Les Belles de Ricci

In case it's helpful to anyone else who was as obsessed with Les Belles de Ricci as I was (wore it for 16 years!), here are the perfumes I've bought that have close similarities.... Listya Tomata by Brocard - It has the greenness, freshness acidity and fruitiness, but with a different floral note (love it) In Love Again by YSL - Has some of the same freshness and notes, but is less tangy and more sweet. Very wearable (love it!) Hedonist Cassis by Viktoria Minya - Very sharp blackcurrant that gives a similar (more extreme and less sweet) acidity that really reminds me of Les Belles. (love it!) Grain de Folie by Gres - This is Les Belles, but with added vanilla. On first spray I thought I'd found the holy grail, but sadly the dry down made it unbearable for me because I hate vanilla in perfume. :)

After reading the comment below , i was very excited to rush straight to "royalstore.com" . . .8 euros - Bargain i thought , as this perfume is now very expensive on Uk ebay , and isnt avail anywhere else. Royalstore.com DOES look like a legit shop and i quickly clicked on the "designer perfumes sale" tab , grinning with happiness that a btl of Les Belles will soon be mine .....But Alas , my happiness is ruined .....The perfume sale page has no ACTUAL perfume for sale , in fact it is just a page full of links to well known perfume sale sites. . . . . Advertising nonsense and a waste of bandwidth IMO I wonder if this is one of those "affiliate" schemes and people who get the links out there get 0.0001p for every click recieved. NOT amused!!!

I finally got to do a side by side test with my old bottle of Les Belles Liberty Fizz and Herbae L'Occitane en Provence. They’re really quite similar despite having such different notes! Herbae is a bit more syrupy but along with Brocard Tomato and Blackcurrant, Herbae is as close to Les Belles as you can get. Herbae is obviously way more expensive but it is much stronger than the Brocard one and lasts much longer. For a cheap and easy to find perfume that has a bit of a Liberty Fizz vibe it’s also worth checking out Elizabeth Arden’s Green Tea Pomegranate :)

GOOD NEWS FANS !!! A new dupe house called Jubilee Fragrances - UK based , are doing this !!! I've ordered it and I'm so happy I could cry. Acceptable dupe that has brought me great joy..... I can't say if it's identical cos I ain't got the OG to compare. ...It brought back a flood of emotion/nostalgia/happiness/memories. This has been my frag Unicorn for YEARS!! They are also doing Boudoir and many many other much loved and missed vintages!!! Oh I nearly forgot. Their prices are v reasonable!! Not from the company - Just a VERY HAPPY frag head!!!

I have a small mini of this cute perfume! I gotta say it was a mistake to discontinue Les Belles :( I hope one day it can be rereleased even if it's in a different bottle! Les Belles reminds me of a green Caterpillar in a garden full of greens and fruits! Fresh tomato plants, mint leaves, sweet berries and some flowers growing near the vegetable fruit garden! When the notes all come together it's like a mint and sweet fruit tea on a warm sunny day :) very happy and unique scent! Please NR bring this one back!