62 community ratings

Belle Bête

Name: Belle Bête
Brand: Liquides Imaginaires

Perfumer: Carine Certain Boin

2016UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.5/ 10

Community score
62 ratings

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Liquides Imaginaires Belle Bête is a discontinued unisex fragrance that suits fall and winter evenings, a sweet, spicy scent hardened by leathery and animalic tones.

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Skunky's take: Got evening plans? This bottle is ready.

How does it perform?

From 62 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.6 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.8 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.8 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

5.9 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

82% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Clary sage Hazelnut Iris Rhubarb Chili Saffron

Heart notesfirst few hours

Cashmeran Coffee Atlas cedar Haitian vetiver Coumarin Indonesian patchouli

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Costus

Ambrettolide

Musk Castoreum Civet Suede

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Animal
Resinous
Earthy
Leathery

What does Belle Bête smell like?

Hazelnut, saffron and chili lead the top, while rhubarb and iris pull the opening in a slightly floral, earthy direction. In the heart, coffee, coumarin and patchouli set the sweetness on a woody base carried by Atlas cedar and vetiver. The base leaves a warm, leathery, animalic trail of suede, castoreum and civet.

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick fall and winter, with evening, leisure and nights out the leading occasions. Masculine and feminine votes sit close together, so it reads balanced between the two. WienerBlut Unheimlich and Prin Nocturnal Poetry have a close profile.