MossGreen

I can't help it. Although citrus and olfactory combinations are absolute new territory for me, I must now give my unqualified opinion on this.
Why? Versatility and a beautiful experience. That's exactly what I seek in a fragrance to be fascinated by it.
This scent simply surprised me and showed me several faces over the testing period (I need at least three days for that) that I found quite fascinating.

The first day with it strangely made me think of a young colt... wild and unbridled, it burst forth with full aromatic citrus power across the meadow, testing its newly discovered vitality with shimmering fur in all facets. Slightly bitter, gentle sweetness, and fresh depth... is that possible? Apparently so...
Before this impetuous vitality threatened to knock me over, the gentle power of the warm floral mother approached to capture her offspring and give him a soft, gentle reprimand. Lost in thought and reconciled, the two now trotted across the meadow at the forest's edge, and the little wild one became increasingly drowsy.
The proud cedar stallion father joined after a few hours to ensure that everything was in order.
Calm, noble, and gently, he watched over the now sleeping citrus rascal and circled watchfully around his floral lady to not let the delicate conclusion fade away too quickly.
Now they sleep, and tomorrow I will only be able to sense that they were there.

For me, a successful composition that holds an astonishing harmony within and works wonderfully on my skin.
Definitely unisex.
The citrus accord is balanced, not appearing too sour/bitter, and is beautifully captured by the floral heart and woody base.
It is not really a forest scent for me, but it captures something that touches something entirely different within me, and so I can confidently distance myself from my nearly obsessive search for forest scents and embrace it.
It is now on my wish list.

So... I had the opportunity to extensively test this fragrance, which I had high hopes for (thanks at this point), and I must say, it left me somewhat disappointed.
I have recently made it my passion to find the most authentic forest scents.
Since few are suitable for the warmer seasons, I was all the more curious about this one.
Pepper, blackcurrant.... Yes, that’s exactly how it smells from the very beginning... Only that this blackcurrant has never seen a bush and the fir balsam, which kicks in quite soon,
has very little to do with firs.

After a short time, when I eagerly awaited the heart note, a slightly sour, almost bitter tone mixed into the accord, and instead of capturing the slightly fizzy/synthetic opening, even more high-octane notes were stirred up.
The floral note misses its softening purpose here, drifting in my nose as vague and slightly sweet within the composition and even taking away depth from the whole, but also, and I must give it credit, the bitterness.

The base sets in far too late with a somewhat warm-soft, woody subtle sweetness... But actually not on the skin, only in the fabric of my sweater.

This fragrance is now wonderfully harmonious and even can be classified as "foresty" with a bit of imagination. But I don’t want a scent that makes the sweater, which now belongs in the laundry, smell wonderful on the sleeve.

Overall, I felt the entire time I was wearing it as if I were at Douglas... freshly surrounded by slightly alcoholic, wildly mixed top notes. They simply refuse to step back.

My husband's remark during our walk (unaware that I had just applied a >60€ perfume): "Why does everyone here actually use the same cheap fabric softener?"

A rather straightforward experience, not bad, quite pleasant to wear but has very little to do with a forest. To call the scent the soul of it borders on arrogance.
More like the soul of a juice spritzer with more or less natural aromas and plenty of carbonation.

What a shame...

Then I will also dare to comment on this fragrance. I've been itching to do so for days, but I just haven't had the courage.

A brief digression: After years of unsuccessful perfume tours, almost always overwhelmed by headaches and scents, I came to this site to finally find a fragrance that truly touches me.
And my very first sample (I only ordered one) fulfilled this wish perfectly.

This scent envelops you from the very beginning, gentle, graceful, yet not too subtle or straightforward. I had expected the fresh sharpness of saffron and ginger, but that only briefly pricked my nose upon the first sniff of the bottle (which later skillfully weaves back into the composition). What stood out most in my mind was, surprisingly, a soft, not overly sweet incense (no, not the kind from church), rounded off by a slight, mild spiciness (I suspect sage and ginger here).
I usually don't like spices in perfume, but here it has more of a spicy, juicy forest floor feel from the start, with a fresh wind carrying away freshly cut trees.

And hour by hour, I became more enamored... it became woodier, resinous, slightly smoky, but never bitter or dry. To this end, the ginger faithfully wafted around the woods, ensuring that no dust would settle.
I also never felt that it drifted too much into the masculine.
After three days of testing, I can say that I absolutely must have this fragrance, because even if the heart note occasionally becomes a bit too balsamic/incense-like, the noble, velvety, and at the same time crisp base that accompanies you overnight compensates for every little incense excursion that the heart briefly took you on.
My skin now faintly smells of freshly processed noble woods and a hint of leather (not the creaky macho leather but the beautiful, soft kind)
The cocoa likely contributes to rounding everything off and taming the little edges and corners of the heart note. I didn't perceive patchouli as such, which is always quite alright with me.

A work of art without synthetics, forced sweetness, or citrusy spikes, yet still interesting until the last breath.

I would recommend it to anyone looking for an authentic, woody, subtly smoky fragrance (and I don't mean smoked ham or tobacco, I mean the smoldering, cozy campfire made of birch wood, leaning towards a crackling, gentle end, without having to smell harsh ash)

I definitely have to have it.

On the test strip, it initially smelled very pleasant, mild, and unobtrusive.
This was possibly due to my already overworked nose. I received a sample and decided to give this fragrance a chance.
When I applied it the next day, fresh and curious, I was momentarily taken aback.
Pungent, synthetic, sweet, and overwhelming.

At first, I thought I had picked up the wrong sample, but that was not the case.
Well, top notes and first breaths can often hit you like a ton of bricks. So I waited, although I must admit that I was already battling the impending headaches.
The first wave of synthetic, alcoholic sprightliness receded, leaving a biting, bittersweet note, somewhere between a factory-bred lily of the valley and slightly fermented peach iced tea.
At the same time, it felt increasingly heavy and oppressive.
The headaches intensified, and I couldn't make it to the base note before I had to jump in the shower and out of my clothes.
A perfume that manages to be piercing, biting, and bittersweet without developing even a hint of freshness.
At the same time, being both intrusive and meaningless is, I must admit, a certain art.

It smells, I must say, a bit like the 3 euro "fragrances" from the bottom shelf at any drugstore.
Maybe I just react very sensitively to this composition, but for me, this mixture is out of the question.