Happily Ever After

This was my signature scent when I was in my late teens and I still look back at it fondly and never really found anything that I thought was comparable. So here I am 20 years later just letting anyone else who loved this know that Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic comes pretty darn close. For being a Kohls exclusive the Grassroots brand was really ahead of its time in sourcing organically back in 2005 and of course, it was an added bonus that my mom would use her Kohls cash to buy it for me. ;)

This fragrance, because it is an organic scent, had somewhat of a dirt-like undertone to it. It starts off with a delicious burst of citrus, sweet fruits, and a large tang of mint. But after about ten minutes, you smell a mixture of soil, oranges, leaves, and faded mint. Great for the outdoorsy type, but definately not for me.

I had a while back and end it up giving it away. It was too cologne-like a bit masculine and it was very strong on the citrus for my liking! I couldn't detect any fruits in this fragrance or flowers for that matter. I guess I wans't into unisex perfumes. More along the lines of 4711 by Muelhens.