Cèdre & Oranger

great scent ! so sad this perfume is for a limited time :/

Cèdre & Oranger opens with fleeting orange, bergamot and a blast of cardamom. The citrus notes are minor players in this perfume. After about 15 minutes, it relaxes into a beautiful blend of vetiver, pine, cedar and a touch of musk. It is well worth the wait. Cèdre & Oranger is one of the most truly unisex aromatics I've experienced. It does remind me of a man's skin about 45 minutes after a shower, when just a trace of scent remains. (I love that smell.) It remains skin close from beginning to end. I think it would be a good choice for a man wanting an easy perfume day (as a break from the heavy-hitters), or as a low-key out-to-dinner scent when you want to be considerate of your dinner companions. It would also be a good choice for a woman wanting a soft woody aromatic, as it is not overly pungent or herbal. Edit: I've sprayed about 7 sprays now for review purposes, and this does project after all. It is subtle, but I can detect a scent cloud around me.

I can smell the green-citrus of orange groves; verdant and summery grass; musky, woody, minty pine scrub. Despite the boring name, this unisex (not masculine as marketed) scent it actually a very nice buy that brings Floridian springtime to your doorstep. Good, so that I kept going back to sniff myself. Just my luck- I love how it smells freshly sprayed, but it gives me a headache when I wear it too long (though I think that might be more of a "me" thing, since that's happened more often with perfumes now). Oh well.

A light unisex fragrance for cedar lovers. It's quite simple but not primitive: you get a cedar in the begininning - and the same clean note in two hours. It is atmospheric, has breeze in it, not plain. Good for spring / summer and for a warm skin. I'm used to carry small pieces of red cedar's (Juniperus virginiana) bark, just for aromatherapy. Maybe it's worth to search for a pure essence / oil, as it's usually the fragrance of pure materials which catches our noses, while choosing the perfume.

I know it's for men, I couldn't resist testing it! I must say I quite enjoy this one. One of the better 2013 creations by L'Occitane. I am sure I would have loved it in the summer - it's got a cooling effect. It must be the pine and cardamon that give this cedar fragrance a minty vibe. It's Tam Dao's cousin from far north ;)