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.

Just got this and it is a very happy, bright lemon scent. It is a burst of juicy, realistic lemon that mellows pretty quick. There is no headache inducing Pledge scent. It is a straight just cut a lemon scent that remains that way. It does not last very long but at the price it is I still consider it a steal. I plan to layer this with Akro Bake and try it with other summer fragrances to see how it performs. Perhaps layering it with the Bigelow lemon 1999 moisturizer or another lemon scented lotion would aid the lasting power. Just get it if you are looking for a realistic lemon scent.

This is a lovely lemon and musk perfume. It smells very fresh and natural, and it wears close to the skin. However, the lemon fades almost immediately on me, and the soft musk comes out just about right away. It's a pretty, soft musk scent, but I wish this stayed lemony. My husband uses this and it smells musky on him as well.

if you want a real lemon scent, not cleaning product smell, this is it. As others have said, the lemon scent doesn't last very long,and I agree, but then you can smell a bit of musk - no complaints here. This is a lovely, refreshing summer scent, which is totally inoffensive. Try it. The price is right, too.

Pure fresh cut lemons with a touch of sweetness. Not tart or chemical, no household cleaner smell. The staying power could be better. But, it's fresh and clean, light enough to wear everyday or layered with other fragrances.

Absolutely delicious. I was on the hunt for a pure lemony scent and I found this. However, this doesn't last very long, an hour or two tops. It would be good to make a decant to carry around with you to respray.

This is the perfect lemon scent just doesnt last or project last only like 5 min nothing sadly ...i love this tho🍋

Smells like lemonade! It's so good, and the scent is very clean. I wear it most days and for summertime.

Wow -- do I love this stuff! It smells so good, I'm driving myself crazy.

I love this fragrance. I have been wanting a bottle for years now, and just got it in the mail today. Lemon 1999 is pure lemon. When I spray it on at first, it's like I squirted a fresh lemon on my wrist. It's refreshing and invigorating without smelling like bathroom cleanser. But the dry down is my favorite part. It keeps the lemon smell, but softens and becomes almost creamy, like a lemon bar. It's still clean and fresh, but adds depth to the pure lemon juice from before. It's a wonderful scent. After almost 2 hours I still get whiffs of it as I walk. However, it also stays close to the skin, which I prefer. I like not having a large cloud of scent follow me wherever I go. I'd much rather have the scent noticed only if I'm standing close to someone or hugging someone. So lovely. Definitely a staple to my collection.

It's amazing what they can add to lemon to change its character but not lose the lemon-ness of it. This one is powerful and a distinctively fresh lemon but has something else going on that gives it authority. I think the staying power is pretty remarkable. Of course that initial fresh citrus burst fades but the rest goes on and on. Isn't this pretty much standard with citrus scents, that zesty note fades first? Love the no-nonsense heavy glass bottle that doesn't try to be anything but what it is, a good servicable container for a quality perfume...and love the price, too.

I have never smelled this in the past, so I have no idea if it smelled different before. But in the opening, I get a semi-sweet and natural smelling lemon that quickly transitions into a delicious and fairly sweet candied lemon. It smells just like a Lemonhead in the drydown. Projection and sillage are minimal, which is expected with a citrus-dominated fragrance, so no complaints there. This is perfect for a refreshing bedtime scent or for layering - I like this one layered with a heavy dose of Molecule 01 or layered with Mancera Lemon Line (my favorite lemon).

This is a great scent to LAYER. That is, the lemon note smells like verbena, like a lemon has just been zested. This note doesn't have much longevity, which is why you want to layer it. I enjoy it layered with vanilla (I layer with Montale Vanille Absolu or Mancera Roses Vanille or with Vanille Insensee) for a bright yet warm mood lifter for winter and fall. The addition of vanilla keeps me out of Pledge Cleaner territory. Really bright and alive... and you can't beat the price at Bath & Body Works with your 20% coupons, etc!

So light, crisp, feminine, and pretty! This is a go-to casual fragrance for me. The opening is bright, crisp, vibrant lemon with slight herbal note. It dries down as a mildly citrus, soft, herbal musk on my skin that is just beautiful. The only downside is silage - 1999 is very much a skin scent after dry-down, definitely not a head-turner. Still, it's a joy to wear and the price is great! I would buy this again.

A refreshing true lemon scent, smells like fresh grated lemon zest. This is such a pure singularly note that I don’t think it leans feminine or masculine. Nothing artificial or sweet just fresh and light I mostly use this to layer with other fragrances to bring out the citrus notes. It’s a linear super simplistic fragrance. This performs like a EDT doesn’t last long unfortunately but for what it is I don’t mind.

At first a clean fresh realistic lemon scent. It does dry down to a warm light musk on me which I was not expecting to come through as much for reason due to the “lemon” image of the scent. It’s lovely and smells like a more niche subtler version of D&G Light Blue. Very pleasantly surprised by the musk note after dry down that remains like a skin scent. Smells personal and soft.