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California Breeze 2023

8.3 / 10 17 Ratings
A popular limited perfume by Birkholz for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is fresh-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fresh
Sweet
Spicy
Synthetic
Gourmand

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
OrangeOrange BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
MintMint LavenderLavender
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla CedarwoodCedarwood AmberAmber PatchouliPatchouli
Ratings
Scent
8.317 Ratings
Longevity
7.717 Ratings
Sillage
7.517 Ratings
Bottle
7.422 Ratings
Value for money
7.418 Ratings
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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Dennis1104

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I expected you to be different. But that's not meant negatively.
California Breeze is somehow a different kind of scent than I expected. I was anticipating more fresh vibes. Somehow I thought of a cool, citrusy summer fragrance. I hadn't looked at the notes. In any case, it’s not quite like that.
Nevertheless, it does have fresh, citrusy hints.

The fragrance starts off a bit citrusy and fresh. You can also immediately sense a certain sweetness. Not that synthetic designer sweetness that seems to be in every second fragrance from the classic range, don’t worry.
It’s a sweetness tinged with vanilla, which is really pleasant and beautiful. At the same time, it has a very nice and subtly spicy character.

The longer the scent sits on the skin, the more the vanilla comes through. The fresh impressions from the first moments completely fade for me.
But the vanilla doesn’t overwhelm anyone. It’s not sticky sweet and too heavy, but really pleasant and beautiful. It also blends with amber, and let’s be honest, the combination of amber + vanilla always works.

The longevity for me is around 7-8 hours. It projects quite well at first, but then noticeably fades.
California Breeze is also wonderfully unisex.
Unfortunately, it has been discontinued.
I think many would still love to buy this fragrance.
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Stinker67

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Summer, Sun, Sunshine
That's what I thought after reading the ingredients, the scent should be like that too!!

To my surprise, the fragrance comes across quite differently (at least on my skin) than expected!
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A hint of freshness that quickly fades away, and immediately the vanilla pushes to the forefront!

This vanilla feels very familiar to me.
After thinking long and hard about where I know this note from, the Althair by Pdm came to my mind!

There, the vanilla is more pronounced, but the similarity cannot be denied.

Only after about half an hour could I perceive this light mint!

A lovely scent, but for me personally, more suitable for late summer when the temperatures are not so high anymore!

Performance & sillage are disappointing in my eyes!

50ml for a price of around 150 -160€ seems unjustified to me. But this only reflects my personal opinion!

I would not buy it at the original price!
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Eliashase

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Eliashase
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California
The fragrance begins with a very fresh opening from the bergamot and orange. Immediately, the feeling of summer, sun, and beach comes to mind. In its heart note, the bergamot and orange develop into a warm, calm freshness through their interplay, which is enhanced by a light, barely noticeable mint and a pleasant lavender scent. A lovely vanilla note and, in the end, woody notes conclude the fragrance carousel.
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At first, it's slightly fresh and citrusy.
But it quickly pairs with a pleasantly sweet vanilla that becomes more prominent over time.
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Very high-quality, balanced, and summery all-rounder. Could be a bit louder for a date scent.
Definitely unisex.
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Fresh, sweet breeze
Artificial but good orange
Mint-lavender symbiosis
Vanilla, very sweet in the dry down
Slightly woody base
Theme nailed*
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