Tea & Rock'n Roll

Those who have been to South East Asia might be familiar with the ever-ubiquitous ice lemon tea, usually made with Earl Grey tea and a heaping of sugar syrup. I wouldn't say this fragrance is a photorealistic rendition of that — real ice lemon tea has far more sugar — but it's close enough to evoke that familiar memory and taste as I smell it. As with most citrus, it doesn't have startling longevity or projection, but I do notice it still on my skin eight hours after spraying. The initial spray is very much a gummy green tea leaf scent with refreshing, juicy citrus accents, but it dries down a little sweeter and subtler. Now, much later, I get a little bit more of the tonka bean and not much citrus at all. Other reviewers are right; I don't really get the rock 'n' roll in this one. Good for the spring and summer when the weather is hot and you want something cool and refreshing. This is sweaty tank top, flip-flop tanline, humid summer day vibes.

It's fresh and lovely - I really like it a lot but how come rose is not listed among the main notes? Thetea effect here is achieved through quite a powerful rose!

Wonderfully green and juicy bergamot with a slight spice to it. It disappears way too soon to warrant a full bottle for me unfortunately.

The opening smells like putting your nose into a tin of Earl Gray loose tea- heavy on the bergamot with a nice, rich tea black tea. As it dries down, the bergamot softens so it smells like a cup of brewed Earl Gray. It's sweet, but compared to a lot of modern gourmands, the sugar is pretty tame (which I think is a good thing). Unfortunately, this scent lasts as long as it takes to savor a mug of tea. Like other reviewers have said, there's nothing "rock and roll" about this. But I'm happy about that- I love tea, especially Earl Gray, and I want to smell like that, not tea with fig or leather, or oud or anything else that detracts from the calming simplicity of a good cup of tea. If this lasted longer, I would buy a full bottle, but I can't justify the price for something so ephemeral.

You have to wear this a few times to get the full effect. The first time i wore it I experienced it as a sparkling, refreshing tea scent with citrus and green notes. Clear, cool, perfect for hot weather. The second and third times I wore it the deeper, leathery facets of the maté came out, giving the rock n roll vibe of the name. It makes the perfume more interesting but I actually preferred this without the leather notes. To my taste they just muddy the clarity and the glow of this perfume. With the maté coming in, the fragrance is more of a transitional season wear than it is suitable for hot weather. Tea & RocknRoll lasts 6-7 hour on skin and has arms length sillage.