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Gres Cabotine Fleur d’Ivoire, Fleur de Passion

Posted by Robin on 29 December 2011 10 Comments

Gres Cabotine Fleur d'Ivoire

This month, Grès has launched two more flankers for the Cabotine line: Cabotine Fleur d'Ivoire and Cabotine Fleur de Passion.

Cabotine Fleur d’Ivoire ~ developed by perfumer Richard Ibanez; notes include peach, almond, blackcurrant, vanilla, salicylate, white flowers, sandalwood, tonka bean and musk.

Cabotine Fleur de Passion ~ a citrus floriental developed by perfumer Jean-Claude Delville. The notes feature mandarin, peony, iris, black pepper, vetiver, musk and amber.

Grès Cabotine Fleur d'Ivoire and Cabotine Fleur de Passion are both available in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette.

(via moodiereport)

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: flanker, gres, jean-claude delville, limited edition, richard ibanez

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  1. Merlin says:
    29 December 2011 at 1:32 pm

    These both sound nice, but I haven’t yet found a Gres I particularly like.

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    • Robin says:
      29 December 2011 at 2:16 pm

      Gres doesn’t seem to be doing much right now other than flankers anyway…

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  2. Thalia says:
    29 December 2011 at 2:13 pm

    I do like several Gres (Greses? Greseses?), including Cabochard and the original Cabotine. I can’t say it doesn’t smell cheap, but, to me, it smells good.

    What does salicylate smell like? Am I crazy, or isn’t that aspirin?

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    • Robin says:
      29 December 2011 at 2:22 pm

      There’s more than one salicylate — some are used to build floral accords, some are more wintergreen-ish.

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  3. AmyT says:
    29 December 2011 at 2:53 pm

    TJMaxx always seems to be overflowing with the various Cabotine flankers. I don’t even know where else they’re sold, and testers are never available.

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    • Robin says:
      30 December 2011 at 10:05 am

      In the US, they’re also at some of the online discounters. No idea if they’re even officially distributed here or not.

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  4. Perfume Sniffer says:
    29 December 2011 at 3:49 pm

    I genuinely like the original Cabotine with the green top.

    I have never tried any of the flankers but have always wanted to because I think the bottles are fun.

    A few years back there was a “Gold” and I think a “Moon” I wanted solely for the bottle, but given he size of my collection I just couldn’t allow myself (another) crazy blind purchase I would probably not even like! I have learned some restraint and this is an improvement. ALTHO, I’m pleased as punch with the L de Lolita I found at TJ Maxx a few weeks back. The bottle is atrocious but the scent is pretty darn wonderful for $17!

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    • Robin says:
      30 December 2011 at 10:05 am

      Nice buy, congrats!

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  5. anngd says:
    30 December 2011 at 10:30 pm

    Cabochard was wonderful when I first smelled it in the 70s, different and edgy (although one of my friends thought it smelled like strawberry shortcake). Lovely bottle, elegant grey velvet bow. Bought a bottle about three years ago at a perfume ‘aggregator’ and it’s bitter and sour where it had been sweet and supple, old-ladyish and way too strong in top notes, where it had been elegant. The reformulation experience put me off Cabotine. Either my sense of smell has changed (possible, probable) or Cabochard’s been reformulated (probable). Still looking for a vintage bottle with that charming bow.

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    • cordee says:
      6 June 2017 at 4:49 am

      I can confirm Cabochard, as well as Cabotine, have been reformulated several times. My bottles from several different time spans show different INCIs; above all, both EDP and EDT of Cabochard now list water before parfum, whereas it was other way round earlier.

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