Green Tea Cherry Blossom

I was born in 1993 to a very young mother. She had me at 22. So it was age appropriate that my mom used to wear The Healing Garden Green Tea Therapie in the 90’s when I was a kid growing up. I remarkably remembered the name of it even now as an adult, along with a few others she used to wear such as Bath & Body Works Daffodil Fields, and Hollister Malaia. Which is weird because we’ve never even spoken about these fragrances, i just remember seeing them in the bathroom as a young child and reading the bottles. When I started getting into fragrances as an adult, I realized I had a special fondness for ones that have been a part of my past. Some of my all time favorites are ones that adults who were very special to me wore when I was a kid. Unfortunately, all 3 of the frags I just named have long been out of production. But thanks to Fragrantica, I found out that Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Cherry Blossom smells just like Green Tea Therapie!! So I was thrilled when I saw it on sale cheap one day at Ross. I don’t usually buy frags from Ross because you can’t test them and it’s all sales final, but because this one was one I’d been wanting to try for a while, I couldn’t risk losing the opportunity as they only had one bottle. So I bought it. Brought it home, smelled it, and oh wow. Keep in mind that I hadn’t smelled GTT in a good 15+ years. The last time I smelled it I was in grade school. But suddenly it all came back to me. This was definitely what it smelled like. I asked my mom “remember that perfume you used to wear when I was little, called The healing garden green tea Therapie?” “Yes, omg! How did you remember that?! I completely forgot about it!” And then I said “I have something I want you to smell”... she smelled it and well... let’s just say I now have to share the bottle with her. She wears it to work almost every day! It took precedence over some much more expensive perfumes from her daily rotation, such as Light Blue & Fresh Life. I am 26 now, and I find it really truly special that I’m wearing what is basically the same fragrance that my mother was wearing when she was my age.

I really, really love this fragrance. I wouldn't wear it anywhere fancy really, but it's a really wonderful smell for a sort of body mist spritzer. You'll have to spray it three or four times to get the full fragrance. This is something you'd take with you on a beach/tropical holiday, to the beach, or something you'd wear on a warm summer's day where even the lightest smells can be a bit too much. It's not quite a body spray, but it hasn't got the complexity of other perfumes - it's a great in betweener! and it's great value for money! I got a 50ml for around 23$ (but I'm from South Africa, and I'm not sure how that affects anything). The green tea, cherry blossom and peony notes come out strongly, and after a while, a sweet candy-like plum smell starts to show through. It lasts a good 5-6 hours, and I'd say someone within 2-3 metres would be able to smell it. To get the best out of it, spray it on the hair behind your head (it's warm so the smell dispenses well). This is great for anyone aged 15-55 in my opinion :)

Apparently I like this better than the original Green Tea. It has the same airy green tea quality like the OG with a hint of floral which I suppose comes from the cherry blossom (which I'm pretty sure that the real thing has no fragrance from my own experience). It has a body to it though very light. Elizabeth Arden Green Tea starts off with a crisp green tea and tart lemon. Imagine lemon green tea on a hot day. It's light, green and fresh, a fragrance that pictures summer/spring so well I couldn't think of using it during colder months. I'm quite impressed with its longevity for such price tag as the original Green Tea lasts no more than 2 hours or so. This one stayed quite some time on my cloth, but obviously the sillage is something to be expected, people need to be close to you to get a whiff unless you overspray it.

I wanted to try this fragrance and when I found it on sale, I immediately took my chance and I didn't regret buying it ever since. It smells light on the nose, and mixes pretty well with my skin chemistry. The green tea is not too strong and mixes quite well, surprisingly, with cherry blossom. It lasts me about 3-4 hours. It suits a light and cheerful yet calm mood. I wear this when I feel a bit down as it lifts up my spirit. I will definitely be on the lookout for another sale on this one so I could give one to my mom. Suits any age. It somehow reminds me of days when I was younger, but it also suits women as its scent is somewhat fitting for a young yet mature soul.

I love this one. I have so many perfumes and I am always surprised how my body chemistry does best with the ones that seem to be disliked by many. On the contrary many perfumes others rave about smell terrible on me. I can't do any chanels, those immediately start to smell like dirty diapers on me and so on. This one smells so soft and pretty on me as it dries down. I love the creamy soft scent it leaves on my skin. I always get compliments on how nice I smell, and that's the thing, this is not a sexy perfume. It's nice, soft, clean and happy. At first spray it's a bit too citrusy for my like but it quickly softens to a flowery almond smell.