Herbae

Pure heaven for any lover of fresh, green scents. Let me start by saying I'm a Guerlain fanatic. I have almost all their fragrances. But one thing Guerlain doesn't have is a real fresh, green scent. I'm talking green like Un Jardin Sur le Toit green. I'm talking green like fresh cut grass, herbs, nettle blossoms, blackberries and sage. Yes, that kind of green. If this is what you're looking for, Herbae is your fragrance! If you're stuck under quarantine and long to be out on a fresh meadow plucking daisies and fresh herbs, get this fragrance. If you're stuck in downtown traffic ready to explode, spray a little Herbae on your neck and smell the gorgeous summer dew. It's transportive. Bravo to L'Occitane en Provence!

I love it! My favourite note is blackberry, so I had to try it. If the blackberry in fragrance is too sweet or artifitial, I will pass. But it is not the case of Herbae. Blackberry is accompanied with many not so usual ingredients (at least for me... like nettle blossom), and that makes the fragrance very interesting and unique (at least fo me:). To be honest, I was biased at first, because I read all these negative comments. But the marketing campaign made me curious to try it. Fot me, Herbae is a definitely a hit. And it has a nice bottle... which I bought. : ) If you expect something green, sour green, like AA Herba Fresca... this fragrance is not for you!

This is lovely. Beautiful burst of green at the opening, herbs mixed with juicy blackberry in the mid and the late dry down is almost all rose on my skin! I've never had a scent shift so much in its development, and each stage is distinct and pleasing. My only issue is a vegetal note at the beginning - some posters spoke of roasted pepper and I agree- but this dies down relatively quickly. Going to finish my sample and then contemplate a FB. Edit- 31/12 - just took advantage of a New Year's Eve deal and ordered a FB. Now I can wear Herbae and pretend it's summer in January :)

I quite love this frag. The opposite of current candy/vanilla trend, and very much of the Chanel 19 aesthetic. A good green, with a discrete undertone of rose, fresh and realistic. It has a subtle brightness (bergamot) and a smoothness that pulls it back from the edge of bitter (musk mallow? Cashmeran?). A perfect, polished springtime fragrance. Reminds of L’ombre sur l’eau by Diptiqye, but less heavy on the rose, blackcurrant and dark, chewy foliage. Unisex for sure. 4.00/5.00

A herbaceous berry on me. A tart berry. I really like it. I can detect a slight rosy scent mingling in, although rose and rose hip are two very different things. It is lightly sweet and crisp. Ideal for spring/summer and I may keep an eye on this one for spring wear next year. I picked up a 10ml at a L'Occitane store while on vacation. How I wish I had one nearer to where I live. I could live in there. Color is blackberry and spring green. 7.5/10