Fragrance 05 Spring

Starts with the lemongrassy part of what the Lush store smells like with the sharp bergamot note lol, very bright and in your nose like wasabi. I get citrus stalk, zest, the oily part of the fruit. Then comes the cedar and geranium which is heavenly and heady on my skin. I don’t get any anise personally. Very fresh and damp. Smells like VanVan or a sexy nonbinary person that works at a crystal shop and organizes a socialist book group. No staying power for me unfortunately, vanishes in like an hour. I’d buy it despite it being so short lived, the bergamot in this is super nice.

Fragrance 05 Spring goes on almost like bug spray! Like those citronella candles you keep on the back patio to keep away mosquitoes. After an hour or so of wear it dries down to smokey incense, patchouli, and oakmoss. I had a few family members say it activated their allergies, so watch out for that! But I just love it. It leans more masculine than feminine, but all Dedcool fragrances seem to be pretty unisex. Perfect for spring and summer, as it’s very green. I’d also say it’s a daytime scent rather than a date night scent! Perfect for picnics or a walk in the park.

In a way, this is *exactly* how I pictured Chanel’s Cristalle would be, and in some ways it feels like it was inspired by it. “Spring” is much easier to pull off and more juicy, but the sharpness and green is perfectly balanced by the citrus notes and the soft incense. It’s clean and it absolutely reminds me of spring. I have a rather large tester I plan to wear for a week or so and I will come back and update, but so far I’m impressed. It would be amazing as a laundry scent, and lucky me they create detergents!

Initially, the scent is fresh and bright, with notes of citrus, wood, and anise. This scent is not at all subtle on my skin. With only a few spritzes, it can border on overwhelming. It settles into a lovely sweet patchouli. It maintains its brightness, but becomes more earthy. It is very long wearing on me, and I tend to wear it on cooler spring and autumn days. I find it is a little too overwhelming of a scent on warmer Aussie days. I am almost out of my bottle and it will be a definite re-buy for me.

I’m very particular about scents I can wear, because due to some unforeseen reason scents I used to love now make me nauseated. So I got the sample pack of dedcool on the recommendation of a friend. Some are iffy, but as soon as I tried spring I fell in love. I love the bright lemon, it’s so refreshing. But where it really shines is topped with Milk. It smells like a grown up lemon sugar, and it sends me over the edge. Reminiscent of light blue by D&G but not as in your face. My new favorite scent.