Cologne Céleste

Probably the freshiest BK so far. At first I thought Profumum Roma Acqua Viva but this is more complex and deep. This feels similar to Acqua Viva, photorealistic notes from the cotruses. But probably a bit closer to a BOKA Zelen. Yes these two are more similar! The beeswax which I love in perfume makes this really good with the piney, mossy, woody drydown.

Favorite of the three colognes. Well done. I like all three but this takes the spotlight.

Highly underated - If you like citrus and oakmoss this is top of the food chain.

🍋 Opens up a bomb of citron and litsea, with a heavy dose of green, earthy, leather esq oakmoss. I get what I perceive as some tobacco leaf, and also pine in the base. I don't detect any transitions, so I judge it as linear. Because of the high oakmoss content, it has a vintage feel. Beeswax does not appear for at least an hour to soften it up..For that reason, this will not appeal (at least initially) to new, inexperienced, or wimp noses. I think you need to be of a certain character, confidence, and experience, to appreciate and pull this one off. I don't consider it challenging, but my friends that are used to used to designer citrus fragrances, RUN from this stuff. Citron is the shotcaller of all citruses and some won't like pungent nature. Also, If you don't like oakmoss, you can safely skip this one. Smells natural and also substantial for a cologne "extrait" whatever the hell that means. My bottle smells strong like bull for the first couple hours. Overall a good offering for afficionados. It's pungent and bit brash initially, before calming down and purring. Scent 7.5/10 Overall Performance 7.5/10 P.S. Very similar to Bond No 9 Dubai Citrine but more gruff and potent

This is happiness in a bottle! The medley of citruses gives a smiling punch in the beginning. Soon the rose and honey begins to enter the mix, but doesn’t overpower the yellow citrus. The sweeter, Blood orange and mandarin makes an appearance, melding with the honey. The pine note sits nicely in the background, providing an anchor. This smells like lemon/orange-ade sitting pretty in the sun.