Assam of India

I discovered this by accident. One day I was running late and forgot to spray on a perfume. I was looking through my bag to find something to wear and I dug out a sample of Assam of India. I sprayed it and didn’t give it a second thought. Throughout the day I kept getting a pleasant whiff of something clean, citrusy, soft and nice. I went around sniffing my coworkers trying to track it down. It wasn’t till I was on my way home when I realized it was me. I tested it a second time and I was pleasantly surprised how wonderful this smelled. It was far from what I was attracted to in a scent. I gravitate towards heavy florals and powdery scents so to fall in love with a tea and lemon scent was quite a surprise. This is a heavy tea scent. The lemon is bright and I admit a tad artificial. There is sandalwood which I don’t pick up at all but maybe in the dry down depending on the weather. Assam of India is just beautiful. I don’t usually care for compliments but this is a people pleaser, when I wear it I’m constantly being asked what I’m wearing or being told I smell nice. Since 2018 I have gone through a couple bottles and a few travel sizes. I use to get it from Sephora and they no longer carry it and I can't seem to find anywhere that that has it in stock. I don’t want to think that this is being discontinued. If I wasn’t afraid of commitment I would say this is my signature.

A summer time heaven. Assam of India is one of the best summer fragrances I've came across, period. It's as if a master perfumer wanted to create Elizabeth Arden's Green Tea with the best ingredients from scratch. Assam of India is a linear fragrance in the perfect way. It's smells of green, natural, fresh tea with an almost equal amount of invigorating, happy, & uplifting lemon. There is a certain soft & mild sweetness that compliments this scent so well. It prevents it from being too sharp or harsh, & makes it rather more relaxed & mellow. I don't detect the sandalwood. Here it's one of those unperceivable notes. Probably added to drive the scent toward a certain olfactory aspect or maybe for chemical reasons. Overall, an absolutely gorgeous, bright summer scent that is a must try for the lovers of fresh, citruses, or tea scents. It's not ground breaking but a it's a simple formula executed to perfection. The performance is good. The sillage drops down after an hour or two but the scent lasts for 6+ hours. Unisex, warm weather wear. "Love"!

Came back to update my review. This is my No 1 black tea fragrance now! I wasn't sure about the price tag at first, because the initial citrusy tea spritz reminded me of Green Tea by Elizabeth Arden. But no! This one is a true Lipton Lemon Ice Tea, whereas EA GT is just on the edge of being too citrusy, like a cleaning product. AoI is not only a photorealistic, refreshing tea scent but it is also super long lasting on clothes. I could still smell it 8 hours later which isn't typical for tea fragrances. I was lucky enough to get one for less than 50 EUR at a sale and it is one of the best deals I got so far this year. I actually blind bought this. A big recommendation to all tea fragrance lovers.

this is sooooo pretty and girly feeling to me. it's really nicely priced, and it lasted a full 8-hour shift on the fry station in a kitchen so i'd say it's worth the price. its a more refined, cleaner version of Elizabeth Arden green tea. this perfume house also makes perfumes that are good for layering more complex fragrances on top, so this really checks all my boxes. plus the bottle with the little elephant pattern is so cute!!

A perfect everyday perfume if you're looking for something bright and approachable, but not boring. The spiciness of the heart makes me feel like there's more going on here than just lemon, tea, and sandalwood. If that's really all it is, then they packed a lot of flavor into that tea note. This feels like waking up on a crisp morning and sipping orange juice in a spice market. Sunshine in a bottle.