Verveine

Verveine is a much gentler interpretation of lemon verbena than L'Occitane's version, and I think it is better for that. It is also much truer to verbena and generally superior to Crabtree & Evelyn's Verbena and Lavender. It is hard to go wrong with verbena scents anyway, unless they are mixed with some totally inappropriate ingredient, and here the choice of chamomile is very nice, adding a little sleepy softness to the wide-awake verbena and lemon. This is almost everything a verbena fragrance should be - clean, fresh, springlike, uplifting, but with a hint of a deeper herbal sweetness underneath. It isn't perfect - there's a touch too much lemon compared to verbena, but it's a ideal post-shower cologne or office fragrance - I can't imagine anyone disliking it.

Hmmm... I wanted to wear something citrussy today, as we had a storm last night and the air feels very humid and sticky. Contrary to many others comments, I find this to be VERY sharp and sour. It smells like fresh lemons to me, the flesh and slightly oily skin, with a little drizzle of honey. I honestly feel as if I've just squeezed a load of lemons into a bathtub and bathed in it. Fragonard have several versions, all called Verveine - the one I am reviewing here is in exactly the same bottle as pictured above. Given the reference to "woodiness" in several other reviews, I wonder whether they may be testing a different iteration. I am not sure I can wear this by itself, as it feels... unfinished...? ETA I sprayed this first thing this morning, when I was wearing my pyjamas. I've just picked them up, and over 12 hours later the perfume is still zingy-bright and projecting about 2 feet from them, which disproves my initial belief that this was more like an eau de cologne. This is good news for anyone who loves it! I need to find something to layer with it, as it's just too tart for my taste.

Fragonard has a couple of different versions of Verveine. The one I have is the bottle shown. This one is intended for both women and men. Intense, bright, green, lemon goodness with absurdly strong lemon verbena. So sharp it will cut you. I love it! Sillage for miles. Lasts for days. Possible hangover cure. It definitely wakes you up!

I thought I loved it initially as I love Verbena...but as it dries down, it became less fresh and a bit more obtuse...I could use more bright freshness. It's high quality, natural, easy to wear, but I'm not sure I love it. It's nice but probably not a love. Scent: 6.5 / Sillage: 7.5 / Longevity: 7

Beautiful!!! I love the sweetness of chamomile and benzoin together, smells like chocolate and sugared white flowers. I don't smell any verbena or lemon. There is a strange leather accord that is sharp but once the drydown is complete it turns into a soft powdery dream thanks to the benzoin.