mark Citrus Bloom

I am VERY picky of the scents I will wear and like, and usually wear Bvlgari green tea or Omnia, so I do know good perfume.. I am also tired of spending a fortune for everyday use. And I have literally been looking for years to find something I love for everyday, and I finally found it in this. The top notes are citrus, but not in a medicinal, sour way, it has that lovely floral note of a true citrus bloom, and then the woodsy qualities of the sandal and teak woods, and if there is any patchouli it's just barely perceptible. It really, truly does remind me of citrus blooms, just as the name implies; like citrus trees and bushes when they are in full bloom, and you close your eyes and relish the scent as you breathe it in on the evening breeze, THAT IS what this smells like to Me. It makes me feel good, refreshed, and it's so affordable that I spray it on my daily letters to my fiance, and he loves it too. It has staying power even on paper, because when his letters come to me, after my letter has lain on his paper, I can still smell it, as it has become it's woody, mellow and lovely self. I spray it at home and at work, when finishing my letters, and my mother, who is particularly sensitive to scents, and in fact hates most scents and gets an instant headache, never complains of this, and if I use it at work, everyone always asks why it smells good after I have sprayed it, they never know why.. SO, I don't know what any of you are talking about, 'medicine, soap, nausea, evaporation' blah! I have found in this, what it took me years to find, and I AM a knowledgeable perfume 'snob', even if I don't throw the industry vocabulary around on a whim lol. Since everyone has their own taste when it comes to scents, and as inexpensive as this is, I would suggest trying it for yourself, and at the very least, if you don't like it, use it as a linen or room spray... :o)

The opening of Citrus Bloom is lemony, crisp, and flowery. The mid and base notes turned more flowery and slightly musky/woody while still retaining a bit of the citrus. Citrus Bloom isn't a complicated or couture fragrance, just something nice for a hot summer day. Longevity proved to be below average at around 2-2.5 hours. Sillage was minimal, I had to sniff myself to get a whiff of the fragrance. As it wasn't an expensive fragrance, I'd say that I got my money's worth. Suitable for weekends and daytime wear. Rating 5 out of 10 due to the subpar lasting power.

Starts very lemony, as Radchick said, like powdered lemonade. After a little bit I can smell some flowers,not too sweet because of the honeysuckle. The dry down is almost dry, I can still smell the lemon but it's not that fresh because of the woods. I don't smell patchouli at all. It's an okay scent, but it really doesn't last on me. I got it at 5 dollars, I can reapply :)

I expected so much from this happy description. I smell the citrus and then maybe a faint sandalwood. It evaporates so fast on me I didn't have time to pick out mango or patchouli. The good part is that it was very very affordable. Maybe next time I wear it ...

For a rarity, I actually smell all of the top notes of a perfume. I didn't look at the notes before buying the bottle, but I could sense the oranges, lemons, and mangoes. I can see wearing this in summer for casual wear; staying power is fair, 3 hours at most.

Orange flavored medicine. That's what immediately came to my mind as I smelled it. My reaction was one where I actually got sick to my stomach. Yeah - NOT what you want with a perfume. HOWEVER, my 10 yr. old daughter loved it. I just hope she keeps it light when around me.

This is very bitter citrus smelling to me. It is definitely not a favorite. It smells very synthetic. I don't get much depth from this, and it does not stay more than an hour or two.