Assenzio

There are no reviews about this frag yet, and I am surprised. The same as when I remained as if numb inside the Erbolario shop. The image on the bottle lead me to think it is quite a masculine unisex scent; seeing the absynthium flower stamped on it I thought of aromatic plants such as rosemary and salvia, so I shrinked away. Until a lady came to try it and sprayed and ... something happened. It ended this way: I was inside the shop to buy Méharées but ended up with buying Absinthium. It is a fresh aromatic scent unlike anything I ever met, which contains coriander and clove so I think this is what got me. The lemon in the beginning makes the scent light and fresh and with the drydown clove and orange create a cinnamon effect on my skin. It is fresh and warm at the same time and this scent made me reach for my Youth Dew Amber Nude. These are two complementary scents, as I feel that Absinthium is the brighter side of the darker YDAN. Now I use this in the evening and Absinthium during the day and one scent makes me long for the other, a kind of Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hide fragrance scenario I am passing through right now and ... oh how I love it. I am sure that out there there are myriads of complementary scents (scents that call each other through their intertwining of notes) we do not even dream about. Anyway, why not open a forum debate about that? From the same line there is the deodorant cream which is very good in summer, try it if you can. I am sure that if you try Absinthium and if you love the warmth of clove and coriander in general, you are going to love it. I am pround to give my review for such a surprise.

It is springtime and what a choice to take on this beautiful creamy, soft, yet crisp and powdery perfume. Spicy herbal it is. I do not get much fruit or vegetables here, but musky and carnation scent combined. I struggle with words this time, because the scent is absolutely addictive, and, in my opinion, one of the best L'Erbolario had ever made. I mean I do not often read wormwood or artemisia as an ingredient, som I have nothing to compare it with this way, yet if these ingredients do the job here, bravo. The perfume resembles very much Boucheron's Jaipur, but it has the crispiness that makes it a sharp scent. Musk makes it a bath soapy lovely clean scent. It is not dirty at all. It is perfect for spring, summer and early autumn. It is an day scent for just about every occasion where you are supposed to be clean and focused. It is more a state-scent than a relationship-scent. Longevity is rather on a short site, and in intense summer heat, this will go fast away, but for an evening with friends or family out for a dinner, just perfect. I find this perfume as typically Italian with everything it evokes with it. The perfume comes over as natural, as something you could smell outside in the Italian countryside in the spring and summer. It comes very appealing like you're wearing something that is not pure chemistry, but all natural smells you already know from the woods and meadows around you, almost like a drying grass becoming hay. Epic scent, indeed. Viva l'Italia!

Fresh, fresh, fresh! It's so fresh without being blue, it's green fresh - light green even! It gives me "soft" vibes, like one of those fuzzy blankets. Very natural, absolutely not artificial. The citrus, the wormwood, the artemisia, and the flowers combine in a very pretty way! Oh, so wonderful and light - not a bitter scent despite the notes mildly suggesting it, not a hint of heaviness in sight. I could imagine freedom smelling like this. I bet I could pull this off year-round, especially during the day. Definitely unisex, doesn't lean in either direction, but it won't fit everyone, if you choose this you need to be rather specific kind of person, at least I think so. It also invokes a sense of nostalgia, a pleasant day gone by. Get it if you think it fits you, I definitely don't regret my purchase!

Bought a bunch of 15mls and this was definitely my favorite. L’erbolario struggles with making their scents last, but this one is one of the welcomed outliers, along with Ambraliquida and Ginepro Nero. The silage is moderate and the longevity is also in the average, definitely not a skin scent especially if you spray a lot. The best way I could describe it is a Fernet Branca without the bitter aftertaste, it’s a mix of fresh resins and woodsy notes. The artemisia note is also very surprising, never seen it used in a perfume before. Personally, I prefer it as a day scent during spring and a night scent during humid summer days. But I feel like it would work as a fall and winter scent too, it’s really versatile.

The powdery dry-down is very refined, similar to Guerlain's famous Guerlinade, and long lasting. The aromatic top notes though are not sweet at all, but a refreshing blast of pure citrus: it might scare you at first, but the beaty comes later with the powdery heart and base-notes. One of the few real winners by L'Erbolario: original and lasting. Doesn 't remind me of Felce Azzurra at all ( which is much soapier to start with) but I can understand that remark: both fit the category "Italian easy going powdery freshness". Assenzio ( Absynthium)though is quiet unique and unalike others I know, a quality much appreciated also by other perfume-sites-reviewers who gave her high votes.