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The first fragrance I see the advertisement and I DONT want to buy it. This is how important a good advertising is. For me their model Kristen is neutral. She is not dynamic, not feminine, not a cheerful face...So I guess this fragrance would be like that (by MariaS)

Florabotanica Balenciaga 2012

Ranked 41 in Women's Perfume

7.8 / 10 1100 Ratings

A popular perfume by Balenciaga for women, released in 2012. The scent is floral-fresh. It was last marketed by Coty.
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Main accords

Floral

Fresh

Green

Spicy

Powdery

Fragrance Notes

Rose

Mint

Caladium leaf

Carnation

Vetiver

Amber

Perfumers

Olivier Polge, Jean-Christophe Hérault

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Ratings

Scent

7.81100 Ratings

Longevity

7.8959 Ratings

Sillage

7.1936 Ratings

Bottle

8.3986 Ratings

Value for money

8.1506 Ratings

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance was awarded the "Fragrance of the Year – Women’s Luxury" prize by the Fragrance Foundation in 2013.

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What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

90 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/27/2012

10Scent 10Longevity 5Sillage

Delphine67
81 Reviews

Delphine67

Top Review 7

garden of flowers

I actualy like this scent. It opens fresh and rosy with a hint of to my nose, like chamomille. Its not listed as a note but it reminds me of that. I dont reconize the carnation and mint note in this. But the dry down I love the most, a rosy vetiver like smell appears that could be the younger sister of Chanel no 19. The amber is also there but not prominent. I say its a green floral scent instead of a oriental.
For me a must buy

02/05/2013

Chickenpotpi
8 Reviews

Chickenpotpi

Very helpful Review 7

A modern Floral with a vintage vibe

I suprisingly really love this. Could be that I just dig florals (well probably...lol) But I do find it very well rounded and lovely floral. Rose is quite out front but I find it to be quite refreshing.

What I found I enjoyed most is smelling this the next day. yeah, its one of THOSE types of scents!

The mint doesn't jump out at me on skin though I can certainly smell it. The base notes help keep this scent from becoming a screecher.

On occassion I get a whiff of an unlit mentholated cigarette. I don't doubt its the mint and the vetiver (because on me, vetiver can sometimes smell smoky) But I find I don't mind the mix at all. I thought it was quite interesting to be honest! No one else around me ever made any sort of connection (including my partner)

If someone likes sweet candy type frags, this likely won't be the frag they want. But floral lovers should certainly sample it. Longevity is great, sillage also great, though care should be taken to not overspray. On me I find 2 sprays to be plenty.

I'm adding an edit to this because I really smell something in this thats peachy. I don't know whats listed is all the notes or not, but I'm smelling more than whats above.

11/21/2013

3Scent

Sweetgrass
35 Reviews

Sweetgrass

4

Another room freshener floral

I loved the floral motifs in the sample card and other marketing materials, and so wanted to like this one! It was not to be, however. I have nothing against florals, but on my skin Florabotanica turned so harsh and so much like soap or room freshener than I had to wash it off and put on some real perfume. Definitely not my cup of tea. Not only is this generic and not interesting (much like Vanitas and the various Guilties), it is also too harsh on my nose and wholly unsuited to the season and/or my personal tastes to warrant further testing.

06/18/2014

9Scent

ScentFan
336 Reviews

ScentFan

Helpful Review 5

Carnation Love

Visited the perfume counters today and at Neiman's only this interested my nose. Soon I realized that carnation is its most dominant floral note, sealing for me what I'd begun to suspect. I love carnation. Its presence in L'Heure Bleue greatly helped me adore that and its presence here dazzles. I love the spare, well-executed supporting notes: lush rose, fragrant vetiver, fresh mint and caladium leaf. The amber is the linchpin. Few are the florals I can get excited about but this is definitely one. As gardens go, this one has no rabbit hole. This is Tivolo Gardens, a lush playground for us fully grown girls. Great projection, great longetivity for a floral.

01/21/2019

6.5Scent 9Longevity 4Sillage

StellaDiverF
213 Reviews

StellaDiverF

Helpful Review 2

Clean Green Rose

The name of Florabotanica sums quite well how the perfume actually smells : flowers and green plants. Upon application, Florabotanica combines rose, carnation and some greenness. The rose is not overly sweet, but on the clean, fresh and green side. The carnation offers some bitterness. The mint contributes the greenness without giving out the chill cooling vibe like some sporty fragrances. During the wearing, I can also smell some white flowers like jasmine. However, it eventually returns to the initial combination and stays so firmly till the end.

The sillage is relatively close and the longevity is simply outstanding, 12h+. It's an understated and inoffensive scent with a steady structure. It certainly is not a masterpiece, but a well-made everyday fragrance for green floral lovers.

Edit: I recently tried Jardins d'Ecrivains Junky which features a very prominent cannabis note. Now I can also discern it in Florabotanica. However, here it only acts like a supporting role, lending an earthy vibe and preventing the fragrance becoming too clean, a very clever touch!

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