Amelina

Bitter n*19 style lily of the valley, green raspy galbanum, honey, resins and oh-so-lovely orange blossom (orange blossom was already hiding in all the aforementioned notes).
It is elegant, interesting, evolving, inebriating, sweet and mature. It feels like all the facets of orange blossom are spinning around me.
It is, also, very, very expensive and not very long lasting.
So though I am very tempted, I'll finish my sample and think for a good while before I buy it...

This one falls in line with Heeley's style : gentlemen's freshies, with a vetiver backbone.
The opening is juicy and tart, and very soon the pomelo plays second fiddle to the tarragon : there is a green streak in this perfume that gets you from anis-sey tarragon to mild vetiver.
The greenness is dipped in juice, could be pomelo, could be rhubarb. My point is, except for the first opening minutes, this is not a citrus.
I do love an anis note, so I'll keep wearing my sample and edit if I finally find the missing orange blossom...

If it weren't for the (good) longevity and the hint of patchouli in the end, this could be mistaken for a mix of essential oils and herbs meant to purify, heal and refresh rather than to perfume.
It's a very old cologne and I have no trouble imagining it ressembles what it was in 1828 : sugar-free camphor, rosemary, thyme, laurel... I don't really get the lavander. This one makes no apology and doesn't try to please anyone. A timeless apothecary potion.
Nevertheless I find it very wearable, being a lover of all things aromatic. I have only tried it in the heat, where it brings a welcome cool cleanliness, curious to try it in winter !
Very pleasant in the morning after a shower, in quintessential cologne fashion.
I'm a woman but I would guess this used to be a gentleman's cologne. If you like your herbs, give it a sniff !

A very mimosa forward interpretation of the linden blossom.
Perfect for spring, it would be a lovely everyday fragrance for a man or a woman.
Longevity is higher than what you'd expect from a cologne, and I think this is very good value for money. Greener and more bitter than Belle de Grasse (another mimosa fragrance). Less hay and honey than in Vouloir être ailleurs. C.G. .
Bottle and box are lovely, the spray, not so much.

Goldilock make-up fragrance for me. It's powdery, of course, but not cloying.
It's not too sweet - I love the way the iris is treated here, buttery and rooty - but still very feminine and instantly elegant.
Lovely fragrance with a vintage feel,.but very wearable, not edgy at all, not too diva - nothing like a true vintage.
Soft and comfortable, close to the skin (I'm a light sprayer) but it surrounds you for hours.
At 160€/75ml this is not cheap but the bottle is truly lovely.
If you don't care about that, there's the option to buy a 100ml aluminium bottle for 120€ - and I think at that price, it's worth a buy.