Un Été

I tried this out blindly in a store, not expecting much. It turned out to be amazing and signature-scent worthy!! When I first smelled it on a tester paper, I instantly knew it was a strong matcha/tea based perfume without even reading the notes. It's so realistic. Normally I don't go for "tea" fragrances (especially white teas or black teas) but this one is so interesting and beautiful. It's green, earthy, and grassy in such a fresh and addicting way. I have trouble getting any citrus notes, but I don't doubt they're there-- maybe they're just hiding, blended in extremely well. I'm not sure about ginger either, which is great because I'm not a fan of strong ginger scents. When I put it on my skin, it developed into a matcha latte scent, still green and grassy and earthy, but anchored by a creamy, slightly sweet vanilla base. I wore it all day and it performed beautifully. I'm in love with this fragrance. It's fresh and sweet and earthy and creamy. It fades to a soft, clean vanilla with a hint of matcha, so it stands out from my other vanilla fragrances. It smells fluffy and beautiful. I couldn't stop smelling myself the whole time I wore this, and I MUST get my hands on a full bottle. Edit: I bought the full bottle. It's sooo goooooooood!!! New signature scent <3 Also I'm upping the price value to "good value" because it's a full 100 ml, which is way more than my other luxury perfumes for similar prices. When I wear this I feel like the whole world is soft and sparkling. I love it. As for silage and lasting power, I used a single spray on my wrists and then went to lunch with a friend. She said she could smell me the whole time we were eating! It seems pretty strong for the first ~2 hours, but then it fades into a more intimate scent and lingers for quite while longer. Honestly, the performance is comparable or better than my other high end fragrances.

Every now and then there is a fragrance that I smell and IMMEDIATELY buy. This was one of those. I smelled it and was like: "TAKE MY MONEY!" This is what I wanted Matcha Meditation to be, this is what I wanted Thé Matcha 26 to be, and Je Ne Sais Quoi, and Sunday, and all the other matcha fragrances. For me, they all failed to smell like a matcha latte, but Un Été finally succeeded. This smells EXACTLY like a matcha latte and it's beautiful. I only get a little bit of citrus, I get very true matcha and a super lactonic vanilla. This is like a milky, lemony tea cake on a beautiful meadow on a sunny afternoon. That's the only way I can describe it. Why lactonic isn't listed as an accord is a mystery to me. I think the folks af Fragrantica and I may have different ideas of what lactonic is. It definitely smells like milk though, and I love it. I haven't done a full wear of it yet since my bottle has yet to arrive, but I will update this when I have.

Un Été is an incredibly unique fragrance with immense amounts of character. It opens straight away with a rindy clementine and mandarin, alongside a heavy dose of ginger and matcha tea. Mate, vanilla and tonka bean are then quickly introduced to create a deliciously sweet and tart concoction which is definitely unique. While not listed, I get a strong almond accord with this scent - one of the most realistic almonds I’ve ever come across in fact. To me this fragrance smells like a hyperrealistic almond and vanilla cake, and it’s absolutely delicious. This is definitely a fragrance I recommend checking out, but not one to blind buy. I can imagine it being very polarising but the quality is amazing and the scent is lovely, overall very impressive.

"Un Éte" is beautiful. It opens very citrusy, I don't really get any ginger - what for me is great, since ginger always smells a bit medicinal on my skin. Then it dries down very creamy and lactonic! Smells almost like yogurt and honey with hints of citrus. The matcha is there, but it is very subtle in my opinion. I found it quite unique and worth of a signature scent. My problem with "Un Éte" is the longevity. I would say it last around 3-4h and the sillage is intimate. Still, it is a great fresh gourmand that I could use all year round!

Unfortunately, I can't comment on sillage or longevity yet since I've just now sprayed it, but HUBBA HUBBA 😍 This is the first time I've jumped on here so quickly after spraying a scent to review it!!! On me, this is a slightly sweet, earthy, slightly citrus matcha. There is a note that is turning this a little soapy on me (my only downside) but man oh man I can't wait until the spring so I can bust this baby out every day. Someone below mentioned how it's sharp with a creamy undertone, which for me, is the appeal.