Acqua Di Gioia Eau Fraiche

After reading about this, I bought a bottle off eBay for a good price, and I'm glad I did. The first spray brought a creamy, clean, lightly citrus rush. Floral, green hints and an uplifting sweetness. For me, the intricate, heady rush of the first few sprays dies down within minutes, leaving a creamy, crisp musk. There is a slight citrus, lightly white floral, mostly aquatic smell, which is balanced by the brown sugar note. The brown sugar note is really important, to me, because it adds a sharp, warm note. The thickness of a molasses-esque tone in the background subtly lends a serious side to an otherwise entirely bright and sparkly fragrance. It gives it a hint of darkness, which allows me to take it seriously. This is such a beautiful perfume, to me. I am in love. If there is one criticism, it is that the concentration is lacking. Longevity needs to be amped up double or more on this. After 3-4 sprays, I can hardly smell it an hour later :( That is a big disappointment, for me, in an otherwise impeccable perfume. But! The smell is so so so good, I am willing to apply, apply, apply, all day long! I highly recommend this as a unique, intricate, and thoroughly refreshing summer fragrance!

It kind of smells like the forest after rain to me. I wish they made this exact composition in Eau de Parfum version, because the concentration is the biggest downside of this perfume. The strong grapefruit in the opening vanishes as fast as it came in the first place. So no worries, if you don't like that bitter citrus smell. To describe this scent in more detail, I would have to say that it's a little like a fresh herbal lemony tea with tropical palm tree leaves. Bizarre, how one can like the smell of tea, but the it is so nicely diluted - really watery and tight, but noticeable. When it dries down, the freshness kind of goes to the background and the sweet woodsy notes arise. The way brown sugar ties those fresh smells together in this perfume is absolutely beautiful. A very subtle sweetness with a teeny-tiny hint of caramel. The smell of cedar also suits amazingly well with this scent profile. To me this scent is exactly what cleanness should smell like.

Perfect summer scent, it's citrusy but not sharp or colonge-like. The sugar in it makes it slightly sweet, like a good refreshing lemonade, but it's not simple at all. It's a fresh and feminine composition. Makes you feel clean and sexy. I'm all into citrus, water and fresh flowers in generel, I really prefer these in a perfume. This scent is a bit stronger than I usually used to, but this just means that I can use the half of the amount. It's a lovely summer evening perfume, it's fresh, but not superficial. Definitely recommend this, if you (like I was) are searching for a cool scent for the long summer nights

This is an amazing scent. I couldn't leave the store without it. The grapefruit and lemon are strong at the beginning but you have the brown sugar in the back smoothing it out a bit. It is even better on the dry down. This is what I thought the other version would smell like when I read that it was a "fresh" scent. I think the two would be great layered together. Might be in the collection forever as a great go to fresh scent for those hot new york city summer nights.

Warm, citrus, aquatic, sherbety perhaps, lemon but not tart, will edit later. Good for now on the skin. Seems more alive than Essenza which I have on the other wrist. Essenza seems flat and cool aromatic, wood something. Eau Fraiche isn't manly or deodorant like which I am very pleased. It's like a fresh warm gentle sherbet breeze