Florabotanica Balenciaga 2012

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7.8 / 10 461 Ratings

Florabotanica is a popular perfume by Balenciaga for women and was released in 2012. The scent is floral-fresh. It is being marketed by Coty.

Scent goes well with Lovely (Eau de Parfum)

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Perfumers

Olivier Polge, Jean-Christophe Hérault

Fragrance Notes

Amber, Caladium leaf, Mint, Carnation, Rose, Vetiver

Ratings

Scent

7.8 | 461 Ratings

Longevity

7.9 | 367 Ratings

Sillage

6.7 | 369 Ratings

Bottle

8.3 | 406 Ratings

Value for money

8.3 | 20 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 15.01.2021.

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01/13/2021

5
Scent 4
Longevity 4
Sillage

Serres74

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Serres74

Helpful Review 4

Looking for...

...a spring fragrance I came across the here again.
Even if the winter has us just firmly in the grip, I'm just longing for fresh scents for the spring. Most fragrances that I own are more oriental, spicy, gourmandig for the fall / winter intended ... one, two summer fragrances I also have ... but for the spring I have found so far nix that appealed to me. Maybe it's also because I don't like green notes soooo. So must rather what floral, flowery hold out.
From this one I have heard and read so much good. I had the also sprayed a few times in Douglas, but he has never really pleased me. Now I got me in the Souk a small filling, I belong to the people who do not give up immediately.
Is caladia leaf a type of tea?! That's how this scent smells to me at first....haut still doesn't knock me off my stool...wait a minute...some mint joins in...hmmm nope...I'm still enthroned on the stool. I google for caladia leaf, find nix to it, except how it looks...pretty as a decoration in the vase.
After a while, a light rose joins the "tea"...and it stays there. Lasts about 3 hours...then the scent is puff away on my skin.
Conclusion...he blows me...exactly...not from the stool. Or at least this one just doesn't fit me and my personality. I can imagine this one on a medical student who wants to smell clean and inconspicuous...I need something more floral for a spring scent...

Am very grateful for suggestions ;-)

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12/21/2020

10
Scent 10
Longevity 9
Sillage 10
Bottle

TinkiB

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TinkiB

Like freshly showered all day...only better.

I love this fragrance. Personally, I find it difficult to find summer scents because I'm not a fan of aquatic scents or too floral scents. I usually find that summer scents lack depth. Florabotanica is different. The scent is exciting, although light. Long lasting, although fresh. Special, although suitable for the masses. I feel like I've been freshly showered all day and I get compliments on top of that. I think you almost can't go wrong with this scent. I had to give the perfume a little time. After the first test, I still thought "don't understand the hype on YT". On the second test, I had to immediately reorder the 100ml bottle. IMMEDIATELY! 30ml? What was I thinking again? Ridiculous ;) I never wanted to be without this scent again. I can hardly grasp this fragrance, or describe. I just find it pleasant and the scent is perfect for the office, but also for a date in the summer. It puts me in a good mood - every time. The bottle is also amazing. Balenciaga - you have done everything right

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10/19/2020

9
Scent 10
Longevity 9
Sillage 10
Bottle

Joliefleur88

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Joliefleur88

Until summer.....

..... I unfortunately have to wait, I have the feeling that the scent is too fresh for me at the moment. The flacon isf really a dream, it looks mega, just the sight alone is worth having it in my collection.

About the scent: the scent starts very fresh, I perceive the mint very strongly.
Unfortunately I am not a big fan of mint but here it fits very well :-). Afterwards I perceive a very strong floral scent which accompanies me the whole day. The freshness and the flowers harmonize very well. I feel very clean, elegant and really good smelling. Here the mint disturbs me a bit, because it is very penetrating in my nose. Therefore I will wear the fragrance only in spring or summer. Hopefully then it will go well with the mint.

Durability: for me I would say that the fragrance lasts quite well (about 7 hours) and on my clothes 2 days
View a good fragrance but too fresh for autumn/winter for me, I need something warmer :-)

2 Replies

09/15/2020

10
Scent 10
Longevity 8
Sillage 10
Bottle

Sonnenwind

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Sonnenwind

Top Review

The ultimate summer scent.

...at least for me. ;)

For a long time I didn't know which scent I could wear in hot weather.
Until Florabotanica crossed my path, I always wore something and was never satisfied. Finding something refreshing that could also score with good durability was something I found extremely difficult until now.
Thanks to the dear autumn blonde ♡, a bottling found its way to me some time ago and I will be eternally grateful to her for this.
Purely from the scent pyramid, the scent would probably never have appealed to me.

Florabotanica starts directly refreshing minty.
I never thought I could enjoy a mint note in perfume.
At higher temperatures, however, this note is wonderful and, together with vetiver, probably gives a green, fresh touch.
The rose gives a soft floral note, but is not in the foreground.
At some point Florabotanica develops into a creamy-powdery skin care product - still slightly green-rosy-fresh.
Its durability and sillage really surprised me.
In hair and clothing it is still clearly visible the next day.

My bottling is now emptied and the summer is coming to an end.
Florabotanica is a pure summer scent for me.
Until the announcement of next summer, he remains on my wish list and will be and remain THE summer scent for me.

Dear ones,
Enjoy the last warm days of the late summer!

7 Replies

06/14/2020

7
Scent 8
Longevity 7
Sillage 9
Bottle

MarieTheres

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MarieTheres

Top Review 11

Associations in the shower

The brand that once launched blue waterballs with the company logo on them launched a new shower gel collection this spring. Apricot and mango, raspberry with blueberry and watermelon with mint were the three varieties that promised a fresh fragrance and a delicate skin feeling. I got the latter, because after a hot summer day (I hate summer...) I have to cool down in the evening with a fresh shower gel and lukewarm water. So when I was comfortably lathering up and the water was splashing, this scent reminded me of something and I first rummaged in my brain, then in my perfume collection... Florabotanica, man, it really does smell similar!
So it happened that Florabotanica accompanied me in the first trains of the summer and I was really happy to have rediscovered it. A bit like spearmint chewing gum, I love this fresh note, a bit green but still feminine. My fear with such fresh scents is always that they smell too masculine - I can't have that about me. But Florabotanica is drifting into the flowery, you have the impression of standing in a wonderfully blooming garden between roses and carnations (you can really smell them!), which also has a small corner with fresh herbs.

Ideal on warm days, the fragrance hovers gently but does not soak in. Also the durability is really good for such a summer scent, on clothes it lasts until the evening. And of course the bottle is also an eye-catcher, even if I personally would expect something completely different just from the bottle: a kind of Prada Candy, sweet, with an extravagant touch - just the sort of thing for fashion-week kids. But no - Florabotanica taught me better! :-)

3 Replies

06/10/2020

9
Scent 8
Longevity 7
Sillage 9
Bottle

Puderkind

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Puderkind

Top Review 9

Fresh green rose petals dusted with powder

Florabotanica is an incredibly special and versatile rose scent that surprised me very much. After extensive testing, I got hold of a bottle in the souk of dear Saemm, which did not disappoint me! The visual appearance alone is almost like art à la Piet Mondrian (if there was still yellow in it...) but that's just my perception. In any case it is an eye-catcher :D

About the fragrance: the green notes are very present at first and the mint makes it a refreshment that is particularly pleasant in summer. After a short time, a strong, green and slightly soapy rose is added, which I love so much about this fragrance. It's really well done, as this note becomes increasingly powdery and cool and stays that way for a long time in drydown. So, this is already a great scent and no matter which stage, the scent is always pleasant and elegant for me!

The durability is very good in any case, because I can smell the fragrance clearly for up to nine hours and it remains present on clothes and hair even after that. I think that the aura must be quite acceptable, but it is certainly not obtrusive or annoying. Due to the green and yet powdery, noble note it is a very clear, down-to-earth and yet feminine scent, which certainly does not bother anyone. No matter if work, leisure time or meeting in the evening, the scent really always fits =) and that's good to have such a scent that fits very well especially in the warm season.

I am totally convinced and can recommend it for those who are looking for a universally applicable rose fragrance with that certain something and a surprising complexity!

2 Replies

05/27/2020

Laurali

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Laurali

Very helpful Review 14

Botanical gardens

Have you ever been on holiday in Bulgaria?

When I was little, we went to Bulgaria a few times. Not on the party mile, of course - but in the family villages, from where you could make the typical tourist trips. I remember those holidays as if it was yesterday.

In the evening we went to the restaurants where there were shows. The Bulgarian women danced with their traditional costumes, the Bulgarians performed fire plays. Very exciting for me as a child. But one excursion always remained in my memory. The excursion to the botanical garden. Today I can't say exactly whether the botanical gardens are something special for Bulgaria? And whether it is such a "classic" among the tourist excursions or simply the personal interest of my parents back then.

The highlight of these excursions was always the little souvenir that we took with us. A small wooden tube, with an incised rose and a lid that resembled cupola roofs. The content of this tube was a small glass bottle with a transparent content. And the contents smelled of pure rose! Until the day I received Florabtonica, I had never smelled a fragrance so similar to this Bulgarian rose oil.

I will always associate my childhood holidays with him. Florabotanica embodies for me one of the greenest and most authentic rose scents I have ever smelled. It is fresh, a little spicy, beautiful green and so clean. On my skin it lasts for a very long time, also on my clothes.

So if you and he are currently longing for a holiday in Bulgaria and at the same time love rose fragrances, you should buy Florabotanica.

5 Replies

05/03/2020

8.5
Scent 8
Longevity 7
Sillage 7
Bottle

Marleen1201

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Marleen1201

Magnificent garden after the rain

First it was indifference, then it was love. I'm not usually a big fan of floral scents. I find them mostly just boring. Here I have given in to the hype, according to the motto, testing costs nothing. The first time I tested it, I hardly noticed anything at all. The second time testing, the first hour again didn't notice anything. Afterwards with friends at dinner. And suddenly a wonderful cloud blew around me, like a magnificent garden after the rain. Just wonderful. Since then one of my favorites. And he is not boring at all. It's very recognizable

04/14/2020

10
Scent 10
Longevity 10
Sillage 8
Bottle

JaMer

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JaMer

Top Review 9

The green rose

Florabotonica is a floral perfume, but NOT typically floral. Because the rose you find in it is not a typical one. I wouldn't even know what color I would give it, but it definitely wouldn't be red. Green it is. Because it's green notes that are very present. Some people might be overwhelmed at the beginning, especially because of its freshness, which is almost soapy. But patience is called for here! No sooner does it bond with the skin than a powdery magic emerges that is second to none. Back then, at the age of 19 (8 years ago), it was my first "real" perfume, I was thrilled by the bottle, by the name. Like many of his fans, I too imagine a garden, but not a kitschy, cute one. Rather a mysterious, enchanted garden. For several years he was my faithful and only companion...countless compliments I received for him. Meanwhile I don't wear it anymore (it doesn't fit me or I don't fit him anymore?), nevertheless I still love the scent.
The durability is sensationally good

04/06/2020

8
Scent 8
Longevity 8
Sillage 7
Bottle

Sarahmuhl

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Sarahmuhl

Very helpful Review 12

Dear Florabotanica,

you take me to a dense, damp rose garden in the middle of summer. When spraying the first time, I clearly notice the mint present, which I find very refreshing. Like a light breeze in the rose garden. When this wind has gone, I smell the fresh roses paired with other green plants. Don't get me wrong, Florabotanica is not a light perfume. Florabotanica polarizes. At the beginning this scent is already slightly pungent, too fresh for me. But it develops into such a unique scent. I feel like Belle in the beast's garden when I wear the fragrance.
Besides, the fragrance lasts the whole working day = 9 hours +

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