Villa Nellcôte

This perfume is one of the freshest fragrances I’ve ever smelled. It starts out with a very citrus forward smell and the pepper makes the top notes more exciting. I really like this part of it and it feels really balanced with the heart notes and the base notes. Then after awhile you start to notice the floral notes more, especially the rose which smells fantastic and is the most prominent of the heart notes. The drydown is really nice and the basenotes smells very woody and foresty which works really good with the heart notes. This part of the drydown turns out to be more masculine smelling but still it is overall a quite feminine fragrance. Villa Nellcote is a quite elegant perfume that suits every occasion. It could be an office scent and I could imagine a woman wearing this on a date. I love unisex fragrances but I can’t imagine a very masculine guy wearing this one, but if you like floral fragrances then you should give this one a try. I find this perfume to be really good, but I won’t buy the bottled version because it is too feminine. On a woman this would be perfect.

This is a remarkable scent. It's fresh but in a elegant way and with a distinct personality. I am a male and i agree with the others reviews , this is different from all the other "fresh" fragrances, it has more florals but it's not feminine, it is unisex but for me is more suited on a man. It has the right amount of citrus and floral notes but there is also a touch of sweetness sustained by a slightly woody base. It is really fresh I love this fragrance during summer! I also love to layer this blend with some sprays of santal carmin by atelier cologne to add some structure , especially during summer nights, they works really well togheter! The performance is good, not extraordinary but good. For me this is a very good fragrance!

Starts off w/ a fresh spicy petigrain and lemon blossom which I really love. What ruins the opening of the perfume for me is the elemi, which belongs in male fragrances in my opinion because it has an overwhelming barbershop quality. As the heart notes come a long, I get a lot of magnolia and tea. I do not get rose or osmanthus or violet at all. A bit of jasmine is coming through, but this is not a jasmine perfume, jasmine, magnolia, and lemon blossom are the main florals I get w/ this perfume. It is a very lemony floral. Pretty musk dry down that I like. The moss and woods are not overdone, they just ground the perfume and they do make it unisex. I would really like this if it didn't have elemi in the opening. It reminds me of a unisex version of Jean Patou's Nacre a perfume I own and love and will mourn when my bottle is gone. When the opening dissipates and the elemi fades, I like this a lot more. If you like lemon blossom and magnolia w/ a soft musky, mossy, and woodiness in the dry down and can get past the opening w/ a elemi note this is a perfume you should check out. I may buy this when my bottle of Nacre is gone. It's not as good as Patou's Nacre but it has the lemon blossom and jasmine and the lovely musk that Nacre has.

Opens with a green and lemon-yellow citrus blast that leans masculine—like a freshie cologne with nautical branding—but picks up sweetness and complexity in the drydown. After the citrus burns off it’s still bright: sun-drenched outdoor flowers, aromatic forest, and fluffy white musk. Breezy Mediterranean retreat? Sure, I guess. Truly unisex (or unapologetically and hedonistically androgynous, like the Stones at that villa). Not too heavy or nectar-y, not too woody or mossy. On me, it resolves into a sparkly but subtle rose with a touch of cedar. Expands and rolls off the skin a lot more outside in the heat, as it’s probably meant to.

I really enjoy this fragrance. I don't think it leans very masculine, I would classify it as unisex. A very delicious, captivating opening that is bright & citrusy while not ever becoming too sharp or cleaner-y. Likely the tea and white florals are helping soften this zing. It dries to a very addictive white musk and cashmeran that, again, is not too pungent. Just enough to leave you wanting more