White Tea

Expensive spa retreat in the rainforest vibes! It wasn't until now while I was perusing the notes that I realised just how all-embracing this fragrance is! I mean - come on - tea (obviously), fruity, aquatic, woody, floral, spicy, sweet, green, and resinous! I think we're missing 'gourmand', but tea is brewed for MAXIMUM consumption, so I think that's good enough. Tea is ace. I love tea. So, anyway, here's the... tea (I'm punny and I know it). This scent makes me feel rich and classy... and I can't imagine that's a mean feat for any parfumier. Kudos there, kiddos. I actually find this to be quite linear, but considering I smell so much and never feel overwhelmed or disappointed is fantastic! Those aquatic sea notes make me feel like I actually smell a little sea water. It mingles with this delicious sweet, beautifully green scent that smells so distinctly like a fern. I LOVE this fern note! GAAAARGH! It gives off a "spa retreat in the rainforest" mood. The white tea note makes me conjure up an image of myself slowly sipping on a cup of clear, i.e., white, tea in my hella-expensive terrycloth robe on the open window sill of this isolated retreat, gazing over the rainforest. I'm delighted to discover that clary sage is in this. Clary sage has a slight lavender scent to it making it SO COZY. The iris does provide an elegant, slightly powdery/cosmetic scent to it; also lending to the image of a classier me. The tonka bean adds warm sweetness and the woodiness adds depth to what could have been a very flighty scent. The longevity is moderate; 3-4 hours. Sillage does project a little, but won't fill a room. You'll leave a wonderful, calming cloud for your fellow (wo)man. This, and Jennifer Lopez's "Still" are the best tea scents out there - inexpensive, too, I might add. Many positives, Perfumites. Underestimate this at your own risk. *** Kitty rating: 8.5/10.

This beautiful 'clean girl' scent of Ivory Soap, tea and citrus opens with a transparent veil of sparkling mandarin that gives way to an earthy, soap & musk dry-down. Hearkens to memory the vintage 'Ivory Girl' marketing campaign. Comparison to Un Jardin Apres la Mousson Hermes: These are different but there is a similar vibe with transparent citrus opening for a 'shower-fresh' clean drydown The opening of UJALM is a little more citrus forward but with the same transparency of citrus. White Tea becomes a little sharper and soapier in the drydown. Comparison to Rio Glow Jennifer Lopez: Similar vibes with citrus opening and soapy/clean musk drydown. The opening of Rio Glow leans a little more fruity than citrus, with the recognizable 'Glow' drydown which to my nose is similar to the drydown of White Tea. Comparison to 4711 Acqua Colonia Mandarine & Cardamom: These are very different scents but the opening of White Tea has a soft mist of sparkling mandarin and faint spice that reminds me of 4711 Mandarine & Cardamom, however this isn't a citrus scent and the spicy citrus quickly fades away into the background although still present in the middle. Comparison to Ormonde Woman Ormonde Jane: These have an overall similar vibe and in the air the drydowns are pretty close to my nose, although Ormonde Woman doesn't have the mandarin in the opening - I would say 60-70% similar. Comparison to Jannet El Firdaus Swiss Arabian: These are different but have an overall similar vibe with the soapy greenness, although JEF also lacks the citrus and has beast mode performance. If Jannet El Firdaus is Irish Spring soap, White Tea is Ivory Soap by comparison. Overall: easy to like, easy to wear and perfect dumb reach for that 'clean girl' scent with above average performance, that becomes beast mode when layered over it's matching body lotion. Great value. 10/10.

I cant believe I never reviewed this perfume. I have gone through a lot of bottles. I discovered it in the summer of 2023. I have no idea how white tea smells like but this smells salty, like a salty sea breeze in the summer night. Its creamy and fresh at the same time, a scent I can inhale deeply and never get sick of it. I guess the amber and tonka base gives that creamy fullness, its such a full scent (I feel like some scents are kinda hollow and it makes them smell cheap). The freshness is maybe the tea and sage? There is some sweet mandarin too, but the overall perfume is salty, I guess thats the sea note. I use it all year around and its something Ill always repurchase. However, I think in winter it doesnt develop fully and I dont get that saltiness I see so vividly in the summer. I just wish it was stronger. Its super light and I smell it on me for a few hours but its very close to the skin. I do reapply it often and generously. I dont know which frag smells like this one but that is much stronger, Ill need to dig deeper. I thought Wood sage and sea salt from Jo Malone might do the trick but on my skin it smells sour, it cant compare to White Tea! Anyways, even tho its so weak, its one of the best fragrances Ive ever tried and nothing compares to it so far. Its a whole vibe. A summer breeze in the night, a bit cold that caresses your skin, thick creamy and fresh.

I am addicted to this amazing perfume (although I'm a massive lover of clary sage and herbal smells) !!! I wish it was stronger and longer lasting. It is a whole experience of spa-like welbeing and peace. In four words: Tea meets clary sage . If you dab some clary sage essential oil, you basically have this scent. But its a little more rounded with a hint of tea and iris and a subtle touch of something green and herbal. It is not sweet or floral, but more aromatic and herbal. If you think of the smell inside expensive hotels, luxury face creams, or the smell of a spa lobby, you can envisage the vibe of this scent. If I met someone wearing it I would assume they were not wearing perfume but instead, had a really nice lotion or soap or hairspray. Because it's clary sage based, it avoids the PVA-glue smell of some white tea perfumes. How does it compare to Eliizabeth Arden Green Tea: For me, green tea had poor sillage and longevity, and it didnt smell like tea - it smelled like aquatic notes and the 1990s sea minerals perfumes, with a touch of citrus. Whereas this one is refined and unmistakably herbal . The perfume does not really smell of white tea though, if you enjoy tea smells, you might want something else - this is a clary sage perfume and does not smell of white tea. There is a subtle smell of yerba mate, but the clary sage is the prominant note

I have never received more compliments than I have wearing White Tea. I don't know if it's my body chemistry that works with it or WHAT, but this is the only perfume I've owned that people stop me to ask about. It's light and feminine, the perfect daytime or office fragrance. It reminds me of running water. I don't get any soapy or artificial notes from it, and on me it lasts all day. It's a very clean and light fragrance that follows me without overpowering my coworkers and my boyfriend thinks it smells "flirty" on me, whatever that means. It's a great and inexpensive option for someone tired of all the endless vanilla/cupcake/gourmand/cotton candy smells out there and want something lightweight for all seasons. The amber and woody base doesn't pull through for me (I didn't even realize it had a wood/amber base until I looked up the notes) and it's sweet in a perfumed garden kind of way rather than a candy shop sort of way. I can understand the people that are comparing it to a "spa" kind of scent but honestly it feels far less overwhelmingly spa-like than a jasmin-dominant perfume does to me. As someone who usually goes heavy on an oud/amber/sandalwood style scent I wasn't expecting to love this as much as I do, but I find myself reaching for it when I just want a feminine pick me up kind of day where I feel cute. One of my all-time favs.