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Special Reserve Neroli Castle Forbes

7.3 / 10 29 Ratings

A perfume by Castle Forbes for men. The release year is unknown. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Citrus

Fresh

Floral

Woody

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Citrus notes Lemon

Lemon

Heart Notes

Neroli

Base Notes

Woods

Perfumer

Andrew French

Ratings

Scent

7.329 Ratings

Longevity

7.224 Ratings

Sillage

7.022 Ratings

Bottle

7.026 Ratings

Submitted by Barney · last update on 10/21/2025.

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Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/18/2015

6Scent

Fhaldara
60 Reviews

Fhaldara

1

Special Reserve Neroli

This review is for Castle Forbes Special Reserve Neroli, however the notes are the same ones listed for Neroli. The only difference appears to be the color of the box. I could only find one review for this, plus a list of notes and a description given by the company. I bought it based on these things, Neroli is a scent I love, and it seemed likely that this would be a really great one. I have to say I am somewhat disappointed. I don't know what is missing from the list of notes, but this quickly turns VERY powdery and sweet, with the neroli fading very fast. It does have excellent longevity and sillage, but with no scent of neroli or any part of the bitter orange tree after the first five minutes. What remains is a powdery sweet musk, pleasant enough, but not what I was hoping for.

07/03/2015

8Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Prokion
96 Reviews

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Prokion

Helpful Review 3

Visit to the Flower Shop

Dear Parfumo community. With this Neroli, I find it difficult to describe the individual components. Therefore, I will try to "rephrase" my personal scent impressions.

At the beginning, there was a distinctly citrus-green note that quickly transitioned into a warm floral phase. Imagine walking into a well-stocked flower shop after a summer thunderstorm, with humid-warm air. Here, among the cut flowers (roses, lilies, daffodils, tulips), there is always a slightly green-resinous scent. This accord was subtly present in the background throughout the entire development of the fragrance. Some might say it smells a bit old-fashioned. The base note is described as "woods." In my perception, the scent becomes darker and rounder over time. I can't detect anything distinctly woody, but I sense a hint of beeswax and honey. (You sometimes get this impression with late harvest white wines). Overall, it is very subtle and high-quality. Probably due to noble natural raw materials.

This Neroli as a men's fragrance requires, in my view, a certain approach. This scent has nothing typically masculine about it. There are no edges or corners. Nothing that the advertising industry deems necessary to present as masculine. Why do I find myself increasingly drawn to this scent?
The chance of encountering someone who also smells like this is between extremely unlikely and practically nonexistent. And that is what makes this fragrance special. It is a kind of unique selling point. Whoever wears this scent does not want to smell like others.
I will intentionally refrain from giving percentage ratings. The pie charts will remain untouched.
In a radio show, I heard a conductor say that the highest form of recognition is not the frenetic and loud applause, but the benevolent silence celebrated with a smile.

... I find this scent good ( ... I smiled and fell silent ).