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05/23/2025
ClaireV
969 Reviews
ClaireV
1
Fantastic if slightly overpriced eau de cologne
L'Eau de Corse is a very good bitter orange eau de cologne - it is bright, sparkling, and of course, heartbreakingly realistic in those first few minutes, when the air fills with the electric scent of orange peel freshly pierced by fingernails. It is sustained, too, far longer than you might expect.
My only criticism is that it seems to be kept aloft by a musk material that feels almost candied, giving off whiffs of a half-sucked orange Chupa Chup. However, this is subtle and I can't say for sure that it exists anywhere other than in my imagination. I tend to be overly critical of eaux de cologne, because once the citrus notes burn off, all the scaffolding is laid bare and I have no mercy for shoddy or lazy finishes in something made essentially to lift your mood, no matter how briefly (it's what sinks Citron Noir by Hermes for me, for example).
L'Eau de Corse feels and smells natural for far longer than many eau de cologne examples I have tested, so if a little candied musk / licked lollypop is required to keep the whole thing from falling apart, then so be it. A solid B+, completely unisex, and something I'd consider buying (a) if I lived in a warmer climate and (b) could time my purchase for when Oriza L. Legrand does their annual early summer sale where they lob in a free 50ml bottle of perfume for every 100ml bottle you buy.
My only criticism is that it seems to be kept aloft by a musk material that feels almost candied, giving off whiffs of a half-sucked orange Chupa Chup. However, this is subtle and I can't say for sure that it exists anywhere other than in my imagination. I tend to be overly critical of eaux de cologne, because once the citrus notes burn off, all the scaffolding is laid bare and I have no mercy for shoddy or lazy finishes in something made essentially to lift your mood, no matter how briefly (it's what sinks Citron Noir by Hermes for me, for example).
L'Eau de Corse feels and smells natural for far longer than many eau de cologne examples I have tested, so if a little candied musk / licked lollypop is required to keep the whole thing from falling apart, then so be it. A solid B+, completely unisex, and something I'd consider buying (a) if I lived in a warmer climate and (b) could time my purchase for when Oriza L. Legrand does their annual early summer sale where they lob in a free 50ml bottle of perfume for every 100ml bottle you buy.
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