Classique Cabaret Eau de Parfum

I blind bought this at the beginning of winter after reading all the reviews and craving a marshmallow scent. When I first tried it I thought I'd made an expensive mistake because the orange blossom was sharp, cold and almost bitter to me. But after testing it for a while I realised this absolutely shines in warmer weather. I live in southern Africa and summer can be very hot. Heat amplifies the sweet, soft, pillowy marshmallow. The neroli never disappears but settles and keeps the sweet notes from becoming cloying. I find myself reaching for this instead of my typical summer freshies. I got a compliment from a friend while wearing this too. Performance is good, I'm an over sprayer and 8-10 sprays lasts all day on skin and longer on clothes. I must say I'm nearly half way through my bottle and will be sad when it's finished because I don't know if I'll be able to find it again. For reference: Age: 35 Skin type: oily Climate: warm/hot and dry Update: This continues to be my summer favourite as it's so well balanced and I keep getting compliments on it. Whilst I love the red glitter bottle, to me this smells "pink". It reminds me of those little pink hard powdery sweets (pinkie sweets?) from my childhood.

Amazing winter warm scent. I actually feel orange blossom is the top note, after 10 minutes, the ginger starts to caresse in and take over. Very exquisite ginger note with a base of vanilla sweetness. Super unique and beautiful blend. Only saw 2 bottles of it in the Sephora next to my home in Barcelona. As it is limited edition I immediately bought it. Powerful lastingless. The juice reminds me of Fragonard Heliotrope Gingembre which I love so much. No too much related to the classique originales, except for the base note where you may find a bit of reconotation to the original. The body part is blissfully covered by the warm ginger, which provokes happiness and chicness in the old air under winter sunlight.

This perfume is absolutely gorgeous. On initial spray, you get hit with a strong and slightly bitter ginger and orange blossom. The ginger is so zesty and realistic smelling, love it, After about 5-10minutes, this fades and the fluffy , almost powdery marshmallow and vanilla base makes an appearance with the not-too-strong orange blossom. The orange blossom here smells so elegant and beautiful. I can’t stop sniffing my hand. This smells heavenly and of such good quality. Also, this isn’t that sweet, it’s perfectly balanced and could easily be worn during spring/summer as well. In fact, I think this would perform better in the heat. Not a fan of the glittery feel of the outfit on the bottle though.

When first sprayed it smells like citronella and orange blossom. As it dries down the sharpness fades and you get more marshmallow and vanilla. The orange blossom in this is the type of smell of orange blossom water. I actually think this smells best in spring and summer. It’s not cloying. Pretty much identical to Pin Up just slightly different. It’s hard for me to pick up on the differences when smelling them side by side because after the first sniff of each of them they just turn into the same smell. So you don’t need both of them if you have one or the other unless you just want to collect the bottles.

I LOVE this one. It is extremely similar to the Pin Up flanker of Classique, but this is stronger, richer, and lasts longer. I'd say this is "Pin Up Intense." Pin up is a GORGEOUS scent I love, but it fades fast. I like Cabaret more for that reason. Basically it's a marshmallow scent with fruity orange notes, so it smells like those rainbow mini marshmallows. Vanilla dominant, with a dash of orange flower, and a touch of spice that reminds me of original Classique DNA. Recommended for fans of the marshmallow scents (LDBS, Oriana, etc.)