickly fades into something much softer and more tolerable. the vanilla and musk become apparent making the dry down and fade the best parts to my nose. I'm happy to have the bottle in my collection but this is not one I'll be wearing. My spouse says he likes it but that it is not his favorite. I think that means it's not offensive. Still, I have enough perfumes in my collection that I love, that I don't think I'll bother with this one. The bottle sure is cute though and for $20 I'm not that dissapointed. A little pricy for a knick-knack but my bouquet is filling out nicely and that makes me happy.

Oh Lord. What I smelled does not even come close to the notes listed here. Whatever, i refuse to believe that my nose is broken so here it goes. Sweet jasmine and apple blossom. Starchy. But peach can have this effect, can't it? A rosy tinge and sweet balmy drydown, I guess that's the vanilla. But it's not too potent. Also, my relationship with almonds isn't the best; if handled in a way that doesn't please me I consider the composition as "basic" and "tacky". Here though the almonds did not offend at all. Barely there. It's a sweetish, youthful composition. If you like Chance Eau tendre you're gonna like this as well. Surprisingly the first perfume that popped in my head once I smelled Fleur D'Ivoire is See Chloe.

It's freshness locked in a bottle. A sweet kind of freshness with hints of powder and fruit. I smell no currants though. The musk is a very subtle one, not too overpowering. Same goes for vanilla - it won't suffocate you. There's indeed something woody in this scent. I agree it's a perfect work scent, there's something elegant about it. No almonds on my skin, sadly, and I wish it lasted longer (only 3-4h). Someone compared this to Fancy Love - I don't agree. FL is far more sweet!

Gres is such a gem, so many great scents! So underrated. This one gives me massive JPG La belle vibes, biscuity, wafery vanilla, fruity (although here it's more general aka peach whereas la belle has my beloved pear note) Amongst beautiful white florals. Lovely floral gourmand! Gres is always one to look out for I've been super impressed with three of their scents so far. Need to try them all... ** 170 samples up for swap in UK - check my custom shelves and get in touch! **

My eyes popped out when I saw 2 votes for Allure above...Are they really similar? Well, even if they aren't, that's fine. I'd buy this even only for the dominant almond note... Or is it dominant?

Smells like afternoon in luxury hotel, somewhere in Mediterrane. Elegantan, posh and cozy