West

I deleted my original review from May of this year to do a new one now (August 2023) so I’ve been trying to collect as many travel size sprays from this brand and skylar both, mostly because there full size are so unbelievably expensive! I fell in love with this when I ordered several tester gift packs in the late winter/early Spring and I got my full size today and I don’t know how but the bottle is over half way empty, I could cry, but that’s not why I’m reviewing that was just to vent to my fellow fragrance lovers out there who truly get what I’m talking about! Anywho, this is such a great example of a citrus based scent. It starts out to me with almost like a blood orange/heavy orange scent and for me it stays that way. It’s for me very much a fruity citrus rather than a citrusy citrus-if that makes sense lol i wish it wasn’t so expensive because I would wear this a lot and I mean I would douse myself in it lol I always put perfume on my naked body first, then over my clothes body, a few sprays in my scarf or sweater coat or whatever I’m wearing that day, and doing the e at prays on my clothing I find really helps me stay smelling like the perfume I’m wearing that day. This would be a safe blind buy for a citrus lover, a fresh fragrance lover as well! So yummmy!

I absolutely loved this perfume before the reformulation c. 2022. After the reformulation, I still adore it after it dries down, but I find the initial application unpleasant. These notes are for the current formulation. On application, it is floral, citrus, and very bitter, like grapefruit pith. The scents are competing and I actively dislike it. However, after it dries down it is magical-- it keeps the citrus but takes on an extra woody, herby, earthy, soapy vibe that smells like nothing else. It's the only perfume I own where I smell it and think OMGYUM. I get endless compliments on this perfume, and it's the one I wear most often. 4 sprays, lasts all day and I can still smell it on clothing for multiple days after. Sillage and projection about 4 feet-- enough for people to notice when they're near you, but not enough that the whole meeting is inundated with it. It's fresh and great for an office setting. Best for spring/summer/daytime, though I do wear it year round. I pick a different perfume for going out or date night.

This fragrance really does give off the 1970s, West Coast vibes Ellis Brooklyn describes it as being designed to evoke. Tinted yellow sunglasses and open buttoned up shirts with gold chains resting in chest hair; a sunset drive along the California coast in the summertime with a breeze coming off the ocean. To me, this fragrance has notes of a bitter negroni cocktail on ice with a thick orange peel, dusty wood shavings, sour pink lemonade, and clean, warm laundry. It's mouthwatering, hot, and comfy all at the same time. I wish it had better sillage, because this will be a go-to summer scent for me. It's exactly the right laid back, subtly sexy, refined masculine vibe I'm looking for in the warmer months.

This is pleasant enough but it's not my style because it is a bit masculine leaning. It starts off very orange type citrus then the oakmoss and waterlily come in. It's pretty fresh. Then it dries down to mostly moss and amber. Edit This one surprisingly grew on me and now I'm addicted. It's the most masculine leaning fragrance I've ever liked but its not exactly very masculine. More like right on the line between feminine dipping slightly into unisex/masculine. Mostly because it has a sweet and citrus quality that is typically feminine but then theres some herbaceous-ness that I would typically associate with men's cologne. But it works! And the combo is so interesting and refreshing.

It’s not often I decide a perfume is FBW after 1-2 trials, but with West it finally happened! This perfume is so fresh, invigorating and uplifting. Even though most would classify it as a summer scent, I found it wears well in winter too (I’m in Australia though so not too cold). It’s a very linear scent, which stays true to its citrus/basil opening throughout. Longevity is pretty good, especially when sprayed on clothes. I still get sweet wafts of clementine 7+ hours later when I move. This scent just makes me feel so happy. Definitely give it a try if the notes are to your liking.