Selva do Brazil

I am testing a mini spray of this today and I like it! It is very green and fresh! It reminds me of aloe. This would be nice on a spring day, to help celebrate the snow melting! I would be happy to add this next spring.

A pretty convincing alternative to the getting-harder-find Mugler Cologne. The petit grain note is very well supported by woods, giving this a soft yet present feel.

Got a sample of this. The opening is initially rather sharp and to me oddly reminiscent of 4711. That's only the first few minutes though. It does quickly turn milder and slightly sweeter. Frankly I cannot quite wrap my head around no citrus notes being listed in the notes. But yes, it is really pleasantly tropical green. Personally i don't detect much woodiness even later into wear. For me it just gets weaker and that a bit disappointingly fast too. I do like it. It's a simple fresh and green summer pick. But the way it is a bit one dimensional and how fast it fades, you'd really have to be generous with your application to make it last for some time. If you want it to last through the day, you may need to carry it along with you to freshen up. All over the impression I get from it is much more that of a eau de toilette or a cologne even, rather than a perfume. If you're interested I'd suggest getting a sample first, test drive it a bit, and then decide if it's worth the price tag for you. If the verdict is no, you'll definitely find something similar possibly at a drugstore even at a much more affordable price.

Got this in the post finally today. Very fresh, green scent. Used it straight after showering, very mood lifting and energetic type of vibe. Opening very much reminds me of 4711 or TFNP. Odd because the top note is only pettigrain. having said that this is very much a skin scent and sillage is very limited. This is the sort of fragrance I would wear on holiday in a hot country just before we go down for breakfast. We get back to the hotel relax, and then by around 12pm start our day. I would then put on my actual fragrance for the day for better performance and sillage. It is supposed to be a niche fragrance but I've smelled other designer fragrances with similar DNA's so I don't think its worth the money. Luckily I got this for £40 on ebay. Scent 7/10 Performance 4/10 Sillage 3/10 Value 3/10

This a safe, inoffensive and enjoyable scent. There is nothing out of the ordinary, it's a soft and delicate citrus/ grass profile. Similar to some baby colognes, minus the alcoholic part. It's an ideal Summer perfume, that I'm sure will fare well in very hot climates. It's a very restricted and simple pyramid of non synthetic ingredients. So you get that very pure, clear and unassuming result. I'm thinking this might be a good perfume to layer or tone down another more brash perfume. It's definitely a close skin scent and sillage in mild weather will not be great.

Literally smells like being in a fresh forest. I see lush green leaves, ground cover and immediately see "bamboo"'. I used to wear this by itself in summer as I got tired of the old lemon screechy scents but still wanted something fresh energizing. I find it to one dimensional to wear alone now and Im really enjoying it paired with Molton Brown flora Luminaire which is a tropical floral with bold jasmine in the dry down.Rather sweet and was not an ideal buy for me - so I needed to make a plan. Its working really really well to balance it out for summer.

The first thing I thought when experiencing this was “carnal flower light,” and the only note listed from the brand is tuberose. However, no one else has mentioned carnal flower and no tuberose is mentioned on Fragrantica. So I may be crazy but I think this is a great substitute for CF—, especially if you think CF is too strong or expensive, and willing to accept that the longevity here is also quite light. Very green tuberose, not very sharp, I think vetiver (or apparently Tonka or guiac wood according to Fragrantica) rounds it out nicely.

Very nice indeed- it really does evoke a shady clearing in a hot-country forest (though without earthiness or animalics). Somehow simultaneously fresh, green, leafy, yet also sweet and woody too. Completely unisex though some may find it a shade too manly. I really wish longevity were better though.

this opens with petit grain, woods and greenery. it's green, aromatic and citrussy. i don't seem to get much tonka bean. the woodiness dissipates a bit after awhile and it's mostly a citrus/green perfume. it's very refreshing and good for warm weather.

I bought the 8-perfume sampler Berdoues Collection Grands Crus, and this is my favorite among them. If you like petitgrain, you must try this! This is definitely a summer/spring fragrance.

This smells so fresh and clean. It’s like a sophisticated Irish springs body wash. Just a tad masculine but still unisexy. I’ll probably give it to my husband.

Why is this classified as a Woody Oriental? Look at the reviews here and the notes listed - NOTHING about it is oriental.

Very fresh and green smelling!

"رایحه سبز و تند و مرکباتی. انگار برگ و شاخه های نرم درخت مرکبات مثلا پرتقال یا ترنج را فشار بدیم و شبیه له کردن بعد جلوی بینی بگیریم و بو کنیم. حسی مرکباتی، سبز و تند. به نظرم طراوت یا حس سبز، خنکی، گرما، رایحه شیرین و ترش ملایم در این عطر حس میشه ولی حس خنک غالب هست و می توان به راحتی در فصل معتدل و گرم استفاده کرد. اون حس تند ملایم که گفتم شاید بیشتر یک نکته انحرافی در ذهن هنگام بوییدن باشه و شاید به خاطر رایحه چوب خاص باشه که حس سبز، مرکباتی و شاداب بودن ادکلن را مقداری خواسته کم کنه. شاید از راه دور یا مقداری زمان بعد از اسپری کردن، حسی گلی شبیه به مریم یا یاس هم بشه در رایحه احساس کرد البته اگر من درست تشخیص داده باشم البته در کنار رایحه ترش مرکباتی سبز و مقداری چوبی. پخش و ماندگاری خوبه. بلکه بالاتر. حس انرژی داشتن ایجاد می کنه."

Petitgrain + wood = a facsimile of vetiver, as noted by another commenter, as well as an aquatic note. This is bitter wood, almost sour. Smells like a fragrance you might put in a wood cleaner. I find it one of Berdoues' weaker offerings. What makes this inoffensive is that it's vanishingly small - very little sillage or longevity. Has that proper cologne experience: a quick splash of refreshment, if it works for you. I don't think all perfume needs to be seasonal, but this would feel out of place past spring or summer.

this does indeed start out citrusy, green and refreshing, but i also notice quite a big watery, marinic note like in l'eau de issey and CK one, so i'm guessing this contains (unlisted) calone. for me the drydown is largely calone above all else. if you really like that note but you'd like something that combines it with citrusy, green notes, this may be for you.

The beginning is a sharp and bracing petitgrain, which quickly changes into a smoky green scent, reminiscent of incense. On clothes, the crispness of the opening persists. On my skin, however, I'm reminded of the sandalwood joss sticks that you burn at altars or in temples. The scent is fairly linear from here into the drydown.

I really like the green humidity of this scent. It vaporizes right off me and is hightly subdued after a few minutes though. I don't know if it is instant nose fatigue or what! It really is a nice dumb reach. Nothing to fear wearing this one.

So basically it smells like freshly cut forest undergrowth. It dries down to wood and tonka, but by that time it's a skin scent. It's an easy on the nose vegetal fresh scent, but it's also a bit underwhelming.

A green jungle opening washes away very quickly, vaporizing entirely after half an hour or so. I keep exercising it hoping for something more.