Sisley Eau de 3

This is really special and refreshing for hot summer weather. It opens up bright and citrusy with a big squeeze of cool lemon, grapefruit and bergamot, super clean and refreshingly tart, with a subdued sweetness. As #3 dries down the spiciness of the ginger comes out, along with the vetiver, and the fragrance warms ever so slightly, as the citrus settles into a silky harmony with benzoin and vanilla, never quite fading. I don’t sense the patchouli. The drydown smells more floral to me, I only sense the osmanthus at the base of this, as if you have peeled the skin and arrived at the fruit. This reminds me slightly of Origins Ginger fragrance; it’s half of it... where that one never felt quite complete, this does. My favorite part is that it has the perfect amount of sweetness to be refreshing and adult. Absolutely unisex. The sillage starts out huge and quickly shrinks to skin scent, and the longevity is a bit weak, which I expected from a citrus cologne. I only liked this in the winter... love it in heat and humidity.

Sisley No 3 is predominantly ginger, lemon & patchouli to my nose. It smells uncomplicated, lovely, & natural - & very refreshing. The ginger really adds a nice kick, which (imo) makes it really stand out from the usual "fresh" citrus type perfumes. I'm wearing it today & I just got a huge compliment :) Longevity is not great on my skin, but it's so lovely I'm not too bothered - it's a "spray liberally & don't worry" kinda thing !! I'm not usually mad about citrus scents, but I will definitely re-buy this one. Also totally unisex & inoffensive, just a great scent for summer.

This smells fantastic on me but true it is not long lasting, a very vibrant sexy spice to it love love love it! I tried every perfume at the sisley counter and no others there smelled feminine or like anything natural. Most smelled very synthetic and old No 3 comes close to the first whiff of a star gazer lily which is so fragrant and pleasing to me. Has a very young vibe to it and exotic in a good way as in fresh not powder like at all. I layer this with Jo Malone Orange blossom, to keep it going. I really wish this stuff lasted more than 2 hours but it does not.

The dry down has very little citrus. Just a touch of sweetness, not tart or sour. It's very much ginger, osmanthis and vetyver. I'm surprised Sisley classifies any of the Eau de Sisley as only feminine, because they're all so unisex, but this one especially leans masculine. I think it's the spiciness of the ginger (which lately is found in lots of male fragrances). This might be my favourite Sisley fragrance, or a tie with N° 2. It's not a typical fragrance, and people notice.

Unusual, fresh and moist. Some addition of grass. Citruses that splatter as you cut them. Warm spicy tinge enveloping the whole composition. It is so enjoyable, very tasteful perfume for warmer days. I even want to say almost like a hot summer version of Shalimar. The zest and citrusy side is so similar along with the warming touches of amber in Shalimar and ginger, benzoin in Sisley 3.