Yuzu Ab Irato 09

Whilst many community members call it harsh at the opening, for me it always feels soft and joyful. It evokes bright and unblemished memories of my childhood, when I was a 6 year-old munchkin sipping Sprite for the first time in my life. Beginning as a minty soda pop, Yuzu ab Irato reincarnates as a Russian middle lane: dusty summer road with lindens and birches gathering sideways and a bare touch of flowers grown up by a typical babushka: roses, hiacynths, peonies and many other names only a nature lover will remember. It lasts long and does not disturb. And definitely suitable not only for summer time: I can easily imagine it to be worn during the harshest winter nights, since memories may warm us up at any season. Try it on, but don't treat Yuzu ab Irato as the ultimate entertainer. It is not the actor performing for you but an invitation to reflect.

This is so good. Starts with refreshing, tangy yuzu and later makes a seamless transition to powerful, herbal thyme. The mint is in the background giving a cool blanket to the whole.

Sharp, straightforward and honest citrus that passes tart flowery stage and develops into surprisingly warm woody smell. In fact, the drydown was so different, I couldn't believe it was the same fragrance and had to check twice. More than worth tolerating the strong "I just cut a lemon in half" opening, especially seeing as it passes pretty quickly. Staying power around 5 to 6 hours, shorter in warm weather. On clothes developes to drydown and stays for a long time(sprayed my trenchcoat and kept getting occasional whiffs for more than a week). I would reccomend it for woody citrus lovers, but approach carefully and don't buy without testing!

What's in a name? Or a category for that matter. What if they just said: citrus cologne. Would that be too obvious? And yet, that's exactly what it is: a cologne in the manner of an Aqua di something something. It's really nice btw. The yuzu note is wonderful, and very crucially long lasting. That's rare these days. It is followed by mint, pepper, and mostly thyme (surprised nobody mentions this). So, citrus, herbal cologne. It ends with creamy musk. See, a perfectly nice and lovely cologne. it's on my list for future bottle. Performance is average, but for a cologne it's great. See what I mean by getting the category right...

Sharp harsh opening, but dries to a nice yuzu and peppermint combo. Not for everyone, I did not like this to start but has grown on me. On the line between masculine and feminine. Projects well but does not last too long. I like it, but I can see why many do not!