Verveine

A fresh, uplifting scent that takes me back to a more independent period of time and a time that was filled with optimism. The first ever shower gel I bought from L'Occitane was Verveine, the scent was the perfect refreshing kick start I needed to start my days off when I was still living in Edinburgh during spring/summer 2018. Every time I went into a L'Occitane store I'd spray this and then proceed to purchase more of my beloved Verveine shower gel and go off on my merry way, I love L'Occitane fragrances but for some reason I have never purchased one, despite this being on my wish list. I finally, FINALLY after nearly 5 years of spritzing and not buying finally purchased myself Verveine EdT. I actually had an excellent deal on this, I had 100ml of the EdT, a full sized shower gel and a handbag sized tube of the hand lotion, they all smell so refreshing and vibrant, the hand lotion is especially wonderful but this review is for the EdT, so without digressing further, here we go. The EdT opens up with quite a fizz; as a child, my parents always bought bags of boiled sweets for long car journeys and I had a fondness for sherbert lemons, the opening reminds me of eating sherbert lemon sweets! sweet nostalgia. The fizziness settles down revealing a fresh combination of verbena and petitgrain, the green combination mixing with the sherberty lemon gives a classy "pristine and groomed" vibe but at the same time it feels casual and easy to wear. Throughout wear, Verveine remains like this on my skin and I am absolutely loving it! Longevity on me is good, I get 6hrs from it but it does sit quite close to the skin, but I've been wearing this during the cold winter months, hopefully when the weather warms up it'll elevate this a bit more. Its an office safe scent and really I'd say its versatile and can be worn for near enough anything; casual, work, formal. I love this, its really perked my mornings up and makes me feel "clean" even when I've been on my feet all day. Solid love and repurchase

Brilliantly bright fragrance, the verbena just sings and zings with a slight green vibe but primarily it's a strong natural citrus. The sweetness gives it the candy/sweets feel many describe and it does smell very much like lemon sherbet sweets to me and if you like them (which I do!) this will be a winning fragrance for you. It can't be thought of in simplistic lemon terms like something which smells like a cheap detergent or bathroom cleaning product, verveine is wonderful and has a natural beauty to it which is so fresh and lively, a character it even manages to retain as in dries down upon the skin. This is going to be a perfect scent for summer, sure the longevity is average for this sort of fragrance but apparently verbena has natural mosquito repellent properties which could be a useful bonus. I personally can't wait for hot weather to break this one out.

I love this perfume. I have been wearing it since I was 14 (I am now 29). My twin and my mom also both wear it. My mom in particular is very sensitive to scent, and this is one of the only ones she can wear without getting a headache. It is light and refreshing and a real true lemon verbena. I have a lemon verbena plant and they smell exactly the same. I find this actually has a really good projection and staying power (like all day on hair and skin). I do also tend to spray it on my clothes to extend it even more. It is great for layering as well if you want to “summer up” a scent. I also just love wearing it on its own. I would highly recemend this to anyone who wants a citrus and/or herbal scent, although it really only comes off as herbal if you are familiar with the plant. This is a staple perfume for me!

Much better than Dior Homme Cologne, price-wise and scent-wise. Oh my! I never thought I could love another citrus fragrance as much as l'Eau d'Issey pour Homme and Terre d'Hermès Eau Très Fraîche, but l'Occitane Verveine/Verbena proves me wrong. It has become an instant favourite alongside the other two mentioned above, so now I have three favourite citrus fragrances! Yes!! It smells slightly similar to l'Eau Kenzo pour Homme and very similar to Dior Homme Cologne, but Verveine is, dare I say, better and more lemony. It's photorealistic lemon, and not just the fruit of it, but the whole tree. I just love Verveine! Lemon fragrances have the tendency to go into the cleaning product vibe, but this one doesn't. It stays fresh and lemony throughout its life. Kudos to l'Occitane!

My favorite fragrance that I always return to, I have gone though several bottles of this. A very natural green, herbal citrus scent. It is simply amazing! Reminds me of a lush green garden with citrus trees on a summer night. Unfortunately not long lasting. But who knows, maybe this is why I tolerate it so well, as many fragrances give me a headache. Also, there is a trade-off between smelling natural, and good longevity. This one is absolutely gorgeously natural, so I can live with it lasing less. Good for most of the year, only during cold season I prefer something else. I have also had several flankers which have been all over the place, I don't like the Verveine Agrumes as much as the green original. The latest Fleur de Carotte is amazing though.

Lemon is tough to do, since lemon is a "top" note and tends to fade fast, and you end up smelling whatever mid and basenotes are in the perfume. This has a green, herbal, zesty type of a lemon scent. I was worried that the rose or geranium would overpower it, but I find that with my chemistry, it stays zesty and lemony. Also my tastes have changed, and I tend to buy fragrances in solid or oil form these days, since the alcohol in sprays tends to bother me lately, but this one doesn't. An herbal, fresh, quality lemon scent. I really like it! The Citrus Verbena that's in stores now is good too, that one is lemony with some grapefruit, orange and verbena. Doesn't turn funky or floral, and no weird side smells emerge. These both are the perfect citruses.

Every summer when the humidity climbs I go to my nearest l'Occitane store and buy a spray of the Eau de Toilette Verveine. Every time, I try the verbena variations that l'Occitane produce, but the straight verveine is what I buy. As a lot of people have pointed out, it is a fugitive pleasure, and it smells only of lemon verbena. But it does smell precisely and exactly like the potted lemon verbena on my balcony, a soft but sparkling and slightly floral lemon, and to spritz it on is as refreshing as walking through the spray of a fountain on a hot day. I think of it less of as a perfume and more as first-aid for summer. I'm sure you could happily wear it in winter, but for me this charming eau de toilette is synonymous with summer. Indispensible.

If you're disappointed because it smells too citrusy, well, you might not know what verveine (lemon verbena) is supposed to be like. This is the real deal, a true verbena, bursting with that fresh, aromatic citrus goodness! It's like a trip down memory lane to those summer mornings in my grandmother's patio, where her lemon verbena bush would infuse the air with its scent, mingling beautifully with the geraniums and roses. This scent is pure nostalgia, and it's so darn refreshing and uplifting. Now, here's the catch - it doesn't stick around for long. But aside from that, it's your perfect summer buddy, especially for those long, humid days when most perfumes can feel overwhelming, yet you still want to wear something that feels just right.

Glorious how this verbene smells like freshly cut and squeezed lemon. Sour juice full of vitamin C (exactly Erincess). But then the geranium adds an alcaline note that reminds of fruitflesh lingering in the citrus press. It's an oddly comforting note that reminds of childrens bedrooms. Perfect for cooking, you'll never feel perfumed and it will never interfere with your apetite. Perfect for being around children, co-workers, spraying in restaurants, spraying for yourself to boost your energielevel or spoiling your sticky summerbody. I was looking a longlong time for the perfect citrus smell and I nor did I find it in Acqua di Parma, nor in JC Ellenas creations. It's the purism for me. It's actually quiet luxury.

Boom. I'm instantly transported outside, the blazing sunlight filtering through leaves, a cool breeze doing all the work. Bright. Happy. Fizzy Lemon Sherbet. It Sparkles like a splash of ice-cold water on a hot summers day. Like sunshine in a bottle. I let my sister sniff it. She says it smells like Lemon Pledge! Tuh. Do I care. It's so cheerful, zippy...it makes me feel like I've just sipped on happiness :)! ALAS, the magic is gone in minutes like a cheap drugstore EDT. Claiming it lasts 30 minutes is being generous. I spray it, smile, indulge, walk out the door...and poof it's already vanishing into thin air. Whhhhy, just whhhhhhhy? Pointless. Not worth the re-up! Just a whiff of what could've been!

When it's 100+ degrees here in Texas, and I couldn't feel any more grimy, or stinky, I can whip my little travel sized bottle of this out of my purse, and I feel instantly showered, and fresh as a daisy. My little lemon-scented ice sword that cuts through the heat and humidity. Lol. Sure, it doesn't last all day, but not many citrus scents do. That's what my travel-size is for. I do get compliments on it well after I've gotten used to it's luscious lemony burst, which tells me it does have some staying power. The rose and geranium add a little sweetness and volume wonderfully. I wear this year-round, but I almost have no choice during Texas summers! :)

Clean, fresh lemon. So lemony, it is almost surprising there is no lemon note in it, just verbena. It's beautiful how the lemon scent here is not sour but rather green & herbal, almost sweet. This is a true summer scent; so fresh, energetic, & happy. Yet, it is cozy & comfortable to wear after a hot, late-night shower, after which you sit home & unwind. Such a shame though that it suffers performance-wise. It's a 4 hours scent, with minimal projection after the first hour. That seems to be the case of all these "natural cosmetic" brands (L'Occitane, The Body Shop, Yves Rocher...etc). Ah, well. I love wearing it & I do not regret buying it at all.

Verveine by L`Occitane en Provencene is one of the purest most refreshing verbena scents I've ever experienced. It smells like a gourmet lemon sorbet. This is the scent that started my niche journey. It's just so realistic and satisfying. Quality is unbeatable. Everything that is Summer and luxury, condensed into something so simple. It would be great for yoga or meditating. Also if you feel emotionally stale, this is unbeatable. An iconic verbena.

A very uplifting citrusy fragrance, perfect for hot Summer days. I discovered this gem whilst in Madrid and have been hooked ever since. Lemon verbena is very energising and mood lifting. With regards to the notes listed above, hmm... all I can smell is lemon verbena and lemon, nothing else, and I’m glad!!! That’s all I want 🌱 it reminds me of lemon sherbets 🍋💛 Beware, longevity and sillage are not great, still worth it though! 🤩

If you are after Vervena scent this is the one. I'm on my third bottle. Very refreshing, airy and no heaviness which I really like. I tend to use this in summer or after gym. The problem is that there is no lasting power AT ALL! That is why I'm on my 3rd bottle.. I tested other Vervena scents of L'Occitanne but this is the best for me. Names of their Vervena perfumes are similar and bit confusing so be careful when you buy.

This is a truly beautiful scent. It starts with a strong sweet hard lemon candy smell, then I can smell the rose and geranium and a slight lemon tree/lemon leaf note. Once the verbena comes out in the end it has turned into such a pretty scent. It lasts about 3-4 hours on me and everyone around could smell it and complimented. I usually get headaches from perfume but this one is perfect for me.

such a bright, refreshing, lemony and slightly herbal scent! i usually prefer sweet scents but this is just so fresh and wonderful. makes my brain and nose happy :) genuinely no other words come to mind other than 'refreshing' you just have to try for yourself and i think its a great blind buy. it's not bitter like some other citrusy herbal perfumes but its not noticeably sweet either.

This has to be the best and purest citrus fragrance on earth. I had the same experience as breeze-over-water, whenever I spray it on, I'm back in my grandmothers garden, sitting next to a verbena bush. Maybe you need a memory like this to enjoy it, but to me it's probably the "happiest" fragrance I own. Just bottled memories of wonderful, carefree warm summer days spent in the garden.

Love it! It reminds me of Thailand so much! I get a lot of lemongrass/ lime/ all kinds of citrus in it. It is indeed very weak which is a bit ridiculous for the price you pay. I didn't realise it was this weak before buying so kind of regret it. If anyone knows of another perfume that smells the same (or lemongrass heavy) that lasts more than 2h please let me know :)

this is great i do have high standards for verbena ones in particular. perfect amount of a musk that makes it almost smell like verbena/lime ice cream (subtly) in the opening. then more leafy for the rest. also has a barbershop aspect in there very cool. lasts about 6 hours perfect. no annoying ambrox iso e super type garbage in here at all.

I love how this smells, like a super realistic glass of lemon verbena iced tea garnished with a slice of orange. It’s fresh and refreshing, and unique since there aren’t a lot of verbena fragrances out there. The longevity and projection are poor, though, even more so than many body mists, which makes the price point high IMO.

This baby is heaven in a bottle for any citrus lover: it's pure, invigorating, fresh and quite realistic. While I know this is a lemon verbena scent, it smells like raw lemongrass to me, down to the green notes and its "bite". It's definitely a summery scent, but it's good as a pick-me-up all year-round!

This is pure lemon candy <3 I utterly love it! Only problem is the longevity, which is bad. But I hear it's the case with all citruses, so wont hold that against it. The only issue I can see being is if one really wants to smell of lemon candy.. or will it turn to pledge or bathroom freshener with time.

Straight up Lemonheads on me. A sweet, very tart lemon. I love Lemonheads, so I love this fragrance too! It has decent longevity and sillage for a citrus scent. What I think of as an optimistic, sparkling fragrance, and safe for any environment. I am very pleased by its scent and quality.

Sparkly fresh. If you want to imagine how it smells - think about lemongrass essential oil. If Eau De Sud Annick Goutal is a grandma, Verbene Loccitane is her pretty young granddaughter. Safe blind buy. Perfect summer fragrance. Does not last long as most other citrus frags.

In the heat, the sugary lemon fades into green, herbal verbena. It is earthy and calming. As other people have mentioned, the longevity is really poor. I still love it for the immediate impact that spraying Verveine has on me. A very happy fragrance.

Stinks? Naw, this is great. The lemonsmell is fresh and clean and lasts a long time. I've gotten lotsa compliments from it. If this smells like a bathroom cleaner to you, that only goes to show just how good bathroom cleaners smell nowadays.

I love the scent...it smells fresh and clean throughout the day. For hot and humid climates, this scent is ideal and it will perk and freshen you up. Be somewhat careful with its application though...a few spritzes might be enough for some.

This is beautiful. Gorgeously fresh, sparkly, full of zest and the joy of living! Lovely lovely lemon - of tree, grass, leaf, and herb! Beautiful! So refreshing and happy!!! Really brightens me up, whether I need to be or not! I love it!!

The most wonderful fresh green lemon. This is the absolute perfect lemon verbena scent. This is such a nostalgic scent to me, as my parents use the diffuser in our living room. It’s just so zesty! Like a good fresh lemonade.

زیباترین و طبیعی ترین وربانایی که تست کردم ----------- Scent & Qualiy: 10/10 Longevity: 7/10 Sillage: 6/10 Creativity & Uniqueness: 9/10 Affordability: 7/10 ----------- Overall: 7.8/10

I love this fragrance. It smells like a lemonade ice block. Citrusy, zingy, refreshing, mouthwatering. Wish it lasted longer

It's incredibly beautiful zingy bright lemon verbena - all the 15 minutes while it lasts

Close your eyes, relax. You're now in your summer garden.

This smells exactly like a freshly squeezed lemonade. It is fresh, lemony, sweet and bitter! Squeeze one lemon, let some lemon peel soak in the juice for 2 hours, add some sugar and water, add ice and have a smell... This is it. A lemony heaven of a great quality lemonade or a lemon sorbet! Once applied, the blast of lemon will take you by surprise, for the first 2 minutes, this perfume projects like crazy so people around you will smell it and might be bothered. After that, it becomes more subtle and tolerable. Since citrus are among my favorite notes, and lemonade happens to be my favorite refreshing drink, I have no problem smelling it all day! However it does not last much (4 hours max) but respraying it from time to time is not that bad when you consider it's refreshing factor when it's hot outside! On a side note, it is great in layering it with other perfumes... It's lemony, so you'll rarely go wrong with it as it virtually goes well with any perfume. You just need to dose it well. I tried it today with LIDGE (l'instant de guerlain extreme) and it was a bad idea because they are both very heavy on the opening I struggled at first... Then, on the drydown, I got something very weird and unique yet very very good! Verveine added a nice fresh lemony kick to that Cocoa/anise heart of LIDGE which made it smoother and somewhat sporty. It tamed down the seriousness of LIDGE with a playful fuzzy note wich lasted a long time! I bet that we can experience the effect of verveine on a lot of other scents!

On a strip of paper this EDT smelled very balanced, some of lemon verbena, some of floral. I'm not sure I could consciously detect rose, one of my favorite notes, but it must have been there since I couldn't stop smelling the paper. On my skin it's mostly lemon verbena, which I don't mind since I love verbena scent. It becomes very mild in about an hour-and-half. Now after three hours and after washing my hands (and I tried not to get my wrist!) I'm left with nothing. But if I had a bottle, I'd reapply it again. It's fresh, it's clean, it's very slightly sweet, but not too sweet, and I love verbena notes, they are perfect when you walk in the city or in the woods! UPD.: I tried it again and loved verbena and the initial burst of lime! Yes, I smell lime rather than lemon. Again, no rose. And sadly, it smells a lot better on paper than on my skin. On my skin it turns sweet too fast. But I will try it again to be sure. I really couldn't stop smelling the paper.

The overall smell is accurate to a lemon flavored hard candy or a lemon flavored lozenges, but to be honest, it's more than just that. If you take this fragrance on every facet of it, or if you pay more attention to it, you can get the naturalistic qualities of it. On some point, it's akin to the smell of a freshly sliced lemon, tart and naturally sweet and juicy. Also, at some point, I can get a smell that is similar to lemongrass oil... aromatherapy-like. One thing too is that on the very dry down of it or when I smell it from a distance, I can detect a subtle lychee note, which is kind of interesing. A simple soli(citrus?) lemony scent can have some other hidden facets, but it's still resembling a singular smell. Those facets are a mere supporting details. This definitely became my signatre scent. This is perfect if you're looking for a perfect lemon fragrance. It's more on the tart side, rather on the sharp and bitter masculine/cologne-like side. 10/10

This is a bright, crisp and fresh citrus scent with a lovely green herbal base, conjuring up the image of lemon trees in a herb garden in summertime. The opening lemon note is vibrant and sparkling, resembling lemongrass to me. It doesn't last long before the grassy herbal dry-down, which also fades fast. This feels more like an eau fraiche than edt, with no longevity and fleeting sillage. I have the travel-sized splash bottle which is ideal, as it requires reapplication and is impossible to over-apply. This is a beautiful green citrus scent that is ideal for summer, but is very versatile. It can be worn year-round and is perfect for post-shower application, either morning or late at night. Definitely unisex too. Hard to fault apart from the lack of longevity. 3/5.

L'Occitane tend to create single-note scents, but I will say this one is very accurate to the note it's aiming for. I remember once picking lemon verbena from some stranger's garden - the sharp sticky tang of the leaves, their green crushed in my nails - and this smells exactly like that day. The garden, the leaves, the sweetness. Real verbena leaves have a strange coating that almost clings to the skin, leaving them with a sap-like scent, and this fragrance encapsulates even that minute detail. It unfortunately dies down very quickly, lasts a little longer on clothes. On skin, it becomes a sad sweet fruity thing that I don't really care for. But the initial spray is lovely and fresh. Would be a nice summer or spring scent for romping around in the grass.

Got a tiny bottle of this free with a purchase at L'Occitane a number of years ago. My bottle is probably 7-10 years old and it's starting to turn a bit, but the bones of this zesty and bright fragrance still remain. Lemon verbena for days, just a absolute zinger of a balance between lemon and bright, green freshness. Crisp, alive, and not sweet at all. The geranium gives it a twinge of an unsettling, hungry note. It's so bright it's almost effervescent. It makes its presence known at the start but like a lot of fresh scents dissipates quickly into a skin-level scent at best. It's unisex but I didn't find it completely wearable, it almost feels better suited as a room spray. I love green scents, but this was just a little too impersonal for me. 7/10.

This fragrance reminds me of the scent of this bath bomb from Lush. I swear that they smell exactly the same. This is a nice sweet lemony scent. It smells like lemon candy not like lemon cleaner. I find it kind of strong so I wouldn't wear it to the office. It is a scent that I like to wear around my home all year and sometimes to wear out during the hot summer months. It has fairly good projection but rather poor longevity. It last only about an hour or so on my skin, but I really like the lemon scent so I'll keep buying it. Most lemony fragrances just don't last on me. This one if no exception.

It might be a L'Occitane's classic but it doesn't live up to its price and fame. It literally lasts 15 min without any projection, it's not like a cologne that doesn't have that much of projection but if you sniff your arm you'll smell it, it simply vanishes within minutes. Its longevity is the same as their Verbena soap or shower gel, actually the shower gel lasts longer than this cologne (that should be called "refreshing brume" not and edt or edc). It smells citric and fresh but it has the worst staying power I've ever seen. They should reformulate it with at least more staying power.

It's an eau-de-cologne, let's be honest. It doesn't last long, but I guess such is the nature of citrus; although it does last longer than Guerlain's Cologne Imperiale. The acidic lemon evaporates quickly, and you are left with residual citrus a candied sweetness. It reminds me also of barberry rock candy, like Barbaris. Cold fragrance. It makes for a refreshing spritz after a shower in the height of summer. Edit: I've had this fragrance for three years but for some reason now, in May 2025, I've started to get an allergic reaction to it. It burns for a few minutes.

Very pleasant scent from L'Occitane. Clean crisp lemon, green verbena - perfect for hot sunny days, especially for the entire family when out and about (not that I'm doing much of that these days given current events, of course!). I have a 10mL roller so although it doesn't last very long, it's very portable and gives me a nice 1-3 hours of scent that stays fairly close to the skin. (For what it's worth, I always end up applying very little with roller-ball fragrances - I think projection could be a different story when spraying.)

This is a lovely verveine scent, but you have to really like verveine as this perfume is all it's about. No other note are perceived - to my nose at least. The lasting power is very disappointing, it lasts nothing. I am aware all the fresh citrusy colognes are not very lasting (with some wonderful exceptions though, as I pointed out in some of my reviews), but this one beats them all: you spray it on your skin and the moment you put away the bottle the scent is gone. Certainly a concentrate version would do no harm.

Wow! Such a pleasant surprise. A fresh, cool citrus burst of clean but delicious lemon verbena scent. Great for summer. The floral in this gives it a glorious, soft hint of sweetness in dry down. I particularly love the skin and bathroom products though! The body lotion is to die for and great for layering with other perfumes. It smells to me of creamy yet fresh lemon myrtle on dry down. Delicious in an unexpected way. L’occitane fragrances and products always feel luxurious and of high quality to me.

Terrific lemon scent, very strong--almost potent, but in an amazing way. It's greatly priced as well. My only complaint is that I wish it lasted longer. If you look into this house (L'Occitan), don't just look into their fragrances, their creams and lotions are fantastic and smell just as good. If you don't agree with the fragrance, you may use their other stuff and even layer it with you fragrances! Trust me, you won't be disappointed. Top quality stuff.

Way sweet like lemon drops on my skin. The sweetness kinda threw me off because I was expecting an aromatic scent. I like it well enough but fades rather fast to really enjoy it (about 1/2 hr on my skin). I brought the bottle to work one time and I was afraid to over do it. I don't get cleaning products at all because of the sweetness of it. I'm not sure what real lemon verbena smells like but I do like it, just wished it lasted a bit longer.

I know this is a really popular fragrance, but for me personally, I'd rather use this as a room or linen spray. When I apply the EDT by itself to my skin it actually smells like marijuana! The only way that I can wear this is if I layer it with another fragrance (I like the Rose 4 Reines body milk with the Verbena shower gel and EDT.) But honestly, I'd much rather pick something that can speak for itself without needing back-up.

I purchased Verveine a week ago and I must say it is not as weak as everyone says. I can smell it for hours on me, very green and herbal, totally different from any other perfumes I own. It is so hot this summer in Florida that this fragrance is just what I needed to make me feel not like a sweaty mess, lol. My bottle does say limited edition, not sure what that means,since all it says on the bottle "Verveine".