Hello Printemps

'Hello Printemps' opens with a deliciously tart, green - and surprisingly enough - dusty combination of rhubarb and black currant leaf (not cat pissy at all, by the way - so, no fear!). It's a fresh, and very spring like scent - and the dustiness softens the tartness beautifully, and gives the fragrance a cozy and soft feel. It also gives the composition a hazy expression, like we're noticing the scent through a veil. The opening feels like a distant, lovely scent memory - something from our childhood maybe? It's both sweet and melancholic at the same time. The tartness lingers while the fragrance blooms into its blushing palmarosa heart. Palmarosa is a type of straw or grass that has a lovely green rosy aroma. Here it mixes with cedar and becomes a super soft, creamy, rosy and woody smell, that I associate with rosewood. So beautiful, and again kind of melancholic. It has a vintage romance kind of vibe. It feels like smelling a sweet and comforting memory of love. The fragrance lands in this woody, rosy place, and it doesn't develop much from there. It just gets weaker on the skin, until it totally disappears. Longevity is not the best, I get about 3-4 hours out of it, but it's pretty prominent while it lasts.

I FINALLY got the 3.4oz EDT of this scent during YR's big online clearance sale this month--( I tried to order this about 6 months ago by phone and was told it was ABSOLUTELY sold out and unavailable. I find their call center people to be a flaky and evasive crew--neither truthful or reliable! That never used to be true---may be a pandemic problem!) I had gotten the light travel size body spray and loved it--but wanted more staying power. I just LOVE GREEN FRAGRANCES!!! I wanted to try a green rhubarb scent but Hermes was way too pricey and so was Sisley! This has OK longevity and silage on me-- not the best but acceptable. It's fresh--clean--uplifting and mood elevating. It will be seasonal--spring and summer---but I love the way I feel when I wear it--it takes me back to the Vent Vert and Aliage days of college in the 1970's--and boy---could I ever use a shot of THAT nostalgia after slogging through 2020!!

The most naturalistic rhubarb ever! If you have ever smelled the raw rhubarb stilks being peeled, this is it, mouthwatering and slightly tart. I love that initial refreshing juicy blast so much, that I help myself to it several times a day, knowing full well that if sprayed right after shower, it lasts a decent amount of time, 6-7 hours with silage. Since I want a more prominent silage and absolutely adore the smell, I overspray shamelessly. It has been so good in spring and now in summer, I wonder what autumn and winter will bring. For the PM Delina lovers that do not want to splurge yet, this is a light version of it for the tiny fraction of the price. I have already received a backup bottle.

This is definitely a summer edt, very refreshing, tart and I can actually smell the rhubarb, which is not a scent easily captured. I got it on sale, dirt cheap, so I can practically shower with it, and with the temperature soaring I really will :P Predominantly I smell the cassis leaves and rhubarb on this, a very nice change from all the too common citrusy / fruity /floral /woodsy / amberish perfumes out there. It is very weak, have to reapply every hour to enjoy it. But at sale price of 5Euro a pop, that's easily done.

I first got the shower gel from the series “hello printemps”, smells really refreshing. This EDT is not far, although I smell more citrus - lemon and rhubarb - actually reminds me of 4711 EDC. It’s nice, not much power here. I guess it’s more of a “feel good” edt, because it invigorates you.