Fresh

"Fresh" is the perfect name for this scent, which is so alive, simple and clean. I first picked it up on a spring break trip, free of work responsibilities, days of sleeping in, running in the spring wind, evenings by the fire pit in the crisp, spring evening air. I absolutely love it for spring and summer in the southern heat and balmy humidity.

This has become my signature scent since moving to a brutally hot and humid climate. Fresh is light, soft and clean and I am consistently complemented on it. I work in a hospital where perfume is a no-no, yet even patients with abdominal issues will tell me that I smell so nice and clean.

I have to layer this with imagination in order to smell anything. No fear of over applying!

I can see how the founder dedicated this scent to her baby girl. It is light and delicate and if I had a daughter just starting to want to wear scent, I'd think this would be a perfect first perfume to wear. It reminds me a little of China Rain, which I used to wear often and purchased at the essential oil fragrance bar a long time ago. Fresh stays pretty close to the skin, so if you are looking for a nice cool morning spritz of something refreshing, this is the one. The cucumber is not overwhelming and is, I think, what gives this a nice refreshing feel.

This is not what I think of when I read "Fresh", though it does have a soapy quality to it. The notes sounded appealing to me, but it was definitely not what I smelled. Right out of the bottle and on my skin, it Reminds me of Philosophy's Grace. It is light, powdery, and sort of generic to me (I don't care for Grace). A blind buy bust. Perhaps I will like it years down the line. It's not a horrible scent, just not one that impresses me.

It is a pleasant nice smell. So light I can barely smell it after 10 minutes.