Neroli

NEROLI by Annick Goutal is perfect in portraying the fresh and tender orange blossoms. It is beautiful in its natural simplicity. I truly admire how Annick Goutal is able to capture the beauty of nature as is and to prove that the scent does not need to be overly complex or elaborate to be gorgeous. The scent opens with very aromatic, green, fresh and slightly bitter notes of neroli. I agree with tigerlillian that there are traces of bergamot in the beginning. The scent becomes tender, softer and slightly sweet in the heart notes just like the gentle orange blossoms. It is very romantic and sensual at this stage. NEROLI transforms into woody green, refreshing, slightly soapy and clean scent in the base notes and stays in this form for hours. The scent is lovely for spring and summer. The sillage and longevity are decent. I definitely recommend this perfume as my favorite neroli/orange blossom scent. (Overall score – 9.5/10) (This review is for Eau de Toilette)

Hard to belive that this is unisex as the smell is so sweet and feminine. My bf even disagreed to put this on his wrist, usually he tries every unisex I try. The scent is very fresh and very greend and I somehow like it very much. It is very, very refreshing and as I said - very feminine, but not in a "sexy" or "seductive" way. I can imagine this on a romantic girl dressed in white in summertime. No femme fatale here. And this could be a griet "first perfume" for teenage girls. So mother - better get this one than some celebrity stuff, because this will provide some quality as well. I really like it. It's so gentle and cute that it's hard to resist. On my buy list this goes with no doubts.

This is my newest obsession and think a full bottle is calling my name... I got at sample through a swap with the lovely *Sophi* a few months ago, but hadn't gotten around to trying it until a couple of days ago. And now I am smitten. It has a slightly dry, woody opening which soon turns into a soft, transparent, sparkly floral. For some reason it reminds of the drydown of Chanel no 19, after the leather and the "harsh" stuff in the opening has gone, but I don't think they share notes (or do they?). It is very different to Le Labo Neroli 36 which much more waxy and "fat". I like both, but this is definitely a lot more airy than Le Labo. Must find a bottle somewhere...must....

This is true neroli. Its one of my favorite scents and I have several versions of it but some are blended with too many other notes or have such a heavy vanilla base that I don't get that wonderful bittersweet smell. When my 15ml bottle gets low I will definitely get a FB! UPDATE: Just bought a 6.8 oz. bottle on ebay for an excellent price and can now spray with reckless abandon lol! However, I find that Woods of Windsor's Bergamot Neroli smells almost exactly like it. The AG has a bit more of that bitter 'greeness' which is what I love so much in neroli - but Woods of Windsor has a definite edge where price is concerned!

This is a perfect neroli scent with a little cypress giving it an herbal, green feel... with a little sweetness. I’m thinking the notes are not complete and I detect vanilla. Overall this is beautiful, fresh, natural and has good performance. I’m into my first wearing at 2 hours and it has not turned to a skin scent. Too bad Neroli was only a limited edition release as it is now difficult to find. Oh well, I’ll still be looking for a deal. I would love to add this one to my collection. It’s fabulous.