Florabotanica 2012

Florabotanica by Balenciaga
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Ranked 33 in Women's Perfume
7.8 / 10 1038 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

RoseRose MintMint Caladium leafCaladium leaf CarnationCarnation VetiverVetiver AmberAmber

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Scent
7.81038 Ratings
Longevity
7.8907 Ratings
Sillage
7.1896 Ratings
Bottle
8.3945 Ratings
Value for money
8.1461 Ratings
Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 02/11/2025.

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Reviews

41 in-depth fragrance descriptions
5
Bottle
5
Sillage
10
Longevity
10
Scent
Delphine67

81 Reviews
Delphine67
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
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Chickenpotpi

8 Reviews
Chickenpotpi
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.
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3
Scent
Sweetgrass

35 Reviews
Sweetgrass
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.
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ScentFan

333 Reviews
ScentFan
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.
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Bottle
4
Sillage
9
Longevity
6.5
Scent
StellaDiverF

213 Reviews
StellaDiverF
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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ExigiExigi 6 months ago
10
Bottle
8
Sillage
6
Longevity
9
Scent
Just scored a 2nd hand bottle and the scent was an immediate hit. Green dewy rose, not so smooth. Carnations work well too. Gorgeous bottle.
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Mozart1756Mozart1756 5 years ago
2
Bottle
0.5
Scent
1 Word= TERRİBLE! So bad and weird. %10/15 or 0 rose feeling. Carnation, vetiver, amber, and very much mint! Overrated, superhyped!
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KatzevogelKatzevogel 1 year ago
This is way more complex than I was expecting. Green and spicy, the rose blooms later when your guard is down.
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AleitaoAleitao 2 years ago
9
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
5
Scent
A really fresh rose bush. The roses are still covered in morning dew.
A people pleaser. Not my kind of green fragrance. Sold my bottle.
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MariaSMariaS 4 years ago
9
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
7.5
Scent
It has all the things I hate: rose, vetiver, freshness, it’s advertising model is K.S....but somehow I loved it. Performance seems good.
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SuncanaSuncana 4 years ago
9
Bottle
8
Sillage
9
Longevity
7
Scent
I find this perfume a piece of art. It smells so alive! First time I've used it I oversprayed and that was a mistake.
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GoldGoddessGoldGoddess 4 years ago
8
Bottle
5
Sillage
8
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Walking into greenhouse,surrounded by dewy,fresh (but not green),beautiful roses.Warm but not sweet, moisty and feminine,great value for €?
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GreMuserGreMuser 4 years ago
Too much sweetness ruined a potential interesting fragrance. Just disappointed on this, boring, boring, boring average female scent.
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TruckladyTrucklady 6 years ago
Rose? Not on me. Straight up carnation. Slightly obnoxious at that. Same feeling seeing K-Stew in the ads. Still, can be fun to wear.
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