Bitter orange
Honey
Calabrian bergamot
Mandarin orange
Musk
Orange blossom
Ambrox04/19/2025
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The Softie
Review style: [Scent description] [Figurative/metaphorical]
I've had a lot of honey scents under my nose - and yet I never get enough of them. They come in so many facets: floral, gourmand, spicy and so on.
Today we have a floral representative in the form of Nectar by Etro.
The opening, however, starts off clearly citrusy, with bitter orange setting the tone with its pleasantly tart undertones and beautiful naturalness.
As the fragrance progresses, let's imagine a sunny Sunday. The citrus fruits invite us to a relaxed afternoon tea. The orange blossom is the first guest to make an appearance, but is still quite shy at first. It will find its place later, but it doesn't take centre stage.
Honey, the second guest, also takes a little while to warm up to the group - but then it chats happily with all the guests and stays until the end, even after the citrus fruits have long gone.
Musk is the bully in this illustrious group. He bursts in after the first hour, throws sharp notes around and then disappears just as quickly as he arrived.
Now that it is quiet again, everyone else relaxes and the fragrance becomes soft and gentle with a pleasant floral sweetness that nevertheless remains stylishly restrained.
Ambrox has read the invitation but forgotten the date - which should please anyone who is sensitive to this fragrance.
To summarise: Nectar is not a fragrance that is loud and shrill, but of the gentle variety, a true softie. It takes its time, builds up slowly and, although it is not an ‘embracing fragrance’, it still remains restrained. If you like delicate orange blossom with a dash of warm honey, this is a very wearable, atmospheric fragrance companion - especially for days when you don't want to shine, but simply want to smell good.
I've had a lot of honey scents under my nose - and yet I never get enough of them. They come in so many facets: floral, gourmand, spicy and so on.
Today we have a floral representative in the form of Nectar by Etro.
The opening, however, starts off clearly citrusy, with bitter orange setting the tone with its pleasantly tart undertones and beautiful naturalness.
As the fragrance progresses, let's imagine a sunny Sunday. The citrus fruits invite us to a relaxed afternoon tea. The orange blossom is the first guest to make an appearance, but is still quite shy at first. It will find its place later, but it doesn't take centre stage.
Honey, the second guest, also takes a little while to warm up to the group - but then it chats happily with all the guests and stays until the end, even after the citrus fruits have long gone.
Musk is the bully in this illustrious group. He bursts in after the first hour, throws sharp notes around and then disappears just as quickly as he arrived.
Now that it is quiet again, everyone else relaxes and the fragrance becomes soft and gentle with a pleasant floral sweetness that nevertheless remains stylishly restrained.
Ambrox has read the invitation but forgotten the date - which should please anyone who is sensitive to this fragrance.
To summarise: Nectar is not a fragrance that is loud and shrill, but of the gentle variety, a true softie. It takes its time, builds up slowly and, although it is not an ‘embracing fragrance’, it still remains restrained. If you like delicate orange blossom with a dash of warm honey, this is a very wearable, atmospheric fragrance companion - especially for days when you don't want to shine, but simply want to smell good.
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