L'Eau de Neroli

L'Eau de Neroli has been the greatest constant in my life for the past four years. A clean, citrusy, fresh scent, described as 'Froot-Loop esque' by one of my close friends, this perfume has been with me for some of the most important moments in my life. I once read a book that mentioned the concept of bottling up a memory, storing it in your mind, and keeping it there to open up and look back on every once in a while. This perfume has been that bottle that for me. Whenever I take the cap off and spray onto my wrist I'm right back to the first day of high school, going out for a round of golf with my dad, wandering the cobblestone streets of Corsica, or taking the train to New York with my mom for the weekend. There is no way I could even rate this perfume simply because of how crucial it has become to my identity. This may not be the best citrus-y floral for its value, or even the longest lasting, but its pure simplicity is what kept me coming back. L'Eau de Neroli watched me grow into the person I am today, and as I finally outgrow it, I reflect back on all the times, good and bad, and thank myself for persisting. For trying. For being imperfectly me, now and forever.

Oh, this is gooood. At first, rather savage blast of all that is great in citrus family. Than it settles in this yummy, zesty, juicy, slightly aromatic and floral cologne. It's also green and woody with perfect amount of musk. One should not underestimate the power of the good cologne. Recently, I find myself humbled by them. In insufferable sticky heat cologne is what you need. And they are not supposed to have great longevity, that's not the point. The pleasure is in the reapplying every few hours or even alternate several of them. L'Eau de Neroli is rather traditional and perfectly balanced. The aromates, beeswax and the naturality or the ingredients are keeping it far from the cleaning products territory. I usually don't enjoy sweets but I would love this to be transcribed as one of those mouth-scrunching hard bonbons. Neroli Drops, only for adults. PS: Some time ago, a friend was looking for something different, read less commercial, and citrus based and I gave her a bunch of samples. After weeks of playing with them she told me that this one was by far her favorite. Another happy and nice smelling friend.

I’ve never ordered a fragrance faster after testing it. And it’s funny because I almost hated it when I first sprayed — explosive, loud citrus! Neroli is one of my very favorite notes, so I waited for the dry down, at which point I was absolutely *obsessed* and transfixed ... I couldn’t stop smelling my wrists or the sample card!! The soft but not too sweet middle and base of this is pure magic, and a perfect balance to the sharper, fresher notes. I wanted to love Eau de Sens, their more popular neroli/orange blossom, but it just doesn’t jive with my skin chemistry that well (smells incredible on my sister in law, which makes me v jealous). This was everything I wanted from EdS, and then some. Will def be my go-to for spring and summer!

This is a light citrus and neroli scent. The initial spray is a bit strong, but it doesnt last long before it dries down to something sweet and pretty. This a truly elegant, refined and quiet summer scent. More like a real flower smell opposed to a perfume copying the scent of flowers. For me it is flawless. The longevity could perhaps be better but still not bad for a scent this light. To capture something authentic is hard, and the best scents are often the fleeting ones. Robert Frost says it well: Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.

I've never had such an immediate reaction to testing a perfume before. It's a slap of citrus followed by a sweet kiss of orange blossom. I was sent reeling into an orchard dream. Every breath of this perfume and the soft petals bloomed around me. The neroli unfolds gently but takes root firmly while the citrus wears off. This fragrance is clean and definitely soapy; I was smelling almost a fresh laundry scent after applying, but the sweetness of it keeps it beautiful. It smells like the time in a juicy Southern California June evening when the sun is still warming the sky into a million shades of orange. So lovely.