Windows Down Henry Rose 2021

The operanide is doing some heavy lifting in windows down. It gives it this specific watery smell which adds some complexity to the bergamot and tea notes. It's like Republic of Teas' Earl Greyer with an entire candied orange dumped in a kettle that's then left outside in a heavy rainstorm for a few minutes. It's distinctly feminine to me, but in a way that doesn't exactly signal girlishness- It's definitely on the sophisticated side of things.

Upon first sniff, this perfume smells like vegetal bell pepper. There's a sharp red capsaicin note, but not spicy like from a chili. The dry down is earthy and green from the Earl Grey broom/straw and Moss.

This fragrance is like sitting in the middle of a vegetable garden on a bright, warm summer day with a cool breeze

This is a really enjoyable, clean, fresh, green, and citrusy tea scent with a hint of honey. I was excited when I first sprayed - however, I had to overspray quite a bit (by my standards, at least) and press my nose against my skin to smell it. The scent disappeared within two hours. I would love something similar with a stronger sillage that lasts on my skin longer.

opens with (on me) a sharp, pithy bergamot/grapefruit vibe, then after maybe an hour or so morphs into a nice, but lackluster imo, musky skin scent. it's fine, the opening is really not to my taste but taste is personal and subjective, so I'm sure others would like it. The drydown to me doesn't match the opening, like the opening and the base have two different customers. Additionally, in my experience the sillage is nothing, and longevity is maybe a few hours at best -- not a bad thing if that's what you're looking for, but all in all, this fragrance doesn't really work for me.

When I first smelled Windows Down I was shocked. It didn’t smell like earl grey tea, it smelled like chile mango. That dusty, spicy, fruity goodness. It also reminded me of the chamoy gummies my family used to get at Grand Central Market in the summer. Specifically La Huerta Candy’s mixed chamoy gummies. We would eat those and walk. Even the dry down reminds me of LA. The sunscreen, almost linen, scent makes me think of walking on the sidewalk and how hot and dusty the air felt. It’s so nostalgic in a specific way.

I feel like if you layered it with Salted Green Mango by Strangers Parfumerie it would be heaven.