Jardin du Poete

Fresh sliced juicy lemons and effervescent grapefruit zest. Medium thickness from shampoo that's not soapy. Quality blue marine chord despite being reminiscent of a men's department store. Surprising complexity for such a fresh scent. Cypress, vetiver, and musk subtlety contrasts bright notes exquisitely. Good strength. Clothes project more dankly sumptuous rain-soaked green watermelon rind, raw basil, and bitter orange. Citrus and blue combine and both sing instead of fight each other. While a tasteful musky wood note tries to restrain. The blue note is a little too generic men's cologne despite being insanely alluring. 1ST REVIEW: Opens with luscious, dewy green, sunny fresh citrus, and herbaceous basil. There’s a creamy warmth keeping it soft and appealing instead of sharp and intense. Sweet vetiver is not cloying, adding balance and depth (instead of wood). Dry down blends into dreamy blue and fresh grass perfection. Unfortunately light projection/strength, but obsessed enough to need a bottle.

Be aware that the Eau de Toillete, the one with the green typographic front, had been phased out and replaced by the Eau de Parfum, the mostly white bottle. Both versions are still very much related. Opens citrusy, green and slightly herbal. Both are elegant, quite refreshing and definitely spring/summer friendly. The new EDP is more rounded with all of the green elements slightly toned down. The pink pepper, slightly sweet airy vetiver and musk are much more prominent. The EDT is brighter, sharper, has that grassy/green onion vibe and more herbal. And, as the concentration suggests, it has a much more watery feel. They really do have a significant overlap but I do find the difference enough to warrant owning both. If both concentrations were actually available, I’m not sure which one I would choose but the EDP wins by a very very small margin.

I do love this! Apt name, this fragrance indeed reminds me of a garden. A spring garden, with cool greens, some dew in the air, and not much blooming flowers. It is a young garden, not yet beaten by the constant summer hot rays. Perfectly unisex. Is it fleeting? Yes. Does it project? Barely. At the regular price, I couldn’t justify buying a full bottle. But you can find it quite easily on second hand market under $100. It allowed me to buy a back up bottle and not feel too bad about re-applying it during the day! It is on my top shelf of greens with Diptyque’s Venise and Apsu.

As someone who likes these fleeting green fragrances it’s very nice. It was recommended to me by a perfume shop when I mentioned wanting a fragrance with tomato. I took home a sample it is IS lovely - a bright tomato/citrus/green/aquatic fragrance. It would fit right in with the Hermes Jardins if you like those. However the price of $170+tax is way, way too high for the longevity and sillage. I’d gladly pay $80-$100 not nearly $200 for something that only lasts a brief while? Not for me, thanks.

This scent reminds me on the smellof tomato green leavs even if they list basil, angelica and immortal... I could sware that is green tomato lives. Anyway it is so nice refreshing and perfect especially for Italian hot summer.