16 community ratings

French Love

2014WomenModern

6.9/ 10

Community score
16 ratings

Ulric de Varens French Love is a sweet, gourmand women's fragrance built around candied apple, vanilla orchid and candy cane; it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: The floral side leads, it arrives with a bouquet.

How does it perform?

From 15 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.3 /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

4.2 /10

Plain bottle, the real show is inside.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

63% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

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

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Candied apple

Heart notesfirst few hours

Vanilla orchid

Candy cane

Jasmine

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Musk Vanilla Brazilian rosewood

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Fruity
Sweet
Synthetic
Gourmand
Woody
Oriental
Powdery

What does French Love smell like?

It opens with candied apple, then vanilla orchid, candy cane and jasmine in the heart push that sweetness in a floral direction. The base of musk, vanilla and Brazilian rosewood settles into a creamy, powdery and slightly woody finish. Fruity and oriental touches sit alongside without breaking the sweet frame.

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Voters lean towards daytime, leisure and office wear, with evening and night out also getting a share. It suits women who want an easy, comfortable sweetness.