Limes, orange blossoms, honeysuckle, cork, old wood like at a mill, acidic, pine, crushed gardenia, crushed jasmine, something reminiscent of the original Jessica Mc Clintock. This scent on initial spray is very stark and acidic literally attacking the nose with the smell of limes and lemongrass. A few seconds later the softness and creaminess of orange blossom begins to take root and softens the initial smell and its at this point that the fragrance starts to show the heart of some very cold and crushed white flowers. Most of what I smell is the gardenia and jasmine which to my nose makes up the most of the traditional scent that this seems to try very hard to be. The orange blossom tends to stay throughout this stage as well. The orange blossom is my favorite part of this scent. I am partial to this because its one of my very loves in the realm of scents. To me it triggers wonderful memories, and in particular a memory of driving down through Southern California on a motorcycle and smelling the wonderful orange groves and the warm scent wafting through the orchards. It was a unique way to experience one of my favorite scent varieties in its most natural form. I never dreamed that orange blossoms could be so sweet with nothing else added to it. In fact one of my sons when he was very young, about the age of 6 once at a L'Occitane le provence storefront he picked out a scent out of all that they had that he said smelled like me. I thought it was somewhat fate that he picked out a pure Orange blossom scent. I wish I could find that scent again. I tried and realized later that they no longer carried that particular scent in the same formulation. I have tried but have not been able to find that particular memory enducing quality again. Perhaps one day I will run across it. I have thought at some point I would love to distill my very own quality orange blossom cologne. In my dreams, but what a wonderful dream that would be!
Is this scent a groundbreaking revelation? Probably not in my estimation but it certainly does what it name suggests. It exudes the clarity and class that comes with a very elegant affair. Its wearable for both day and night time functions and would be a pleasant choice whether in jeans and a shirt or a full gown production. Its very well suited to a confident and accomplished woman who knows her place in the world and likes being there.
Though I have owned this Gucci gem for over a year now I have not chosen to use it until very recently and have found that it wears on you in a pleasant way as it takes time for it to leave its mark upon you. Its like an old comfy part of jeans or boots to me. I feel like myself only better smelling when I wear it. I have also had many compliments from others when I have chosen to use it. More so than many of my personal favorites and typical crowd pleasers. In fact the sillage of this perfume is quite good even though my nose will get anosmic after a while or few hours, I have still had people hug me and make the comment that I smell very nice. So in my mind this was a very nice purchase to add to my collection and its one I can see purchasing again. Also as a side note, I have found that the scent requires colder wear to bring out the creaminess of the orange blossom. Maybe as I have been wearing this during the colder seasons could be the reason why my love for this initial beauty has grown.
Samantha
