Nectar

So, I have a Garden Home. I have a some of my favorite fragrance notes as vines/shrubs/trees. So, when the Grapefruit tree began to blossom, I took a whiff, and was instantly enamored by the complexity of the fragrance that was coming off the blossom. I instantly knew I wanted a fragrance that could emulate that type of powdery creamy zesty freshness that was coming from that blossom. So, I stumbled onto Givenchy Gentleman, which was very close, but was missing something. It needed a deeper "zestiness". Enter a local Tj Maxx, they had this there. I had never heard of it, but knew Commodity does fantastic scents. So, I blind bought it. Omg, so before I even sprayed it, I could smell the citrus already poking through. I didn't bother putting it on a card, I just went head first on my wrist. Immediately I was transported to that blossom. The creaminess was there. The bright, crisp, zesty, green tartness in full glory. And that hint of sweetness of the tangerine. Just the right balance to portray what I experienced, but now I have. A bottle of it. Essence!! (Anyone who knows what I said, gets it. Lol) Surprisingly, it lasts quite a few hours. Roughly, 6-7 hours. And so far, since owning it, I have reapplied just because I wear it to smell that opening which last about 2 to 3 hours, so by the 4th hour, I can still smell it, but I just want it louder, so I reapply for no reason. Simply just to smell it. It's pretty rare a fragrance does that. So, when you include the $40 I paid for it, and I feel it set out to do exactly what I wanted of it. So to me, this is a rare 9/10

I'm not sure if my nose is just not picking up on the bitterness, but on first impression, I get what smells like Neroli mixed with the orange blossoms. To that end, I suppose it can be categorize as "bitter" in the beginning, but I honestly like it that way. I agree in that it's similar to Jo Malone's Orange Blossom, but with a touch more neroli. Nectar feels too intense of a name for something that is actually a naturalistic white floral.

Smells exactly like a hot and humid tropical Aussie summer. A little goes a long way so spray with caution or it could get overwhelming. Amazing during the day but my favourite time to wear it is on a night out when the weather is stink’n hot and the air is thick with humidity. I wish it was available as 10ml though so I can have it with me at all times.

this is my new summer event, absolutely devine, and i do NOT like citrus scents that much. to me it smells like a sweetened, citrus, summer scented soap bar. it’s dry, but also sweet from the pomelo and the neroli. it’s also great for keeping mosquitos away, since it takes on a citronella type of smell.

divine. a green-tinged citrus, warmed up with the honeysuckle the same way that an orchard is warmed by the sun. doesn't last very long on the skin, but the novelty of toting around the giant 3.4 oz bottle to touch up is kinda fun to me.