Eva Lubin 2021

Do you know that feeling when you try a new fragrance and at first think "No," but then later it becomes "Hmm, there's something to it," so "Maybe," and from "Maybe" it turns into "Yes," and that "Yes" gets louder with each wear? That's how I feel about Eva!
I've been wearing this fragrance almost daily for a week now. I feel super comfortable with it, even though I didn't expect that at all and initially found it rather strange. With “Eva,” I had - probably unconsciously - imagined a distinctly feminine, perhaps even sweet scent. But upon reading the manufacturer's description, I expected something fresh and unruly. However, it is neither of those.
I primarily ordered it because of the bottle, more specifically because of the name, and the timing of its release was just right. The scent notes appealed to me somewhat, and had it been given a name that corresponded to the notes, like “Oranger en Musc,” or a fanciful one - as seems to be trendy nowadays - like “I don’t need apples in my bedroom to settle my argument with Adam,” I probably wouldn’t have bought it blindly. It likely wouldn’t have even made it onto my watchlist.
But about the scent:

Upon the first spray, there's a slight fizz in my nose, a typical Petitgrain-Neroli phenomenon for me. Interestingly, I no longer find this bothersome in all subsequent sprays. Perhaps a kind of conditioning occurs quickly to what follows when a scent is already familiar?
After just a brief moment, the initial sprightliness is overlaid by the heart notes - and at the same time the main players of the perfume - Neroli and orange blossom. I don’t specifically perceive Hedychium, the scent of ginger flowers, but I have never encountered it before. The base notes also appear very quickly, so I can't speak of any significant development. Citrus, Neroli, and orange blossom are now gently enveloped by the base, embedded in such a way that a wonderfully soft and warm scent with hardly any sweetness emerges. The musk here is neither clean nor animalistic; it acts like a bright softener and smells slightly aromatic. I think of ambrette seeds, but according to the pyramid, amber and sandalwood are responsible for this aroma. While I don’t distinctly smell the characteristic, sometimes almost bitter spiciness of amber, nor sandalwood, it fits together in sum: there’s a lot of softness, a hint of warm spice, and a fine creaminess.
The classification "green-citrus" that is available at the time of my review seems rather misleading to me, as it suggests primarily a sprightly scent. I also indicated both green and citrus in the classification, but the characteristic attributes of the fragrance feel warm, sunny, and friendly enveloping to me.
As always, I find it difficult to assess the sillage; I perceive the scent well on myself with 3-4 sprays over a period of 6-8 hours. I can still smell it on my clothes the next day. I believe I will enjoy wearing it often this spring, and on not too hot days in summer as well. Whether it will also be good in autumn or even winter, I cannot yet judge.
And last but not least: Eva will surely suit one or another man as well ;-)