Venus of Verbena

Testing Venus of Verbena from a 2 ml Sana Jardin official sample. To my surprise, I love Venus of Verbena! It radiates freshness! On my skin, it’s very verbena/lemon/ litsea cubeba forward with neroli and clary sage coming close, as supporting notes. A beautiful mix of refreshing, bitter and green, energising and mood boosting notes that creates the perfect spring or summer scent! I find all Sana Jardin white floral/citrusy perfumes smelling very photorealistic and natural, bright and uplifting, but quite light and airy and lacking in performance. Longevity could be better for the high price it costs. So, as much as I like the scent, I wouldn’t get a bottle because of the price. Side note, don’t know if anyone else noticed, but I find similarities between this and Berber Blonde, with the mention that I prefer better Venus of Verbena. I know they are an ethical/ social conscious brand and they support the local communities from where they select their raw materials, but I care way more to get value for my money and have fragrances that lasts me through the day... And some of their perfumes are just too pricey for the way they perform! Edit August 2025: I have brought with me the travel size of this and in the high heat&humidity of the South of Spain, Venus of Verbena offers a well deserved moment of respiro from the suffocating temperatures. It is a light scent, but for the time it lasts, it gives me life...

I bought a bottle of this on a whim after smelling it in a store and wore it almost every day for a year. The initial smell is pretty sharp, and more lemon than verbena, but within about 5 minutes cools off to let the verbena come through. the 1 hour mark onward is where it really starts to shine. if you want a purely verbena perfume this is not necessarily my choice, but the neroli and musk combine really well to create a scent that is fresh and citrusy without being too sharp. the verbena, despite no longer being quite as noticeable, is still present. TLDR: not a purely verbena scent but a really pleasant citrusy and green perfume

I starts with a sour note strong and pungent But thank god it turns to aromatic territory quite fast For the first hour it keeps pumping beautifully Then it fades slowly and stays for a skin scent for a good while I gotta say I didn’t expect it to last I thought it would disappear after an hour Sadly sour notes and scents are not my cup of tea Give it a try maybe it’s the summer scent for you

Currently working my way through the discovery set. Venus of Verbena somehow really reminds me of CK One, although I'm not sure why as apart from lemon and musk, they don't appear to share any notes! It takes me back to the 90s. Unisex, very fresh, citrussy, very bright and really clean. Not overly complex but really easy to wear on summer days.

Lemon oil, verbena, and orange blossom. There is a watery feel to this--I understand the Febreeze comparison, although I don't feel it quite goes into cleaning or detergent territory. Lightweight and dissipates before anything interesting happens.