Simply Belle (2011)
by Exceptional

There's nothing wrong with this fragrance, It opens with a soapy note. Another reviewer said liquid soap/dish detergent and that is what it is! We sometimes forget that many products contain fragrance, and while I like dish detergent, I don't want to smell like it. Exceptional must have given/sold FragranceNet a ton of their samples b/c for years now every order I've bought has come with an Exceptional sample.

A watery, soapy fragrance. It reminds me somewhat of liquid soap from a dispenser. It's cloying in moments, especially in the opening and mid, but becomes more agreeable over time.

White flowers and a touch of peach over a thick stew of fabric softener musk and warm soap. It reminds me of those Tocca perfumes, or Jack Twist says, something Gendarme (but without Gendarme's greens and funk). All told, this is by no means a grand statement of haute perfumery, but it's not stupid or candied or basic and you could certainly do worse for the discounted price.

A pleasant enough concoction, citrusy, light, summery. I feel this would hold your attention longer at a summertime event. The neutral rating is my body simply does not do well with jasmine. Appropriately named, as something in this scent makes me want to throw on a hoop skirt and find a veranda to sit on.

When I first inhaled this, I immediately recognized it as an old friend. It smells identical to the original Gendarme, an iconic scent of the 80s and 90s and my youth.

I don't know what is in Simply Belle, but I recall what was in Gendarme with its mix of citrus, herbs and one floral: Lemon, Bergamot, Lime, Basil, Tarragon, Lemon Verbena, Jasmine.

It is totally refreshing and a magnet for both sexes. Thus it is really unisex, as was Gendarme. If you are young, wear either of these and you will fascinate others, who will have no idea its due to pheromones and a simple scent that brings these to the skin surface.

And most importantly, Simply Belle is very inexpensive, while Gendarme is not. You can't go wrong with this scent - best for spring and summer wear.