Top Notes 
Neroli
Lemon
Bergamot
Mandarin orange
Orange
Heart Notes 
Mint
Tarragon
Basil
Clove
Caraway
Base Notes 
Vetiver
Musk
Oakmoss
Ambergris
05/10/2025
Musicandarts
206 Reviews
Musicandarts
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A lovely steadfast neroli without any distraction
The original Green Water was a fresh green fragrance, created by Vincent Roubert in 1946. In 2016, Cecile Zarokian recreated this fragrance using the original as the model, but without any access to the original formula. According to the perfumer, the new Green Water uses large quantities of neroli to retain its fresh character. This review was written based on an original sample bought from Jovoy Paris.
The notes listed on the Jacques Fath website are neroli, bergamot, mandarin, mint, basil, tarragon, vetiver, oakmoss and grey amber. Parfumo adds a few more notes – lemon, clove, caraway and musk – that are too feeble for me to detect. The opening is a bright green citrus blast, produced by neroli and bergamot. The herbaceous notes from the middle – mint and basil – are soon perceptible, giving it a unique twist. I am sure that Green Water will evoke toothpaste for some people. The green quality of the opening clearly neroli, not orange or mandarin. In the middle, the green citrus subsides a bit while the herbaceous notes gain prominence. The base notes are vetiver and amber on my skin, but these are not very strong. In summary, it is exactly what it tries to be. I find Green Water to be a nice fresh green scent, held up by an inoffensive herbaceous neroli without a strong bite. This is both the positive and negative of this perfume. Green Water does not have a sharp defining note, like the fennel we see in Kurkdjian’s Media Cologne Forte.
Green Water performs adequate for a fresh citrus perfume. I can smell the herbaceous neroli on my skin up to six hours on my skin. But it does not project much after the first hour, something that is characteristic of citrus scents. There is no strong woody or musky note in Green Water to extend its life.
If you are looking for an inoffensive fresh neroli scent without much bite, this will work for you. It remains a steadfast neroli without turning into a floral scent or a musky sandalwood. Green Water does not really stand out in the crowded field of neroli scents. It is not particularly cheap at $130 for 100 ml. Its main selling point is that its neroli is undiluted by other intruding accords. I like Green Water because of this feature, much more than I like Neroli Botanica or Neroli Plein Sud which have distracting extraneous notes.
The notes listed on the Jacques Fath website are neroli, bergamot, mandarin, mint, basil, tarragon, vetiver, oakmoss and grey amber. Parfumo adds a few more notes – lemon, clove, caraway and musk – that are too feeble for me to detect. The opening is a bright green citrus blast, produced by neroli and bergamot. The herbaceous notes from the middle – mint and basil – are soon perceptible, giving it a unique twist. I am sure that Green Water will evoke toothpaste for some people. The green quality of the opening clearly neroli, not orange or mandarin. In the middle, the green citrus subsides a bit while the herbaceous notes gain prominence. The base notes are vetiver and amber on my skin, but these are not very strong. In summary, it is exactly what it tries to be. I find Green Water to be a nice fresh green scent, held up by an inoffensive herbaceous neroli without a strong bite. This is both the positive and negative of this perfume. Green Water does not have a sharp defining note, like the fennel we see in Kurkdjian’s Media Cologne Forte.
Green Water performs adequate for a fresh citrus perfume. I can smell the herbaceous neroli on my skin up to six hours on my skin. But it does not project much after the first hour, something that is characteristic of citrus scents. There is no strong woody or musky note in Green Water to extend its life.
If you are looking for an inoffensive fresh neroli scent without much bite, this will work for you. It remains a steadfast neroli without turning into a floral scent or a musky sandalwood. Green Water does not really stand out in the crowded field of neroli scents. It is not particularly cheap at $130 for 100 ml. Its main selling point is that its neroli is undiluted by other intruding accords. I like Green Water because of this feature, much more than I like Neroli Botanica or Neroli Plein Sud which have distracting extraneous notes.
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