Capri Forget Me Not

This. THIS! This is the perfect summer scent. Without smelling like a summer cliché (suntan lotion, pina colada, aquatic citrus). It's like a cool, refreshing breeze in a bottle. I'm transported to a lush island (Capri if you will, or another island in the mediterranean)when I smell this. I'm standing on the top of a cliff. Beneath me is a beautiful strip of white sand. The ocean is caressing the land. I've been sunbathing for hours. The sun is powerful. It has been a long day with almost no wind at all. The heat feels a bit exhausting. But then, suddenly out of nowhere, like a blessed sweet relief, comes a soft, cool breeze. It svipes from the crystal blue sea, through lush green hills where aromatic herbs grow, and glides across my warm skin like a veil of sheer, cool freshness. That's how "Capri Forget me not" smells like. A breath of fresh, misty sea air after a long day in the sun. It's a well blended, transparent scent. It smells very high quality and unique. Slightly green, slightly floral, with a discrete dry earthy feel and a strong misty minty smell. But the mint is not dense or too intense, it's definitely there and the most prominent note in the scent, but it has this breezy, airy quality that keeps it from smelling like tooth paste. This is not a perfume, it's a scented veil. It's a airy caress. The only downside is that the longevity is bad. I get about two hours tops. Which is sad, because this is such a gem. I still want a bottle though. The scent is too great not to own. Sillage is strong and bright at first, but quickly dries down to a cool skin scent.

It is a bit weird for me to write the first review, but I had to, as I tried this perfume lots of times and liked it a lot. There is a fine initial blast of citruses of all kinds in the beginning, but my skin swallows it quite quickly and steps to the heart. In the very next phase of fragrant evolution a prominent fig note becomes the main player. Sweet and succulent, it is accompanied with some herbal notes - mainly mint, and a few other I can't recognize (maybe it's the mentioned eucalyptus, but I don't know). That makes the fragrance more wearable, because all those notes soften a high-pitch fig which, in itself, could become cloying. Later I find a solid flowery drydown, with highlighted jasmine note, but with both the fig and mint from the earlier time. It's obvious with all those notes that the scent is more on a feminine side, but, even if I think it would make wonders on a female skin, it's totally wearable for a man. It has a perceptible sillage and projection with nearly monster longevity - I could feel traces of it a whole day after. Practically, it has the same strength through, like, first 10 hours, and that is more than enough. Capri Forget Me Not is a bit linear, with no sharp transitions through the phases, but, at least, what you see is what you get - if you like it at first, it won't disappoint you later. If you like fruity fragrances with a slight mediterranian vibe, you will most likely dig this one. I surely do. 9.25/10

I love this one, it is unique. First time I found it sharp, masculine-fresh however next developing started coresponding with the name. I can't forget. This is the essence of good memories, which never fades. It is exhilarating. Citruses and figs attract attention. And then the violet hits you, which is almost intoxicating here. Green tones are a little incisive, which is very pleasant. This is not a nostalgic scent. This is a fragrance that inspires to new experiences and joys. I alternated it with Philosykos. (Which is coconut-lactonic on me, almost creamy. Carthusia has different way, how makes the figs delightful. Both amazing.) The scent is kissed by the breeze from the sea and perfect for summer, but I like it in winter also. The freeze gives it a new form. Sillage is moderate, but good projection. Longevity about 2 hrs. Definitely unisex.

I was disappointed with this at first because I wanted more fig. I got milky fig when I tested it but when I started wearing it from my bottle I could not get the fig, at all actually. I found it sharp in the beginning and almost cloying in the middle. So it sat on the shelf. Now I got back to it. It has a very evident top mintnote. When that settles it is fresh and soft with a perk from the mint. The base is skinclose powdery floral. I don’t find it cloyng any more and when I take it for what it is and do not expect the fig, I actually love it. It soon sits very close to skin, and for me it stays there for quite a while, but weak. I find I want a touch-up or two during the day.

Aromatic, herbal, green. Heavy on eucalyptus and mint. Fig is good, but not sweet or juicy, some vague citrus on the background. Florals are hardly detectable. This is a unique charming little perfume suitable for warm summer days. It has been sadly reformulated, though. EdP lasts three to five hours on my skin. I wish I could try a better if not the original version.