Limone

Joscohen puts it right “watercolor subtlety”. The Jean-Claude Ellena signature is clearly present. It is an airy, transparant and simple fragrance. A very light “Voyage d’Hermes” is what I get. The lemon is quite sugary. Especially on application it is as if I smell Limoncello. Nice/pleasant/soft.. more feminine, a young woman take on lemon. Yep, not really for men or yes when you also wear woman’s clothes or when you identify as a woman ;) Then yes but otherwise not really. Personaly I like my lemon fragrances a bit more harsh. I like a somewhat unripe, green lemon underlined with aromatic herbs like thyme and rosemary eg you find in classics like Monsieur Balmain, YSL Pour Homme, Aramani Eau Pour Homme (the 80’s formulations to be exact). That said, a Jean-Claude Ellena fragrance is always a joy to experience. Do try “Limone”. It develops quickly on skin. From that lemony top it soon becomes more white musky and light suede leather like.

More watercolor subtlety from Jean-Claude Ellena. I was happy to be able to sample the whole Viaggio in Italia line at the Laboratorio Olfattivo shop in Rome last month, and this was the one I liked the most. A juicy, refreshing lemon with a touch of ginger, it's quite the mood lifter. As others have noted, it doesn't last very long (although it hangs around as a skin scent) so keep that in mind. (It's labelled as a "parfum cologne," which is honest enough; performance is in line with other colognes.) On this warm day, as I reminisce about Italy, JCE's viaggio is my aromatherapy.

Probably my favorite from the citrus line, a nice ethereal tart lemon top note over petitgrain and a slightly gingery musky woody base. Not something that will blow anyone's mind, but solid nonetheless.

Why doesn't it last longer?! Why?! It smells sooooo good and natural. It's gone in 30 minutes

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