Need_U Laboratorio Olfattivo 2018 Eau de Parfum

A bit of pencil, a bit of citrus, some hard-to-define cotton-cloud softness, and a whole lot of fresh air.
It must be about a year ago that I made this blind purchase while ordering samples among colleagues. The description and the bottle somehow appealed to me.

Then this fragrance arrived in its pretty little box, and I was initially quite disappointed.
I sprayed it on. It somehow smelled like - NOTHING. Air. Oh noooooo!
(I somehow have the feeling that a fragrance needs to "mature" on its way from the bottle, through the tube, to the skin. This has happened to me before......)
After several attempts, Need_U finally came to life and became one of the few not inexpensive fragrances that I really like.

Woody-fresh, without being too forest-like.
No exaggerated citrus bomb (like Light Blue, which was mentioned here and at least in the girls' version strongly reminds of apple-lemon soda - don't get me wrong, I like it. In midsummer.)
A light breeze, but not too windy.
One of my favorites.
Strikingly unobtrusive.
Weird and boring at the same time.
Cool for everyday, if you’re not looking for the usual suspects of light drivel that everyone wears anyway.

I will be a repeat offender and will soon buy the big bottle!