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Varens Original - Borneo Dream 2008

6.2 / 10 15 Ratings
A perfume by Ulric de Varens for women, released in 2008. The scent is fresh-woody. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Fresh
Woody
Floral
Aquatic
Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Marine notesMarine notes WatermelonWatermelon
Heart Notes Heart Notes
JasmineJasmine Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang
Base Notes Base Notes
CedarwoodCedarwood

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
6.215 Ratings
Longevity
7.312 Ratings
Sillage
6.210 Ratings
Bottle
5.517 Ratings
Submitted by Eternity · last update on 03/21/2023.
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Escape (Eau de Parfum) by Calvin Klein
Escape Eau de Parfum

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UnicornCoco

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UnicornCoco
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No Dream
This Varens fragrance is also meant for a special and individual type of woman. I think that fits.
The name "Borneo Dream" leans, as I suspect, on the semi-Indonesian island "Borneo," thus aiming to have a somewhat exotic character, which it does achieve.
The scent is very unusual. A bit woody and very strong on Ylang-Ylang, which also comes from Indonesia.
At first, the fragrance reminds me of a sauna infusion, then it develops into something less ethereal and reminds me of a spice found in many Thai dishes.
You can't smell the watermelon at all. I find it hard to imagine what it should smell like as mother-of-pearl sand; it could have a fishy character, but my nose finds nothing in that direction. Rather, there seems to be a hint of seaweed in it.
Overall, the scent is too one-dimensional for me, as nothing really comes to the fore besides the Ylang-Ylang.
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Blauemaus

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Blauemaus
Top Review 6  
Escape
In short: The scent twin of Calvin Klein's Escape. Therefore, I won't write anything further about this fragrance.
I don't know if this Varens scent is still available. At least I haven't been able to find it anywhere for a long time. It's actually a nice fragrance, but it somehow doesn't fit into today's time (Escape is from the 90s).

Since it reminds me of my honeymoon, this Varens can stay in my collection :-). But I don't want to wear it anymore.

By the way, the longevity was good. There was no difference here compared to the scent from Calvin Klein. Just in price. That was, like all Varens fragrances, tiny.
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It smelled like "Escape" crossed with "L'Eau d'Issey".
Not bad for five euros in 2008, as long as you like Calone...
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Lightly sweet aquatic melon scent + beeswax, hints of flowers, balsamic finish.. It was listed as "Pearl Sand" in 2014.
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current version: salty Ylang-Ylang layered with woody notes lasts long without changes, great value for money, everyday scent
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