i was on a spray testing frenzy in-store, and this one immediately stood out to me as a sweet fruity scent with substance. for a variety of reasons, i waited until i could pick up some secondhand rollerballs, and i retested them at home.
the opening reminds me of seasoned dried fruits--figs, apricots, yellow raisins, blackcurrants, maybe some citrus peel. this fruity layer is short-lived.
within an hour, mint leaf and gentle florals emerge. the mint is spearmint-like, not too harsh or heavy on methylsalicilate, so it won't rival any topical analgesics. i find most honeyed-floral tea scents excessively rosy and insufficiently waxy, but this is a rare exception: the waxiness here blends the aromatics nicely into the musks.
the musk base is very faint on me, kind of a soapy wooly scent. according to my senses, the mint and honey is the longest-lasting phase.
i am impressed with this one -- i grow mint plants and often make them into balms and drinks, and indigo blends seamlessly with the scent of fresh mint leaves.
neither the overall longevity nor the sillage is impressive, though. i have tried combining the fragrance with lotion to prolong the scent, but it still disappears within 8 hours. if you only need a little scent for a short time, you are in luck.
