Caline Blooming Moments

when i first purchased this fragrance at a very cheap price, at ross or marshalls, i tested it on myself right away in my car. i thought it smelled like an ordinary, yet lovely daytime scent (probably best worn in the spring and summer. then i tried it again a week later and could just hear my father's words when i used to try on perfume as a teenager, "who smells like a french whore?!" Lol. anyway, the reason that thought came to mind is because: 1) scents can bring about memories and that is why i have fallen so much in love with perfumes just recently. and 2) blooming moments came off smelling cheap that time. i almost washed it off, which is something i rarely do because i like to give scents a good sporting chance before i write them off. well, tonight i decided to spray some on myself again. 3rd time IS the charm! ive purchased a dozen winter/fall scents recently because i love warm scents and ive been somewhat worried that i wont have enough scents in my collection for this spring and this coming summer, but Blooming Moments will definitely be one that i will wear! its a NICE, LOVELY, AFFORDABLE, FLORAL with just enough FRUITINESS to make it appropraite for summer/spring. I LIKE! i also want to add that the weather is warmer than the last two times i tried it and there is more moisture in the air, so maybe that helped it Bloom. No pun intended. Happy Hunting! SCENT: 5/10 SILLAGE: 6/10 LONGEVITY: 8/10

First of all, Gres is one of my favorite perfume houses (I own 8 of their frags) and I have yet to come across one that I don't like. Caline Blooming Moments is a fairly sweet (not saccharine) floral yet manages to maintain a base with enough depth to avoid being hollow and too frilly. Even when Gres does "floral fruity" scents, they (so far) manage to avoid coming across as the derivative, dime-a-dozen, personality-devoid, girly fragrances that are so common these days. Blooming Moments certainly isn't their most complex and original blend, but it is rather well composed, pleasant and easy to wear. Especially for the price, it is hard to go wrong with this one. For me, it is solidly "a like," not quite a "love". Best during the daytime as a happy, outgoing, but not brash, addition to your look.

A light, fresh floral with a slightly juicy opening and a soft, powdery base. The cyclamen is present the whole way through, however it's well balanced by the benzoin, which made an early entrance on my skin. I also detected a bit of patchouli in the base notes, but it's a very well-blended scent. I feel it would suit people who like very light, feminine perfumes. Since I already own Scarlet Rain by Mandarina Duck, which is similar but fruitier, Blooming Moments is not full bottle worthy for me.

This is an unexpensive very nice scent for spring-summer time with incredible staying power on a paper but not on my skin sadly! After a while i can smell it only close to my skin. Like a blooming garden indeed! Cheap price and great smell! Really really nice floral, worth trying. I can ́t detect any outstanding notes in it they are all so well blended together that i enjoy it very much!

This is a clean,fruity-floral that is competently constructed. It may not be anything novel but it is certainly one of the most pleasant spring scents that I own. Sometimes when I wear this, I almost smell a spearmint note.This is a casual fragrance, and I enjoy it from the blast of top notes all the way to the 'next-day-drydown'.