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Marc Jacobs Oh, Lola! ~ brief perfume review, and a quick poll

Posted by Robin on 26 July 2011 127 Comments

Dakota Fanning for Oh, Lola

Marc Jacobs' new Oh, Lola! flanker launched fairly recently, and has already ended its brief exclusive-to-Bloomingdales period and is available nearly everywhere. The original Lola fragrance (2009), if you remember, was meant to be Daisy's (2007) older sister. Oh, Lola! is supposed to be "lively and playful", and sweeter than Lola, so I'm assuming it's the middle sister, perhaps? It's fronted by Dakota Fanning (see above), who is around 17, if that helps you place Oh, Lola! on the target market time line.

Oh, Lola! is exactly as advertised. They've toned down the floral notes in the heart and amped up the fruit notes in the opening; the base is a slightly paler version of Lola's woody-musky trail. It may be sweeter than Lola — I can't decide — but it's also lighter and fresher, and therefore easier to wear, especially in the heat. It's very pink and cheerful and young. Personally, I still prefer the cheerful and young (but not so pink) Daisy, but I do like Oh, Lola! better than Lola. That's not to say it's the better scent, or the more original, in fact, with the heavy-on-the-berries top notes, sheer floral heart and pale base, it's virtually indistinguishable from eleventy-dozen other fruity florals on the market already. No matter: if you really wanted the Lola bottle — those vinyl flowers! — but found the Lola fragrance too mature or heavily floral, Oh, Lola! is probably just what the doctor ordered.

The quick poll: name your favorite of the berried fruity florals.

Marc Jacobs Oh, Lola! perfume

Marc Jacobs Oh, Lola! was developed by perfumers Calice Becker and Yann Vasnier, and is available in 30, 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum. The notes feature wild strawberry, pear, raspberry, peony, magnolia, cyclamen, sandalwood, tonka bean and vanilla.

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Filed Under: perfume talk, poll
Tagged With: calice becker, flanker, fruity floral, marc jacobs, yann vasnier

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  1. meg says:
    26 July 2011 at 2:16 pm

    Parisienne is my favorite of the berried fruity florals.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 2:32 pm

      I like that one too! Don’t think it’s a fruity floral though…

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      • meg says:
        26 July 2011 at 2:32 pm

        Darn. I tried! :)

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        • Robin says:
          26 July 2011 at 2:38 pm

          It is hard! Last time I did a fruity floral poll, 90% of the answers weren’t fruity florals.

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        • Joe says:
          26 July 2011 at 3:07 pm

          I finally tried Parisienne in the duty free a couple weeks ago and I thought it was really pleasant and well done. I didn’t notice that much fruit though.

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          • Robin says:
            26 July 2011 at 3:15 pm

            I think they did a good job too. But wonder if it sold? I don’t hear about it so much — not that I necessarily hear so much about things that are selling like hotcakes.

          • Karin says:
            26 July 2011 at 4:02 pm

            I went to a bartender competition with hundreds of other people last fall (I was tasting, not bartending) :-), and guess what I kept smelling on women as I wandered around? Parisienne…and believe it or not, ANGEL!?

          • Robin says:
            26 July 2011 at 5:20 pm

            Karin, good to know, thanks!

            I have that Angel experience ALL the time — even in hot, unsuitable places (the boardwalk in August, for instance). And then I wonder if I’m really smelling Angel, or Angel clones.

      • Karin says:
        26 July 2011 at 4:13 pm

        Parisienne does have those berries on top (cranberries and blackberries are listed)…might be fruity floral?

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        • Robin says:
          26 July 2011 at 5:21 pm

          Pretty sure not…I think the base is too heavy. Betcha it’s a modern chypre.

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          • Karin says:
            26 July 2011 at 10:50 pm

            Ah…got it.

    • Jill says:
      26 July 2011 at 10:13 pm

      I’m quite a fan of Parisienne as well. I’ve worn it much more frequently than I’d expected to.

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  2. sayitisntso says:
    26 July 2011 at 2:20 pm

    Hilarity Robin. ‘…eleventy-dozen..” Yeah, probably about that many. At least.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 2:34 pm

      Eleventy is my favorite of the fake numbers :-)

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  3. Tara says:
    26 July 2011 at 2:27 pm

    Le Petite Robe Noire, the first one…

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 2:40 pm

      Sad to say I just barely tried that…can’t remember it well.

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  4. odonata9 says:
    26 July 2011 at 2:32 pm

    My favorite fruity floral is Ed Hardy Love & Luck, although it is not very berry although it does say it has notes of black currant, which is close.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 2:38 pm

      I really like that one….I think it is my favorite too, even though it doesn’t fit.

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  5. Meg says:
    26 July 2011 at 2:35 pm

    Quel Amour! I like that its berries seem “deep red” to me rather than “pink” and how I get more tangy sourness from it than tooth-aching sweetness.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 2:42 pm

      Good pick!

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    • k-scott says:
      26 July 2011 at 3:54 pm

      This one is my fave too. :-)

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  6. nycartist9 says:
    26 July 2011 at 2:46 pm

    I think Burberry Classic is my favorite quasi- fruity floral. I love the combo of green apple/peach with jasmine and sandalwood. It’s warm and sweet, but never stale. Does anyone remember HIP by Lean Patou? It was so great- grapefruit, rose, paprika and linden blossom. I also like Juicy Couture, for something girly but still feminine and clean.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 2:49 pm

      I do not remember Hip at all, when was it out? It sounds great.

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      • nycartist9 says:
        26 July 2011 at 3:11 pm

        I think around 2001? I meant Jean Patou, as I’m sure you know. Hahaha…I still have the bottle. I might have to dab some on and see if it’s still wearable. I have an old bottle of Versace Blonde that smells delicious- it’s a buttery tuberose, cool bottle.

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        • Robin says:
          26 July 2011 at 3:20 pm

          LOL…I not only knew that’s what you meant, I read it that way!

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  7. Lavanya says:
    26 July 2011 at 3:02 pm

    I remember liking Parfum de Rosine’s Roseberry- so if Parisienne doesn’t count, then Roseberry? :-)

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    • Lavanya says:
      26 July 2011 at 3:04 pm

      I also get berry and rose (and a lot of lovely greenness) from Diptyque l’ombre dans l’eau but it seem blasphemous calling this one a fruity floral..lol

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      • Robin says:
        26 July 2011 at 3:19 pm

        I would guess the Diptyque is classified as a floral, although it certainly does have plenty of fruit in the opening. I can’t remember Roseberry well enough to say!

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  8. Abyss says:
    26 July 2011 at 3:02 pm

    Does L’Ombre dans l’Eau count? :D I get a lot of black currant from it.

    There’s also Badgley Mischka which I only tried briefly but which would definitely consider buying if I were looking to buy/wear that kind of thing (but I’m not).

    Fig is about as fruity as I go these days, though.

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    • Lavanya says:
      26 July 2011 at 3:06 pm

      great minds etc- I just picked L’Ombre too..:)

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 3:23 pm

      LOL at “but I’m not”.

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  9. Joe says:
    26 July 2011 at 3:06 pm

    Haven’t sampled Lola yet and it’s not high on the list. I can’t keep up with anything.

    I really don’t even know if I’m familiar with any berried fruity florals… honestly, despite all the stuff I have smelled. However, my favorite scent with berries is PdN Balkis (I know that doesn’t really count). I’m certainly not opposed to berries, theoretically.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 3:20 pm

      And I did love that Balkiss Light. I think they got axed? But not sure.

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  10. monkeytoe says:
    26 July 2011 at 3:09 pm

    I am never sure what is or isn’t a fruity floral, so here are a few I really like that may fit: Calyx, Herba Fresca, Datura Noir, and Par Amour Toujours. I

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    • monkeytoe says:
      26 July 2011 at 3:14 pm

      I missed “berried” in the description. Par Amour Toujours is the only one that fits.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 3:16 pm

      Calyx is a fruity floral, and one of my all time favorites even if it isn’t really berried :-)

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  11. Addicted2Pretty says:
    26 July 2011 at 3:16 pm

    I like Hanae Mori Butterfly and Bond No 9 Bryant Park. Does those count?

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 3:28 pm

      I’d love to know what Micheal Edwards called the HM. I’d call it a gourmand, or a floriental. Bond called Bryant Park a chypre, which means I’d call it a floriental as well. In both cases, the base is darker/heavier than you’d usually expect with a fruity floral.

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      • Robin says:
        26 July 2011 at 3:32 pm

        …and looked up HM in Classification Des Parfums — they call it a floral fruity amber. So!

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        • Robin says:
          26 July 2011 at 3:33 pm

          (And by So! I meant I should think that counts!)

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          • Addicted2Pretty says:
            26 July 2011 at 4:00 pm

            Yay!!! Whew, this is harder than one would think :-)

  12. Amanda says:
    26 July 2011 at 3:20 pm

    What about premier figuier & philosykos as fruity florals? Not so floral i guess… I always found it funny that fig was saved as the chic fruit! And Petite Cherie is my fav fruity floral.

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    • Addicted2Pretty says:
      26 July 2011 at 4:07 pm

      Ooooh, Petite Cherie was my fav go to frag a few summers ago. I loved it! Made me happy when I wore it.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 5:22 pm

      PC is a great scent.

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  13. Merlin says:
    26 July 2011 at 3:34 pm

    I *think* Chamade would count. I have some of the EDT but cant make up my mind about it. And I guess Dior Miss Cherie, which I haven’t smelled forever, but which I remember liking.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 5:22 pm

      I know they reformulated MDC, but haven’t gone to smell it to see what they’ve done to it. It used to have tons of strawberry, don’t know if it still does.

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  14. mals86 says:
    26 July 2011 at 3:57 pm

    (What, nobody is saying Pulp??)

    I do really like Moschino Funny!, but I think that’s currants rather than berries. And Ines de la Fressange, the first one in the octagonal bottle, but that’s peach and citrus, not berries. And Rose d’Ete, but that’s apple, not berries. And Petite Cherie, but… yet again… pear and apple, not berries. I’m sensing a pattern here…

    I did rather like the top of Parisienne, but after about 15 minutes it just bored the pants off me. And I do like Daisy quite a lot, but I’m not sure it’s a fruity floral; it’s heavier on woody-musk than it is on fruit, iffen you ask me (I never smell strawberries in it). Totally dig Hanae Mori, but that’s an oriental, not a fruity floral.

    I despised Lola when I smelled it soon after it came out, and I doubt I’d do any better with Oh, Lola.

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    • Joe says:
      26 July 2011 at 4:21 pm

      Oh sure, I’ll say Pulp. Pulp!

      I think of that as fruity-fruity though. Is there floral in there?

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      • Dionne says:
        26 July 2011 at 5:08 pm

        I’ll second that Pulp (just got a decant last month), but I’m with Joe…… there’s something BESIDES fruit in it?

        Put me down as another fan of Par Amour Toujours – just wore it this week and got compliments. It’s a fun little thing in the heat.

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        • Daisy says:
          27 July 2011 at 9:42 am

          I think what Joe meant to say is “FRUITY- FRUITY” yeah: big fruit.

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      • Robin says:
        26 July 2011 at 5:22 pm

        I’ll say Pulp too!

        And Viva La Juicy. Can’t believe nobody has mentioned Viva La Juicy.

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        • helenviolette says:
          26 July 2011 at 5:46 pm

          Me three for Pulp! I would love a bottle (but I would also call it just fruity rather than floral!)- I will also say Juicy Couture (the first one)- or is that just floral???

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          • Robin says:
            26 July 2011 at 6:01 pm

            Juicy Couture was a fruity floral. I don’t think there is any fragrance family just called “fruity” — you’re either a fruity floral or a fruity oriental or some such.

      • mals86 says:
        26 July 2011 at 10:27 pm

        How could you TELL if there was floral in there under all the melting fruit bar?

        I keed. But not much.

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    • dominika says:
      26 July 2011 at 6:51 pm

      I am throwing in my vote for pulp as well. I was surprised at how much i liked it :)

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  15. lalicias says:
    26 July 2011 at 4:02 pm

    Tauer’s Une Rose Vermeille??

    I don’t know, but it smells like a raspberry-rose sweet-tart on me :-)

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 6:01 pm

      I don’t know either!

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      • mals86 says:
        26 July 2011 at 10:29 pm

        I would say fruity oriental. Lotsa vanilla in there. I like it a lot, and there is a lot of rose, but it’s pretty heavy.

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        • Robin says:
          27 July 2011 at 3:18 pm

          You’re probably right.

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  16. Karin says:
    26 July 2011 at 4:09 pm

    Let’s see…my most favorite – the original Juicy Couture. I also have a bottle of Par Amour Toujours, which is really nice. Oh, and what about Nicolai Eau Turquoise? A self-described “fruity floral” that doesn’t fit the fruity floral category at all, IMO! Others I have in that category – Missoni (chocolate + fruit), Nanette Lepore (in the pink bottle), and the killer of all fruity florals – Guerlain’s Insolence EDP.

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    • Karin says:
      26 July 2011 at 4:11 pm

      (BTW – Missoni also has magnolia, peony, and rose for the floral notes.)

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      • Robin says:
        26 July 2011 at 6:02 pm

        I’m still complaining about the mango PdN that preceded Turquoise and that I liked a million times better, but that nobody liked but me. Eau Exotique. And of course it got axed.

        (sorry, I know that horse is long dead)

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    • nozknoz says:
      26 July 2011 at 10:05 pm

      I really like that Missoni, at least initially when the bitter chocolate and melon contrast is really apparent. One of the very few melon scents that I like, actually.

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      • Karin says:
        26 July 2011 at 10:53 pm

        It’s quite a strange scent, isn’t it? I think that’s why I like it.

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  17. SuddenlyInexplicably says:
    26 July 2011 at 4:27 pm

    Sublime Balkiss is a classy berry floral.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 6:03 pm

      And nicely done, too.

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    • Karin says:
      26 July 2011 at 10:54 pm

      Sublime Balkiss is a great scent!

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    • quinncreative says:
      26 July 2011 at 11:05 pm

      That is my favorite, too. It doesn’t seem to be really a contender, but it’s the only fruity floral I love.

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    • Filomena says:
      27 July 2011 at 9:40 am

      I agree with the TDC Sublime Balkis and Pulp.

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  18. Daisy says:
    26 July 2011 at 4:29 pm

    Berries aren’t usually one of my favored notes….they don’t usually work well or play well with me…..the only berried floral I can think of that I really like is Cartier So Pretty Sirop des Bois….. but I must admit to some really blurry lines when it comes to fruity floral, berry floral, berry fruity floral, berry woody fruity, berry musky fruity floral, berry musky fruity floral oriental with woody notes…. I think I need to lie down….

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    • Meg says:
      26 July 2011 at 5:50 pm

      No Daisy!!! Don’t think about them so hard that you faint, they’re only fruity florals!! The online perfume community needs you!

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      • Daisy says:
        27 July 2011 at 9:45 am

        That was a close one! I spritzed myself with a bracing Chypre and it snapped me out of it. ;-)

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 6:02 pm

      LOL!

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  19. jonr951 says:
    26 July 2011 at 4:46 pm

    I don’t care for Oh Lola at all! I wanted to because I WANT that bottle! It’s very heartbreaking actually. Haha. Berries, berries, berries, right? Does cranberry count? I really like
    Ange ou Demon Le Secret! Mmmmm! But I can’t see myself paying that much for a fruity floral. I do also like Hanae More No. 1! And I’m admitting this, unfortunately, but I DO want a bottle of Ed Hardy! Ahhhhhhhhh I’m terrible! Sorry to all of you that have taste! Haha! : )

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 6:04 pm

      So sorry you don’t like Oh, Lola. I do adore that Ed Hardy Love & Luck, but wish they’d put it in the original Ed Hardy bottle…so we agree on the bottle, I just like the sake better than the strawberry :-)

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    • Marjorie Rose says:
      26 July 2011 at 6:27 pm

      Jonr951–you took my answer! I think Le Secret is the only fruity floral I own. Actually, it was one of the two fragrances I bought last year that sent me into this little perfumista rabbit-hole! It’s not a complicated scent, but when it’s what I want, it’s perfect!

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      • jonr951 says:
        26 July 2011 at 8:29 pm

        Yes! It doesn’t have the most personality, but it is perfect when you want a fruity floral! : )

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  20. behemot says:
    26 July 2011 at 5:04 pm

    Tauer Une Rose Vermeille,(raspberry rose), Montale Elixir de Roses (strawberry), Miss Dior Cherie EDP before reformulation (wild strawberry) ..

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    • RuthW says:
      26 July 2011 at 5:13 pm

      I second the Miss Dior Cherie pre-reformulation! I am warming up to the Tauer Rose Vermeille (definitely heavy on the berry-vanilla) but it smells better on my mother than me :)

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      • behemot says:
        26 July 2011 at 5:59 pm

        I understand you completely in case of AT URV. I love it, but there is sth that bothers me when I wear it… I am still undecided if I should get rid of my bottle.. It is probably not for me, but like it on others.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 6:05 pm

      I still have not gone to smell poor Miss Dior Cherie, which I did not like to begin with. Have they de-strawberried it?

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      • behemot says:
        26 July 2011 at 6:16 pm

        Yes, they said they did.. But it did not do the frag any good. Completely lost its character and is more like Chance (which I really hate.)
        I started to hate Chance after sitting next to the gal on the plane who sprayed it on herself every hour. I just want to mention that the flight was over 10 hours long and I had a migraine.. Ugh brr..

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        • Robin says:
          26 July 2011 at 8:03 pm

          One Chance was plenty.

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          • behemot says:
            26 July 2011 at 10:17 pm

            ..Oh yeah

  21. Bela says:
    26 July 2011 at 5:08 pm

    Can’t play: dislike them all. :-(

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 8:03 pm

      Sorry!

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    • Daisy says:
      27 July 2011 at 9:48 am

      *passing the vintage Jean-Louis Scherrer to Bela for a restorative spritz*

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  22. Anne from Makeupwoot says:
    26 July 2011 at 5:11 pm

    I’ll stick with regular Lola, which was much more interesting than Daisy and, judging by this review, MUCH more adult. If I want a fruity floral extravaganza, I’ll douse myself with Ed Hardy Women.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 8:04 pm

      That works!

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    • Daisy says:
      27 July 2011 at 9:50 am

      I haven’t tried the new Lola flanker, but I thought Old Lola *snicker* was actually pretty nice… soft musky iris to me….and I much preferred Lola to Daisy (which I find kind of “grating” after a while)

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  23. faylene505 says:
    26 July 2011 at 6:13 pm

    AG – Quel Amour! followed by Petite Cherie. For something sweet and silly, Betsey Johnson, but not too often and in small quantities.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 8:04 pm

      That Betsey Johnson disappeared, didn’t it? The one with the cool bottle?

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      • faylene505 says:
        26 July 2011 at 8:39 pm

        I don’t know if it’s still being made or not but I’ve seen it at several of the discount sites. I got mine in person at Ross for a whopping $19.99. :->

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  24. Haunani says:
    26 July 2011 at 6:19 pm

    I don’t enjoy berried fruity florals, as a rule. Cartier So Pretty is one that works fairly well for me. It contains something called “exotic dewberry.” Also, I recently tried Neil Morris Woodland Strawberries and found it pleasant.

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 8:05 pm

      A dewberry is like a blackberry, no? Not all that exotic, but hey ;-)

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      • Daisy says:
        27 July 2011 at 9:54 am

        these dewberry are exotic….they wear flowers in their hair, smoky eye make up and speak heavily accented english…..not like regular dewberry that just hang around in Nikes and cut-off shorts.

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        • Robin says:
          27 July 2011 at 3:19 pm

          LOL — yeah.

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  25. mutzi says:
    26 July 2011 at 6:47 pm

    Does Creed Spring Flower qualify?

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    • Robin says:
      26 July 2011 at 8:05 pm

      Yep!

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  26. Sonam says:
    26 July 2011 at 7:48 pm

    Ooh, does Dark Kiss from Bath and Body Works qualify?? I feel a little awkward even mentioning it, but I really do love the stuff…. :)

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    • mals86 says:
      26 July 2011 at 10:31 pm

      I think I’d call that one a fruity oriental (berries, plum, vanilla). I like it, too.

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  27. Rappleyea says:
    26 July 2011 at 8:03 pm

    Chamade – that’s my story and I’m sticking to it! ;-)

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    • Robin says:
      27 July 2011 at 9:42 am

      Fine by me!

      *cough*floriental*cough

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      • Rappleyea says:
        27 July 2011 at 10:14 am

        Okay, my second entry (after a night’s sleep) is Voleur de Roses – plum and rose. But seriously, how do they classify something so heavily patchouli?

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        • Robin says:
          27 July 2011 at 10:47 am

          Woody oriental! Virtually anything with that much patch is going to be an oriental. Or a “modern chypre”, which is the same thing.

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    • Daisy says:
      27 July 2011 at 9:57 am

      *cough, we still lurve it, cough, cough*

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      • Karin says:
        27 July 2011 at 11:42 am

        Ha – too funny!!!!

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    • Rappleyea says:
      27 July 2011 at 10:11 am

      You all better take care of those coughs! Probably from inhaling too many fruity florals. :-D

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      • Daisy says:
        27 July 2011 at 10:31 am

        ;)

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      • Robin says:
        27 July 2011 at 10:48 am

        LOL…it’s true, I drank too much Eau Exotique last night and now I’m paying for it.

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        • Karin says:
          27 July 2011 at 11:41 am

          :-)

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  28. SuddenlyInexplicably says:
    26 July 2011 at 9:00 pm

    By the way, my hipster pastry chef daughter, who wears Lola, finally got interested in my small-ish perfume collection. “Can I wear some of your perfume?” she said. I opened the cabinet door (the perfume is just on part of one shelf) and we both stared at the bottles and decants speechlessly. Then I thought, “Young? Lively? A little bit fruity-floral?” And I grabbed Ormonde Jayne Champaca. She loved it! And the proof: she came by later on to respray.

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    • Robin says:
      27 July 2011 at 9:42 am

      Nice!

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  29. nozknoz says:
    26 July 2011 at 10:14 pm

    The only berry floral I can think of that I like is PdN Violette in Love, which is raspberry violet. And I do love L’Ombre dans L’Eau, if that counts. The fruity (but not berry) floral that I adore is Kilian’s plum rose Liaisons Dangereuses. The plum is tart rather than sweet, so it balances the deep rose perfectly.

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    • Meg says:
      26 July 2011 at 10:28 pm

      ahh, I forgot about ViL. I think I’ve only worn it once since I got it in April :| I never like I can live up to its rosy-pinched-cheeks cheerfulness. Oh, and the last time I did wear it, I sprayed liberally, forgettomg how diffusive its initally sillage really is, and then got in a car with my roommate who couldn’t stop sneezing…jeez.

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  30. Jill says:
    26 July 2011 at 10:57 pm

    I really like Eau de Charlotte, but that may be more of a gourmand scent?

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    • Robin says:
      27 July 2011 at 10:49 am

      It’s a fruity floral to me…not heavy enough to be a gourmand. Wonder what AG calls it?

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      • Jill says:
        27 July 2011 at 2:27 pm

        Looks like AG agrees with you — it’s classified as “fruity, floral, sweet” on the AG site.

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        • Robin says:
          27 July 2011 at 3:19 pm

          Thanks! Glad to know they have ff classifications on their website, & wish more companies did the same.

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  31. belletrist9 says:
    27 July 2011 at 1:05 am

    Hm. My favorite fruity floral is JM’s Nectarine Blossom and honey, but there are no berries in it. If I *had* to pick one, it’d be MJ’s Daisy Eau So Fresh. I have a sample which I’ve tested but haven’t actually ever worn it… it’s pretty and light and not as annoyingly perfect and boring to me as Daisy. I’m just not a berried floral kind of girl though, apparently – all my fruity florals are peaches, apples, pears, mangos and figs.

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  32. Pimpinett says:
    27 July 2011 at 6:11 am

    I am embarassingly behind on fruity florals, I can’t tell the things apart and they all seem to have that fabric softener accord – galaxolide or whatever it is – that makes me just want to drop everything it’s in. Some day I should do an organised, comprehensive sniffing round, wioth notes, proper research done beforehand, just to train my nose on them.
    I really like Keiko Mecheri Peau de Pêche, although that’s possibly more of a gourmand.

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    • Robin says:
      27 July 2011 at 3:25 pm

      Don’t worry — most of the things people are listing today aren’t fruity florals anyway!

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  33. fleurdelys says:
    27 July 2011 at 11:00 am

    I don’t care for berry fragrances at all. That being said, one that I don’t mind too much is Kelly Caleche.

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    • Robin says:
      27 July 2011 at 3:24 pm

      I love KC.

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  34. Bonbori says:
    27 July 2011 at 11:49 am

    Not my favorite berried fruity floral, but my favorite *take* on the berried fruity floral theme: Tom Ford Black Violet.

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  35. Subhuman says:
    27 July 2011 at 11:17 pm

    Fruity florals I can stand…oy. Givenchy Hot Couture, perhaps? I can bear to be around Hot Couture, it has a sort of neon juiciness I get a kick out of. And does Gucci Rush count? It smells like vinyl fruits and air-freshener florals, granted, but there they are. And yet it dries down to a milky-woody chypre…yeah, I can’t play this game. Fruity florals bore me to tears, and I just don’t see the point. (Then again, I’m not a teenager. Or female.)

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  36. eminere says:
    24 September 2011 at 6:09 am

    Smelt this today and “pink fruit” is how I’d describe it.

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