Eau Pure Biotherm 2008

The name Pure fits, as the scent is pure in the sense of being simple and unpretentious, but not in the sense of being natural. The marketing jargon on Biotherm's website talks about a roaring waterfall, an aromatic-fresh journey with the scent of essences of green tea, lime, and kiwi. In fact, the beginning is still citrus-fresh, but within moments, a penetratingly sweet fruit note takes over, which must contain far more than artificial kiwis, lime, and rhubarb, and reminds me of shower gel or fruit puree with artificial flavor additives. I cannot distinguish individual notes despite the rather simple pyramid, as the synthetic fruit blend blocks my nose. In short, Eau Pure is a typical representative of the summer fragrances launched in recent years: synthetic, sweet, slightly aquatic, and somehow intrusive despite its lightness.