Note de Yuzu

Unbelievable top note! Very vivid yuzu fizz and yellow grapefruit zest morphing slowly into a a fruity sweet mandarin. If you like tart citrus notes like I do, you have to try this one, it is hands down the best I have smelled. The citrus gets slightly sweeter with time but unfortunately it is pretty short lasting, dissipating in half an hour or so. However, the heart and base are no less exquisite. I would best describe it as a convincing natural ambergris recreation, a touch of calone, some green notes, presumably a lighter Haitian vetiver, and a good amount of eugenol and other spicy notes. The result is a very convincing mineral/salt water touch alla Sel Marin, but toned down. it is this elaborate Grecian balance between sharp stimulating juicy citrus top and cleansing harmonic grassy mineral water heart which leaves no doubt in my mind that this is the absolute perfect bright citrus watery scent for the summer (probably all year round for me). Edit: With ambergris I don't mean ambrox. rather a natural ethereal salty muskiness. To clarify about similarities with Sel Marin, I hold both at high regard. Sel Marin feels far more intense, salty and woody entering the territory of pleasant bitterness, while Note de Yuzu is pure citrus enjoyment with a touch of saltiness in the dry down.

I want this!!!!!! I thought I wouldn ́t love it because I saw vertiver and sea salt which are usually not my type at the beginning. Surprisingly, this has fascinated me a lot. the beginning is a very bright fresh citrusy salty note which feels like drinking Sprite with salt which is one of my fav drinks in summer. However I don ́t know if it is what the Yuzu smells like but to me it smells like lemon. personally, I hope the scent of mandarin or orange could be a little stronger becuase i feel the lemon scent which usually makes me think of a little bit of car perfume more. One thing I want to add is that when I read others' feedback that it smell totally like pomelo tea, I felt the same way totally. And now I just enjoy it a lot. It is young, thrilling, delicious, fresh, bright. I think if you like Oyedo by diptyque, Orange Sanguine, Pomélo Paradis, Clémentine California by Atelier Cologne you are gonna like it also.

New Heeley...?!?! I'm stoked BIG TIME! Sergio Momo and his house of Xerjoff are often commended and praised for their AUTHTENTIC and classic interpretations of citrus notes, but sniff for yourself and you'll see that James Heeley is right up there, even surpassing in some ways the portfolio of Xerjoff.... Personally, I'd put Menthe Fraiche, Figuier, Sel Marin and Oranges & Lemons side by side, head-to-head and up against Kobe, Nio, 40 Knots or any of the others any day of the week!!! I just can't wait to see his signature on this Yuzu based frag.... The last Yuzu to blow me away was the 2009 Summer Edition of L'eau D'issey...... And yes, to a lesser degree the Yuzu Man by Caron..... I just can't wait to delve into this..... Sometimes, it really doesn't require a complex, multi-faceted frag with a tonne of notes to inspire/stimulate the Olfactive senses.......

Opens with the most gorgeous citrus notes, yuzu and grapefruit, very realistic and bracing. The Heeley openings are kind of blowing me away. The dry down is similar to Sel Marin, but I think I like this better. It has what I like in Sel Marin, the sea-saltiness, plus the beautiful bright citrus. A fragrance to brighten the mood. Perfect for spring and summer, or anytime you need a pick me up. It's casual and cool and modern feeling. Even my roommate who is sensitive to fragrance liked this! And for a citrus, it actually lasts a reasonable amount of time! I have a decant now and when it's done I definitely want a full of bottle of it. Every Heeley I’ve tried I’ve at least liked, and most have grown into loves.

This perfume is bright yellow. The opening is more about grapefruit with yuzu taking the back seat. There’s a sour note in Note de Yuzu that makes my taste buds dance. Within 40 minutes, yuzu is forward and everything starts to smooth out. Dry down is a salty pine forest, which I think must be the vetiver. Performance for a citrus scent is above average, and I think Note de Yuzu could be a mood lifter in colder months. I love this scent, I love yuzu and I would love to own it. Unfortunately I can’t buy everything I love.

YYYUUUUUUUUZZUUUUUUUUU I'm sorry about that. But there is no other way to describe this one than to go standing on a tiny beach and yell the word YUZU. I personally love tiny beaches. And yuzu. So it's cool for me. But you know, you really have to love yuzu if you want to wear this one.

Definitely one of the best citrus perfumes out there...this is fresh, juicy, bright and energizing...the yuzu note is similar to grapefruit, and the addition of lemon and salt make this just about perfect...decent longevity for a citrus perfume...just about perfect...

This perfume has completely changed my view of perfume art. Not that I wear it as a personal perfume, but it is wonderful. It's like Europa + Japan and a little metal. Parem is constantly changing and playing with dualities 9.3/10 Very good longevity 18h.

The simplicity of the fragrance helps put the amazing and very natural yuzu note upfront. The vetiver is very subtle, serves more like an anchor for the more volatile notes. A dumb reach in my collection because it always lifts up my mood

such a strong yuzu and marine scent. i adore the saltiness, which i didn't expect. i want to drink this perfume. so good.

Propre ,rafraîchissant excellent parfum pour la période estivale Alternative plus performante BDK sel d’argent

I want to spray it in my mouth and drink it. Love it!!!

Fierce, no-compromise ZING fading fast to impeccable minimal cool. That first SLAP! of seriously acid, impressively bitter, true-to-life zest is amazing - and mouthwatering, although you can imagine your mouth puckering at even just the thought of licking anything this citric. Now I love the smell (and the taste) of yuzu but can't deny it's PIERCING - like the sharpest notes of grapefruit and lemon combined - but that very same acid, edge-of-discomfort quality is what makes it the most perfect in some settings. In food, to cut real richness - or to play up the almost-sweetness that some seafoods can have. Plays beautifully with salt. So you can see a similar progression at work here. Now for some, yuzu simply goes too far - it becomes shrieking, edgy, shrill, annoying, biting - like one of the Beastie Boys shout/whining in your ear. Love or hate it, it's impossible to ignore - it has so much attack and character and makes its presence felt. If you get yuzu juice on a cut or a tender spot you'll know it - that stuff STINGS. Note de Yuzu is a fair reflection of that, and I have heard some people say it put their teeth on edge - just too screechy and aggressive. One even said it's the only scent that's ever made them ANGRY on application (and they admired it overall and rated its performance.) If it had a colour it would be that unbelievably bright neon-yellow-with-a-lime-green-tinge that LEAPS out of any backdrop or off any canvas to hit you straight in the eye. Personally I love an overly-acid-tongued teenage brat and this one is no exception - for its wit and its style. But that wham!bam! aromatic burst at first can't last for long. Unfortunately the great opening cannot sustain and it gets steadily paler and loses the all-out 'fight for your right to be bitterly outspoken' struggle in under an hour. Leaves a still refreshing but much more generic, paler green, cool musk-and-clean-vetiver aura behind for maybe an hour or two more. If you get lucky you might still catch the odd random whiff of transporting citrus-peel magic from skin over the next hour or to after that. So: it's sharp stuff indeed - but will sharpen your senses and maybe your wits along with it. Absolutely made for warm-to-hot days; I think the sheer cool and acidity of it wouldn't land too well in cold weather, but I've never had the audacity to try. In summer this is everything you could desire in a fresh spritz and you'd leave everyone else gaping in your effortlessly classy wake. Warning: if you buy a full bottle of this - use it up fast! My initial use of half a sample about 9 months back produced a giant cloud of fizzy, energetic (maybe even hyperactive) yuzu which hung around a little longer. Using the rest of the spray now, it's calmed down a LOT (despite being kept in a cool dark place) - and the zesty bite has died back noticeably , even when first applied. Still recognisably the same perfume, it hasn't turned, and is still great fun, but is a paler version of its previous obnoxiously acid-yellow self. Like a real yuzu, seems like this scent is best picked and served fresh as possible, and spending time on a shelf doesn't do it many favours. Longevity is far too fleeing and price too high. Still rates a love from me for the aroma but I don't feel driven to buy a large amount, especially given the issues with long storage. In short: Heeley, you do that yuzu voodoo that you do so well! A summer smash for the smell. Maybe not so much for the overall value. But definitely, definitely worth a sniff for yuzu enthusiasts, Heeley fans or those looking for one of the coolest cats around in baking-hot summer scenarios.

Great citrus that has obvious Sel Marin overlap but with the marine notes calmed down and the citrus given a grapefruit and orange addition instead of mainly sharp lemons. Very nice but very low projection its almost a skin scent from the outset and while it stays like that for a while it is very poor value it seems. Menthe Fraiche performed much better as did Sel Marin. Menthe Fraiche's dry down was also superb, Sel Marin and this one are a little challenging with their slight fresh Oyster/Seafood like notes, it's less pronounced in this compared to Sel Marin as mentioned but it's there. This is one of those scents that makes you appreciate what you already have much more, Nio and many more in Xerjoff's lineup really are in a different league for how they do their citrus imho, perhaps not in initial scent and how natural feeling but in sheer performance and overall satisfaction, they are citrus monsters. I enjoy Heeley's line especially Menthe Fraiche but it would be an extravagant purchase I feel given the performance they offer. The top notes are beautiful though I have to say. edit: that said I found a great deal on this in a frag group and picked up a 50ml. I stand by the fact it is too expensive for what it does, but a deal is a deal.

Drinkable, like the fanciest lemonade that costs you $6 a bottle in the rich part of town. Cool and ozonic like an ocean breeze and leaning sweet rather than tart or sour, perhaps a touch salty. A little fizzy too, maybe there is a sprinkle of aldehydes. Slightly different on skin than paper. Like most citrus fragrances you will get amazing projection for a relatively shorter period of time, and i’ve heard that citrus notes become radiant with a bit of UV exposure so warm weather would be best. It shouldn’t be up to me to tell you that this is best worn in summer though, that’s obvious from the name and notes. If you love a sweet citrus cologne (like I do) then you should still seek out a sample as some aroma chemicals can turn sour or become headache inducing to different noses (that being said, it smells very natural). On my skin the seaweed note becomes more prominent.

Very fresh, and uplifting fragrance. This fragrance was created for a Japanese house and a Japanese citrus, Yuzu, is combined with grapefruit and mandarine. It starts very citrusy, both sour and sweet, and fizzy. Then it dries down on an aromatic, salty, and aquatic base. I personally like those citrus fragrances that are balanced with a touch of sweetness and the grapefruit and mandarin do this job. I like the salty accord on a citrus combination, it is very interesting, and modern to me that gives some sort of energy and playfulness to the composition. I see the similarity to the Sel Marine, this one is more citrusy and the other is more aquatic. Between the two, I prefer Sel Marin. 7/10

It's nice. Grapefruit and yuzu dominate the opening and fade somewhat quickly, after which the saltiness comes through. Reminds me a little of Imaginary Authors Sundrunk minus that rhubarb note. Note quite as sour or tart as I like my citruses, and not an out-and-out aquatic, so it's hard to see where this might fit into my fragrance wardrobe. I think if you are going to spend niche money on a summer fragrance, there are better options available in both categories. But if you're looking for a catch all summer day fragrance you cant go too far wrong with this. I like it, but not bottle-worthy. (dislike/indifferent/like,but not BW/like a lot, potentially BW/love, definitely BW/masterpiece)

Yuzu is like japanese lemon which its main use comes from its skin. This opens like a realistic juicy yuzu, just like someone is zesting some yuzu in front of me. The opening does stay for a while, which is surprisingly good for a bright scent like this. Then it develops into a nice scent which is hard to describe with still retain this yuzu feels, but i guess its from salt, seaweed and musk. Performance wise, this is absolute terrific considering its a citrus-type of scent. Spray around lunch time and still get a whiff of it in the evening. If you like bright citruscy scent without being too generic, I would recommend this.

Starts off with a bitter, strong yuzu, which is realistic and powerful. It is refreshing and intoxicating. However the aquatic drydown is less appealing, somewhat offputting even though it does remind me of a yuzu sake's after taste. Even though I don't love it I do miss this smell when I don't wear it and it is surprisingly addictive. I think you need to apply it generously to avoid the dominance of the base notes.

Such a beautiful celebration of sweet, fresh, aromatic yuzu. The marine and salt notes are SO GOOD in this - oftentimes these elements turn funky on me and can ruin an otherwise beautiful fragrance, but here they are held in lovely balance. It has a reserved "cleanness" to it, like white linens line-dried in bright sunshine. I like this a lot, but not enough to bite the bullet for this price.