TonyB882

culot thé reminds me of thé à la campagne, a picnic tea. A sweet opening of apricot and spices brings you into a slightly indolic jasmine tea. I get hints of spice, grain and herbs, drying down into a dry woody/field grass floral that lingers as a skin scent. Projection isn't huge, but I don't expect that from this house. Longevity on my skin was about 3-4 hours before it went to just a hint of floral.

I'm biased since I'm an enormous fan of Sixteen92, but I just love this.

On my skin it's the smell of gathering ripe rhubarb on a summer day - azalea blooming a few feet away, a gentle sweetness hanging in the air, the heavy, damp soil getting your jeans wet, the cement emanating heat behind you, the wood of the stockade fence behind the azaleas.

This is the scent of where the forest meets the ocean. Fir trees and flowers behind you; gentle rhythmic lapping of the waves, the smell of sea salt and hints of seaweed in front of you. These images, these notes harmoniously blending together around you. I did find it to be very calming and grounding. Very well constructed.

This is another perfect summer perfume - it's bright and sunny and takes you on a stroll through an orangerie. Lush, sweet, floral with a hint of tart grapefruit and a quick zing of pepper. From there the florals take charge, flanked by gloriously green galbanum. The base is a soft musk, but the Ambroxan is definitely prominent, I like Ambroxan, so not an issue for me.

This is a light, soft leather accented with a touch of florals, hints of sunlight warming the bleachers and a lot of warm cedar and vetiver. The leather is perfect, it's aged, supple and not aggressive or harsh, just quiet and welcoming. The solar notes and flowers are very much there just to accent the leather and not hide it. Very well made, as Blocki always is.