Holi Water

This is a beautiful warm citrus, blending bright lime and velvety softness due to the sandalwood, vanilla, and tonka. I'm learning that I love champaca, and here it adds a peachy, herbal tea quality here that is just very fresh and pretty. It has an incense aspect without being remotely smokey - if incense emitted steam instead of smoke, that's the feel it gives off here. This fragrance may not work for the middle of summer, but its balance of woodiness and freshness would lend itself well to spring, fall, and even winter. It has a definite urban bohemian vibe, but soft and refined enough to steer well clear of Phish concert territory. This will be my go-to this fall.

A bright energizing aromatic citrus fragrance, this is my personal favorite from the Heretic line of natural fragrances. An ode to the Indian festival of Holi which is celebrated to welcome Spring which is celebrated by lot of color throwing revelry, the perfume opens with notes of lime, coriander and cedar before moving into a middle consisting of slight floral hints of champaca and vanilla and quickly settling into a powdery base of tonka, vetiver, patchouli and sandalwood. The perfume is very pleasing, positive, bright and natural. Unisex with moderate sillage, projection and longevity. Not earth shattering but deceptively beautiful. Enjoy!

So excited to pick up this little number! It is discontinued... Yet another really good perfume they decided not to make anymore! Why?! I really like this. It is light and great for summer. I definitely smell the lime note, but it is not heavy or overwhelming. It is a very nice blend. So glad I bought this, even though I did a no-no and blind bought it. 👌

I like this, my wife very much does not. She thinks it smells like a meal. But I find that the coriander, champaca and vetiver all play off each other well, with a little brightness of the lime at the front. Surprisingly the lime note lingers for quite awhile for a citrus note. This is for me a fresh spicy fragrance, very bright, and as the name suggests, has a certain watery quality to it. However it is a tad unusual, and probably not the best blind buy, as it can smell like curry spices to some.

A really nice fragrance that opens up bright with Kaffir Lime and has a powdery and woody base. The lime lasts for about a half hour before it fades. I do get a tinge of coriander in here as well, along with a bit of champaca but only for a while between the middle transition stage to the drydown. At the end you are left with a fragrance very reminiscent of Light My Fire from By Kilian, so if you enjoy similarly family-based fragrances such as that, I think this would be a winner for you.