Rives

I'm quite surprised by all the reviews saying this smells masculine - this is super citrusy and light on me! Actually, this fragrance was what I thought West would smell like. Upon the initial spray, I found the orange blossom and neroli notes to be the most intense. I was actually surprised by just how much this smelled like orange, and it stayed that way for a good two or three hours. However, once that settled, I did start to get whiffs of something herbal and a tad spicy, almost like a cigarette, but in the most unoffending way possible. It balanced out the citrus quite nicely, and made for a complex note that was sweet, even a tad soapy, and just a smidge earthy. This isn't a warm, comforting scent at all. It's quite clean and crisp, which is a nice alternative to the warmer spring and summer scents you usually get. I also like that this didn't stay linear, either, as is my experience with other Ellis Brooklyn fragrances. I actually think I'm starting to fall a bit in love with this fragrance, truth be told. This might be full bottle worthy.

So, I bought this thinking I probably wouldn’t like it much, based off of the reviews, but it was crazy on sale and I’ve been wanting to try out Ellis Brooklyn as a whole. Consider me pleasantly surprised! I typically lean towards sweet or gourmand fragrances but I needed a clean, fresh fragrance for work, and this is just that. People who have been calling it laundry detergent are getting it right- it smells like classy and expensive laundry. I would never grab this off the shelf for date night or anything, but with my skin chemistry I feel clean and professional.

Ellis Brooklyn as a whole got me into perfumes! I find them very unique, but I am also a beginner here 😅. This is one of my favorite scents by them, as I prefer unisex! I have always received compliments when wearing this specific perfume. Definitely agree that this is a “clean” perfume, as well as associating it more so with professional and work settings. Nevertheless, this has been my go to fragrance for years

Put simply - this is the perfume I reach for when I want to smell like 'that girl' with the 'clean aesthetic' It's fresh in all the right ways (from the neroli and orange citrus-y notes) yet comforting (from the lavender and cashmere notes) This is a daily wear for me.

We love Ellis Brooklyn's clean fragrances. Rives is inpsired by the 1920s French Riviera with topnotes of neroli and petitgrain for a citrus and spicy scent, middle notes of orange flower and lavender, and dry notes of cashmere woods and white suede.