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Les Eaux Sanguines

Bello Rabelo Liquides Imaginaires 2013

7.0 / 10 103 Ratings

A perfume by Liquides Imaginaires for women and men, released in 2013. The scent is woody-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Fruity

Resinous

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Port wine

Dried fruits

Heart Notes

Immortelle Balsam

Balsam

Cistus

Base Notes

Woody notes Benzoin

Benzoin

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

7.0103 Ratings

Longevity

6.680 Ratings

Sillage

6.282 Ratings

Bottle

7.793 Ratings

Value for money

5.725 Ratings

Submitted by Apicius · last update on 12/12/2025.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Les Eaux Sanguines collection.

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Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/14/2015

5Scent

Rickbr
190 Reviews

Rickbr

Too similar to Marquis de SADE

Again i face an evolution issue on this Les Liquides Imaginaires wine trilogy. If in Bloody Wood the main problem is the too close to skin evolution and in Dom Rosa my main concern is the functional note out of place, in Bello Rabelo I see a huge similiarity with another brand's creation. The wine inspiration here is very interesting, it's one of the fews i have seen so far were the fruits lack any tart or sweetness on their aroma. They are like the aroma of grapes in one of those dry wines. What comes next is very familiar and left me intrigued because it was an exotic smell very well knowN. At first i thought i was smelling a SL Jeux de Peau version without the bread note, but then i realized that it similarty was too close with the Histoires de Parfums Marquis de Sade. It's an imortelle note without the burnt sugar aspect, with the hay side more intense, mixed in a dry, incensed amber and a subtle hint of vanilla and use of myrrh to slightly reinforce the fruits in the wine. It's a fact that scented pyramids cannot tell you how close to fragrances are, in view of that you cannot know the real elements playing the role of the notes listed (be they natural or synthetic) and neither you know in which concentration they are. But i think it's very weird that those two are so similar when they drydown. I see great ideas on Les Liquides Imaginaires, i see complete fragrances, pleasant aromas but they three lack coeherence. This is a problem in the collection as whole, considering you only have 3 fragrances inspired on wine and one of them is a champagne one instead; it's also a coeherence execution issue, with poor or unoriginal developments. Considering that they are not cheap fragrances, i don't recommend any of the trio.

11/17/2025

9Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Sntdvd03
2 Reviews

Sntdvd03

1

An intimate and elegant Port scent

Bello Rabelo is one of those fragrances that don’t seek the applause of the crowd, but the close gaze of those who know how to listen.
The opening is captivating: a warm, boozy, wine-like impact (undeniably Porto!) intertwined with sweet, dried-fruit nuances. It’s like breathing in the scent of an old barrel kissed by the warmth of a candle… an atmosphere that seduces without needing to shout.

Yes, it doesn’t have an overwhelming sillage, nor does it try to. But on my skin (which usually holds woods and ambers very well) it performs for hours with steady discretion, maintaining that sweet, boozy, slightly resinous note that makes it recognizable and personal.

It’s not a stage perfume; it’s a close-distance one. It’s made for those who prefer to be discovered, not imposed; for those who want to leave a mark only on those who come close enough to deserve it.
And perhaps that’s its greatest quality: Bello Rabelo is an intimate, elegant, complex fragrance that doesn’t show off: it lets itself be deciphered.

02/06/2020

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Serenissima
1226 Reviews

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Serenissima

Top Review 22

"We now leave the gentlemen to their port and cigars ...

... and retreat to the salon for a chat until the coffee is served. I may then lead the ladies."
How this story continues can be read in many places.
The fact is that the "ladies" had to leave the dining room after dessert and cheese.
There, the tablecloths were removed - probably to make it easier for the washerwoman when the gentlemen once again made a mess with port and ash.
The conversations turned to politics and other topics that seemed unsuitable for "female ears".

Well, fortunately, we no longer have to "emigrate" and leave our comfortable place at the table to enjoy a glass of port wine as women; we are even allowed to partake of the once male drink in company!
I love a glass of port or sherry, especially during these small talk events; you have something in your hand, can sip from the glass now and then while the conversation flows, and it’s not as much as serving wine.
(This also allows for the possibility of politely slipping away after emptying the glass.)
I live consciously through my senses, and so this drink is always a revelation for me.
Whether it’s the young classic "Ruby Port", a floral rosé port in long drinks, or the restrained "White Port" at the table; they are all worth a little glass at their time.
However, I particularly like the "Tawny Port", which brings the necessary maturity. Perhaps that’s why we get along so well.
The right wine requires the right barrels. Thus, port wine is traditionally still aged in oak barrels (mostly from France).
When these barrels have served their time in the wine cellars and their wood is wonderfully saturated with port wine aroma, they are not simply discarded: no, these barrels begin a second life!
A second life that is also determined by the optimization of enjoyment.

Part of these barrels moves on to Northern Italy. There, in Modena, according to ancient tradition, "Aceto Balsamico" is still made at the birth of a daughter. Stored in airy rooms, with part of the liquid evaporating (in whisky, this is called "Angel's Mist"), this noble liquid is transferred to ever smaller barrels after a number of years, until finally reaching the peak of maturity in the smallest barrel.
The truly noble "Aceto Balsamico" is then brought by the daughter as a dowry into marriage.

The large former port and sherry barrels are sold to Norway. There, in Trondheim, they are filled with aquavit, which then embarks on a long journey by one of the large ships to Tasmania and back.
After crossing the equator twice and many weather and time zone changes, this aquavit is then ready: it is bottled and labeled with the well-known blue-red labels. On the back, the duration of the journey (from departure to return) and the name of the ship are noted.
This gives the aquavit its special maturity and smoothness, making it unmistakable.

But now, after this detailed excursion into the land of port wine, I finally arrive at "Bello Rabelo": many readers will think!!
Like all "Liquides Imaginaires" I have encountered so far, "Bello Rabelo" is also very wine-heavy.
The full-bodied aroma of the noble port wine, which permeates the entire fragrance artwork, is accompanied by the oak wood of the barrels.
This immediately creates a certain heaviness; underlaid with the sweetness of dried fruits.
Anyone who soaks dried fruits and then cooks them knows their incomparable scent - so sweet and so fruity!
The sweetness of these fruits pairs excellently with our port wine: it lifts this fragrance. I almost want to say: "Bello Rabelo" is already a little tipsy!
This already fruity-aromatic something becomes spicier with immortelle and cistus; the fragrance spirit also receives additional small resinous spikes from benzoin. They need to be somewhat "embalmed" to not disturb the harmoniously rounded fragrance progression too much, although they belong there.
A large dose of vanilla, exotic-erotic as always, completes this pleasantly fragrant, not everyday perfume beau!
Now it feels comfortable, proudly takes its position, and allows anyone who comes near to partake in its glory.
"Bello Rabelo" is not made for shy, sober cocoa or water drinkers!
On one hand, it loves the big stage, but on the other hand, it also enjoys the typical intimacy of a library warmed by a fireplace, where long entertaining conversations are held.

A great, yes, spectacular scent, unfortunately with not too great longevity.
However, it certainly makes sense: port and sherry wines are also served in small glasses.
So let’s enjoy "Bello Rabelo" in small, better: short doses and delight in its exceptional appearance!
It doesn’t always have to be a small barrel; its contents and the surrounding oak wood must be particularly valuable!
A few spritzes of "Bello Rabelo" will do just fine!

Here, my special thanks to Yatagan, who sent me this - now unfortunately already empty - bottle.
I drink/scent to your health, my dear fragrance friend!

08/04/2014

7Scent 5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Scheeheratze
73 Reviews

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Scheeheratze

Very helpful Review 14

Whoever doesn't love wine, Rabello-Bello, and singing ...

... honestly hasn't missed much in life, except for headaches from port wine, a few more bucks in the account from Bello, and not much from singing either, considering who is allowed to call themselves a singer today without being stoned.

This is my third from this cheerful wine series, and a fourth will not follow.

The scent itself is not bad, the idea with the dried fruits and the port is nice too, but it simply lacks depth, longevity, the intoxicating quality; in short, you won't get tipsy from this stuff.
The beginning is also here - like with Bloody Wood, the full blast from the wine bottle (the good stuff has been open for a bit longer) and then very quickly comes a truly interesting, warm-woody-heavy development, the dried fruits come well to the surface (in my opinion, more pronounced in S.L. Arabie or Guerlain's Nahema) and for a fleeting moment, you have a nice rich, dark scent in your nose.
Immortelle? If it weren't written up there, I wouldn't smell it.
Balsam? What kind of balsam is it supposed to be? The predecessor mentions something about licorice juice, fine and good, I don't know any licorice juice, I don't grate it either, you often find licorice in laxative teas. Ergo, I won't say anything about that.

Cistus - I have high expectations for the good one, which here mingles a bit with the drunken fruits in the wooden barrel, is weak Cisti-synth, and the inevitable benzoin and vanilla, of course also from the test tube, thus together they convey after a few minutes the licorice scent mentioned below, which then quickly takes over command.
In Bavaria, licorice is called bear dirt - I won't say more.

All in all, this is an unusual scent, initially even quite "tasty," but unfortunately, the intoxication is short-lived, the regret is long (the stuff isn't cheap).

Whoever smells a plastic bucket filled with warm sangria with 177 straws in it is very close to the scent. And if they pour a glass of that drink over themselves - the longevity is definitely longer here.

10/16/2016

7.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

DonJuanDeCat
2047 Reviews

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DonJuanDeCat

Very helpful Review 8

Okay, who put curry in my wine??

*sigh*
What do you do when you're a bit under the weather on the weekend, so you really have nothing to do? Well, … you flood Parfumo with comments.
But, you have something to read now and I'm eagerly waiting to see how many will consider me "not helpful" this time :D

Anyway, here comes another Les Liquides Imaginaires fragrance. As I mentioned before, I recently discovered this brand for myself. So far, I found almost all the tested fragrances good or at least interesting. One of my favorites is (and remains) Bloody Wood, which smells really great but unfortunately turned out to be a bit weaker than expected.

Now I'm testing Bello (…uhm woof woof?? … sit!) another fragrance from the wine series and hope that this one also smells delicious and wonderful.

The scent:
Yes, the scent has an alcoholic start. You can smell a bit of (initially dry) wine, but shortly after, the scent takes on a slightly fruity, but mainly sweet note due to the dried fruits. The wine then takes a back seat and almost completely disappears, and the fragrance becomes spicier. For me, the scent then starts to somehow smell like… you won't believe it… curry. Well, it seems a bit like that to me...
Despite the actually intense, spicy notes, the scent softens over time and also becomes a bit powdery.
In the base, the wine seems to return a bit, but remains generally a bit weak, while the fragrance smells of beautiful, woody notes and still of curry. It stays soft and slightly powdery.

The sillage and longevity:
The sillage is okay at first, then briefly becomes strong due to the spicy scents and then weakens to a normal level. For an autumn/winter fragrance, it weakens a bit too much, but it's still in the acceptable range.
The longevity is above average and lasts six to eight hours.

The bottle:
The bottle is cylindrical and filled with dark red fragrance liquid. The name of the fragrance is written at the bottom on the front. The silver cap is large and heavy. You can see a pattern that goes around the cap as well as the logo of Les Liquides Imaginaires.
An overall high-quality and well-made bottle.

So, I have to admit that this fragrance has pleased me the least so far. It is certainly very interesting, especially because of the spicy curry-like note, which you don't find every day in perfumes. The spicy notes make the fragrance warm, so it fits well into autumn and winter, even if the projection isn't too high. But still, I find the other two Eau Sanguines better, which doesn't mean that this one isn't good.

It can be used for both daily wear and going out, maybe not for partying, but for example for dining or something like that.

Why is the fragrance called Bello anyway? It really sounds like a cliché dog name to me… And aside from some great dogs like Huskies (oohh they are so great!) I'm more of a cat fan myself… meow!
(And yes… before some of you want to correct me immediately: Bello means beautiful, real, pretty, etc. in Italian… :D). And beautiful it is, the fragrance!

Well, you can give it a try, but the other wine fragrances from this series, especially the previously mentioned Bloody Wood, are significantly (for me) better.

*woof*

So, now spill the beans, what's better? Dog or cat?
Everyone who says dog now: Ha, that was the wrong answer.
Everyone who says cat now: Ha, that was also the wrong answer.
The right answer is (no, it's not wine… tssss): All animals are great! Whether dog, cat, or aardvark or paramecium, they are all simply lovable! I bet no one knew the right answer, right? He he he…
Oh, and a paramecium is NOT an animal by the way :D

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Statements

25 short views on the fragrance

Evannell

1 year ago

5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

2

Porto and dried fruits, dried wine barrel. You have to keep your nose close to the skin to feel anything. Not my piece of cake. Weak.

Itchynose

6 years ago

8Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

2

An old wooden cask filled with port wine and black liquorice. Alluring and haunting but to call it weak would be an understatement.

kittea

6 months ago

1

Like soaking dried fruit in liquor to prepare for making a fruitcake or Christmas pudding

DJSaunter

1 year ago

7Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

1

Had a hard time picking up any notes similar to description. Just a very light fragrance, Kind of light sliced vanilla. No red wine fruit. Disappoints