Jazzbob

Mint and citrus notes, plus ginger and rose geranium - that reads like the ultimate fresh scent! Even the name "Mint & Tonic" promises cool and bitter nuances, as in many a summer cocktail. Everything to my taste, I thought to myself and waited anxiously for the bottle I had ordered for a sharing. This - well-shaped, made of solid glass and fitted with a metal cap - arrived in a simple and pretty packaging. The first impression counts and Atkinsons knows how to please (optically and haptically)

The first sprayer, on the other hand, was somewhat sobering. Fresh, citrusy and green, Mint & Tonic does indeed have a cooling effect, but less than expected. The realistic bitterness that grapefruit and lime bring along with their sour characteristics is pleasing, but unfortunately the mint goes a bit under so that I would rather speak of a diffuse green note. I can't see much development at first, because apart from the very easily perceptible rose geranium, which fits into the bright, friendly picture, there is no trace of ginger with its genuine pungency. After three or four hours, when I first wore it, I thought that the fragrance would gradually fade away. But finally a warm, spicy and woody base comes out, which in my opinion projects a little more strongly again.

However, this is still too euphemistically formulated, because Mint & Tonic seems to me to be extremely discreet. An often used euphemism in this context is the term 'office scent', which usually means that it doesn't offend, but is usually only worn at work. And so I see Mint & Tonic as a nice scent that you can wear with a clear conscience, but that disappears from your memory just as quickly. In this genre - citric, green, fresh, dry-spicy - I consider XerJoff's Nio to be a much better alternative, although its price is not necessarily justified. Although I really like mint in the flesh, finding the right perfume remains a difficult matter, and I prefer to have tonic in an alcoholic cold drink. Cheers!