Up North

summertime on lake michigan in a bottle. up north begins on a sparkling citrus note at first spray, like sipping a cup of lemonade from the neighbor kid's stand on the walk down to west end beach. after a couple of minutes, it gives way to the water-on-concrete odor of the bayside marina. up north distills the smell of lake algae and freshwater lapping at the sand in a way i can only describe as sublime. there's a strong greenness thanks not only to the trillium note but also to the white willow; the ones by lake michigan take on a slightly bitter, decaying scent as their shed leaves are trampled underfoot by tourists. i haven't experienced such a transcendent, quintessentially midwestern perfume like this since clue perfumery's morel map. alie kiral has done northern michigan very proud!

This perfume is the sun and lake algae drying into your hair, hauling your wet towel and cooler through the dune grass, getting into your car that was parked by the beach, sand still clinging to every inch of your skin and chugging down the last splashes of a warm minute maid lemonade from the cup holder. There is a breezy minerality that carries its opening (think getting misted by lake water waves) to its dry down - which smells just like coming inside after a full day outdoors. Up North is soft, dreamy, and will leave you yearning to sink your feet into wet sand.

This is a lovely fresh breeze off the lake scent, it's beautiful, it really does remind me of northern Michigan and I swear I can smell Petoskey stone in it. It also reminds me of the inside of lighthouses in a very nostalgic way. Unfortunately this is a breeze of a scent too, it fades so rapidly that you're not even really wearing it but just experiencing it for a moment. I'm going to use this more as a cheer up memory in a bottle than a fragrance

was so so so excited to receive a sample with my order of baby pears and it does not disappoint! on me, this is a more wearable wet/water scent than 2030 park avenue. the lemon and floral make this fresh but not too sharp, and really do match the description of a lakeside path. I specifically smell the wet stones and moss/flowers walking by the water. i've been wearing this when its humid and raining outside and it matches perfectly.

Love it... wish it lasted longer. Never have I smelled a lemonade accord but it is definitely there and smells amazing.