Summer 25

#23 of My Fragrance Journey Ffern Summer 25 - golden light, bottled I'll be honest: I'm in love with this one. From the very first mist, it didn't feel like just perfume. It felt like stepping into a memory-the last light of a long day, when the sky turns honey-gold and you don't want the light to fade. It opens with grapefruit and blood orange, but not the sharp citrus hit you might expect. Juicy, warm, sun-soaked - the smell of fruit left out after lunch, glowing in the heat. Then something shifts. A soft warmth rises, like turmeric, and it shifts the brightness into something more human, more lived-in. That's where the marigold blooms. Not the usual flower snap. It's green, a touch earthy, a little wild. It carries a nostalgic tug, grass stains on your knees, or the scent of your hands after picking flowers you weren't supposed to. And just when it could get too earthy, white peach water slips in. Gentle. Dewy. Sweet in the quietest way. The balance is breathtaking. Fruity but not syrupy. Herbal but not sharp. Complex, yet effortless, as if it isn't trying too hard. It just is. Maybe it's the all-natural 18 ingredients, aged and bottled in Somerset. Or maybe it's the way it wears close to the skin, intimate, like a secret you keep for yourself. It lingers for hours but never shouts. It feels right, like the scent belongs to you, not the room. Summer 25 isn't just a fragrance. It's golden hour captured. The last bit of sun on your face, juice dripping down your fingers, that hush before evening starts. Beautiful, fleeting, nostalgic. I can't stop smelling it.

If you loved Clinique's Blue Sky Neroli like I did, you'll love this scent, it's quite similar. They both share citrus, rose, cardamom, vetiver/vetiver root, and neroli notes. I think this one is a bit warmer and earthier whereas BSN is more fresh/soapy, but I think if you liked one you'll like the other - which is great for me, because I LOVED BSN and was so sad when it was discontinued. Of course, this is a seasonal bottle, but I'll have to pick up a second one somehow. Personally, I really love this sent - one whiff of the sample and it was an instant hit for me. I'm a huge fan of neroli, jasmine, and vetiver, so I think this one was easy for me. It's a lovely warm scent for the season; they did a good job at capturing that feeling of a pretty, peachy sunset in a grassy field in the summer. That said, the lasting power isn't great. I sprayed on my sample at 3 pm and by 9 pm it wasn't noticeable at all. In the notes that come with the perfume I read that the founder says he likes to keep a bottle of fragrance and re-apply multiple times. Knowing that, I suppose it seems reasonable that Ffern would make scents that aren't super strong and with the idea that eventually you can re-apply and not have it be too overpowering. I think I don't necessarily mind that, because as much as I love perfume, certain ones trigger migraines, particularly strong ones that don't die down. If you prefer longevity though, you might not be as satisfied.

Initial impression : This is beautiful! It's fresh & slightly tart on opening. I can sense the citrus notes clearly. Grapefruit being the most prominent to my nose, followed by the bergamot. It has a sherbet like note which I absolutely love - it floats around gently. After about 30 mins, I can really smell the jasmine - it gives it a lovely warm, sultry, balmy skin quality. The dry down is gorgeous - warm, soft woody, spicy notes. The vetiver keeps it grounded. I'm starting to see a bit of a signature base in these perfumes and I really, really like that 👌 Absolutely does smell like the end of a hot summers day, the sun setting, lying on sun baked, slightly crunchy grass with a really tasty, zingy sorbet. It's soul food for the senses! Lasts around 6hrs but I'm happy to top up more often than that to get those fab opening notes all over again! I really love this one 👌🎊

A Mediterranean sunset, a roll in the hay on a hot summer’s day. The pink grapefruit, blood orange, warm hay and gentle jasmine really sing on my skin. My first ffern scent since I joined the ledger, and it’s a big success. It starts zesty and fresh, then turns warm and sultry. Leave the perfume to sit for a while after the initial sprays - I found on first spray the marigold came out strong, then trying it the next day that bitter note had disappeared, as the perfume morphed into a softly spiced citrus and honeyed neroli jasmine scent. The peach appears alongside an earthy vanilla in the dry down. Day 3 of wearing and I am utterly hooked, it smells like the most delicious pink grapefruit sorbet, addictive in warm weather. Scent of the summer 🌞🤩🌅

This is only my second fragrance from this line. I consider myself a reasonable connoisseur of fragrances and an avid collector with several hundred fragrances in my collection. That being said, I do believe this is a unique and beautiful fragrance. It does capture what it was meant to do which is the essence of summer an innocent and idyllic way. It opens with a very fresh jam, grapefruit, and a middle of somewhat metallic, but pleasant note the dry down is similar and long lasting. Very pleasant.