Eau d'Ete

This fragrance holds the record for the longest I’ve held onto a sample before making up my mind to buy a bottle- something like seven years. Why did it take me so long? Mostly because this is the most weather sensitive fragrance I’ve ever experienced and I was living in a hot climate for most of those seven years and it was only when I moved somewhere with real winters that I remembered this fragrance and dug out my sample. Inside, on a cold day, with snow falling this is what you want to be wearing. The main chord is this beautiful combination of jasmine, cinnamon and lime, which sounds like it would perfect for poolside but somehow has the bright crispness of snow. It sounds crazy, but obviously whoever named the fragrance had the same impression. I wore this almost exclusively on snowy days last winter. It’s one of those simple but simply perfect fragrances and a testament to the genius of Patricia de Nicolai.

I’ve joined only to comment on this scent. It is incredibly alluring. On me I smell mostly musky cinnamon however weirdly it must sound. I did not smell anything citrusy or soapy or washing-up liquidy like. It went straight to the warm cinnamon smell on my skin. There is something else which I cannot identify, you see I'm not an experienced nose, but it gives me such a pleasant kick! Eau'd Ete blends with my skin's chemistry better than I would have ever expected. Now I’m curious about the other perfumes from de Nicolai.

It is one of the most beautiful, underrated and ethereal concoction I have come across. When reviews draw likeness to Coca Cola aroma I feel it's not so pronounced and fizzy as it is in Tonka Cola which is good for me because I do find Tonka Cola a little too much masala like in the opening but a very authentic cola nonetheless and more refined. I enjoy both though

Citrus freshness and jasmine combined reminds me of Diorella and Eau Sauvage. Discreet orientalism replaces the chypre base. An elegant 'eau'! You can always see the Guerlain heritage flashing through the Nicolaï works - very nice!

I go back and forth on this one. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I find it a bit too soapy. Cinnamon/lime/jasmine is strange but lovely and refreshing. To me its more of a winter scent because when it's cooler the soap behaves.