Néroli Facètie

One underrated gem. If you like neroli, this is a must try. Pellegrin here did a superb job, because inventing something new or at least different on the so much used theme of a neroli / citrus fresh summery cologne... well... it's not that easy! Neroli Facetie evokes summer in a Mediterranean environment. A summer in contact with nature, you are gazing towards the sea, you can smell from the distance the salty aerosol, in an orchard where orange trees are in full blossom, where you also can smell the greenery of Mediterranean herbs (a tad of lavender, some rosemary and thyme), that here are very subdued in the background. You could say 'I've smelled this a thousand times ', and you're right because there are similarities with the various classic Italian colognes like AdP Colonia or with 4711 but Neroli Facetie is much more playful: it has a gorgeous salty note that is hard to find in the others, and has a super creamy cedar base that grounds it, making it less fleeting than the average neroli based composition. The drydown has also a vanillic, warm feel. This is an Extrait de Cologne, so I can consider it like a strong edt. I get 5-6 hours wear -spraying generously- and much more if you layer it: try it in Autumn /winter with a vanilla based frag like Dior Addict: wow. Longevity is stellar: 24h on clothes is unheard for a neroli based frag. A strong like - one of the best offerings in this line - and recommend you get it before they discontinue it, they always do with the stuff I like.

Like a bright early summer morning breeze on Mediterranean coast. You can almost see the sea, the sky and feel the breeze. Simple, sunny and happy. Uplifting and relaxing. The drydown is sometimes slightly animalic like in big white florals. Narcotic in the best way possible. One of my absolute favorites. Lucky for me, longevity is great, on tissues lasts for weeks and sillage is huge. Fills the room if you are not careful. All Extraits from Roger & Gallet are of outstanding quality. I'm looking forward trying the new Magnolia and Rose. PS: It got kidnapped by a friend if mine, she became quite obsessed with it. It's cold dark and damp outside. I think she needs it more than I do. I plan buying myself even bigger bottle very soon. Magnolia and Rose are both very simple and nice, but not as captivating or narcotic as this one. PSS: It sparkles.

There is no page for the new Néroli and since it's not all that different from this one and that's fine. It's just a bit diluted. There are far greater perfume tragedies. I can live with that. Today I tried solid perfume. Cute packaging, practical for those bags we carry around every day. It reminds me of lemon sorbet. Delicious, it even looks like one. It gets more flowery with time, neroli and orange blossom, but still very lemony. We'll see about longevity. I would not recommend going to the beach with it. Or anywhere under sun, scorching summer heath would melt it like butter and make quite a mess it your bag. Five months later...I'm glad to report that solid perfume lives happily in my handbag. It also survived summer without creating a mess. I'm constantly surprised by a great quality of R&G products.

Received this on the same day I also got Panheligon’s Orange Blossom as well as Castile, and was delighted to love this one the most, for less than half the price of the others. To me, this smells much fresher and more natural than panheligons, which both seem much more synthetic. This is lighter on the citrus, but a lovely fluffy (almost mimosa-y, I think it’s the Angelica?) fresh white/green flower. So beautiful! (For context, my other favorite orange blossoms are Jo Malone and Van Cleef’s Neroli Amara- this is richer and creamier than either of those, but much stronger, and similar in natural-smelling loveliness).

Néroli Facètie, along with Cassis Frenesie are totally worth your money if you want an edc with medium longevity and medium sillage. Both tested in heat and performed great for edc. I sense a very delightful neroli and petitgrain, of the best quality. To be honest it is quite pungent and projects well. There is fruit to back it up but it doesn't outshine the neroli and the orangeblossom is not too sweet. The petitgrain is also very felt in here. Leafy, which is rare for the newer creations. Roger and Gallet did a great job with Neroli