My mom wore something similar in the nineties and I kept asking what it was. Turns out it smells like walking through a garden after rain, all green and fresh with something sweet hiding underneath. I have no idea what half the notes are supposed to mean but honestly who cares, it just makes me happy when I wear it. Been using the same bottle for eight months and people keep asking what's on my skin. Eight because I'm genuinely obsessed and I don't need to know the chemistry.
Lemon and bergamot come in clean and I'm waiting for something to happen. Lavender shows up and suddenly it smells like expensive grass clippings mixed with a fancy soap. The cedarwood and oakmoss are there somewhere in the background doing their job. It's pleasant in the way a high thread count sheet is pleasant, but after two hours I forget I'm wearing anything. Six because it's fine, it just doesn't move me. Maybe I need to spend more time with it.
Wore this to a beach wedding in July and people couldn't stop asking what I had on. It's citrus and floral without being overly feminine or masculine, just smells like summer in a way that actually feels effortless. Cream in there somewhere makes it soft instead of sharp. Been reaching for this bottle more than anything else lately. Eight because it's exactly what I wanted and didn't know I needed.