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Benetton Tribu Eau de Toilette
by Charmsteph
The first time I ever got the sweet scent of this wonderful perfume is when my aunt received it as a present! And ever since, it's one of those things that I always want to have with me...
Although it's hard to get your hands on this perfume (for those in the UK especially), its exotic smell will certainly keep you hunting for ... it!
Tribu boasts a rich and full feeling smell...and its fragrance is based on a mix of sandalwood, jasmin and mandarin.
The packaging is not too exciting, and could do much much better as I feel that it really needs to reflect the beautiful smell of Tribu... The bottle however is apparently inspired by the shape of an egg and a testube...not sure why though-
Tribu also features a mix from black currant, rose, geranium, ylang-ylang vetiver, oakmoss and cedarwood.
Oliviero Toscani is the creator behind the Tribu line which was revealed in 1993 if I am not mistaken...
All in all, this perfume is a definite must have and I just love the fulfilling fragrance-It's very strong and long lasting too!
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Benetton Tribu Eau de Toilette
by SAGAIN_10
This is a delightful fragrance in my opinion, from Benetton, launched in 1993, and, as I remember an impossible one to get hold of in the UK around that time.
It falls in the floral group, and although I am not a lover of the florals, this one I do like.
As you may know, Benetton is an italian clothing company. It ... was founded in 1965. It's first store outside of Italy was opened in the late 60s in Paris, quickly followed by New York, then Tokyo. From those early days, Benetton has grown enormously, and now has a definite global presence with over 5000 stores in at least 120 countries.
The perfumer associated with this Benetton fragrance is Bernard Ellena, whose brother is also a perfumer, as was his father.
The packaging for this fragrance is not a crowd puller. It is grey in colour and I feel lets what sits within down. I don't think the same can be said for the bottle however. Although this looks like opaque glass, it is infact plastic, but this makes it warmer and softer in handling. It is shaped like a simple cloaked figure, and I gather the inspiration for the design was a totem pole, the Eiffel Tower, and a test tube. This seems a strange combination, but the tribal influence makes scents (excuse the pun there) considering the fruit, floral, and 'earthy' content of this fragrance. If you strip away the bottle's cloak in your mind, you also get a shape not unlike the outline of the Eiffel Tower. As for the test tube? The rich bungundy skirt and head and the overall golden colour suit the smell.
At first spray, the richness of blackcurrant is unmistakable, and the smell is warm and quite dark with a woody/mossy undertone detected. You can pick up on sandalwood under the fruity opening. The top notes are blackcurrant, violet leaf and mandarin. As the heart of the fragrance develops some of the initial blackcurrant dies away, but you can still detect it for a while, and the smell changes to a shallower floral one, and less sweet. The middle/heart notes are Rose, Geranium, Jasmine, Ylang-ylang and Chamomile. At the base there is Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Tai Benzoin, and Vetiver.
The fragrance is beautifully layered, but the transmission between these is smooth, and soft. After the dark top notes, the fragrance mellows, but retains a richness like crushed velvet. It is sensual, mysterious, and warm, then lifting.
This is not an overwhelming fragrance. Nor is Tribu overpowering, but it is somewhat secretive.
I love it for it's fruity opening, floral middle and woody base, and how the many ingredients work so well together.
I find this fragrance best suited to day wear, and I think it suits any season. It lasts around six hours on me.
It is available in 30ml, 50ml and 100ml size eau de toilette only, and can be bought through Amazon.
I purchased my last bottle(s) from Duty Free Perfume at a very keen price. However, I think this fragrance has been discontinued, and restocking is becoming more expensive.
I would recommend this fruity, floral little number to try before it is gone!
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Benetton Hot Eau de Toilette
by HS28
Benetton: Hot, Eau de Toilette
I was given this 100ml bottle of perfume by my lovely sister from the kids for Christmas. My sister always likes to get me a present from her and hubby and then one from the kids. The Christmas I kid you not I got 3 sets of PJs from relatives and one set from her kids. With the newest set of ... PJs there was this kind offering of Benetton Hot by the United Colours of Benetton
**Help**
Now before I review this I shall share with you dooyooers a few little problems with this perfume. Firstly I don't like the perfume gift and secondly when I have decided to review it I have somehow got the nozzle stuck inside the lid which has rendered it useless.
To solve both first problem of not liking it I had a plan and pondered on these options:
1) Leave it in the draw and never use it that way if asked about it is still there.
2) Tell my sister I don't actually like it but maybe not the best solution as didn't want to hurt feelings of this kind gift my little nieces/nephews bought me.
3) Give it to someone else as a present. I have never done this and knowing my luck I would get caught out
4) Use it as a bathroom fragrance to save buying a can of air freshener.
5) Throw it out (perhaps a waste)
Or 6) Sell it at a boot sale or give to charity.
Well then I stuck with option 1 initially but was mulling over the other 5 until when the time came today to review the perfume I noticed problem 2 which was I had somehow knackered the lid and the perfume was still neatly in its plastic box. Problem 2 therefore wiped out option 3 and option 6. I decided that option 2 was not a good idea and neither was option 5. I was going to settle for option 4 and the loo freshener idea but breaking the nozzle put the kywash on that so guess I am back to option 1!
**Benetton do Perfume?**
Well Benetton are an Italian fashion chain who offer high street fashion on the more expensive style. They are known for their whacky advertising and will have a branch or concession in most towns in the UK. They use lots of bright and vivid colours in their designs including in their perfume range.
They offer quite a few perfumes which are inexpensive including: Essence of Benetton, Energy, B United Jeans, United Colours of Benetton, Benetton Pure Sport, Cumbia Colours, Paradiso Inferno, B Clean and Hot & Cold.
**Hot Perfume**
Hot & Cold are advertised as unisex perfumes that offer a refreshing smack of energy. The perfume is made of fragrant oil extracts and diluted in water/alcohol. The main ingredients in this ''Hot'' scent are lemon, bergamot, mandarin, rosewood, lily of the Valley, water jasmine, iris, apricot, sandalwood, cedar wood, oak moss, amber, vanilla and musk. This perfume is a unisex perfume and so I guess once applying it you would get a different aroma. On smelling it I can sense that it could go either way and it has a distinct smell to it. It is not overly heavy and has a floral scent to it. Now considering it has lots of similar ingredients to my other perfumes I have reviewed on here would assume I should like this but I don't.
**The Bottle and Packaging**
The packaging for this perfume consists of a flimsy plastic rectangular outer box with hot written in tiny red writing at the base. The bottle is 100ml and very tall and square in shape but curves in at the top. It has a red top that looks very strange like a hot tap. Guess that is the hot and cold tap gimmick. The first time I opened this and realised I didn't really like it the top unscrewed easily. However the second time I tried this, the top has pulled off easily and take the nozzle with it. It is now lodged inside the lid and the perfume just has a straw like thing sticking out.
**My opinion on using it**
First time I was able to apply to my neck and arms quite easily and a generous squirt came out. This is the Eau de toilet and Benetton suggest it should have a lasting effect of up to 2 hours. Can't use the blimmin thing and even pressing the straw it does nothing so lucky for me I don't like it. Well I have a full bottle of the stuff to use as I found the scent too overpowering and mixed up. I think this is because it is a unisex perfume and a high street brand. I think Benetton could have made this perfume better by not making it unisex and cutting down on the ingredients as there is too much going on in the scent. The bottle and packaging is also weak and the fact that the nozzle is now glued into the lid doesn't help.
**Would I recommend this stuff**
Erm no for a perfume but yes as a loo freshener (oh I hope I am not being too harsh - apologies Benetton Hot lovers! Also I think the Apprentice teams made a better offering in their perfumery week and what they made weren't that great!
**Prices**
Well if I haven't put you off and you are still keen to buy this then it appears to cost between £7 and £15 and you can buy it in the Benetton shop or online at perfume discount shops.
**One final idea**
Maybe I could sell it on eBay and declare how useless it is as you never know. Any other suggestions of what to use it for are welcome. (ps my sister and nieces/nephews wont find out)
Thanks for the read!
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