Camelia

Like some other reviewers, I find the description of "amber vanilla" notes misleading. On my skin, this is a soapy, subtly spicy floral scent that is well blended, comforting and sniff-your-wrists-all-day gorgeous. The mature elegance of Chanel springs to mind instantly, yet there is a difference: While Chanel tends to look you up and down with a somewhat disapproving frown, Erbolario's Camelia gives you a warm smile.

I totally agree with framorena: Camelia and Coco noir have the same ambery and incensey base! I usually don't like fragrances like these, I prefer gourmands and powdery ones, but Camelia is soooooo cozy, refined, mature and complex! It makes me feel relaxed and confident. I was given the bubble bath, the hand cream and the body cream and they are absolutely amazing!!!

Camelia is a really good dupe for Chanel Coco Noir. But at a better price. I have dupes for Coco Mad and I enjoy them. I'm testing this from a sample and it isn't something I would buy since I'm not the biggest fan of Coco Noir but it you like Coco Noir but hate the price give L'Erbolario Camelia a try. Very woody and aromatic like Coco Noir with a rose heart and woody spicy dry down.

I used it in my late 20s, and I received compliments for this fragrance. I agree with those who say it's Chanel-y but less overwhelming. It gave me an elegant aura, without the heaviness of more priced Parfums. Now that I am bit older I'm not sure I would buy it again though, the line between elegant and mature is very thin sometimes :3

Elegant and classy. I think is quite complex fragrance for the price. Is more mature than expected...more for a woman than for a girl. I feel elemi amber and something powdery actually do not know camelia smell in nature. I like it.

This fragrance is not only similar, but identical with La Belle et l'Ocelot by Salvador Dali and has traces of Coco Chanel DNA. I Am surprised to see lots of other not-similar "similarities" in votes, yet it is what it is. I love last two, but expected this Camelia to smell totally different, yet it is on 95% - l'Ocelot. There is no point to buy, if you own any of three mentioned. There is no elemi here or anything innovative, - mellow vanillic citrus with benzoin and subtle rose. It is really nice, but again, - when you already own two extremely similar fragrances till point of confusion which is which - not very exciting blind buy for me.

Strong soapy, aftershave scent. I ordered it online and was expecting gentle floral perfume. This is in your face, overpowering. Definitely mature and manly. Grandfather aftershave, this is the scent. I tried it twice and as weather is cooling down it would be more suitable, but no go. I returned it.

Camellias were flowers I grew up with in my mother's garden in South Carolina. You never forget a camellia because IT DOESN'T HAVE A SMELL! Most of them are white but some rare camellias are pink. They closely resemble roses but have zero scents. They look so beautiful and it's a pity they don't have a fragrance. In perfume, what you get with a camellia note is a fantasy chemically produced rose scent. This is the only way to smell camellias, is through perfume. So I bought this after I used up L'Erbolario's Tiare fragrance. Camellia is a romantic Valentines Day type of fragrance for a romantic ambiance. Just like roses for ambiance this fragrance comes with room spray and scented candles. The notes consist of citrus, rose, geranium, resins, woods, amber, vanilla and benzoin. Ultimately this is more of a rose fragrance because like I said camellia's scent in perfume is like a rose. Geranium also smells like rose in perfume and it's on here so you get a big rosy scent. Good thing I love roses. Soft yet detectable, sweet, feminine, soothing, gentle, perfect for after a shower and or to go out when you're in a sun dress in spring and summer. I sprayed this at my new home in Palm Beach Gardens and everyone says it smells so good like Ive been growing roses INSIDE my house. Beautiful. If you love floral scents, try this one.

A warm spicy aldehydic resinous powdery floral featuring elemi. Haha! This powdery soapy spicy scent is very classic in feeling, but what sets it apart from many Chanel-esque deeper winter-weight scents, is that Camelia is the fluffy, breezy warm weather version. It almost feels like the far dry down of a spicy Chanel, mostly base notes with a whisper of floral heart and aldehydic opening, and an overall transparent powdery presence. This would be perfect for someone who loves classic style fragrances in theory, but in the actual wearing, finds them too stuffy and oppressive after a time, aka me! lol...If you wish YSL Opium came in hair mist format, or that Moonlight Path from B&BW was a little classier, Camelia may be just the thing for you. Cozy, refined, and never too much any time of year. I am also very much reminded of China White from Nasomatto, if anyone has that one, this one feels very familiar... PS- If you are in the U.S. and you want to buy L'erbolario products, they are now officially here! Go to the-herbarium dot com, they are official U.S. L'erbolario retailers! No affiliation, I'm just a L'erbolario super fan giving a shout out. They have brick and mortar stores in Florida and San Diego and their customer service is amazing! I've made many purchases from them and it's always a pleasure. : )

Fragrance Review For Camelia L'Erbolario Top Notes: Rose Elemi Resin Bitter Orange Middle Notes: Camellia Tonka Geranium Base Notes: Amber Vanilla Cedar wood Benzoin This is a gorgeous aromatic floral woodsy fragrance. I find it is the closest thing to a perfume and not aroma therapy fragrance for your home type of smell like the other Erbolarios. This is supposed to be recreation of a camellia flower. Camellias have no smell (poor things) so it's up to perfumers and noses in labs to give it a chemical fantasy smell. And it smells like rose. This is a rose perfume. The pairing with geranium and the fruit note of orange also give it a rose smell. This is a well rounded rose scent. I would say it's a combination of rose and orange. Strangely, it smells a bit like The New Miss Dior. There's a vanilla too very sweet powdery vanilla but it also has a creamy rich amber, hot and golden, almost like myrrh and that's the benzoin acting up. This is a very well made floral incense type of perfume. I love the bottle and have enjoyed so many of the Erbolarios. You gotta try them.

According to the brand’s description, this is supposed to be a warm and resinous scent, but it’s not - and I don’t understand comparisons to Coco Noir or Samsara either. To me, Camelia is a fresh soapy floral: rose, aldehydes, Iso-e Super and just a hint of vanilla. Nothing wrong with that, I love soapy florals, but the customers might be misguided to expect something else.

It's a beautiful, graceful and refined scent, which can remind of some traditional and mature fragrance (like Chanel n.5) and, for that, it could not please everyone. It's quite persistant but not heavy, classical but not oppressive at all. The bottle, the flower, the box are so alluring... It is certainly a perfume I want.

Angelica 000 is quite correct that some species camellias do have fragrance. Camellia kissi has a lemony scent and there is also Camellia Lutchuensis. It is not surprising that they are being crossed with other camellias to create cultivars with both gorgeous flowers and scent. I have to say I am very tempted to try this.

There are actually many scented Camellias, I grow 3 different types. Sorry for commenting without trying the perfume, but you may be missing out if you don't plant Camellias because you want fragrance.