I can easily imagine ginseng and daffodil, but what does ginkgo smell like? The seeds of older trees smell strongly of butyric acid, which clings to everything it comes into contact with (a real treat in autumn for shop owners whose businesses are located along a ginkgo-lined avenue).
The opening in particular is wonderful-green, vegetal, and bitter. I can also see the connection to Eau de Narcisse Bleu, but here I actually prefer the edgy, galbanum-green character to that fragrance’s comparatively soapier, softer feel (although I often really enjoy Ellena’s work). The orange blossom in that one also always bothers me; I prefer it without. So, I think this one by Christine Nagel is very well done.
The name is certainly original. I wonder how the ginkgo comes through here. The green? The soapy aspect? Do they use the leaves or the fruit? Or what? Ginkgo in fragrance is pretty unfamiliar to me. The fruit, however, smells rather unpleasant in real life...
I do like soap, though.
No fougère on you?
Thanks to @VanillaSwirl!