Néroli & Orchidée

This is a very pretty and powdery white floral to my nose, with touches of sweet and nectarous honeyed fruit here and there. I smelt the neroli straight away, I didn't really smell any of the orange in the top notes and the neroli in this fragrance has been softened to the point that it smells more like a powdery rendition of orange blossom to me. The pretty and green tinged freshness of lily of the valley was the next most prominent note to me and it made me think of both spring and summer and the wood nymphs. Very enchanting! The powdery sweetness from the peach and the honeyed sweetness from the fig wasn't overpowering any of the floral notes, but it did add a touch of fruity sweetness to this composition that for me was quite pleasant. It made me think of eating fruit at a picnic in a field of flowers, the breeze gently blowing against your skin and the sweet and cute little birds chirping their song. I got lots of powderiness from the orchid, musk and iris that gave this fragrance an almost baby powder touch that is very youthful and innocent smelling to me. I could imagine this being a very good fragrance for a young girl as well as all the way up to an older woman in touch with her inner child. Though it is a very nice fragrance, Neroli & Orchidée left me wanting for slightly more wear time. It wasn't terrible, but I got about 4 hours of wear time and moderate projection. It is still fairly good for the price though and you can't complain too much about it for how cheap it is. I might buy it in the future, but I have lots of fragrances already and I'm sticking to just buying really special/discontinued fragrances from my wants list first. Altogether, I'd give this effort by L'occitane a very good 8/10. I can definitely recommend it and I think that this fragrance with their accompanying body wash (which I did buy) and body lotion make a great gift for a loved one or friend!

I have the hand cream and not the EDT, but here is my review of the hand cream. First, it smells very delicate, natural, while being subtly luxurious like it could be mistaken for a real bouquet of flowers. More poetically: this fragrance is reminiscent of a young, beautiful, perfumed French mother rambling through a cottage garden on a late sunny morning when the blooms are still heavy with scent; she cradles peonies, gardenias, and roses in her apron, while orange blossoms and lily-of-the-valley lingers in the air. Beneath this delicate and heavenly floral ensemble, a subtle and refreshing musk subtly harmonizes the aroma. I keep this one in my closet and often find myself unconsciously questioning whether the captivating scent is the smell of a flower garden wafting through the windows or simply the lingering allure of this scent on my sweaters. Because it smells so natural, it definitely leans "mumsy" or "natural" but it is also luxurious I love it for that reason. It's probably not fresh and sparkling enough for young women to wear on a night out, but it's definitely floral, pleasant, creamy/lily, and versatile. It's kind of a "cute" and charming floral and it's something you could wear as a signature scent; something you could easily imagine on a mother or even on her children secondhand. It's a light, pleasant, timeless fragrance you will enjoy whether it's 1900 or 2050.

A trully beautiful fragrance. An orange blossom/neroli combo that stays away from being cloing, yet rocks a delectable juicy citrus facet atop a white flowery core. In my opinion L'Occitane did the neroli better than both Yves Rocher (which I love for its elegance) and Guerlain (which I I found too strident). N&O starts tart and citrusy, with an unintrusive white floral background which keeps the citruses from totally dominating. The transition from the citrus opening to the white floral heart, still with orange notes is seamless. The fragrance has a plush, waxy feel, that I enjoyed far more than the transparent, slightly bitter, fresh citrus-centered YR rendition of neroli (The YR Neroli has its advantages and it is more affordable, but N&O just won me overall). I can almost smell somthing like honey that gives sweetness to the composition, maybe a bit too much at times. The drydown goes a bit more vanillic and musky than the flowery heart. The longevity is excellent, along with a nice projection. Full bottle worthy, despite the sweetness. N&O is my favorite from the Collection de Grasse, with Jasmin&Bergamotte being a total contradiction to it in terms of the citrus notes representation, with its aromatic, fresh, masculine petigrain rendition.

I got a gift box of this with the perfumed soap, body milk and a small mini of perfume. What an awesome summery fragrance! It's citrussy, but a very juicy citrus and it's packed with gorgeous flowers. I don't smell neroli as much as I get orange blossom, although maybe it's a tad fresher than it would be if only orange blossom was used. I also smell beautiful lily-of-the-valley and a warm velvety floral scent that might be the orchid mixed with the peach and figs. But picking the notes apart is irrelevant in this fragrance. It's like a mix of flowers, trees and herbs releasing their scent into the air on a hot summer afternoon. The very essence of summer. I find Néroli & Orchidée quite strong, especially when layered with the body milk (which I love even more than the perfume because it skips the slightly sharper topnotes and goes straight to the velvety floral heart) and it lasts for ages. Really impressive for an EdT, it lasts even longer than some of my EdP's. It also projects like crazy. I had the soap in my bathroom and I could smell it allmost from the other end of the hallway! Great offering from L'Occitane! Also, I don't think it resembles Le Parfum by Elie Saab, because I sadly can't stand that one. It's waaay sharper than this.

I'm honored to write the first review of this amazing fragrance. I got it as a little gift through a swap. A bunch of thanks to her. She may not have meant it but literally she helped me find my summer fragrance. I had been looking for a fresh fragrance for summer until I tried its sample. Loved it. That's what I was exactly expecting. Beautiful,fresh,feminine. Not too floral, not too fruity. Soft but lasts well. I just tried it on me with a little paper sample. It's been 5 hours. I can still smell it on my skin. I rather categorize it as floral fruity. The notes are very well-blended. The most I get is fig,peach and neroli. The opening is more fruity and then flower notes become more noticeable. The dry down is such a lovely floral fruity scent. Not too musky but I think, musk helps it last longer than expected. When it comes to summer or day time, that's the number 1 so far. 9/10