Yerbamate

In love with the first spritz. A heady bitter green, but appealing - how I imagine a giraffe feels sticking his head into tree canopy and taking a munch! This lasts about 45 seconds before my skin warms it up and absorbs all the green, leaving a very pleasant powdery natural smell. I can understand the soapy notes others are smelling, though I associate soapy smells with the more citrus-detergent vibe I get from some freshies, this is more of a 'straight after an "everything shower" using only high quality natural products I got at a maker's market' soapy, like olive oil and clay soap full of herbal essential oils, and a unisex moisturising oil made by some kind local witchy lady. I am not getting yerbamate but I do get a smell of earl grey tea with lavender syrup and lemon butter shortbread, taken in the parlour of a mysterious and impeccably clean and well decorated estate, looking out the bay windows to the lawn which is being mown by a handsome stranger in a bohemian shirt and tweed pants using a quiet old mechanical push mower. I've only had it on half an hour but I can tell from how it soaks into my skin and is already fading that it'll be a skin scent on me by two hours. I'll update this if I am proven wrong, and to state how long before it's imperceptible. I'm extremely glad to have a travel size decant of this delicious concoction, but sadly I don't think I'll get a full bottle if the longevity really is so short. If you like the opening of this and want a more affordable way to get a similar vibe, sample Lush's guardian of the forest body spray! If you like the opening and dry down of this but wish they intermingled for longer and are willing to lose the powdery soapiness, try Andrea Maack's Coven. UPDATES: After an hour it is a barely perceptible skin scent of powder and well moisturised skin, it's giving 'clean baby'. On clothes it's still there, green but not 'fresh' green, more sour galbanum than anything else but I am starting to smell a tiny hint of the mate on the fabric swatch. I really like it actually, but it's not going to be a crowd pleaser. It is sour in an ever so slightly animalic way that I know is a very polarising manifestation of galbanum. After 2.5 hours it is gone from my skin and a barely perceptible hint of powder on fabric. However it did 'revive' a little on skin after an hour to bring a touch of lemon tea back to the powder I mentioned at the 1 hour mark, so I would say you get a solid two hours from this. If it was 4 hours and the top notes lasted half an hour instead of half a minute, this would be an immediate buy. As is, this is a 'if we win the lottery and I have 100 full bottles instead of 5, I want it'. I sprayed 3 more sprays when it wore off, to compare 1 spray to 3. All I can say is don't overspray this. Yes, you can boost the sillage, but that just makes the room you're in smell like clean powdered baby bum. It's not a compliment getter ('I can smell talc in here??') or a crowd pleaser, it's very much a for yourself scent if you like it. One or two spritzes is enough! You may need to reapply every two hours though. This is not season locked to the warm months like you might expect from reading the notes, there's something warming about the 'steaming lemon tea' notes in the powdery rosewood drydown that evokes portholes rubbed into fogged up windows to peek out at frosty garden while cozied up in a wool jumper fresh out of powdery fragrant storage. I think this is a 3.5 season wear, not fresh enough for high summer in humid climates. Closing thoughts: this sneaky bastard of a fragrance sucked me in with it's powerfully vegetal bitter green opening and then it TRICKED ME into liking it's incredibly powdery, clean moisturised skin, unboxing a perfectly preserved vintage day dress, neutral floral musk. Nothing about that is up my alley. But I love this. I want to wear this to sleep. I want to spray this directly into my dresser drawer full of jumpers. I feel like an exquisitely handmade stuffed toy with lovingly placed dried flowers and baby powder in my stuffing come to life. Also, it lasts longer when you use more of it, about 3.5 hours and it's still faintly perceptible if I press my nose into the fabric. Still not very long lived, but more than the initial two hours from my very light initial application. Unisex/genderless scent but undiluted powdery notes do read as grandma to a lot of people.

Yerbamate reminds me carefree summers in my grandparents' farm on nordic island, where we as children loved to sleep in the attic above the barn (there were no animals though). Especially after July when hay was hand-cut, dried and collected to big piles and stored in the same attic - we literally slept on the mattresses placed on top of this summer's hay. Due to the aroma of fresh aromatic dried hay and plenty of fresh air, the sleep in the attic was the most satisfying and energising I've experienced in my life. As a regular mate drinker, and because of the name, I was ready for a bitter-dry mate-prominent scent, but this is not exactly what I got. Instead, a multifaceted summer memory emerged- its green, aromatic, very dry, but sunny, slightly powdery but nowhere near the powder bomb like Teint de Neige, and just slightly sweet. I'm not sure where the sweetness comes from, its not obviously floral, but has a slight touch of wild flowers, perhaps floral facet of lavender and touch of y-y... There is freshness despite of dryness and on my skin its not bitter, just very comfortable and cosy herbal aromatic. Very soothing. I can't tell all the green notes, apart from tea, mate, hay and mint, tarragon is very quiet on my skin, so are the woods, these don't dominate. But its interesting even exciting blend. Very unisex, less challenging for women than one might think, and very beautiful for summer, especially late summer days when its still warm and sunny. I gently disagree with the review below that says its old-fashioned, definitely not. But it is slightly classic-leaning, reminds me the greenness in Miller Harris Terre de Bois with sweetness reminding me cotton candy in TdB, though these are different scents, Yerbamate is also much drier. Still, I find it quite modern- its complex blend of dry green aromatics and performance will not overwhelm you, it'll be a very polite wear. As I said, longevity is only moderate and sillage limited. It's not the weakest performer, but I expected more, perhaps have been spoiled by aromachemicals that I can't smell much here... However, personally its FB worthy for sure!

After having had a terrible experience with the beautiful complexity of Teint de Neige by Villoresi, I was very careful to approach Yerbamate. But my caution was completely unfounded. This fragrance is beautiful and left me pleasantly speechless. After all, for someone like me, greener, mossy and deep spiced concotions carry me to a a contemplative, almost melancholic mood. Saudade, perhaps? Or...wait... Tarragon, mint and tea, which are already a feast for my olfactory senses. This combination is far more evocative than the name seems to suggest: smell of sun dried yerba mate carried by a wet wind on the border of a distant meadow. Bended, greasy leather horsery garments tickling under the weight of a sleepy "huasa". The effect is a bit puzzling: not too rough and not outrageusly "healthy" and fitty like many other greenish fragrances could be. On the other hand, rosewood brings softness and the citrus zestiness adds effervescence in the top notes. Wisely, top notes are discreet and well blended. And as I am always fascinated by different uses of lavender, Yerba Mate surprised me with an almost blue lavender note. It's a subtler and almost powdery-creamy, but a still recognizable lavender. I do not know if in Yerba Oak Moss is still contained: it develops into the finest earthy note I ever smelt. Mossy, spicy, yet somehow elegant-floral and herb-rounded. And then, amazingly, I dive into the well know accord of citrus notes again. Something that I have already experienced at wearing Habit Rouge on hotter summer afternoons. Yerba Mate reminds me a little of dried Ilex Paraguayensis in an elegant old drugstore with wood-paneled walls and drawers in which the herbs were sold openly. Such wonderful shops are still present in my hometown, Parma. An exquisite, almost eighty years old benedictine monk still runs a wood-paneled herbalist shop next to the Abbazia di San Giovanni. :) Anyway, Yerba is a stunning fragrance with a strong personality.

Chocolate limes! A surprising burst of the rememberence of these favourite sweeties without the actual overpowering sweetness of real boiled sweets. Made me laugh and brought an 'I want to eat my own arm' smile to my face. A dash of mint, but to me no tea. A quick change to a long unfolding of mellow honey and soft flower petals with an underlying darker note that gives a little mystery. Yet neither floral nor sweet - I find it hard to describe this scent, other than it seems that so many of the notes others get from it are not the ones I find. It is delightful, elegant without being cold, assured without being brash or false, enfolding and feminine without being sweetly eager to please or fearful of being an individual. Not a scent for girls but one for a woman who likes who she is. I wish I could break this down into notes, which would be of more help to others. Yet to me, on me, this seems to have very little in common with the given notes or those others describe it as. Maybe this is one worth a try even if you are put off by the descriptions. It may be totally different on you too. I habitually turn to sweet florals, and bought this after a wonderful session with Les Scenteurs in London. I asked to be taken away from my comfort zone and I found Yerbamate. And while it isn't a scent I naturally would have turned to, I find it deliciously wearable. Actually, no, don't try it- if you liked it it wouldn't be all mine anymore, would it!

I have owned Yerbamate for a couple of years and couldn't quite describe it until now. In the past several months, I happened upon a basket of matcha KitKats, which are now a bit of an obsession (I ordered a big bag from Amazon), sitting on the countertop of a favorite local cafe. A cafe where I happen to habitually grab an iced mate with milk. Yerbamate smells just like their flavors! Like a strong matcha latté with some bitter mate and nuances of herbs, hay, and cream. Add some nice classic powder, and there you have it. Aside from my constant thoughts of food, associations of which others might not have when they smell this, Yerbamate is a very elegant fragrance. I could see it as a signature fragrance to be worn daily. It's like a green Teinte de Neige, but I like it better because of its complexity--the bitterness, the creaminess, and I do notice a good dose of ylang ylang in the heart as well as soft spices in the base. Longevity is great, clocking in around 6 hours. Sillage isn't huge, but it does waft up to my nose for the first couple of hours before becoming more of a skin scent. A keeper. Truly a beautiful fragrance. And I love the green bottle.

This really is a truly green fragrance also does not smell or synthetic or soap as most fragrances fall into this olfactory group. I tried a few Villoresi fragrance among all of his collection, but this is my favorite so be a smart, daring, original, intriguing, and overall commitment to be a very good mix. As happens to many Italian fragrances, is too fresh and subtle, this lacks greater projection, but perfect in the rest. The aroma is easy to summarize: Yerba mate tea held under an aromatic smoke-perfect tone and a touch of very natural grass and achieved added to a fresh and floral background. Drying with woodsy facets and a mossy point that enhances the smoky facet of tea and yerba mate, exactly as if you were smelling the smoke released mate, the smoke from the "la bombilla" (container where prepares) this drink is popular in much of South America: especially in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. I think a flawless fragrance for daytime use and hot days. The value is very good. This has to be tested, sensational. Rating: 7.5

Not a fan of Greens ... but This one is very Lite and Ground hugging at the same time. A delightful and humble creation that deserves a special place amongst your best perfumes. Initial Whiff: Pretty awful in my experience. Stay away from people for a few minutes, run around the house... i don't know. Let it breath faster. Then comes this wonderful earthy note, reminds me of an old barn, probably used now as a studio for a happy person, The building and the landscape is beautifully kept, earthy paint tones, treelines forest behind on the side, bails baking in the sun. Dark clouds hovering over the other valley but beautiful rays of golden sunlight shining in the morning, falling over dry grass. Please test a sample before you buy, probably not everyone's cup o' tea.

I was intrigued by this perfume’s pyramid, but unfortunately, I had no way to test it, so when I saw it available at a good price online, I went for it! I didn’t quite understand it at first — in fact, the opening even scared me a little. It felt too herbal... slightly bitter, wild. But it goes through such an interesting transformation! From something grassy, almost like an herbal infusion, it shifts into a mate tea — minty and fresh. In the heat, it’s just perfect! Now I enjoy it from the top notes all the way to the minty base... which, to my surprise, really lasts — a solid 5 to 6 hours. I even enjoy wearing it to sleep, and in the morning I can still sense its discreet presence.

Ok folks if you want to know precisely what Yerbamate smells like, then please scroll down and read alphairone's review below. I did and decided to blind buy Yerbamate because it sounded exactly like what I was searching for in a fragrance. Well after buying Yerbamate and wearing it, I have to say that alphairone was SPOT ON in his description and analysis! If you like grassy, earthy, refined and powdery fragrances, then you will love Yerbamate just like I do!!! Thank you alphairone for your excellent review man and keep up the good work!!!

A beautiful wear on this first warm spring day in New York, and I think it will shine even more in the summer. It starts with tea (more green than maté, to my nose) and cut grass, then sweetens as it develops, serving me matcha-tea cookies with white-chocolate chips. (Someone left the cake out in the rain...) Then, a few hours later, a luxurious powder joins all that green, as if Vol de Nuit's country cousin had come for a visit. Just lovely all around, and very special. Grazie, Signor Villoresi.

چقدر خوش بو است این نیش خاص.اين ادوكلن مخصوص عطربازها است.سركش نيست.محجوب و دوست داشتني است.من از ادوکلن هایی که یکی از نت های انها شیرین است خیلی خوشم نمی اید.اما نت ميانی و پایانی این شاهکار با بوی لطیف شیرین مشک چقدر جقدر جذاب است.اين روبلايند باي كردم. چندین نیش خنک تو مجموعه ام داشته و دارم .این اولین کار من از لورنزو ویلورسی است که تهیه می کنم.سبزی اول ان و کلا چقدر بالانس رایحه ها در سطح عالی قرار دارندنت پایانی ان کمی شبیه به نت پایانی ماسکولین پلوریل است.د

Yerbamate has one of the most realistic hay notes I’ve ever experienced. The opening is a beautiful mix of hay, green tea, herbs and grass notes. As the scent transitions, a powdery floral effect emerges; talc, mint and soft Ylang. I love this scent even though it seams to be short lived on my skin, a couple of hours before I can not longer smell it. But for the time that it’s alive Yerbamate is pure bliss.

True is the review below describing it as "hay drying in the sun" - exactly this! And in particular, to me it opens first with the almost-freshly-cut grass, and then quickly goes to drier hay scent, like in a sort of time-comrpessing machine. Didn't scense much mint, actually. Perfect for July-August, in my opinion. It is not sweet, but dry and non-intrusively herbal.

Natural greenish delight. This is truly unique. This is truly comforting. This is truly enchanting. My only complain is that top notes goes too quickly, drydown is nice but lacks that incredible greenish freshness present in the opening. If you want something that is really different, and smells natural, test it. This is perfectly unisex, by the way.

It starts bitter (tarragon? I also smell marigold), fresh, herbal, with a bit of mint and hay, but in drydown it turns into some powdery, creamy, slightly vanilla flavoured goodie that envelops and sends wafts of bitter sweet lavender and tea. I have encountered tulips that smell like Yerbamate. It is indeed charming and perfect for summer.

Combination of fresh mint tea, the mint combines with Mate to make place for dry earthy notes like hay, labdanum and galbanum but the minty notes will not dissapear. That is why this perfume is so very well made and so interesting!!! With this perfume are wearing a very attracting, fresh, magical and sexy invisible cloak around you.

This is something amazing! I looked for some spring/summer herbal scent, not a lemon-citrusy mess. So it opens with green tea, and hay then dries down with powdery mint-mate. Light and pleasant, unisex. There is really something nostalgic from childhood, someone said it is about plastic toys/dolls etc so maybe it is!

Well, well this one is my type of scent, green yes but not typicaly green. First blast is minty, sour then it becomes nice powdery herbal green. Ill test it more, then return with more info. But for now, first sniff very beautiful.

An absolute gem of a fragrance. This is my personal definition of clean. Like very old Italian bar soap. If I had access to this fragrance at normal prices, I would have several bottles and make it my signature.

Wow!absolutely delicious and different A++++

Regardless of the notes and few recent comments, I don't really smell those notes here. I don't understand how some people smell anything soapy: I have smelt soap in some scents but that's not present here, not at all. I actually expected this being much more green. But when I got my sample, my first reaction was: it's sweet! Oh dear, I didn't want sweet. But it's not any typical sweet either. Maybe ylang-ylang, lavender and powder make this sweetness (by notes). The sweetness here is mixed with certain bitterness. Replace this bitterness with "powder": that's basically LV's Teint De Neige. The bitter notes here represent the yerba mate although I expected a more true smell of yerba. Anybody in this site who actually drinks yerba mate has probably realised what an amazing thing it is to open that bag of yerba mate and smell the inside: it's so deeply green. I can even suggest a very specific one: La Merced de campo (and de monte too). Every time I open that bag, I smell the inside and this is most amazing olfactory experience itself plus also a time travel that happens then: the smell reminds me a childhood memory of an old schoolhouse that was usually painted before every new school year. It happened to be very dark green colour. Since my grandmother worked there and I was there in the summer time, I smelt that nitro-paint in many summers. And totally unexpectedly, the smell of La Merced de campo brings me back right there. I've drank so many different yerba mate's over the years but this is the only one having such an incredible and deep smell (only if you keep the bag properly closed after opening, of course, like with every tea). Having now almost used the sample I think it is still an interesting scent to explore. I would possibly buy it if it was not so expensive. I also found, almost accidentally, that Mentor by Theodoros Kalotinis is very similar and this with no notes in common! :) So if you want a slightly more sweeter variant of this and also cheaper, try that. I'll compare more on that scent's page.

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT judge Lorenzo Villoresi's- Yerba Mate according to your first impression or even during the first few weeks after having introduced air into the bottle, ESPECIALLY when it comes to the performance! Anyhow, YerbaMate is a gorgeous and very Unique "Green experience." It starts of smelling sorta like a semi/sweet green tea with a slightly anamalic Hay note, but that hay note rapidly tones down and adds so much depth and character to this scent. I honestly thought that YerbaMate would be more of an astringent/green fragrance with powdery nuances, but there are actually no sharp edges here and its actually a smooth experience. The anamalic part of the Hay note in the immediate opening imo is slightly off-putting and sorta reminds me of a dingy shirt with "Old Sweat", not necessarily BO, but "Old Sweat", but again, that part very quickly subsides and is so worth whatcha get after just 5 minutes into the wear. That Green Tea like accord along with the dry/grassy Hay note is AMAZING! As we go into the dry-down, YerbaMate starts to get more and more powdery and even "Creamy" and almost smells like there's just a hint of Vanilla or Amber or something in the mix, Just really love this scent! As for performance, after Maturating YerbaMate gives me a solid 6 to 7 hours of moderate projection, yet lasts FOR DAYS on clothes! Initially, the Opening would quickly fade within an hour or so and I was left with only a very soft, powdery nuances which was very dissapointing to me, but after about a month after Maturating the Opening really lasts into the far dry-down and is still detectable for a few days on clothes. I give YerbaMate a solid 9 outta 10 and is an AMAZING, unique and very elegant fragrance. Now I see what all the Hoopla was about! Indeed a masterpiece! Love it!

Eccentric, charming, and achieves something wholly unexpected: an authentically green scent which is somehow also sweet and powdery; and somehow it pulls off this strange balancing act, working like a charm whichever angle you approach it from. The first burst of fresh-brewed mate and citruses may hoodwink you into expecting another linear, bright-but-basic lemon/lime-green tea kind of thing, but no. There's so much more to it. Soon there's a bizarre swell of powdery sweetness, like an organic and wholesome sort of talcum powder, or a vintage lotion of some kind; light and wispy enough not to cloy, but so much more conciliatory and beauty-salon-like than the theme or the name might suggest. And THEN, just to bamboozle the nose a little more, while the powderiness hangs on, Act III kicks in: a far more bitter and herbal aura, with some ticklish, astringent tangs of peppery oakmoss and gooey-green galbanum keeping the botanical, real-plant feel going for hours and hours. It really is full of surprises; I'd expected a much more minimal and strongly-focused story centred solely around the mate and nothing else, but no - this is a far more complex and historical story, maybe the tale of a kindly 19th-century wise woman who knew how to weave real magic from her herb garden. It is healing and clean and honest, but somehow also rather sophisticated and 'perfume-y' at the same time. Far more femme than I was expecting (that powderiness again) but would be wearable by anyone, and so winning it's hard to imagine any situation where it wouldn't work. A genuine quirky success.

Someone on this paged called Yerbamate a green, more complex Teint de Neige, and I think they're spot on! It really is very green, with lots of maté and herbs and hay, but not as you'd expect: it's as far away from fresh as you can get without becoming overbearing instead. Because it's also creamy and slightly sweet and very powdery, and rather aromatic in a wonderfully unisex way (which is rare). It has a semi-gourmand side to it somewhere, but the overall effect is not edible: like old-fashioned mint candies and a powder puff deep in the woods. Such a riot of notes, but so well put together that the resulting fragrance smells obvious, as if it's almost self-evident that all those wildly different scents should be combined exactly like this. It does smell rather old-fashioned; the kind of scent that could plausibly remind you of your grandparents (if they were a lot more elegant and surrounded by lovely things than mine ever were). But I like it a lot! Enough to regret that I only got a 5 ml decant; it's a little conspicuous, so I don't think I'd wear it to work or anywhere else it's unwise to attract that kind of attention, but otherwise I can imagine wearing it year-round. And as expected from this house, which always seems to deliver the very highest quality, projection and longevity are just right as well.

I'm sad to report there is no noticeable yerba mate in this enjoyable offering. Unlike its cousin-in-theme Duel, which features a wonderful mate note paired with citrus, Yerbamate is a green talcy scent that starts off softly herbal but not even close to the smell of yerba mate in any of its diverse uses. You can think of most Villoresi fragrances to have a clear idea of this mix of herbs that he does so well, although here it is much subtler. The general feeling is of a fresh, albeit rich green tea with vanilla and hay that is quite original and easy to wear. I was expecting something greener with a more herbal drydown (Philosykos in mind) and this is my only personal complaint... it goes pretty fast into the vanilla talcy floral that we all know. However I love it and recommend it for everyone into unusual yet not weird scents for summer. It has great lasting power and ok sillage. Only word of precaution: if you dislike perfumey scents you better sample this first. ("perfumey" = cosmetic like, soapy in a penetrating floral way and rather artificial (and loud for this reason)... interesting word as we all seem to use it but can't come to a shorter meaning...).

Yerbamate smells good--it's fresh, natural, and unique, and the tea note blends well with the mint to create a cool, dry accord that is slightly sweet and very green. Occasionally there is a baby powder-like, medicinal quality to it as well. Yerbamate is a quality scent, unfortunately I don't feel much of a connection to it. As such, I can't see myself wanting to wearing it very often. Yerbamate is mostly linear, with solid projection and average longevity.

Entering into little tea shop you can feel this scent. It’s a black tea with a mint. The perfume is dry, warm. I do not smell fresh, green notes of freshly cut grass. I detect the smell of hay drying in the sun. Drying down it becomes more warmer and sweeter but not candy-sweet. It’s a natural scent with a superb quality. I like this perfume, but I don’t think it’s relates to my character. It would be excellent on a man!

When I applied it I pushed immediately the "don't like"-button but it seemed to be too early because now - after half an hour - I really love the fragrance! It's a classy nice perfume although in the beginning you smell only "stingy" tea which is really harsh to your nose but after a certain time it develops a nice powdery scent. This is one of the best things in our passion - it never becomes dull and predicted ;)

Green, herbal and perfumey. Wish perfumey part was minimized and that way fragrance can be naturalistically fresher. I smell; grass, leaves, herbs, mint, small amount of tea and flowers. This one's evenly Unisex. Also, after 15 minutes it becomes softer with hints of powdery notes:) Silage's good 5-6 hours.

So this smells exatcly like Georgian beverage tarkhun which is made of tarragon. Tarragon is in top notes but it plays the lead till the very end of licorice/ powdery dry down that ends with I'd say 2000s palmolive gliceryn soap vibe . Very easy to wear perfect for spring and early autumn . Very cozy

OMG, this fragrance is phenomenal! The modest house of Lorenzo Villoresi does not get enough recognition. This is a masterpiece amongst tea fragrances. And what makes it truly unique is powder note and amazing fresh cut grass accord. What a wonderful and well hidden gem. 10/10 for me.

Sharply green, intense tea scent that softens over time. The top is so incredible, I felt like I should be buckling in. I want to love this fragrance but that dose of powder is so out of place and throws the whole thing off.

Pretty impressed by this VERY green and well crafted, well balanced and with a great evolving process. It's like being in a big "jardin" (garden) with lots of plants. 9/10

The very base has similarities to spice bomb. The top mugler cologne. Niche quality. Innofensive. Likeable. Clean. Understated. Classy.

Village behind Trees Paul Cézanne 1879

It smells like a green-tea soap.

The only perfume I have tried once in awhile for several years without ever getting a different impression from. To me, it's EXTREMELY powdery - vintage body powder - completely drowning out any hints of green, herbal or bitter that some people are apparently getting. It's strong and lasts days on clothes, many hours on skin, and again, I get zero development. Take from (perfume-sceptic) friend: "you smell like an upperclass old lady, very fancy, way too much".

Green, powdery fougere in the mold of Brut and Canoe, and has the casual/non-lux scent of both. It also has bits of Santa Maria Novella's Fieno and Oriza LeGrand's Foin Coupe. It's just "ok" overall, if a bit too much powder for my liking and not as nuanced as vintage Canoe parfum. It does not smell of mate or any other kind of tea for me, except for the linalyl acetate aspect of some citruses and lavender.

Exact opposite of the previous reviewer for me: I strongly dislike the opening but love the drydown! The opening for me is sharp but soggy, somewhat of a antiseptic smell - a real struggle. If I work through it, in a hour I have a softly sweet green powder which is definitely my wheelhouse. For a better powdery green, try DSH Electric Summer.

the entire perfume feels like the process of tea. starts out incredibly bitter and sharp as the herbs are initially grinded. it dries down into a fresh and present infusion until the mate is left to sit for hours and the water evaporates back into a warm powder sitting at the bottom of the mug.

Initial spray is quite sharp and green but as it dries down it turns into something.. old? In my mind a house of old people smell like this after it was freshly cleaned. Which is not bad but not my vibe.

I have this one for swap in Germany/Czech Republic. It's one of the kind and I loved it on the sample paper, but it somehow becomes very sweet on me and all I can smell is lavender:(

So this time Villoresi gives us wonderful fresh green notes - but then juxtaposes those with powdery old lady makeup notes. Why? I don't get Villoresi at all.

Very natural beautiful bar of soap.

Pretty much bought this off the review that said it smelled like matcha kit kats. I do see where you can get that, but it's not sweet really, and much much more powdery and hay/grassy green. It's not your typical fresh green or mate tea either. Imagine dry hay or grass-like smelling powder. It's okay, but not what I was expecting or hoping to get out of this.

Opens very green fresh and aromatic with a powdery touch As it's drying it's acquiring soapy qualities It dries completely clean soapy, still remaining green Reminds me of a washing liquid my grandma used but with accented green notes

This straight up smells like an old soap scented with grass. Something a grandma would use. 4/10

Yerbamate opened for me with an intense baby wipe smell, which disappeared almost instantly, settling into a vaguely spicy but mostly powdery green scent. It was bothering me for a bit that I couldn't pinpoint exactly what the powder in this was reminiscent of.. but then it hit me: of course! It smells uncannily like my childhood plastic dolls. I grew up with an aversion to this strange, softly sweet plastic smell. This fragrance must contain a large amount of phthalates. I also detect no mate whatsoever.. As a daily yerba mate drinker and enthusiast, this was an extreme disappointment.

Soap. That's all that i smell with this one.

Yerbamate in essence : after shave + baby powder. Are you familiar with Felce Azzura ? The very nice powdery chypre body care line from Italy ? I love it and I found a lot of Felce Azzura in this scent. If I should transport Yerbamate into a painting/photo it would read "Man with small child sitting in front of a haystack." On me YM is partly masculine and partly soft as a baby ́s cheek - so strange but very comforting and quite unusual. It has that dreamy feel to it. An afternoon in the countryside, birds are singing and the sun caresses your face while you are strolling around. My perception of Yerbamate seems to differ greatly from what all others smell or feel from this perfume. The reason why I now got myself a full bottle is that dusty, somewhat nostalgic aura that evaporates from Yerbamate. In a very positive way. This scent is old-school, like Carey Grant and Shirley Temple in one bottle. A hint of lavender, a tiny dose of oakmoss behind the powder puff, it all blends into something very peculiar. Along with Habit Rouge this will accompany me through spring and summer. Sillage : medium (good for the office) Longevity : decent (approx. 6h on me)