Fable

I don't want to like Ellis Brooklyn fragrances because they are so skinny girl vegan, but I have to admit, they really work on my skin. And they work for my guys, who like natural outdoorsy perfumes. This is a fragrance I can wear in the Pacific Northwest where heavier perfumes smell too musky, tropical, and out of place, like high heels. For me it starts with Neroli and pettigrain and, yes, black current. A wonderful opening. And finally, thank god, honeysuckle. Everyone has their happy nose place, and mine is honeysuckle. And it is hard to find a good honeysuckle perfume that doesn't disappear in minutes. It hasn't got much sillage, but compared to many modern light fragrances (I am talking to YOU, Demeter), it sticks around for a few hours, being nice the whole time.

I'm super surprised jasmine isn't one of fable's notes. My dad has a sambac jasmine plant in his garden and this smells *exactly* like it. Like, it is dead on. This is what my hands would smell like when i would make garlands with the blossoms when i was little. It's so fresh and nostalgic. I love it. It is not at all a complex fragrance on me; it's all floral, no amber or cedar emerges at any point. I had the eb sampler, so i tried layering it with raven like I saw another reviewer here suggested and wow, they really do work amazing together. I finally got a full sized bottle (a couple of eb fragrances are on a good sale on sephora right now) after hoarding the sample size for a really long time.

While there are a diversity of notes when I first spray this, the dry down is almost entirely amber and cedar on me. Frankly I'm here for it. There's a tiny amount of floral sweetness, honeysuckle I guess, but again, it is overwhelmed by the base notes. I think if you are expecting more floral and citrus, you may be disappointed. If you like a hearty amber and cedar, you will be pleased.

I really like thos one do much. But wish it came in a travel spray...im so fickle with perfume Nd already bought two others in this line. I love love love that it's clean and cruelty free. So I am sure I will purchase. Its so clean and beautiful the opening is gorgeous the woods and Amber are amazing. Nothing in this line smells like anything else to me. So I really want all of them!!!!

Why oh why did they discontinue this perfume? It’s one of their best. Yes, it does smell like laundry detergent, but a bougie (and not harsh) detergent. It’s so fresh and clean! The neroli and honeysuckle adds some sweetness to it and the violet.. SO beautiful! A fresh, clean and powdery scent. Truly wonderful. I have to find a bottle asap.

Sylvan and diaphanous and clothed in the most elfin shades of bittersweet green—tender new leaves, honeysuckle nectar, a hidden freshwater stream. So unbelievably pretty, and I’m devastated that the longevity is literally half an hour on my skin.

This reminds me of a slightly less floral version of Stella by Tocca. I really like this, and I'm not even a fan of neroli (I got this as part of their sample set). I do get a hint of actual orange in this, which is pleasant.

This happy honeysuckle scent has really grown on me. I mix it with EB's Myth when I need a bit more depth.

Beautiful fragrance . Sophisticated, fresh and sexy ❤️

Please please please make this in a travel spray!!!

this is genuinely such a beautiful fragrance. i immediately get a very strong honeysuckle note, along with neroli. i would say the honeysuckle is so strong that i now consider this a "honeysuckle perfume" as that's mainly all i can smell. i have honeysuckle in my backyard, so i compared it to this one day, and yeah... i was right. this honeysuckle top note is right there in your face. i disagree with other reviewers that it's in the background. it's definitely the main note of this fragrance. i do get slight notes of neroli and cedar, but they're definitely not as strong as the honeysuckle. you will smell like you've been outside in a very good way. you've just been in a fresh forest blooming with honeysuckle and neroli in the height of springtime. it's a very green and fresh fragrance, however, it's very sweet in a good way. it's a very earthy, green, and floral fragrance that is perfect for spring and summer. im obsessed.

First impression: strong like! I will have to do a full wear test to figure out if it is love. Right off I get fresh citrus and honeysuckle. After a a few minutes there is a slight woodiness that comes through and the citrus has faded out significantly and I can smell more of the violet. So far I think this is a beautiful woody floral scent that will be perfect this spring. Nothing super unique about it, but I do like that woody earthiness that is coming through. It feels like a glade in the middle of a forest mid morning with the rays of the sun just touching the first booms of spring. That woodiness keeps this perfume from being just ‘meh’ for me. The more I keep smelling this, the more I think this will be a keeper for me. I can definitely see me reaching for this often.

The bottle cap is magnetically attached and provides some resistance as I paw to break inside. The logo is stamped on the top of the cap inviting you to the brand. #EllisBrooklynFragrance has always caught my eye with their labels and the way the names overflow to the next line. #Fable starts with a burst of orange citrus, nothing juicy but green orange leaves. The petitgrain and neroli mix with the black currant to create an air that projects the fragrance forward. Beautiful honeysuckle is the star as it dances on the effervescent citrus supported by the violet. During the dry-down, the amber and cedar along with the florals make for fresh laundry notes that are comforting and pleasant. This is a beautiful day wear.

This one does come off as a laundry detergent type of fragrance. It’s not a love, but it is a strong like. There are times I just want to smell clean and fresh. This one does that. Good for work, as I can’t see this one offending anyone. Creates a scent bubble around you, but doesn’t project much. Longevity isn’t outstanding, but on me I can get a good four hours before reapplying. I got a very good deal on Mercari. Almost full bottle for $24. I wouldn’t pay full price for this one, but I’m happy to have it in my collection for what I paid. I will say that the mid gets a little screechy on me. I think it’s that neroli combining with the pettigrain.

This is nice. It opens a bit of a sharp soapy orange blossom. But that settles down very fast. Then the very sweet honeysuckle / orange blossom comes out and that is how it stays for the remainder of the wear on me. It is pretty sweet for most of the wear. Not a photorealistic orange blossom or honeysuckle - which is what I prefer. Still a pretty, clean white floral regardless. It’s not my fave perfume but I could definitely wear it and enjoy it. Main problem is that the longevity is bad. Wears pretty sheer and close to the skin and doesn’t last more than a few hours.

At first spray the citrus is most prominent - beautiful white floral from the neroli and a backbone of woodiness from the petitgrain. Within an hours the citrus floral recede into the background (still very much there though!) and black currant takes over. I don't really get any amber or cedar as individual notes, they're just vaguely there in the background. A tart, fruity citrus scent, very sweet and pretty.

Such a pretty light, fresh floral that brings to mind a field on a breezy summer day. I love the Ellis Brooklyn packaging and the fact that the brand is vegan and phthalate-free.

Do you remember that fable about the freshly-laundered hotel linens? No, me neither. This is a clean, fresh scent that feels more in its element spritzed on a pillow, or maybe a starched white shirt, than on human skin. It's anonymous but also pleasant. Neroli and honeysuckle dominate, with something tea-like, and some sauna-steamed cedar. The overall effect is of "generically fancy soap". There's something a bit impersonal and stiff about all Ellis Brooklyn fragrances, but the pungency of the honeysuckle, in this case, livens it up just a touch more than some of their other offerings. It's a sturdily well-made, dutifully "nice" scent that aims to satisfy but not beguile.

I'm struggling to even write a review on this fragrance, because that's how linear, boring, and flat I find this scent to be. It's not that it's bad, it's just not unique in any way. Honestly, it just kind of smells like laundry - clean, a bit powdery, and fresh, due to that vaguely sweet honeysuckle note that hangs out in the background. Other than that...well, there really isn't anything I can add. That's all it smelled like on me. As far as longevity goes, it becomes a skin scent within the first two hours. I would catch a whiff here or there during that time, but after that two hour mark, I had to hold my arm up to my nose to smell anything.

First minute: I stood up to wash this off, sniffed my arm again, sat right back down. First 5 minutes: This smells JUST like the sugar rim on a margarita. Sugary citrus. I wish it smelled like this the whole time :( 5 minutes forward, the whole scent is: A basement with fresh laundry in it. There is a man in the house with aftershave on, holding a bouquet of white florals. aka laundry sheets (not 1 laundry sheet, but like sniffing the box) with a little fresh cologne nearby and maybe a loose honeysuckle plant outside. And then it's gone within an hour.