Privet Bloom

What an unusual fragrance! And how lucky I am to find a generous swapper willing to share some with me :D Green, somewhat herbacious, but not as biting as many fragrances that make use of lemon verbena. There is a citrus current without citrus domination, and a fresh bittersweet blossom-perhaps I have smelled privet blooms before, but not that I'm aware of-this definitely smells familiar. Privet Bloom is perfectly natural-smelling, and well-balanced-and smells rather feminine on my skin-but it seems like a good unisex fragrance anyway. Good for any occasion, for people who can connect on some level with nature.

I really want to like this one, but just can't. A blind buy on Sephora.com that I regret. For $22 and a perfume, it didn't even come boxed and the rollerball is labeled with a sticker! If there is "lemon verbena" and "dune rose" in there somewhere, they have yet to make an appearance on my skin. Green and a bit sour. Plenty of lily-of-the-valley, if that's your thing.

Sorry lovely ladies before me, but, I have to disagree. I don't like this one, not one bit. At first opening I was happy and I thought-"Oh great-there's that floral note combo here that I really like." It's so natural". And..."It's familiar, yet unusual!" Then..after that..a downward spiral. It quickly became heavy, synthetic in about 30 minutes, and all mashed together after about 2 hours. At this ugly 2 hour mark- I can now identify the lemon verbena-wich is sadly coming through as a picnic citronella candle being used as insect repellent. The lilly of the valley is choking, the jasmine is trampled on, and the musk is no where to be found - it could help out here and soften things up a bit but that's just not happening.

Very fresh, very green/yellow and herbal at first. After 2 minutes, reminded me of a bathroom freshener then immediately settled into a sour mess, leaving me with notes of vinegar mixed with cheap lily-of-the valley. Saved £59 on the spot!

I used to love this one, but I purchased a new bottle last year and was very disappointed. It just doesn't smell the same to me.