Lemon No.1999

This is a beautifully fresh, musky sweet and sour lemon fragrance. At first spritz you get a very zingy lemony aroma. It smells authentic, invigorating, and bright in the beginning. A bit like bitter rind, a bit like pulp sprinkled lightly with sugar. Next it moves into a phase where it reminds me of a lemon pez, or a lemon flavored shaved ice at the fair. As it dries down it gains this lovely soft musky aroma. It really smooths out. You still, however, get good hints of that intial zesty lemon note throughout. Hovers around you like a gorgeous puffy lemony cloud. My absolute favorite lemon scent - and so affordable. The sillage and lasting power are both quite pleasing. Sweet and zesty, smooth and musky. A pretty lemon that works fabulously in the heat. Lemon lovers - TRY IT.

Love this scent! My favorite Lemon scent ever-- I'm very sad that C.O. Bigelow has it currently on hold. I called their company in June 2020 to inquire about the fragrance and they did give me encouraging news: they said they were working with a new distributor and to check back with them in late August or September when it should be released again! I hope they don't change it as it was perfect the way it was! Edit 3/28/22- should have edited this sooner- Bigelow has been selling this wonderful scent again for over a year now and to me it is still as great as it always was- I bought a bunch of back up bottles as I never want to be without this in case they discontinue it sometime. Love love love this one!!! 🍋🍋🍋💜💜💜😃

I'm a citrus snob. I grew up with multiple types of citrus trees in my front and back yard, and having fresh citrus ruins you because no imitation is up to par. But this... This. Is. A. Lemon. MASTERPIECE! To me, no part of this is a "lemon cleaner" - it's hyper-realistic, whole lemon. Refreshing, just-cut lemon zest. Tart lemon juice (no sugar - pure lemon), fresh-squeezed. Sun-kissed lemon rind, a little too ripe... making it bright with a hint of sweet. It's tart, it's a little bitter. But it's REAL lemon. This is now my lemon holy grail. I can't wait to wear it as a fragrance "thirst-quencher" for summer, something to brighten up a dreary winter day, etc. Thank you, C.O. Bigelow!!

Love this lemon smell! In the bottle a little bit on the creamy end of lemon--like lemon bars, maybe? Not the bitey smell of straight lemon juice or the volatile oils from the rind. My chemistry tends to strip out the fruity smells form perfume quickly (ate up Hanae Mori Butterfly completely). Lemon No 1999 becomes this phantom floral on me. Without the stickiness of orange blossom, there's a clean feeling from that touch of musk. I keep it my fridge and some days it just a 5 full spritz days (neck, decolletage, back of the neck under the hair and both wrists/elbows--it's not a precision spray). Even with this hyper application, it's not overwhelming at all. Very close to the skin.

Lemon No.1999 by C.O.Bigelow is a simple, crisp lemon scent. It has a touch of powdery softness and a slight sweetness. It's very feminine, but not a voluptuous seductive feminine. Lemon No. 1999 is a refreshing delight (for me) to wear. The best lemon fragrance that I have ever owned and worn was Love's Fresh Lemon when it first came out in the 1970s. It is now owned by a different company and it's terrible. Perfumes come and go. I suggest if you really love a fragrance, buy a few bottles because you never know when it will be yanked off the market ... only to be a sweet lingering memory. One more note -- this perfume is very reasonably priced for such a good scent.