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Oro Nero 1999

5.7 / 10 25 Ratings
A perfume by Bois 1920 for women, released in 1999. The scent is floral-fruity. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Floral
Fruity
Sweet
Synthetic
Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
BergamotBergamot HeliotropeHeliotrope MelonMelon DwebnorplixDwebnorplix
Heart Notes Heart Notes
FreesiaFreesia HibiscusHibiscus Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang
Base Notes Base Notes
AmberAmber JasmineJasmine MuskMusk SandalwoodSandalwood VanillaVanilla
Ratings
Scent
5.725 Ratings
Longevity
6.819 Ratings
Sillage
5.512 Ratings
Bottle
4.716 Ratings
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Missk

1350 Reviews
Missk
Missk
Helpful Review 3  
A sweet, tropical floral
Tropical florals go down a treat during Summer, but more often than not, good ones are hard to find. Comptoir Sud Pacifique's Fleurs des Caraibes is on the verge of perfection. I am really treasuring my decant.

It opens with sugary and exotic florals like hibiscus, ylang ylang and jasmine. This initial blast is quite pretty and fresh, almost like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. I really love the way it sits on my skin, sending luscious wafts up to my nose everytime I move.

Fleurs des Caraibes is on the sweet side of things. The vanilla features in this composition quite a bit, making every other ingredient quite sugary, and in some ways, fluffy. The sillage is quite bold and strong, perhaps a little too overwhelming on really hot days, but pleasant enough for mild, sunny weather.

The heart transforms into a powdery blend of vanilla, heliotrope, melon and exotic florals. It's like a cross between the scent of baby wipes and a desert beach. Not the most beautiful description I know, but it sums up how Fleurs des Caraibes smells to my nose, and trust me, I love this fragrance more and more every day.

Melon is a note that is often difficult to love in perfume. There's been many a time when I have disliked a fragrance simply because melon has ruined it for me. In the case of Fleurs des Caraibes, the melon accord works. It actually adds definition and a touch of sweet fruitiness, which I find compliments the composition nicely.

It smells like something I could imagine Lolita Lempicka putting a name to, and in some instances, it has its similarities to Coral Flower. All in all, Fleurs des Caraibes is impressively unique, feminine and lush. However, it is a pity that the scent doesn't last all that long, which is in my opinion, this fragrance's only let-down.
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Peanut

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Peanut
Helpful Review 9  
In the Year Without Summer
In the infamous "Year Without Summer," namely 1816, Mary Shelley wrote her "Frankenstein." In this very Un-Summer, John Polidori wrote his "Vampyr," the precursor to the Dracula story.

In 2011, in a year almost without summer, a silly nut had no desire for horror stories and scoured the vastness of the internet in search of a fragrance that would provide her with a hint of warmth, sunshine, and vibrant exoticism.

She saw "Fleurs des Caraïbes," bought it, and sprayed it- a few days later.

The silly nut now sits with her nose against the cold windowpane, looking out at the mouse-gray sky, feeling doubly cheated out of her summer. No summer at the door and no summer in the spray can.

In the spray can, there is mainly a lot of aerosol smell, not just when spraying. Then there's a melon aroma without real melons, a hint of "Haribo Tropifrutti," some not very convincing large Caribbean flowers, and a diffuse pleasant scent. About as exciting as an average Fa Exotic deodorant. With a lot of goodwill, perhaps a bit more exciting.

Nice, pleasant, and a small mini-vacation on the balcony for the nose. But no ecstatic Caribbean trip.

The silly nut sadly packs her beach bag. Simply hoping to still be able to use it. Maybe summer will relent after all- in autumn.

(Where is my "Frankenstein" DVD??)
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Ingepetra

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Ingepetra
Very helpful Review 3  
fleurs or fruits?
I smell here first and last: honeydew melon, the really interesting flowers, I won't break down individually, just as a whole package

It is a full-bodied perfume, not a sickly sweet water. Really nicely rounded.
I occasionally seem to pick up mango, oud, and poppy flower, but the ripe honeydew melon always dominates.
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Chrisantiss

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Fruit Punch
Yes, I would love to be in the Caribbean right now. At least it's warm there.

If it weren't for...Fleurs des Caraïbes. If it smells like that, I'd rather wander to the other side of the globe.

Overripe fruits are battling with wilting flowers, creating a mashed-up potpourri.

Nothing here is a little noble, a little harmonious, a little beautiful.

A sweet fruity monotony that neither the world nor I need.
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Mellisande

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strange fruit compote
Compote, this is a very popular dish here in the North during summer. Compote with milk, compote with vanilla sauce. Red compote with ice cream as dessert... ah, there are so many variations.

But what wafts towards me here is a completely chaotic mix of flowers, fruits, and something really "perfumey".

Here, the cook simply threw everything into the pot that the kitchen had to offer and probably wanted to create something very special.

And it succeeded - but in a negative sense.

As for the scent itself, I can only say it feels unbalanced to me - not harmonious.
On one hand, it has something distinctly fruity, but also quite a bit of floral notes. Added to that is the aforementioned perfumey aspect, a mixture of something sharp and scratchy that I really do not like.

The longevity is worth noting positively; even after washing my hands, the scent is still noticeable.

However, I do not feel transported to the Caribbean at all.

Instead, the scent reminds me of the smell of shower stalls in swimming pools, a bit of Duschdas, a bit of Balea, Nivea, a little bit of everything, and on top of that, the scent of disinfectant hangs in the air.

Now I need to take a deep sniff of my coffee can.
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A sweet banana-like scent, much like banana flavored Now & Laters. The tropical florals are lush and musky. Utterly addictive!
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3 years ago
2
Melon, jasmine, vanilla. This scent is really special to me. Just summer in my heart. My friends have different opinions though ;)
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