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Ginger Zest de Citron PK Perfumes 2012

6.6 / 10 24 Ratings

A perfume by PK Perfumes for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is spicy-citrusy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Citrus

Fresh

Floral

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Curry

Eucalyptus Ginger

Ginger

Mint

Kumquat

Bergamot

Kaffir lime Lemon

Lemon

Orange

Heart Notes

Clary sage Freesia

Freesia

Patchouli

Orange blossom

Gardenia

Jasmine

Mimosa absolute

Spikenard

White gingerlily

Base Notes

Sandalwood Musk

Musk

Leather

Vetiver

Perfumer

Paul Kiler

Ratings

Scent

6.624 Ratings

Longevity

6.917 Ratings

Sillage

6.617 Ratings

Bottle

6.217 Ratings

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/28/2015

9Scent

Rickbr
190 Reviews

Rickbr

Helpful Review

Oakmoss Illusion

I was expecting this to be one of the simplest perfumes from Paul collection, but i was wrong. This is another of his creations rich on its three dimensions, complex as a fragrance of the past and capable, as it was for me, to create illusion of notes that aren't even on its composition. There is, definitely besides its complexity from the past, something retro on its aura, from a time where mainstream perfumes where luxury was also in the composition. I could see something like this being launched by brands like Jean Patou or Rochas.At first i pictured Ginger Zest as a creation on the middle road between an Eau de Rochas and a Madame Rochas, but then i saw that it would fit perfectly the cocktail line launched by Jean Patou during the 30's, specially by capturing, like the Patou, the contradction of a the bitter/tanic side and the refreshing nuance of some citrus fruits/essences. Ginger Zest opens with this bitter refreshing citrusy, which is already followed by a green floral aroma. The perfume will developt itself on this axis, but always keeping a fresh and minty spicy aroma, of a ginger that for me ends acting like a consolidator essence among the several floral and herbal elements.The curry touch of the spices here is interesting, it produces a sensation of dry hay and also sometines give you an impression of sugar being burnt. Ginger zest base was a surprise for me, because the combination of notes produces a smell that i would attribute to a chypre base calibered for a creation rich and citruses and florals. I ended asking Paul if there really wasn't any oakmoss, such my certainty that it was there. It seems that is presence is produced and suggested by the balance of other essences that goes on chypre bases, like patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood and musks, which combined produce a woody,earthy and dry sensation. This was a nice surprise, a luxury cocktail that i appreciated a lot while i tried to dechiper its secrets.

06/02/2014

8Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

Tnahowru
33 Reviews

Tnahowru

Helpful Review 4

Ginger-Citrus-Floral...

To me this one is all about being a ginger-citrus-floral fragrance. I kinda want to eat it.

The ginger hangs throughout, but the lemon fades somewhere in the middle. Have you ever had a fragrance where the citrus notes at the beginning are still there in the base? I haven’t.

Sandalwood is my favorite of the woodies, and it comes along in a couple of hours and stays, so when this happens I love it even more.

It lasted 24 hours on me, projection was average.

01/24/2016

3Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

Seerose
775 Reviews

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Seerose

Top Review

Spicy Curry and Nothing Else.

Why my laborious attempt to write a comment on this fragrance "Ginger Zest de Citron" was thwarted is unclear to me.
So, I'll keep it short and intense.
The name of the fragrance and the image with various citrus slices and a cocktail glass with a citrus drink on the card with the sample lead one to expect a citrus scent spiced with ginger. Zests are the thinly peeled skins of citrus fruits, they smell of bitter citrus oil and are slightly bitter, but very aromatic.
What I exclusively smell for hours is a kind of curry spice with a leather scent. Curries are always spice blends. Every curry powder, every paste tastes and smells different, and varies in heat. There are also some with citrus peels. This fragrance has none of that. At least, I don't smell it. Although I know zest fragrances, as well as the taste and scent of kumquats, and I like them very much.
At some point early after application, something green wafted by, for a while it smelled fresh.
However, that was long before I called up the fragrance and saw the gigantic pyramid.
But "Ginger Zest de Citron," I don't like copying this name into the text, smells only of curry and possibly, apart from the leather, of an attempt to create a specific perfume note.
The pyramid suggests something like a bitter chypre. But I smell no flowers, no resins. I also do not perceive any ginger.
It is possible that, for example, notes of clary sage have spoiled the fragrance and now it smells more like a curry dish.
Now, I never take the pyramids too seriously. We know that a perfume consists of many more scent materials than are listed here or elsewhere. And that every person perceives smells and fragrances differently.
It is also possible to like this scent of "Ginger Zest de Citron." It does not evoke in me the desire to wash it off.
But here the discrepancy between the name of the fragrance, the scent I perceive, and the listed pyramid is simply too stark.
This is no longer a surprise; it’s almost a shock, as if you want to eat a dessert and it has accidentally been made with salt instead of sugar.
This little shock really hit me after I had already tested "Ginger Zest de Citron" for more than two hours and then saw the pyramid when calling it up. I had already clearly established that the name and the scent are two completely different realities. The name has nothing to do with the fragrance. Well, this happens with many fragrances.
But when I saw the pyramid, I was, to be honest, a bit angry. What positive thing should I write about it now? None of the other testers have attempted it.
If at least only spices, leather, and maybe some wood, greenery like mint, herbs were mentioned here, it would be fine for me.
But flowers, and also with a considerable number of white flowers, citrus fruits, musk?
No, I did not perceive any of that throughout the entire testing period. Now gradually "Ginger Zest de Citron" is fading, and a little sandalwood makes it milder, but not creamy.
Maybe the perfumer wanted to take us on the difficult journey of creating a complex perfume and let us share in its failure? Perhaps some find that cool, far out, even fascinating.
Or was there also confusion, disappointment, and a wave of the hand?

Statements

8 short views on the fragrance

Eggi37

2 years ago

6Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

40

64

Yellow-green curry spice
Leafy bitter, ginger-sharp & citrusy
With musk-sandal cream
On a laundry-fresh white flower shirt
Failed summer day

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Floyd

2 years ago

7Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

36

Empress in Corfu
In minty cool winds
Under the limes
Crushing kumquats
Orange blossom in herb gardens
Ginger tears on sandalwood cream

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Xecut

3 years ago

7Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

19

20

In ginger's fresh dance,
curry tiptoed,
oranges hummed softly,
sat still in the juice.
Patch tickled in the sandalvetiver spot.

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Hektor

1 year ago

6Scent

5

7

Make me a curry sausage, but today without the sausage. Curry, curry... it's almost like lovage. For curry fans. #Curry.

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Vrabec

2 years ago

7Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

5

4

Yes, definitely over-seasoned with curry, which completely overwhelms the zest. Citrus, ginger, and floral notes are noticeable, but overshadowed by curry.

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