Cabotine Fleur Splendide

This is a very pretty, VERY sweet perfume. Its sillage is initially heavy (room filling). Longevity is moderate bordering long-lasting (on clothing), which is a pleasant surprise too, given it is an EDT. It has strong similarities to many current highly popular fragrances, such as Flowerbomb and La Vie Est Belle - and at a fraction of their price; it is outstandingly good value for money (and the bottle is pretty, too). Highly recommended for lovers of LVEB and FB who are on a budget. Now for the musings... I don't understand why the perfume houses produce perfumes which are SOOOOOOOO different and describe them as "flankers". This perfume, Fleur Splendide is a perfect example. I am not a fan of the original Cabotine. I tried to like it, I really did. Cabotine contains just about every note commonly used in perfumes. The list of ingredients is longer than my daughter's face when she realises she's missed the latest instalment of "Made in Chelsea". Fleur Splendide bears absolutely NO resemblance to the original Cabotine. The only notes in common are peach, freesia, jasmine, sandalwood, rose, musk and amber. Whilst that appears to be a long list, there are 27 listed notes in the original; Fleur Splendide has far more in common with many completely unrelated fragrances from different houses than it does with the original Cabotine. I haven't smelled any of Cabotine's other flankers, so can't comment on them - but I would put money on Fleur Splendide selling better if it wasn't labelled "Cabotine". I was put off buying or even trying it initially, because I find Cabotine so utterly repellent; reading reviews and comparisons on Fragrantica persuaded me to give it a chance. Some flankers are very clearly related to the original, so describing them as such makes perfect sense; I am thinking of TM Alien, Alien Absolue, Aqua Chic, Liqueur etc., which are perfect examples. The same applies to Lolita Lempicka (the original fragrance) and the almost endless list of her flankers. But Fleur Splendide and Cabotine? NO! On to my next musing: Why on earth has this been categorised as a "chypre floral"? It is very VERY similar to Flowerbomb (categorised as Oriental Floral) - closer, in my opinion, than it is to La Vie Est Belle (a Floral Fruity Gourmand). The consensus of opinion is that it closer to LVEB; whichever way you choose to jump, Fleur Splendide does not sit well with other chypre floral fragrances. I've scanned Fragrantica's database of chypre floral fragrances; a random selection of non-niche, department store perfumes include Clinique Aromatics Elixir, Gucci Gucci, Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial, and Yves Rocher Comme une Evidence. I've selected these as examples to use here as they are more likely to have been tested/smelled by a larger number of people than niche perfumes. My point is that should someone buy this and believe it to be typical of the chypre genre, they are going to be extremely confused if the next chypre floral fragrance they choose to try is Aromatics Elixir. I'll shut up now.

Beautiful, sweet floral with fantastic silliage with acceptable longevity for an EDT. More sweet than floral though, in my opinion. I usually get compliments when I wear Fleur Splendid and I love the way it smells on me as well. I’ve actually had a few women(strangers) ask me the name of it and a sales clerk wrote the name down and asked me where she could purchase it. However, one should know this smells nothing like the original Cabotine in the green bottle. Considering the low price, I don’t mind reapplying every few hours( when needed but lasts longer in warm weather). I have a little over 100 fragrances and I would definitely put this one in my Top 30 simply because I enjoy the smell❣️

I got a bit Cabotine obsessed and ended up with quite a few flankers (not sure flanker is the right word since they're all quite different from the original), this by far is my favourite, it's a sweet floral vanilla, for a edt it lasts and projects well. I like wearing this one to bed.

This perfume is gorgeous. I've already bought three bottles. To me, it smells like ambery, caramelized white flowers. Sweet but not too cloying, feminine but not a fruity bomb. Very well balanced. Such a nice perfume for so little money. Great deal!

I absolutely love this creamy gourmand scent. Yes it is sweet, not for very elegant wear, but perfect for a cozy evening and easy to wear for every day.