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feneheics – :
I really do like it. It is a very “Asteraceae” perfume – I can scent zinnias, lesser fleabanes, marigolds, sunflowers + greenness of cut stalks.
Leshi-80 – :
I love this scent so very much, it’s one of my 10 top fav perfumes =))
andrey007 – :
Ca sent beau smells like a strong laundry detergent. I did not like it at all. I will be honest, that when I sampled it I expected a light green floral scent, that I expected to love.
To my surprised its very chemical smelling and it just too much. There is a strong smell of “green” (no idea what that was, and some soapy white flowers. Really smell like fabric detergent of a cheap room spray at best. I did not find it either light or feminine, and to be honest, it’s a very strange smell for Kenzo.
coitus_69 – :
Aquarius_moon, I love your review. Since you have just started wearing Ca sent beau for the first time, you are probably smelling a reformulation, which does have the smell of, as you described, a air-freshener version. The same thing happened to Kenzo’s beautiful Parfum d’ete. It is now just a watered down shell of it’s former glory. The original Ca sent beau was much closer to Kenzo by Kenzo and you could notice it in the drydown. I’m sure it’s all because of the oakmoss changes that occurred, but you’re right, it is still awesome and I love to pull it out to wear this time of year. Men don’t be afraid, Luca Turin recommended it as a fruity, barbershop fougere for men!
oihkjVNBGHjji – :
Ca Sent Beau was a replacement for the discontinued Kenzo by Kenzo, and because I didn’t want Kenzo replaced, I avoided it till now. But finally the level in my last bottle of Kenzo grew low, Ca Sent Beau itself became hard to find, and I panicked and got a bottle. So how does it compare? Well, to a nose accustomed to the first Kenzo, Ca Sent Beau smells a bit like the air-freshener version. Like a rough sketch, recognizable but simplistic, as though a gifted cartoonist dashed off a caricature of a famous painting.
That said, the ‘caricature’ itself is pretty amazing, and there are plenty of reasons to be delighted it’s still around. For one, if you’ve heard much about the first Kenzo and want to know how it smells, you needn’t pay an extortionist price for a vintage bottle. Get Ca Sent Beau, and you’ll get a perfectly accurate idea, even if it will be deprived of the full depth and nuance. Likewise, if you loved the first perfume, you’ll certainly notice the differences, but considering that there’s nothing else that smells remotely alike, such a close relative is a treasure.
And if you’re a casual buyer? Well, if the notes sound good to you, and if you’d like a highly original, impeccably crafted, easy to wear perfume for casual occasions, give it a try without worries that it might be dated. Unless you’re thoroughly committed to the esthetics of Iso E transparency, Ca Sent Beau is unlikely to strike you as ‘old.’ It’s more full-bodied than diaphanous, but it’s not dense, opaque, powdery, perfumey, aldehydic, flamboyantly baroque, or any of the other features usually thought of as old. In fact, despite its wonderfully unique refusal to conform to a category—one wants to call it a green-fruity-oriental-chypre and more—a quick and dirty classification would probably land it close to a modern fruitchouli. Take something like the current Miss Dior, make a couple of mental upgrades, and you’ll come close.
Instead of Miss Dior’s fermented citruses, the fruity top note in Ca Sent Beau is sweet, succulent, and delicious. At times, it comes across as neither mandarin nor bergamot but a juicy, fresh pineapple. In the middle, where Miss Dior goes almost tooth-paste mentholated, Ca Sent Beau has much more going on. Its patchouli is camphoraceous and seasoned with a savory coriander-cumin note; it’s possibly the fragrance’s most distinctive pleasure. The fruity note morphs, just as it says on the tin, into peach laced with ylang; and non-screechy white flowers appear, most notably, a tuberose, so lovely it will haunt you even if you’ve known more famous tuberose scents.
The drydown is where Ca Sent Beau suffers the most from the comparison with the first Kenzo. Rich in sandalwood and oakmoss, the first perfume possessed a whole additional emotional register, suited even to the dressiest occasions. But by today’s standards, when so many drydowns go for naked musk/naked vanilla/simple cessation, Ca Sent Beau does more than enough to keep one’s interest and, once again, leaves the likes of Miss Dior in the dust.
On the whole, it’s a youthful but not juvenile scent, playful and intelligent, well-mannered yet distinctive, and after searching for something similar for ages, I can confidently say it doesn’t exist. (Eden, which I had long ago, bears no real resemblance.)
vdudev – :
I am wearing this for the first time today and, 4-5 hours from spraying, it does remind me of Eden from Cacharel. A much nicer, friendlier and quieter Eden. This perfume does smell beautiful, the name is very becoming. It wraps you in a warm, delicate and peaceful cloud of beautiful flowers. There’s nothing “loud” in this scent on my skin, no animalic note, no aggressive patchouli, just beautiful white flowers and slight fruity note. The crisp in the opening fades away and it becomes a harmonious ensemble. I’m glad I bought this, after reading about it here, and I will probably buy again. Longevity is great on me; office friendly and, in my opinion, a perfect spring scent. Definitely recommended!
YulyaSmolkoМ – :
I really, really hated this one…I was expecting a slightly fruity, slightly green, maybe slightly dated masterpiece…but all I got was a very dated, overly strong white floral, with a hint of musk and patchouli…strongly encourage those looking for fruity to try this one before you buy!…
taugerurl – :
THAT SMELLS BEAUTIFUL CA SENT BEAU
This fragrance captivated my nose because it’s the green notes and the patchouli that you pick up on almost immediately. The citric scents of bergamot and orange are there but they’re clearly playing second fiddle to the patchouli. This patchouli is green and rather like incense but not too smoky. There’s also spicy notes, coriander and vetiver which although at the base my nose could immediately detect. So this is a green spicy floral scent with the flowers serving as background chorus girls to the patchouli singing his song. The flowers, however, are the dramatic white flowers that are to be taken as seriously as the patchouli: gardenia, jasmine, tuberose and African orange flower. This really does smell beautiful but if it had been either sweeter or stronger, it would have smelled bad. On me this smells perfectly balanced. It evokes a green garden with white flowers and green plants. There’s a slight resemblance to Eden by Cacharel. Vanilla and amber is there to help the fragrance smell just as it’s name indicates good. Sweet, but not too sweet not too gourmand either. Really nice. Fragrances like this are getting harder to find. I love to wear this in spring and summer and recommend it. It’s available on such sites as Fragrance Net Fragrance X Beauty Spin and Amazon.com. If you like Kenzo fragrances and floral fragrances you’ll love this one. But also keep in mind that the patchouli is also a big player so you have to be into patchouli. O la la! Ca Sent Si Beau!!!
Vardan55 – :
Just got it from fragrance.net. Good price. It was wrapped beautifully with tissue paper inside with a beautiful bottle. So elegant looking. I held my breath and sprayed the first spray on my wrist,then two more. Heaven in a bottle. I can’t tell you exactly the aromas but I can certainly say it was soft, clean, lingering and very feminine. I want to keep smelling myself. It has all the ingredients in a perfume that I like so it’s a keeper. I hope this helps. Silly me, I have hundreds of bottles of perfumes and all I can say is I like what I like and am pretty picky.
Listen – :
It reminds me of my university years in the 90’s. I even named my pet cat “Kenzo” because of it ! Nice clean sweet perfume. Floral but not too much. I don’t see myself wearing it now. Maybe too young to me now or maybe too 90’s.
berkyt_c45 – :
One of my favourite tuberose scents. Get it if you can!
leshiy06 – :
Probably one of the most memorable and enjoyable summer perfumes I’ve ever had the pleasure of owning. Seems impossible to find now.
sekir7 – :
One of my “must have” fragrances:)
I had it since years and almost constantly have it. Lastly bought it at strawberrynet and thought to be a gift for a friend.
Then decided to keep it again for myself:)
Why?
As this fragrance is unique. Its spirit gives me always what I need in the moment – confidence, charm, allure.
It’s a compliment for every woman.
Simply amazing for me…
Use it all the year:)
bdv1978 – :
A marvellous perfume,perfect for all seasons,especially the sunny days of winter and fall.
llj823Diobtetty – :
I am wearing this fragrance today for the first time since my last bottle of Kenzo back in the early 90s! It is not easy to find so I was delighted when I realised it has been re-released as Ca Sent Beau. Thank you Fragantica!
It has changed a bit since I remember it. I don’t consider this to be fruity any more; I don’t get any at all. Innocent? No! It’s an intense steamy floriental that needs to be approached with care! The bottle disguises a deep and heady juice much like Michael by Micheal Kors which I also own and adore. Staying power is amazing, will be smelling it for days! This is the floral I want to wear on a cold miserable day to lift my spirits and warm my soul. Love it!!!
dekan306 – :
I’d almost forgotten about this fragrance. Thanks to Icecube’s review, this bought back memories. Quite frankly, it’s been a LONG time since I smelled this, all I could remember was a very bright sweet floral, probably orange blossom with amazing sillage ( I used to spray my wrists and wash it off a bit before I step out of the house). The fragrance eventually turned but I kept it for years because of the pretty bottle.
OceaceShiessy – :
A 70 ies old school perfume. Classy, beautiful flovery opening.
A weak orangenote in the background.
Dries down to a vaxy smelling fragrance.
Ends smelling as a mixture of vax and mimosa.
sova1 – :
Smells dated, but somehow I like it. Orange blossom is the most prominent note to my nose. Ca Sent Beau is a fresh floral with a touch of aldehydes. Soapy, cologne-y, kind of sharp. It reminds me of my dad’s cologne that he used to wear a very long time ago.
Raschet – :
I do feel sorry that I am going to bring this one a few points down, but the point of reviewing on MUA is to tell “truth and nothing but the truth”, and my truth about this scent is that it failed to work with my nose and my chemistry, and I am saying that after having used up 2 bottles: that’s how much I wanted to like it! I absolutely love the bottle, and I was looking for such a long time for a crispy white/yellow/green summer scent that would make me feel like a nymph in an afternoon forest. Perhaps it all has to do with expectations set too high. I bought both bottles unsniffed because I had never ever disliked a Kenzo scent before – all of them appealed to me in different ways somehow. But the 1st sniff I took had me breaking into sweat: oh no, this has gone BAD! Or is it a fake?!! Or is it so old that I. living in a new century, simply don’t get it? It was like a cologne-soaked elderly woman’s undies! So chemical and so artificially pungent!! I, wanting to get my money#s worth out of it anyway, still wore it for month, starting each day with the thought:” Ok, maybe I will like it now” and being let down again and again. Since I was staying in the countryside that summer I didn’t really care how I smelled, and wanted to wear basically anything that was more than just skinscent. Alas, I did end up with my own scent, because this perfume evaporated after half an hour and never, not once, did it leave a trail of ever being sprayed! The 2nd bottle I have used up as an air freshener: the angry acid did seem to eat up any bad smell around, so still grateful for that. I will repurchase a small sample of perfume/eau de perfume if I find it, because eau de toilette was money thrown out in the air, literally!
ULBA-ULBA – :
I love this scent, it is my ‘signature’ scent, it makes me happy when I am sad and confident when I feel I need that, makes e feel sophisticated and chic, it fills the room and lasts forever on my clothes. I simply adore it!
Lokfleese – :
very sweet, very powdery, floral and a little green. Feminine, innocent and clean. A great classic !
Arhip_53rus – :
There are situations, you want to smell bombastic good, fresh, but somehow serious and chic and not sexy a lot. For example going for an interview for a job or just do it your work properly and fast.
Here is the perfect fragrance for it and I am so glad about it. I tested it about month and today stocked up with 2 bottles more, because it is just so delicious serious. It does not make sense to describe the smell, because I have no idea, what it is, but if you have good eyes and can read the lousy small ingredients list, you may see: Oakmoss extract and tree moss extract.
I think, this is one of the small amount of fragrances dealing with naturally raw stuff. Even if applied this loud and intensive perfume with heavy hand over and over you, I do not get headache, which is very practical, if you have to work hard.
Sillage about one-two hours, longevity 7-8 hours (EdT!!) When the perfume is dying, it smells a bit like Dune from Dior.
davozaq11 – :
Intriguing essence in a Japanese style without a 1989 feeling. Liked it at first sniff, maybe due to my favourite orange blossom, but separate notes here are “out of the coverage”, as well as its fragrant group: don’t count on something fruity floral. A stylishly intellectual abstract composition with mentally seductive personality. Like Eau Indigo’s mother is playing chess, Oops!.. – Sudoku. I imagine that for casual style it could be a bit serious, also is not the one to veg out with, but for the right time and place it could be a hit. Rather unique successful blend on the modern market. Yes, Yamamoto tried to follow this path with Yohji Yamamoto pour Femme (2004) – similar coriander edge, in YY it seems rough and unfriendly – but Ca Sent Beau is more smoothly balanced and much more interesting as if meant for women who get better with age. 🙂
5 ***** from TS? Personally, I would give it 4 stars for sure.
naumimin – :
This is technically a fruity-floral. It is a plummy orange/tangerine draped with tuberose and orange blossom. But I suppose this is a floriental. I mean it’s white flowers resting on a comfortable amber. And I reckon it’s a fougère since it seems to have a dark, nutty coumarin base. Chypre? Yeah, there’s bergamot and oakmoss.
I’m not even joking. What the hell is this? Fruit? No question. Perhaps orange, more likely tangerine. It’s definitely floral. A bit of steamy orange blossom and a bucket of green, creamy tuberose. Amber for days (literally) spiked with patchouli. And the darkness—coumarin? oakmoss? Mix it up with a good measure of musk and you wind up with a languid slurry of a perfume. In tone, Ça Sent Beau is like a grand queen about 2 martinis into holding court with a gathering audience. A little tipsy, talking fast, one opinion to the next. An increasing flourish and emphasis that don’t quite cover up the slurred speech. Mesmerizing.
And while this is a cousin to Prescriptives Calyx—tasty fruity chypre— Ça Sent Beau replaces the straight-forward oakmoss base with a narcotic cough syrup base made of what seems like oakmoss and coumarin.
CSB’s components are not so much potent as heavy, but the balance is perfect. Rather than calibrate the heavy with lighter elements, the cough syrup base adds some shadow to the density and makes it feel sultry.
I can think of four definitively syrupy perfumes that I like. Serge Lutens’s Cedre (mothball syrup.) Lutens’s Arabie (spice cabinet syrup.) Badgley Mischka’s Badgley Mischka (simple syrup.) And Ça Sent Beau. I think cough syrup is my favorite.
obrazkov.vikt – :
At last I got a chance to test Ca Sent Beau (thanks Tankgirl!). What a delicious fragrance! It opens up juicy and slightly peppery with mandarin orange and orange flower with a hint of tubrose whispering in the background. Somehow it reminds me of ginger in this stage.
After a while it becomes more floral, and warmer and sweeter from amber and just a tiny touch of patchouli. The fragrance has a mote of saltiness that I find very appealng. I don’t find it animalistic as some do, but it’s not a crowdpleaser either. It’s a complex fragrace that I would like to wear a warm summer day. Sillage and longevity medium.
Grem743 – :
I have a very different reaction to this fragrance: to me, it smells exactly like baked apples, fruity and sweet with cinnamon. The dry down becomes more subtle and a little less sweet, but it still makes me think of Thanksgiving dinner and crisp autumn days. For me, yes, “That smells good”, but I don’t wear it very often because it seems somewhat lacking in sophistication. Perhaps I should give it away to a teenage girl?
oxt814speagoessenda – :
It’s a kind of vintage fragrance, not too “old” to wear imho. I like it, but I don’t wear it every day, it’s the fragrance I wear when I’m in the mood.
Ca Sent Beau is a strong fragrance, and a very long-lasting one. I spray it only two times and that’s enough, the fragrance lasts all day and I leave a trace of the scent all around 🙂
It’s a green oriental, and I’m not a fan of patchouli, actually too many fragrances with patchouli note don’t work well on me, but this one (Oriens too) is an exception. Ca Sent Beau is a fragrance you can compare to Elephant when it comes to power 🙂
diplomat – :
It seems a lot with ‘Beautiful” Estee Lauder and yes, it is retro but very nice.
myh506Unlogrere – :
mine went bad. I can’t remember how it used to smell exactly, but it was never so fresh. kinda old fashioned perfume.
HroasH – :
I would recognize this scent immediately!!!(and I often do when people are wearing it!)
I like it a lot!
I would describe this scent as very kind and friendly. It has a touch of innocence in its complexity. It’s light and breezy, yet authentic.
So I’d wear it for a job application for instance, or when I want to feel ‘at ease’ (not when I’d wanna feel sexy…(-:..)
noris59 – :
It reminds me Elephant a lot too. It is easier to wear, far less agressive, but I prefer the first because of the taste of spicies mentioned by Turquoise. The spicy notes that make Elephant more agressive at the beginning make it far more beautiful, specially after some hours, when Ca Sent Beau has a true, undressed animal scent. At this stage, I could confuse it with a body odour.
Qiwi1994 – :
Finally, Kenzo fragrance that I like! It is fresh and crisp, green and aromatic. I wouldn’t call it fruity floral, as I get a lot of herbs from it, but that’s only my perception.
It is not particularly feminine (like all Kenzo imho), but very delicate. I would imagine that’s how Green Peace should smell:)
MoLLIeHHuK – :
The notes listed in the scent pyramid seem to me to be incomplete and arranged oddly. Elsewhere I found the following list of notes, which conform better to my impression of the scent:
Top: coriander, mandarin, tangerine
Heart: orange blossom, tuberose
Base: patchouli, amber, vetiver
I experience some uplifting citrus in the opening, followed by crisp herbs. Later, Ca Sent Beau (“That Smells Beautiful,” in French) leans just a tad toward the masculine with orange blossom and vetiver, and the tuberose is very quiet. It stays cool and refreshing for about four hours on my skin, and never develops a deep warm base that one might expect with the patchouli and amber. They’re there, but faintly, and the drydown is mostly vetiver.
Not as feminine as I usually prefer, but doesn’t make me feel uncomfortably androgynous. A lovely, pleasant smell indeed. Incidentally, I would not classify this one as a floral fruity, as it seems primarily a vetiver fragrance in my opinion. I’d call it aromatic instead.
a1968 – :
Still in two minds about it
sometimes it smells of cleannes and innocence to me, sometimes it feels a little too sweet
had it and will have it again, I think
a…personality splitter 🙂
alchoholyzmiki – :
No es uno de mis favoritos, despues de comprarlo no me agradó más. Pero como buena chica lo usé hasta terminarlo
Mewkn407elipseskism – :
I bought this on a whim after reading about it in ‘The Guide’; still deliberating about liking it; on first whiff didn’t grab me – doubt that I am a fan of pachouli.
Mewbf884intitytek – :
This is my best summer-fragrance! It’s special, fruity scent! I love it!!! Must have!