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Super sweet, feminine, playful and youthful night bouquet
Florabloom Absolu, created for Guerlain by perfumer Delphine Jelk, opens as a fresh tropical floral bouquet. I’m not a fan of mango in perfumes but it’s just the right amount to tease and intrigued my nose with a fruity coconut tropical vibe, but not for long. The flowers in the heart quickly pull it from a holiday cocktail into the realm of supersweet florals with a noticeably potent tuberose. My nose scrunches for a moment in dislike, but within 2-3 minutes it starts to settle as the sweet honey custard like creaminess from the ylang ylang stops it heading into heady white floral territory.
It’s as it starts to dry down that Florabloom Absolu really shines and becomes a beautiful nighttime bouquet with a hint of the tropical vibes making a reappearance. The sweet yet grasslike umbrella wort adds a trace of green that pulls the fresh moss and from the base. There’s also just enough woodiness in the base to keep the sweetness fresh. I don’t find the patchouli overly noticeable here, in fact, there’s a very slight whiff of soapiness in the dry down that keeps the sweetness clean rather than earthy.
If you’re an incense lover and that note caught your eye, you might find yourself a little disappointed. Could there be a whisper of spicy smokiness in the dry down? I’m not sure. There’s certainly a sensual feel to it but my nose is greedily seeking even I little bit of incense but fails to find it here.
This is super sweet feminine, playful and youthful night bouquet - a fresh, sweet, fruity-floral that leans into gourmand territory with a dry woody base, a hint of honey custard creaminess and a slight sensual tropical edge.
I actually really like this. There’s nothing stand out unique about it, but it’s head turningly nice as there’s a beautiful sweet scent trail from it and it’s lasting on my skin well. So I imagine if I caught a whiff of this on someone it would definitely catch my nose’s attention and I would be asking the person what they were wearing.
But I’m not sure when **I** would wear it. It’s a bit sweet and strong for day wear for me, though never cloying on my skin, and maybe too sweet for a hot summers night and maybe too tropical floral for a winters night out, that is, for present day me. Maybe a bit of the missing spicy smoky incense in the base would sway me with a bit of added sophistication to the sweetness. However, there is a very high probability that 21 year old me would’ve doused myself in this for a night out clubbing. I’m defo going to wear this again on the next girls night out for a second go and some third party opinions.
It’s as it starts to dry down that Florabloom Absolu really shines and becomes a beautiful nighttime bouquet with a hint of the tropical vibes making a reappearance. The sweet yet grasslike umbrella wort adds a trace of green that pulls the fresh moss and from the base. There’s also just enough woodiness in the base to keep the sweetness fresh. I don’t find the patchouli overly noticeable here, in fact, there’s a very slight whiff of soapiness in the dry down that keeps the sweetness clean rather than earthy.
If you’re an incense lover and that note caught your eye, you might find yourself a little disappointed. Could there be a whisper of spicy smokiness in the dry down? I’m not sure. There’s certainly a sensual feel to it but my nose is greedily seeking even I little bit of incense but fails to find it here.
This is super sweet feminine, playful and youthful night bouquet - a fresh, sweet, fruity-floral that leans into gourmand territory with a dry woody base, a hint of honey custard creaminess and a slight sensual tropical edge.
I actually really like this. There’s nothing stand out unique about it, but it’s head turningly nice as there’s a beautiful sweet scent trail from it and it’s lasting on my skin well. So I imagine if I caught a whiff of this on someone it would definitely catch my nose’s attention and I would be asking the person what they were wearing.
But I’m not sure when **I** would wear it. It’s a bit sweet and strong for day wear for me, though never cloying on my skin, and maybe too sweet for a hot summers night and maybe too tropical floral for a winters night out, that is, for present day me. Maybe a bit of the missing spicy smoky incense in the base would sway me with a bit of added sophistication to the sweetness. However, there is a very high probability that 21 year old me would’ve doused myself in this for a night out clubbing. I’m defo going to wear this again on the next girls night out for a second go and some third party opinions.