Ca Sent Beau (for women)

SedNonSatiata

My own private scent equation:

sweet fruitiness (particularly in the form of orange) PLUS patchouli EQUALS a slightly nauseated feeling

Ça sent beau is the evil twin of Eau des merveilles--or vice versa, depending on how you like your orange notes. A shape-shifter, Ça sent beau is bound to disappoint and please, either in the opening or in the dry down, depending on your preferences.

For the first 10 minutes I have to fight the urge to wash off the the sweet fruity top notes. However, they disappear rather quickly, settling into a fresh, still slightly sweet, more unisex vetiver and patchouli drydown: now THAT smells pretty good!

However, if you like the sweet orange top notes, you may have exactly the opposite reaction: that smelled good ...and then what happened?

I like my orange bitter and understated, so I'll stick to Eau des merveilles.

My advice: sample this one with patience to judge for yourself. You will probably know within thirty minutes if it works for you.

Mals86

The notes listed in the scent pyramid seem to me to be incomplete and arranged oddly. Elsewhere I found the following list of notes, which conform better to my impression of the scent:

Top: coriander, mandarin, tangerine
Heart: orange blossom, tuberose
Base: patchouli, amber, vetiver

I experience some uplifting citrus in the opening, followed by crisp herbs. Later, Ca Sent Beau ("That Smells Beautiful," in French) leans just a tad toward the masculine with orange blossom and vetiver, and the tuberose is very quiet. It stays cool and refreshing for about four hours on my skin, and never develops a deep warm base that one might expect with the patchouli and amber. They're there, but faintly, and the drydown is mostly vetiver.

Not as feminine as I usually prefer, but doesn't make me feel uncomfortably androgynous. A lovely, pleasant smell indeed. Incidentally, I would not classify this one as a floral fruity, as it seems primarily a vetiver fragrance in my opinion. I'd call it aromatic instead.

nathalieZ

This is a complex fragrance..I am not sure it fits me, I gave it away after a few weeks..I tried to like it though, but there is something in it I dont like..it starts off breezy and sunny, but then gets an old fashioned smell to it.

eskarina62

Still in two minds about it
sometimes it smells of cleannes and innocence to me, sometimes it feels a little too sweet

had it and will have it again, I think
a...personality splitter :-)

Luciana

No es uno de mis favoritos, despues de comprarlo no me agradó más. Pero como buena chica lo usé hasta terminarlo

jeanol

I bought this on a whim after reading about it in 'The Guide'; still deliberating about liking it; on first whiff didn't grab me - doubt that I am a fan of pachouli.

mudpach

This is my best summer-fragrance! It's special, fruity scent! I love it!!! Must have!