Varens Original - Borneo Dream
Perfumer: Pierre Bourdon
15 ratings
From your scent profile
Ulric de Varens Varens Original - Borneo Dream is a fresh, floral women's fragrance that opens with marine notes and watermelon and moves into ylang-ylang and jasmine; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: Voters picked the warm days; it gets along with the sun.
How does it perform?
From 17 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Looks good without trying too hard.
Blind buy risk
Only 40% of votes are positive.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Floral
- Aquatic
- Green
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Synthetic
- Spicy
Fresh
Floral
Aquatic
Green
Fruity
Sweet
Synthetic
SpicyWhat does Varens Original - Borneo Dream smell like?
Marine notes and watermelon lead, giving an aquatic, fruity freshness. Ylang-ylang and jasmine carry the floral heart, while cedarwood settles the base into a woody footing. Green and sweet accords keep it balanced, with a faint spicy touch staying in the background.
Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, though the vote counts are small, so these ratings are only a rough guide. Its fresh build suits light, everyday wear. Gandini Note di Sale and Jacques Zolty Flowersea have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Marine notes
- Watermelon
First hours
- Ylang-ylang
- Jasmine
Towards evening
- Cedarwood
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 37%Summer
- 37%Spring
- 16%Autumn
- 11%Winter
Summer
Spring
Autumn
Winter- Office28%
- Daytime24%
- Casual24%
- Sport17%
- Evening7%
Least picked for evenings.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
56% matchNote di Sale
Gandini · 2019
55% matchAqua
Gian Marco Venturi · 2018
54% matchFigue Divine
Dorin · 2017
54% matchFlowersea
Jacques Zolty · 2015
51% matchBambú Hombre
Adolfo Dominguez · 2008
50% matchCharlie White
Revlon · 1994
49% matchL'Eau de Monteil
Germaine Monteil · 1995
49% matchEau de Naphé
Comptoir Sud Pacifique · 2007
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Last updated: October 26, 2026