Willow and Water

I was looking for something comparable to Nest's Passiflora (discontinued) and Willow and Water is it's gentle cousin. The overall frag is a lovely, watery green scent that reminds me of the best aspects of a lotus pond on a humid summer's day. As @HeidiLynn mentioned, the lotus has a warm muskiness that adds body to the green scent and dry down. The longevity is ok, maybe 4 hours tops. But for the price and pretty packaging, I would definitely recommend it to others.

I love this perfume. I had it in the cream form, and had to toss it out after a few years when it started to get weird. It's a really unique scent, but not in an uncanny or strange way, it's soft and fresh and comforting. The green notes are more fresh and sweet than astringent, more like steamed lotus leaves (if you've ever had zongzi, you know what I mean) than freshly-mowed lawns. It made me feel like a water nymph, like soft water and sunlight.

Love this scent. It smells fresh and green, but not herbal. It reminds me of tea and flower petals. This is the scent I'd expect at a relaxing spa. Makes me feel calm.

I blind bought a full size of this for $4 at Kohls a few months ago. Honestly, there are very few scent experiences that I *wouldn't* pay $4 for, so my review of Willow and Water will probably be somewhat corrupted by the ridiculously low price I paid for it. I like it a lot- it's clean, floral and inoffensive, though, as others have pointed out, the name is kind of a weird choice. Without the notes, I would have called this a sunny hyacinth, lily-of-the-valley, or even yellow floral. It's a little cloying, definitely what I think of as a stick-to-your-tongue type floral, but there's something a little peppery in it (watercress?) that anchors it. I don't think WIllow and Water is a complex scent, but it's clean and wholesome smelling. Does it makes sense to call it a 'church picnic fragrance?' Not exactly for me, but well worth what I paid for it.

Willow and Water started out so lovely. It's sweet -but not in a sticky candy sense- fresh, and watery. An unexpected powdery musk emerges after about an hour, which I don't love. I have only noticed it when I wore this perfume in a small, closed area (my car). Overall lasted probably 4 hours, maybe more. Sillage is moderate to strong. Would absolutely love it if not for the powder/musk. The notes listed in Fragrantica differ from the official Library of Flowers description of: Cut Greens (top), Flowering Lotus (middle), Watercress (base). [Update: @Bosem you are most likely correct. Heavy powder and musk are used together so often, I sometimes have trouble differentiating when I come across that heavy stifling sort of drydown. It overwhelms my senses and makes me a bit nauseous as well.]