1900 L'Heure de Proust Les Bains Guerbois 2018

First a strong, fresh citrus and fruitiness with a slight sweetness and plenty of black tea. The tea also lasts a very long time, the fruitiness subsides a little and gives way to a really pleasant suede note. I actually thought I didn't like leather fragrances on me, but this one is so cuddly that I make an exception for it.

I can't detect too much sweetness here - I find the sweetness to be very balanced with the citrus and the slightly harsher leather note.

I received the fragrance as a sample in a perfume subscription and the first time I sprayed it on, I was like "Oh yeah, it's nice. Nothing special, but nice".

But despite my not-so-small perfume selection, I suddenly found myself reaching for this fragrance more and more often. At first only in between at the office, because the sample is a nice handbag size and the fragrance simply smells very pleasant and well-groomed.
But then I started using it more and more regularly. First thing in the morning. For going out to eat. Simply always. Crazy.

Like a song that you like more and more the more you hear it. And suddenly it finds itself in your favorite songs.

The fragrance is not a great seducer, not sexy at first sight... but simply a really pleasant, well-groomed feel-good fragrance. And a bit like aromatherapy.