Description
Florabellio launches in April 2015, providing floral harmony refreshed with salty sea aromas.
The composition of Florabellio opens with refreshing salty breezes of sea air mixed with sea fennel. After the aromatic opening, which cools down and provides a characteristic blend of salt of the sea and the aromatic scent of fennel, the focus lies on the floral heart, intertwining apple blossom petals and osmanthus blossom, which thanks to its characteristically sweet scent reminds us of apricots. An unusual twist in the base notes is added by roasted coffee beans combined with roasted sesame seeds, leaving a seductive trail after the sweet flowers.
The fragrance is available in a transparent bottle of the same form as previous editions of the Diptyque collection, as 50 ml Eau de Toilette and 100 ml Eau de Toilette.
The nose behind this fragrance is Fabrice Pellegrin.
Grooroflunk – :
The beautiful ugly Florabellio. This is somehow a weird kind of scent but it was such a big surprise when I liked it on first sniff! It is floral, aromatic and at the same time salty and with the other notes like coffee and sesame added you wouldn’t think it’s gonna work but it does, for me at least! The scent lingers for a long time but turns out to be a gorgeous skin scent during the last phase! A pretty decent release from this house!
uapushkin – :
Well, have just blind bought a travel spray since it was such a great deal. Having read the reviews I’m hoping it will prove to be weird in a good way rather than just ‘bad’… Since I do like the salty floral of Amaranthine and the nutty floral of Tea Escape, perhaps this will be another slightly weird combination that appeals to me if not the masses. Review to come…
андрей1 – :
I like this one. But like the others, how I wish the coffee here were dialed down several notches if not omitted completely from the composition. I found, though, that the trick with Florabellio is to spray it on liberally immediately after a warm shower and then allow it to mellow down (a good 20 minutes) before putting on your shirt. After the first 20 minutes, the coffee weakens and almost disappears leaving behind a unique salty- fruity-floral note that evokes a warm (because of the sesame) and lazy day at the beach. It’s bright, bitter, complex and unique; perfect even for warm weather. This one I would highly recommend to be reformulated by taking out the acrid coffee smell and replacing it with a woody or green note. But I appreciate this one!
usm085Unlogrere – :
In this composition I can only save the smell of fennel in the opening.
Sea breeze and repellent apple buds.
Blasphemous call coffee that bitter note in the background.
In my head it’s like the soap dispenser in the bathroom of a newly disinfected train.
All on a sunny day.
it improves in the drydown but not on my skin.
All the notes that my nose hates in a bottle.
unbelievable!
Sorry
tvister – :
This is my favorite Diptyque for the colder days. It is wonderful and transitions smoothly (unlike others that changes randomly with no sensible order). I do not understand the low rating at all. This scent makes my heart smile.
denduv – :
I found a sample of this hidden somewhere in a drawer and for some reason I didn’t even remember having it! Based on the name alone, I expected it to be a green floral but obviously had no idea what I was in for!
First of all, I’m generally not fond of marine notes, they just don’t do anything for me. If I do smell such a note in a perfume, I’m not even able to identify it and say that it is ‘marine’. The same goes for salt, apparently. For me it is an unusual combination and I quite like the smell of it. At first after spraying I get a smell that reminds me of plantain syrup but becomes much nicer as it settles. I do see it as something I could wear.
I’m finding it interesting now in Winter, I am very curious what it would smell like in Summer – especially near the seaside. My willingness to buy it will depend on the feedback I get from everyone else, though. As much as I like it, I realise how strange this perfume is and wouldn’t want to repel anyone. 🙂
P.S. I often find that perfumes praised by many people smell bad on me (chypre and oriental fragrances in particular), so I am pleased to see the reverse for once. Makes me feel special. 🙂 Thank you, Dyptique!
Spottonna – :
When you first spray this you think oooh, nice, fresh, easy to wear perfume. Then after a few moments you gets whiffs of coffee. Which is where the pleasantness ends – the coffee does not work here. at all.
bumerook – :
It opens with a sweet and fruity note that could resemble a caramelized apple, the Osmantus barely smells it, feels somewhat fresh, with nuances even ozone, but pursued closely by marine notes, salty and with a background of detergent smell that Quickly combine with the fruity notes, the result is somewhat uncontrolled, not to say that I am not motivated by anything pleasant.
The coffee provided by the body of the fragrance, is distinguished from the middle notes and obscures the fragrance giving a serious and rare counterpoint, the sesame brings a earthy note to the drying very particular and original.
Florabellio did not seem to me a good fragrance, rather I would say it is bad, well, I do not want to be politically correct is very bad. In addition it projects of regular to little and with a smell that reminded to me at times to Horizon of Laroche but in bad done.
Rating: 3
PPSM – :
This is the first time I was told by people around “Your new deodorant smells unpleasant, please don’t wear it anymore. It’s inappropriate”.
So embarrassed!!!!!!!
But it really smells like cheap flowery deodorant. Yak!
skrim33 – :
Very pleasant light apple-y aquatic floral! It’s what I would categorize as an easy scent to wear, pretty, but not that distinctive other than the short lived bright apple note. It’s brilliant in the opening, but disappears very quickly, leaving a nice, well done aquatic accord with a hint of fennel. I didn’t get the coffee note that everyone is talking about, more quiet water for me. This is one you could wear every day, enjoy every minute, and not get tired of. Sillage and longevity both relatively soft. A great relaxing scent that is agreeable and charming.
wjg – :
If you’ve ever wondered what sea salt will SMELL like as a note, this is it. I never knew this was a thing until Florabellio. The Apple blossom in here is fresh and chirpy, reminiscent of youth and bright sunny days spent at the seaside. Perfumes don’t usually last on me, especially fresh aquatic ones. But Florabellio has the longevity of a beast on me! I am still catching wafts of it after 4 hours, a sweaty vinyasa class, and sitting in hot dusty traffic. Quite amazing for a light, unassuming cologne type fragrance. I didn’t get any coffee or sesame.
goldeneye – :
The pyramide here looks amazing, which is why this scent was such a disappointment. All I get is bubbble gum. Am I crazy?
Димко – :
I shouldn’t like this (see the rest of my collection!) but I do. A subtle, odd, perhaps perfect mid-way point between stomach-churning niche aquatics and boring or sporty mass market ones. No tummy discomfort, fresh and uplifting with the watery floral note, while still having these subtle odd elements of coffee, fennel, and sesame to keep it unique – none of which stand out in any significant way, they just combine to give a puzzling background effect that some will like and others not so much. Put me in the “like” camp! Plus it comes in an adorable 30mL travel size that looks just like the full size bottle only mini. Good work Diptyque
rud_ab – :
I sort of feel like it has same idea as Womanity by TM.
I was given rollerball by a friend and I thought it was a fresh floral but there was something not quite “right” about it. Now I know what it was-coffee note.
I like the marine salty opening, it reminds me of my childhood, vacationing in Crimea, on the Black Sea beaches. But…while the florals blend quite well with oceanic feel, the coffee note is just WEIRD. I noticed it right away and that’s what it was that was throwing me off.
I think coffee doesn’t belong here. But that just me
jungle88 – :
I really wanted to like this perfume based on the notes, and I’m sure the creators did, too, because apparently it took them a long time to create. Sadly, the effect I got is that in the end they threw up their hands in frustration and said, “Whatever, just release this version already, I don’t care anymore.” It’s a dull, hazy calone thing with not enough of the fennel or the coffee to make it interesting. Chemical bore. If you want an unusual aquatic I’d recommend Maria Candida Gentile’s Finisterre or 4160 Tuesdays’ What I Did on My Holidays over this.
pi3dec – :
The opening of this is weird, really weird. So weird I thought about trying to return it. But 20 minutes later? Wow. I felt like I could watch it change on my skin. It went from off putting to amazing in minutes. It has a very light dry down, which stays close to the skin. It reminded me of the Le Labo Neroli fragrance for a while.
I’m not sure this is my favorite from Diptyque but I know I’ll be wearing it this Spring and Summer.
Artemka13 – :
Very natural-smelling sea salt/spray mingled with a whiff of roasted coffee beans. Well made, but for me a very time and place specific scent (and I wear all scents on all seasons): outdoors, by the sea, for the duration of the beach season. It just wouldn’t make sense to me under any other scenario.
Very short lasting.
valerian77 – :
I agree with LadyPilot that Florabellio ia the worst combination of some very good notes. I don’t really smell the osmanthus, but there is a very strong, overbearing flower tone at the base, almost like a room deodorizer. This is covered by a mask of coffee grounds mixed with marine sea salt. I feel as if the perfume can’t decide if it wants to be floral or aquatic, and it instead is a mishmash of everything.
Overall, one of the worst Diptyques, in my opinion.
nomina – :
This is a weird combination of some of my favorite notes that blend together… awfully!:(
Yes, there is sweet, roasted (if not burnt) coffee note, some salty and floral notes, but the general vibe is the one of fennel that stays forever on skin.
When I’m wearing this, I feel as if I had spilled coffee with salt and sugar in it, mixed 1:1 with fennel.
I treat this one as an olfactory scientific experiment, not as a perfume that I could possibly wear, really;)
pavl100 – :
I wasn’t quite sure about the opening of this perfume, but Diptyque fragrances tend to be a little like that. They have ‘difficult’ openings and then as they develop on the skin, the perfume notes seem to take over and the full effect of the fragrance is apparent. This is true of Florabellio. The opening is a little sweet and sickly, there’s a strange note which makes me uncomfortable, perhaps its the coffee note, i’m not sure, but after about 15/20minutes, the perfume becomes very light, fresh and salty. It definitely has vibes of TM Womanity, which I love, but Florabellio is softer and quieter than Womanly.
The notes seemed to come into play when I was walking in the fresh air and the breeze was wafting the lovely fresh and summery aroma of this perfume, under my nose.
This is a lovely, light skin scent with good quality ingredients as you would expect from Diptyque.
natally-24 – :
On me the coffee smell blends unpleasantly with the sweeter notes. Dry down is better but hard to forget the initial yuckiness.
Muhan – :
Finally sampled this at my local Blue Mercury store. It’s a perfectly fine fragrance and pleasant but 0 longevity, and not particularly original. I am sad by how disappointed I am with this fragrance, but I smell only the oceanic notes – no sesame, no coffee, no fun! Will not be purchasing.
inavouttopits – :
Love this! Smells a little bit like hairspray at first, maybe because of the salt and apple blossom. Be patient and give this fragrance time to dry down on skin and it is absolutely delicious. Crisp and full of energy. I always get compliments when I wear this fragrance. I cannot think of anything else that smells similar to it.
medenec – :
Basically salty sea smell with sesame. Slight floral at the same time. Very little floral. No coffee. Very unique. At first I didn’t love it but then couldn’t stop smelling it. Now I love it!
langford171 – :
Feb 2016!! Diptyque is CLASSY!! Classy can be bold like DO SON, or OMBRE DANS L’EAU. Or classy can be low- key, like Florabellio. There are times you want your class to be quiet and understated; THIS is what you wear, every day, comfy and casual. When you go to get your hair done and your stylist notices it. When you’re in the checkout line and the lady behind you asks what you’re wearing. When you slip into school to drop off your child’s lunch, and the office ladies compliment you. When you pick up your girlfriend for lunch and when she jumps in the car she asks what you’re wearing. When you go to your doctor appointment and the nurse and Doctor compliment you. While you are home, doing what you do and hubby walks up behind you to embrace and says, “Ooooo you smell GOOD!” This is FLORABELLIO. Don’t underestimate her, ladies! Read the previous review by “hmarrachel”. She hit the mark!!!!
elesmera – :
Fantastic! Reminds me of camping on the Oregon coast, by the sand dunes and the beach, when campers would wake up early to make coffee on their little stoves, and just sit around in the morning light enjoying it.
What’s original here are not the unusual notes per se, but the way the scent finds the spot where warm and fresh, and cozy and light intersect.
I heard this was the last scent that the last surviving founder of Diptyque created after many years of trial and error before she passed away. I think its original without trying to be exotic, and the perfect morning scent that still has substance.
Amazed at all the negative reviews… Are they still too cool for aquatics?
endrysch – :
Parfum very unusual!! There is confusion between sweet/bitter/coffee .. The start is unusual and disharmonious. I heard something else perfumes Diptyque,but for me this is really strange. This is a fragrance that evolves slowly, . The apple blossom begins to appear after about 20 minutes together all’osmanthus
give you a calmer feel and sweet-parfum,and the perfume from here onwards continues to evolve in a more gentle,calm,green,almost a calm after “the initial storm “. I like,scent discreet,quiet, peaceful.. Surprised me a lot,and is very different from other Diptyque. This perfume is good, unobtrusive and certainly suitable for spring. The sillage is moderate, and enormous longevity (7-12-h on me).
Sillage: 6/10
Longevity: 8./10
Scent: 7.5/10
Overall: 7.5/10
DilsliepNen76 – :
May just be me – but there was something in this that reminded me of ‘Alien’ when I sprayed it in store.
vyugov – :
Why but why coffee here ???
SeredovichRUS – :
Swing and a miss here. This fragrance reminds me of actual garbage, complete with yesterday’s coffee grounds soaking into a sheet of newspaper, a half-eaten fruit, and dead lilies. The drydown was incredibly salty on me, almost like sesame crackers. There is just too much going on in this one. Definitely try before you buy, this is a scent that could prove very unique and memorable on someone with the skin chemistry for it.
Windozavr – :
Light floral scent with a touch of sea breeze/salt. Plain and forgettable. Also I don’t get coffee, if any. A letdown.
yanaruto – :
This is very different from the perfumes that I usually wear and in a good way. Very nice floral with a bit of fruit (apple) note. Then after a while I can smell the coffee note – all blends well very nicely with the marine notes to make this a very unique scent and very easy to wear. I tried it in the store and liked it straight away…. I just knew that If I didn’t buy it straight away, it would be something that I would want to come back to purchase. I bought the 100 ml bottle and I am enjoying it very much. Another great and unique offering from Diptyque.
aretuentits – :
For me this is more a skin scent. It opens with the apple blossom and sea salt/marine notes, next comes the creaminess that the sesame and coffee brings. On my skin it settles very quickly and becomes fairly linear for the rest of the time. My skin tends to bring out the marine notes with some soft fennel in the background. I find this a very interesting and different offering from diptyque. I think people may be disappointed with this one especially if they prefer diptyque’s more exuberant offerings like L’ombre dans L’eau, Olene and Do Son. This is soft and quiet, abit in the vein of Philosykos but softer still. It reminds me of Thierry Mugler’s Womanity although this is more elegant and less “salty”. I don’t quite know how to describe this…floral marine? The saltiness is an interesting dimension not found in too many perfumes, it gives it an almost “appetizing” quality. It is a comfort everyday skin scent, not an occasion scent.
Сачи Хитано – :
★★★½
I was at the Diptyque boutique the other day, and the wonderful lady there kindly sprayed this on my hand. It is a very nice spring fragrance to my nose. It smells a bit salty, and the coffee beans leave a very clever hint that makes it nostalgic. I think the concept is spot on (capturing a trail from the woods and flowers down to the beach)
It smells the same throughout, and longevity on my arm is great, especially for a summer/spring fragrance. That scent reminds me of the 90s in a very good way.
Still, Philosykos will always be my Diptyque summer choice. Having said that, I am just using this sample drop by drop and leaning towards purchasing a 50ml bottle.
DimonShot – :
Let’s just say I had the bottle on preorder, picked it up in-store, and returned it on the spot. Diptyque, what is going on?? It smelled like a hot diaper! Ok, obviously that’s an exaggeration but it is way too sweet and straightforward.
enelsveltpand – :
This is a very unique scent. It has apple blossom, salty notes, and a coffee note. I was told there are no top, middle, base notes. Instead they all come out at once. The sales associate told me this perfume was in production for 11 years, and one of the last remaining founders of Diptyque was involved. In France it came out on January 10, and she died on January 11. This is a really cool and interesting fragrance.
Brainstorm – :
It smells like my face when I’ve been up all morning crying. It’s poetically beautiful. The fresh salt notes and sweet apple blossom blend in so smoothly. You do get a hint coffee beans but its not overpowering at all. Kind of like when you want to make coffee but you dont and you never but the beans away, for a week.
Overall an amazing fresh fragrance.
mumu – :
Opens with aquatic and fruity/floral notes. Then comes the bizarre, unexpected coffee/sesame overlay which has an overall leather effect to me. This definitely makes it more interesting. Ocean, salty flowers and leather. That coffee thing didnt last too long, however.
I don’t like marine/aquatic notes. They make me queasy when they are more than faintly noticeable in any fragrance. I rinsed it off and the hazy shadow that still remained was actually quite nice and tolerable to me. I guess that would be the drydown. Fresh. Hints of salt and flowers. Pretty. I find some similarities to Amouage Reflection but prefer the Diptyque.
I think that this fragrance was an attempt for Diptyque to become quirky again which I appreciate. Most of their more recent releases are nice, well done, but not novel. This scent straddles the border of mainstream and quirky niche. It’s not my cup of tea but I wouldn’t mind smelling it on others. For now I’ll content myself with L’Ombre dans L’Eau for my weird and wonderful warm-weather pick from this line and continue to mourn the demise of that green beauty Virgilio.
Nightstalker – :
Went to Barney’s and got a sample. Very safe , modern, salty, spicy almost chemical scent. I am a coffee lover , but not on my skin .
Not my cup of coffee.
xxx555xxx555 – :
Will have to come back with a more detailed review – but since there has been so little buzz about this, I thought I’d share my first impression.
Waited, waited, waited weeeeeks to sample this! Sounded exactly like what I was looking for, but was hard to imagine. Mainly I was in the market for a fresh sea-inspired fragrance.
Finally went to Nordstrom to sample – at first sniff, I knew I loved it and went ahead and bought it. The first notes that came to me were bright, airy florals – then the sweetness of the fennel makes an appearance, which really compliments the salty/marine aspect that really comes out in the heat. Indoors I mostly caught the apple blossom, fennel and slightest watery notes.
Once outside, in the now 80+ degree weather we have in inland Northern CA, the osmanthus and salt became louder, rounding it out. The sesame I still have not gotten to, maybe that’s in the dry down. The coffee and fennel actually kind of mask each other at times – maybe that changes with the weather. Altogether, the perfect balance of subtle and unique qualities that most houses just don’t have.
Anyway, this wasn’t as short as I expected it to be – woops. Love it, so glad Diptyque is branching out and has created another lovely masterpiece. Can’t wait for the next one!
tanuha – :
Purchased the 100ml of this yesterday and wearing today. I like this. Kind of reminds me of Le Labo’s Neroli 36. Nice for Spring, probably better for Summer. Definitely get the sea spray note. Unfortunately I don’t get much of the roasted coffee note (just slight) nor do I get the toasted sesame note. But all in all, a good 2015 release from Diptyque. Cheers!
Lina_83 – :
Sweet coffee with salt. I’d wear it in spring or autumn.