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I bought a huge bottle of Nenuco in the “Fresca” scent online, to use on myself. I’ve been on an after bath splash kick, ever since I bought a vintage bottle of Jean Nate a while back. The current version doesn’t smells good to me, so I’m exploring similar types of international products. The “Fresca” smells lemony and fresh, with some orange blossom. I was worried the original version might be too heavy on neroli, which I’m not crazy about, I prefer lemony scents (due to Love’s Fresh Lemon being one of my first perfumes, no doubt). But this scent is citrusy and refreshing. I’m going to put some in a spray bottle and use it that way, since it pours out of the dispensing top very quickly, and can get wasteful and messy. I paid under $25 for a 600 ml/ 20 oz bottle of this. edit- I now also have the original, and love that one too. Citrusy and refreshing, lemony.

As a Nenuco baby myself (born and raised in Spain but living in the US) I was so so pleased to be able to find this on Amazon for around $15!! As everyone before me has said, this is a staple in any Spanish home and has been popular among Spaniards since the late 1930s. Although it is marketed towards babies, Nenuco is fully appropriate for any age group and gender expression. It is also mild and inoffensive enough to be considered a good office/clinic scent. Neroli, lemon peel, and wildflowers are the main accord. This feels bittersweet, expressive, and very refreshing when worn. I find it ideal to spritz after a cold shower in the middle of a hot summer day. The only grievance I have is that it has poor longevity, even considering the fact that it's only a cologne.

The quintessential smell of Spanish babies and toddlers. It’s citrusy and fresh (My nose picks up bergamot and neroli), and makes me feel squeaky clean. It smells A LOT like Neroli Portofino by Tom Ford. Completely unisex, anyone saying otherwise is weird. It’s baby cologne, so it’s not the most long lasting, but does stay on my skin a long time for what it is (2-3h on skin, +4 on clothes). Projection is fine too, the kind of perfume that creates a nice intimate scent bubble If you’re into “clean girl scents” or the clean skin scents trends, you should try this. It smells great and it outperforms many clean/fresh skin perfumes out there (I’m looking at you, 000 by Le Monde Gourmand) and it’s way less expensive

This is a love stretching back decades. It has stopped me from buying so many fresh/green fragrances, because none of them can compete. Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche, even No.19 leave me disappointed, maybe they're too sophisticated and ladylike for my tastes! It lasts for hours on my skin, still there in the morning when I wear it to bed, and lasts the full 9-5 work day. Just when I think it's gone I'll catch a whiff of it. Best of all it fades gracefully, no metallic or stale twist to the drydown- the fate of most 'fresh' scents on me. In my mind it is utterly unisex, ageless, clean and inoffensive, an easy reach. I never get tired of it.

Ah, yes. Nenuco. A staple in the Spaniard baby home. Neroli in its most fresh, citric, refreshing interpretation. So clean and shower fresh. Yes, this smells like Neroli Portofino. NP is a tinge more concentrated, but not by much. I wore this, my daughter wears it and I still wear it when I need a fresh shower clean, zesty, pick me up. Fine fragrance, it is not. Reapplication is required if wearing for more than 2 hours.