Eau Parfumée Thé Impérial

Nothing revolutionary, but beautiful in it's simplicity. Citruses here are not sour but more dry, tiny bit sweet when combined with tea which gives off a calming effect rather than an energizing one. It does remind me of those small body care products you get at nice hotels. I would say that I can smell it consistently on my clothes for around three hours after application with an intimate projection and then it starts slowly fading.

Very smooth and soothing fragrance. Bought this one blind (considering green and white were already favorites). It reminds me of both Thé vert by Bvlgari and Thé Yulong but with a little bit more backbone. It’s such a clean smell (not clean girl, which is overpowering and brutal). It also has faint reminders of Himalayan Blue (Crabtree & Evelyn) that I love dearly and was discontinued.

Soothing citrus spa day! Wow, elegant and luxurious and bright; the misty fresh lemon and soft musk come through predominantly, while I'm not totally picking up on the black tea notes. However much I like tea in fragrance, I don't really mind, this one feels very nearly perfect as is & I'm feeling grateful to have gotten my hands on a sample

I received a sample of this perfume. It is a beautiful scent - bright, fresh, uplifting citrus, slightly sweet and not a "cleaner" type scent at all, with fresh black tea and a slight, fresh musk on the dry down. For an EDT, I felt it lasted a long time; it lasted on my skin 8+ hours. However, it does have low sillage. Although I really enjoyed trying this perfume, I don't think I would ever buy a full bottle. It was inspired by a hotel lobby smell, and that's what it smells like - a beautiful, clean, white marble-filled hotel lobby. I would love this in a room spray or a candle, but I got kind of bored with it wearing on my skin.

This one, although it starts off with the most sparkling citruses, turns quite spicy and woody on me. I get mostly bergamot that abundantly oozes a ginger-like spiciness along with the piney aspects of an unripe lemon. A big dollop of cedarwood suggests Thé Impérial contains a fair share of Iso E and woody musks, making the composition slightly heavy for my liking. But still, an elegantly refined citrus scent with smokey woody Ceylon tea inflections that does not for once lean into the "cologne" style territory. Better tenacity than that of the Vert EDT or Blanc EDT.