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White Florals and Bridal Lace
A soft “this is a perfume” style of fragrance. It's a bridal scent for a traditional bride, complete with white florals, white wood, and white musk.
In some ways it's easier to say what this fragrance is not. It's not cloying or sweet, nor is it particularly complex, challenging, or memorable. While there is a mild freshness, it isn't clean in the classic sense -- instead, it shares vibes with the fancy flower shaped decorative soap in your great aunt’s bathroom, the scented one that’s "too nice to use."
As to what it is: soft lilies and gardenia, a touch of grounding musk, conventionally tidy, mildly pleasant.
In some ways it's easier to say what this fragrance is not. It's not cloying or sweet, nor is it particularly complex, challenging, or memorable. While there is a mild freshness, it isn't clean in the classic sense -- instead, it shares vibes with the fancy flower shaped decorative soap in your great aunt’s bathroom, the scented one that’s "too nice to use."
As to what it is: soft lilies and gardenia, a touch of grounding musk, conventionally tidy, mildly pleasant.
Easy Reach Freshie
An inoffensive, super fresh, easy reach for nearly any daily occasion from the office to the farmer's market to the beach.
Despite the perfume's name, I don't pick up on a green tea note at all; it's a pure green-citrus floral with hints of mint and lightweight musk.
I often avoid spice notes like clove as they tend to overpower my nose, but these heavier notes never make an appearance -- this is a completely light and refreshing scent.
Weak longevity, but at this price point you can afford to respray as much as you want.
Despite the perfume's name, I don't pick up on a green tea note at all; it's a pure green-citrus floral with hints of mint and lightweight musk.
I often avoid spice notes like clove as they tend to overpower my nose, but these heavier notes never make an appearance -- this is a completely light and refreshing scent.
Weak longevity, but at this price point you can afford to respray as much as you want.
You want to smell like a pine forest? I got your pine forest right here
Opens with a piney blast so strong that for a panicky moment I thought, “oh no what have I done,” before it settled into a milder tone.
Completely linear and not especially complex, but beautifully photorealistic: it’s a picture perfect walk through a quiet pine forest complete with mulch and moss underfoot.
There’s nothing too dark or dank to prevent this from being wearable. There are no eldritch creatures lurking in the shadows here — this is a pleasant forest for hiking and camping.
The juice will temporarily stain your skin and permanently stain your clothes, so spray with caution.
Completely linear and not especially complex, but beautifully photorealistic: it’s a picture perfect walk through a quiet pine forest complete with mulch and moss underfoot.
There’s nothing too dark or dank to prevent this from being wearable. There are no eldritch creatures lurking in the shadows here — this is a pleasant forest for hiking and camping.
The juice will temporarily stain your skin and permanently stain your clothes, so spray with caution.
Neutral Territory
Pretty, classic, inoffensive, a little sophisticated, with a slightly mature powdery undertone.
A sweetly fruity start that shifts to a heart dominated by jasmine and ylang-ylang. The base in my older formulation is patchouli forward, but pleasantly mild.
This is a well formulated, borderline generic floral scent, the type that makes you think, "that's a nice perfume" and then move on. That isn't a criticism -- it was a safe buy back in 2009 when I was a young woman who still felt like an imposter in an adult’s world. Now that I’m older and more confident, my preference is for something a bit more special or unique (even weird), but this is a fragrance that will always have its place.
A sweetly fruity start that shifts to a heart dominated by jasmine and ylang-ylang. The base in my older formulation is patchouli forward, but pleasantly mild.
This is a well formulated, borderline generic floral scent, the type that makes you think, "that's a nice perfume" and then move on. That isn't a criticism -- it was a safe buy back in 2009 when I was a young woman who still felt like an imposter in an adult’s world. Now that I’m older and more confident, my preference is for something a bit more special or unique (even weird), but this is a fragrance that will always have its place.
Bottled Memory
Opens with an initial blast of tart rhubarb and sharp greens. In 30 min it fades to a much closer, sweeter note reminiscent of lemon candy, with gentle hints of spruce beneath.
The dry down is absolutely gorgeous for those who love forest fragrances. Fir notes are often too harsh or artificial for my nose, but this is delicate and realistic, like walking through the woods in spring and lightly crushing fallen fir needles beneath your feet. The amber and asphalt are subtle background notes, grounding the forest in reality.
Somehow the entire experience evokes a very clear and comforting memory of place, even though it’s not mine. All credit to perfumer Jón Þór Birgisson, who has truly captured a moment in time.
The dry down is absolutely gorgeous for those who love forest fragrances. Fir notes are often too harsh or artificial for my nose, but this is delicate and realistic, like walking through the woods in spring and lightly crushing fallen fir needles beneath your feet. The amber and asphalt are subtle background notes, grounding the forest in reality.
Somehow the entire experience evokes a very clear and comforting memory of place, even though it’s not mine. All credit to perfumer Jón Þór Birgisson, who has truly captured a moment in time.
