40%
would repurchase
3.7/5
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3.0
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12 years ago

Forte? Not so much. A nice cologne, orange based rather than lemon, perfectly nice but somehow to me, with very few exceptions, orange tends to smell cheap. Probably because orange oil is...

About reviewer (96 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther



3.0
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16 years ago

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About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal

HairBlond

EyesHazel


3.0
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18 years ago

Caron's Eau Forte is a nice-but-torrid citrus, with a hint of salt. I live for citrus scents, and can tolerate this one in the bottle... yet, as soon as it hits the skin, it becomes acrid, as if...

About reviewer (110 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Other

HairOther

EyesBlue


4.0
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18 years ago

At first, this opened very citrusy. The bergamot and coriander were both very prominent. However, on drydown, it turned into a different type of fruity scent. The black currant, apple, and apricot...

About reviewer (1962 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Fair, Cool

HairRed, Wavy, Coarse

EyesGreen


5.0
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20 years ago

"forte" is a beautiful scent. it reminds me of saks fifth in new york city. a salesperson spritzed this on me despite my insisting i wasn't a fan of "citrus" notes. i held my own and managed to get...

About reviewer (37 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal

HairBrown

EyesGreen


4.0
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20 years ago

Among the 3 Les Eaux de Caron scents, this is my favorite. It's effervescent with citrus (orange) peel as the centerpiece. Lovely fragrance...easy to like and wear.

About reviewer (25 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesBrown


3.0
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21 years ago

Not bad at all, but basically a pretty straight forward fresh, clean, sparkling, citrus scent. Nothing less, nothing more. It's unisex, not distinctly masculine or feminine. If you go for that,...

About reviewer (173 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBrown


2.0
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21 years ago

I ordered a three sampler set including Eau Forte, Fraiche and Pure. For Forte, I had in my mind a rich heady, strong concoction along the lines of maybe something like that of the sharp L'ombre...

About reviewer (245 reviews)

Age

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther


3.0
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21 years ago

I originally purchased the sample bottle of this perfume from a "collectors' bottles" website for my boyfriend to try, since it was advertised as a unisex perfume. Despite "forte" meaning...

About reviewer (76 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry

HairRed

EyesHazel


5.0
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22 years ago

I found my favorite perfume. I dropped $54 for this stuff at sephora.com because the bottle looked cool, I liked the orange color, and the description said it was unisex and had notes of...

About reviewer (423 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther