Jo's Rhubarb

I got this today and upon FIRST excited sprays onto the back of my hand - I really couldn't believe it but I got a strong scent of 'weed' after wondering what was that - was this celery? I thought this is celery - or was this - cannibus (weed, bud, marijuana) and some body odour mixed with touch of tart red pink rhubarb? Maybe I don't know or appreciate rhubarb since I didn't spend my childhood cooking with it or picking it or buying it. After a couple of hours it was all gone. What I thought would be a real winner turned into something more .. shall we say ... ominous. 5/10. Then, later after some time, it settled on my perfume shelf, I sprayed again and got a delightful (still a tinge of weed) but more sour tart rhubarb note. Then the next day I let my bottle settle in a less cold room and it settled into a pink sour sweet rhubarb that is lovely. All green and pink. I like it. 7/10. Two months later update: Jo's Rhubarb is no longer a like. It's a LOVE and it's amazing and different and addictive. Great lasting power too, not eternal but at least six hours. It's gorgeous. 8/10. At the same time, a scent that most people hated, rated poorly and bad-mouthed I loved and delighted in so ... this goes to show ... be careful out there perfume lovers!

Blind buy score for me. I’m loving it! (Note: I’ve never smelled fresh rhubarb, but I can imagine this is what it’s like.) Short story: Bitter, crispy combo with zero sweetness. 100% unisex. Earthy and organic. Performs better than other Zaras. Great value. You will not smell like anyone else. Spirit lifting for chores and errands. You have to like green, bitter notes. Definitely not blind buy safe, unless you’re willing to risk $30. Long story: Imagine yourself plucking a weed - some kind of garden variety weed from moist soil. Now, rub it between your palms to crush the stem. You see a white milk, but it’s not lactonic. You set it down next to some dry, crunchy vetiver. Then, sit on a wicker chair next to this pile, and grab a spoon and eat your breakfast - a barely ripe grapefruit. As you dip your spoon in, the oil from the rind disperses into the air and it floats by on a warm breeze. You take a deep breath and your shoulder tension melts away. Worked out for me!

I walked past the box at Zara and smelled this aloft in the air and was transfixed. I snapped it up and have been wearing it constantly, it's so fresh and juicy it's like when you get an ice cold Fresca and it bubbles into your nose. I am obsessed! I never thought I would love rhubarb, grapefruit, and vetiver together but it's really brilliant and what a steal at $40! However... I feel like on me becomes a skin scent immediately?I think my nose is broken or there's a molecule in here too big for my sniffer to pick up. I think I probably near killed my coworkers because I reapplied 3x through the day and now that I'm reading all of your comments, the projection and silage are a lot bigger than I thought. Yikes! Oof!

Usually not a fan of Zara's fragrances but this is lovely! Very tart and fresh and not at all synthetic smelling to me. Somewhat simple/linear, but I'm honestly really impressed for the price. Performance isn't crazy, but I have gotten complimented on it hours into wearing it. Lasts fine on clothes. While I understand the comparison to Hermes Eau de Rhubarbe (they're both rhubarb heavy) I think they're quite different. Eau Rhubarbe is much, much less green and sweeter to me. It's like Jo's Rhubarb has more of the rhubarb leaves and Eau de Rhubarbe is only the ripest stems. May or may not be relevant: the only fragrance I could stomach putting on last week when I'd had way too much wine the day before ;)

While I can understand the comparisons to cannabis, I do not get any of that from Jo's Rhubarb. If you like the fresh, bright, slightly sour qualities of FRESH rhubarb, then you should just blind buy this online. Zero sugar in this one. It's true to its description: rhubarb, vetiver, and grapefruit. YUM. Decidedly unisex and green, if you saw "Rhubarb" and immediately expected some strawberry rhubarb dessert-type frag, then please skip this one. This fragrance is a knockout. It has the bright, green astringency of freshly chopped rhubarb, paired with the same bright grapefruit we saw in Vetiver Pamplemousse. I can't wait to wear this all summer.