Fig-Tea Intense

Summer in a bottle and I’m in love! I love the original Fig Tea. It’s one of the best and most realistic Osmanthus scents I own. The down side is the wear. The original is a light skin scent. Mostly I wear it at bedtime; it’s soothing and calming. Fig Tea Intense is a bolder version with more of a citrusy forward twist. It’s absolutely delicious. I do get less Osmanthus but I’m not disappointed because this fragrance is so cheery! I will definitely be grabbing for this a lot this summer. If you have the original, I think this could be just different enough to warrant having both. I’m really pleased.

Opens with a nuke of citrus, which I'm not a huge fan of. Fortunately after half an hour the citrus fades and for the next 10+ hours it smells like a gorgeous combination of osmanthus, oakmoss, and tea. The scent itself is soft and airy but the performance is beastly, I keep getting whiffs of it on myself throughout the day. This fragrance is evocative of visiting a boba shop in the summer and ordering a cup of fragrant and refreshing iced fruit tea. This is my definitive warm weather fragrance.

One spritz of Fig Tea Intense and you find yourself in a Mediterranean orchard where a cool breeze caresses you as you sit under the tree in the dappled sunlight. With just a hint of sweetness, the refreshing citrus, sparkling tea notes, sun-drenched fig, and elegant woody notes encapsulate the “Mediterranean summer vibe” and make it perfectly unisex as well as just right for the summer . Been wearing it all the time in the intense heatwave India has currently and love the fragrance.

Starts out quite sweet and fruity, but within an hour or so dries down to a really classy, drier scent dominated by mate, oakmoss, wood accords. There is a little bit of “fuzziness” reminiscent of fig leaves. A couple hours later, the oakmoss and amber base is really shining, and it feels like a super cozy traditional men’s scent, but it’s still very light and fresh. Love it! Bought a bottle at ScentFestSF!

I have found my spring/summer tea fragrance! Lovely burst of fresh citrus at the opening, the tea emerges in the middle and the musky warm drydown lasts 4-6 hours. I adore Neroli Outrenoir in the fall or when it is raining, this is my sunny day alternative.