Très French by Teo Cabanel bottle
Teo Cabanel

Très French

3.4/5 · 274 votes Feminine 2020
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Fragrance notes

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Character

Longevity3.1/5
Sillage2.5/5
Day91
Night11
Spring100
Summer80
Fall21
Winter6
Our take

Très French opens with a crisp, slightly candied pear and a peony so sheer it feels like petals caught in morning light. The heart is where this wears its heart on its sleeve: lily-of-the-valley and jasmine, buoyed by solar notes that lend a warm, almost metallic shimmer. It dries down to a soft, powder-dusted base of white musk and sandalwood, with benzoin adding a faint ambered sweetness and Haitian vetiver cutting through just enough to keep it from tipping into plain vanilla fluff. The overall character is a picnic on a dewy lawn, a gauzy sundress and a straw hat, the kind of scent that feels deliberate without demanding applause. It leans sweet and fresh, but the aquatic undertone and the surprisingly dry vetiver finish keep it from feeling cloying, though the synthetic sheen of the solar accord does cheapen the effect slightly. Given the meager longevity and whisper-thin sillage, this is a fragance for the perfume lover who values quiet intimacy over performance, a spritz before a brunch or a stroll through a spring garden. It suits someone who wants to smell pretty and clean without startling anyone. Skip it if you crave presence or any hint of complexity after the first hour, because this evaporates like a flirty smile that you wish had lingered longer. 🌸

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