Satsuma Perfume Oil

There is no scent like this anymore, so sad they discontinued it because honestly they would make a killing if they brought it back the same as the one from the 1990's or the earlier version. This is the only perfume my mom actually likes on her skin and she has a bottle of it she rarely uses from 30+ years ago possibly even before I was born. I always look at it longingly everytime I see it and sneak a sniff maybe even apply a touch just to smell it better of course and it's still amazing after all these years. It is just pure bold, sweet, tangy satsuma, orange, lemon if there are any other fruit or sugar notes all they do is make the citrus even more citrusy. I swear it is bonkers that there seems to be no one trying to clone or recreate this because I have not been able to find any quality perfumes or oils that just do citrus like this, at least for under $500 a bottle. People say Oh I have a citrus scent for you and there is literally always floral, yuzu, marine notes, sandalwood or something messing with the citrusy goodness or it has very little scent or it's too fake like lip smackers. Nothing is even close to Satsuma oil even The Body Shop Satsuma Body Spray isn't the same at all and honestly it doesn't seem THAT hard to do, it's like 5 scent notes that are just fruits and sugar. Should I just start a perfume company to make a proper citrus bomb scent already? 😂

Hmmm what a sugary zesty delight this was? Why did they have to stop it? I often got compliments wearing this, once someone said I smelt like a boiled sweet. It did have a slighty sweet note to it, just barely there if I'm honest. It would last for hours, even better when teamed with the satsuma body lotion. Wore it day or night in the warmer months and in the colder months when I wanted a feel good fragrance to lift my mood.

I looovee Satsuma line from the body shop. I have the complete collection of shower gel,lotion,body scrub,shimmer lip balm,home fragrance oil..Well, generally I just love walking around like a big,fat,juicy Orange. It's uplifting and very refreshing. This perfume oil is already discontinued and I truly cherish my only one half empty bottle.

Tangy, juicy, sweet as sugar, and bursting with sunshine! This is the olfactory equivalent of a glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice. It smells like fruit and flowers in the way only the citruses can. I bought the body wash years ago and my sister and I fell in love. I found it again when TBS reissued it, and I am totally addicted.

Whenever I where this is am bombarded with the question, Why do you smell so good? After the shock of a miss guided question, implying that I normally stink passes, I feel great. This smells so good you will want to walk around with your wrist under your nose. Love this scent.

Absolutely delicious fragrance! Am so guttered that do not sell anymore in New Zealand (at least in Auckland that is) One of my all time favourite scents of the Body shop. Fruity, summery and fun

Smells like Fanta! But I adore it and I miss it. It's no longer available and I only have one bottle in my store cupboard. The best summer scent. Fresh and beautiful.

This is all I could wear when I was pregnant so, of course, I love it! Magical memories.

This is a lovely tangy, very long lasting scent. I prefer to use the body products in the range as it's not really an everyday perfume. It's nice to open up and have a little sniff of now and then. Nice :)

Very yummy scent! Smells exactly like freshly squeezed mandarin oranges. Just wish it was in perfume form as this oil is overpowering.

i always loved this scent reminds me of fruit loops for sum reason :)

the perfume oil is way too overpowering for ordinary tastes.. in the body lotion, however, it turns to magic..

Satsuma smells of very sweet, ripe and juicy oranges that are just cut open and fresh squeezed on the spot. There is no bitter peel here; only the most ripe and almost supernaturally sweet orange juice. Very uplifting and bright. I remember the Body Shop stores used to diffuse this strong scent just outside of the shop to entice customers in. It is a great personal aromatherapy scent during dull and dreary winter months when spirits and energy can be low. I believe this can also be a great layering scent, and I’m eager to try different pairings. As I write this, I’m wearing Satsuma on my wrists, and some Royal Apothic Hothouse Peonie hand cream on my hands, and that turns out to be a beautiful pairing. Satsuma can be rather sweet with strong projection, so I’ve been careful with application, otherwise it can be too much. Just a drop behind the hairline will probably be sufficient in future wearings, or adding a drop to some body cream. I have both vintages: the older black cap bottle and the frosted white cap bottle from the 1990s. To my nose, these appear to have a similar strong projection and last the same. I really don’t find these two versions to be different in scent, projection or longevity.

Satsuma is an intense sugary orange scent. I recently ate a Satsuma and the scent of this perfume is sweeter and more intense than the actual fruit. You will not be able to detect the other fruity notes in this fragrance. It's all about the oranges. Fans of the sweet, uplifting citrus scents like the Clinique Happy series will probably enjoy this one. The local Body Shop store usually burns the diffuser oil version of this scent during business hours, to help attract customers. The scent is so intense that it perfumes that entire wing of the mall. Satsuma as a perfume oil is pleasant at first, but very quickly becomes overpowering. I think the best way to experience this scent is in a wash-off product like the soap, bubble bath or shower gel. All of those products are highly scented and leave a pleasant and much more tolerable amount of aroma on the skin.

Bought a 1oz bottle of this on eBay brand new. The thing was so hard to open I almost broke the black top since it’s a “vintage”. Mine has no projection it’s more of a close to skin scent. Maybe there’s something wrong with my nose but I feel like I’ve wasted my money on this one. It’s the 1oz black top bottle with the yellow oil. It smells citrusy but it’s not sweet at all mines just straight up citrus. I did score a 15ml vintage vanilla with the amber color, now that thing smells amazing and is beastly almost cloying from 2 drops behind the ear. It starts out like French vanilla then dries down to a vanilla baked good gourmand smell. I bought them separately for under $100 so I lucked out. Anyway the Satsuma is a dud for me so far even though I got the vintage bottle it seems to have lost something.

The Body Shop Satsuma Perfume oil reminds me of when my Grandparents would come to visit from Florida. My Grandpa would always bring a bag full of satsumas and we would consume all of them in one sitting. Sweet, delicious, refreshing. So, my bottle of this sits, about halfway used. From back in 2006. I generally only open the bottle to take a vicarious, sensory vacation. But maybe I need to break it out again when I feel the need for a little citrus getaway. I would imagine this is what an orange grove smells like. Kind of reminds me also of unpeeling an orange. I get this zesty bergamot note that isn't listed but I swear its there. It's very uplifting. I bet this would smell nice with a woodsy type of lotion.

Hmm..There can't possibly be any other components in this worth mentioning other then Orange (or Satsuma in this case). I'm wearing this today because I was feeling tired and it brightened me up immediately however that doesn't make it nice. I had to first put cocoa scented lotion on to tone down the intense smell. I certainly wouldn't wear it without mixing it with another conflicting scent to make it more interesting as without it it's just not saying anything other then "I'm Orange Baby!" - You don't say!

Great now and again and not at all subtle but this doesnt pretend to be anything other than what it is.... Just a simple sweet Orange/Satsuma and as others have said, a great pick me up and only a couple of dabs needed!

I'm not sure if I ever wore this without getting a compliment, but I took it for granted, & did not buy a backup. Sincerely hope they bring this back!

I really like the Body Shops satsuma-line so it would be wonderful to carry around with this all day!