Linen Vetiver

Paid just $12 of Ebay for this gem, and definitely one of my greatest ever best blind buys. As this can be worn by absolutely anyone, I consider this straight unisex, however, I do understand why some people say it leans feminine. This is because it smells super clean, super bright, super fresh, has some floral nuances, and smells like fresh laundry (when a luxury detergent or fabric conditioner was used). Now I'm not saying women smell more like the aforementioned things than men, but now for me as a young adult, this is the kind of smell I remember when I was young at homes of friends and family, or a laundry place, or after my hotel room was serviced and cleaned (sheets changed), or just somewhere where women are more situated/associated. Hope this makes sense - whilst growing up I experienced this kind of smell mostly around women, it's not because they themselves smelled like it, just that this kind of smell appeared more often than not around women because of other things going on / things they were doing / etc. That doesn't mean this smells industrial, or like a cleaners cleaning kit, or like a woman, it just smells like luxury clean laundry. The kind of smell that every man (and woman) will appreciate / have appreciated if ever they've had the pleasure of, for example, putting on a clean outfit, or getting into a bed with freshly laundered duvet covers and pillow cases and getting whiffs of this scent. It's a smell that makes everyone feel good. If others around you smell this, they probably won't think you're wearing cologne (if they don't know your a fragrance addict), but they'll just be reminded of what I've talked about above, and it's a beautiful way to smell. Scent = 10 Performance = 5 Longevity = 4 (just spray every couple of hours, or right before wanting to make a good impression around other people and it does the job) Uniqueness = 6 Sillage = 6 Overall for me 10/10 Overall in general 7.5/10

Another BANGER from Banana Republic. Honestly I'm starting to check around all the rack stores in my area just to try to collect this line. They can be found at half price or less, so grabbing them on sight should be a no-brainer. Love the straightforward niche approach in the designer space, for a great price. Clean, clean, clean is the name of this fragrance. It's got a touch of citrusy bergamot at the top, and dries down to a super pleasant floral/woodsy base. I'd say this makes for a very safe and appealing indoor, daytime fragrance. The office, relaxing at home. I think it can be used year round in those situations. But I would resort to something else for going out in the evening. Also, given the name, I can see this being used to spray clothes or bedsheets to give them a freshly cleaned scent. I wonder if this actually works better spraying the clothes you're wearing rather than your skin. The juice is slightly colored though, so be careful spraying it in any actual plain white linen fabrics. I can see how this fragrance leans a little feminine, but as a guy I'm still comfortable wearing it. Maybe that's just because Banana Republic markets the whole line as unisex so I expect it to work on men and women. In any case, I do think it's very unisex. So yeah. Happy that I picked it up. If you can find it half off at a rack store, you've got no reason to pass up on it.

All of these in the icon line, at least the ones that are in the clear bottles, are great from the Banana Republic line. To me this is a soft bergamot with florals and green notes.. plus musk, it has other stuff mixed in the background too. It smells like something you can and should use as room spray, spray your sheets, spray yourself with a t-shirt on, it's hard to not like this one. The vetiver in this is soft and gives it a touch of spice. If you have qualms with vetiver fragrances you should give this a chance because everything in this blended in and it's hard to distinguish notes or smell individual notes that may bother you. I do get very good longevity for something as soft as this..probably 4-6 hours tops. Spray this liberally. This was a steal for me, has niche qualities to it for such a low price. It's not high end by any means but it has unique qualities to it and performs good enough to be a dumb reach. I can't wait to include this in my regular rotation again when the warmer weather arrives, loved wearing this.

Another excellent fragrance from the BR Icon line. I like this one a LOT. It smells similar to 90 Pure White in that it is very clean and bright, but they differ. Linen Vetiver smells like what the name says- linen and vetiver. It's got a nice clean, sweet, musky smell over a lighter vetiver. It's not like an in your face vetiver. This one is blended well and I really, really enjoy it. Putting it on and then walking outside and having the smell hit me in the warmth really solidified this one for me. Definitely one of my favorites, it might have overtaken 90 Pure White in terms of how nice and clean it smells. Either way, excellent offering from BR! This smells, actually, like a mixture of 78 Vintage Green and 90 Pure White. It's unique, but reminiscent of them. Some of the frags in this line are similar, but they are all good. This one is shaping up to becoming a favorite.

Was at Burlington and the whole Icon line up was on sale for discount. Blind bought most of them. This was a very pleasant surprise. This is a perfect spring and summer fragrance. Like the fragrance suggests its a luxurious take on fabric softener. If you have ever used Gain Fabric softener then you kind of get close to the idea. That is in no way a negative on this fragrance. I think there should be more out there like it. It is very office safe. Non-headache inducing non offensive. Compliment inducing etc. You're not seducing anyone with this fragrance but it is probably the easiest dumb reach for spring and summer. 9/10 in my opinion. The only reason it doesn't get a 10 is because it doesn't project very well. It does last 3-4 hours on skin and clothes.