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виталек – :
Scent – lime, petitgrain & musk.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the warmer months, day or night.
Projection – I didn’t get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 12hrs consistently.
vadim80 – :
It is very much liked that I tower just a citroen tree
sallouma – :
This would be wonderful to wear in a hot humid climate. I would have loved to have had this is with me if i was still back in Hong Kong or Singapore. A lovely fresh zesty lime. I definitely get the musk along with the lime and jasmine. A nice little kick from the petit grain, clove and vetiver. Very unisex. Some citrus fragrances can be too sharp but this avoids that with the help of the smoothing musk and tonka. Citrus notes by their very nature dont last long but this is has good longevity for its type.
KoLLIak – :
Reminds me a bit of Xerjoff Fiero, and xerjoff quality citrus in general. Very green and bright and authentic. Has a classic, almost dated vibe to me. Can’t justify the high price tag, but a very well made constructed scent, albeit not very unique or super complex. Xerjoff Nio is in a similar price range, and is much better and more interesting imo.
1nfecting – :
I think this is an amazing Fragance. I don’t know why all the hate. I honestly don’t find it boring or simple. It’s an extremely complex scent that changes a lot from clean to dusty, from white to gray. I find it in some way futuristic. I think if I were to make the connection to San Francisco it would be the fact that it has dual/double face with its history and its ultra modern and forward personality.
I would totally buy this juice and I may do it sometime soon. Great job To Le Labo on this beauty
rokokorev – :
I had the opportunity to sample this in the SF store last week and was pleased to walk around the city for the rest of the day with this fragrance wafting over me. It was unusually warm, and I think that helped enhance the projection, not to mention this scent best fits a warm, sunny day floating around in a sundress, possibly ending your evening with a picnic on the beach. It is bright LIME dancing with bergamot, with the flowers gradually peeped by out underneath. I thought it was unique and would love to own it someday, especially since San Francisco has a special place in my heart.
slavakvs – :
My third attempt at Le Labo’s City Exclusive line, Limette 37 harnesses the power of lime and bergamot at the top to bring a beautiful expression of these notes, saddled by musk at the base. So it is a pleasant scent that rings especially appropriate in the summer, but as others have pointed out can probably work for colder weather as well, since, in my opinion, it’s dense enough to work through the winter air. However, it largely suffers from the same deficiencies as other City Exclusives—namely, not enough projection or longevity for the exorbitant ($290 for 50ml) cost, which is difficult to fathom. I’ll attain more perspective when I try some of Le Labo’s non-exclusive standouts (Bergamote 22, Santal 33, etc.), but for now, Limette 37 is another fragrance that, while doing lot correctly, nonetheless cannot be considered worthwhile due to the price. If it were cheaper, I might consider it.
7 out of 10
lars18 – :
BACKGROUND: I just got the 2015 sample set of the Exclusives from Luckscent and will wear one a day with a review for each – from a male perspective.
Today I’m wearing Limette 37 on a sunny weekend (daytime).
SCENT: A sweet lime and white floral from top to middle – within 20 mins the cloves and woods come through for an encouraging peek through the sweet, soft, citric blast. Within two hours it’s pretty much all over, but you probably lost interest an hour ago anyway because the above is ALL that happened.
OFFICE READY? Not on my watch, buddy. This is simply too feminine – and frankly, simple-minded a fragrance for any face-to-face encounters of the professional kind. If you must, save this for the weekend, as I have. Daytime, when you can forgive and even appreciate its goofy, friendly charms.
NIGHT OUT READY? Again, no. You might think the opening makes you smell zesty and little cheeky, but the person you’re talking to is probably standing there, thinking you have a low-to-average IQ – and can’t quite put their finger on why they’ve come to that conclusion.
BETTER THAN THE REGULARS? No, actually a duller composition and altogether less ‘special’ than Santal 33, Patchouli 24 or Vetiver 46.
WORTH THE $440 (AU $600)? So you like your citrus, eh? Well get onto Luckyscent and sample the outrageously expensive, but exquisite citrus, Nio, by Xerjoff. It still costs less than this – albeit for 50ml. No citrus/ wood is worth a City Exclusives price tag.
WORTH $240? If this became a non-exclusive, I still wouldn’t bother. Look, this is a fun fragrance, I don’t think it’s art. No crime there, but I can have more fun with a bottle of Oban whiskey for half the price.
HIGHLIGHTS: It didn’t offend me. It has a punchy, fun opening – they got their lime top right in a big way, so congratulations for that.
ysik79 – :
The opening lime is really lovely, a kind of sugared lime, as if that wasn’t a contradiction, but I love it.
I thought Le Labo would be a surefire solution to my problem of disappearing citrus fragrances (why do we love the things that never stick around?), but I’m not so sure.
yriu2000 – :
I’ve come to appreciate Limette 37 and understand Frank Voelkl’s interpretation of San Francisco. One reviewer mentioned “light peeking through clouds”, this is a near accurate description not only of Limette 37 but also of San Francisco. I live in San Francisco and it’s a beautiful, lovely and lively city. It’s also terribly moody. It can change from foggy and cold to sunny and warm in the blink of an eye. Limette 37 is kind of like that, a blast of sunny citrus but as it settles on skin, a somberness begins to emerge, as if San Francisco’s famous fog is starting to creep in. I enjoy this play between happy and somber. To me it is representative of San Francisco. I understand the disappointment from many reviewers only because San Francisco is many different things, I’m sure a different interpretation will still let some people down. Will I refill my bottle once I finish it? I don’t think so. Not because I don’t like Limette 37, I’ve come to kind of love it, but because the city exclusives’ prices are just so darn ridiculous. I get the concept but not the absurd prices. Sure make it more expensive, but not THAT much more expensive. There’s a spot for Limette 37 on Le Labo’s regular lineup and I think that not only will it do well there, it will also be appreciated more.
Lexx845 – :
Oh no no! You did not pin this rather boring frag on San Francisco?! Shame on you Le Labo! Cuir would have been a much better fit, what with the Folsom Street fair and this cities love of all things leather and kinky…but THIS? Oh no, this will not do! I return the favor and yawn right back at you Le Labo!
A rather straight forward Eau at a crooked price.
kekesh – :
citrus and white floral. nothing earth-shatteringly original or even revolutionary, but quite well done regardless. not entirely my fave or even something i would wear, but it does have the le labo fingerprint all over it, and it is quite good. give it a try!
Maftin – :
Didn’t care for it. Bright lime transitioning to jasmine just seemed incongruous, kind of like gummi bears to gunpowder.
Boychiki – :
For me, Eau Sauvage by Christian Dior is a far far better bang for your buck!!! Full review to come later!!!
Kailykate – :
My expectations for a lively, fresh and green fragrance with woody nuances and some deeper slightly sweet base notes were met with a very stern, dry and somewhat unforgiving old-school fragrance. Falling flat on my skin, it has tons of dry woody vetiver, nutty tonka, some jasmine and bergamot then very little lime. After the first 5 minutes I get a lot more of the base notes, vetiver and tonka with some petitgrain with hints of clove. Very odd. Not to my liking. Perhaps a good one for the vetiver lovers.
bostim – :
Do we REALLY have to travel all the way to San Fran to buy it?
fregat884b – :
As a Le Labo fan, I must say Limette 37 is one of their least “exciting” fragrance. When I first smelled it, I thought it was so flat and boring. It’s a citrus cologne. Yawn.
As I wear it more often, I have come to realize that it is an uncommon cologne. It doesn’t refresh you, instead it’s a moody and damp cologne. I would use this analogy – it’s grey among beige colours. It is understated, smells nice, a bit unusual, a little bit addictive, a bit classy, but still an unexciting cologne.
It should be launched as their regular scent, for its price at $440 for 100ml, it’s not worth it.
vladimir-nam – :
Most boring perfume from Le Labo. I love the house and waited about 2 years for them to release the scent for my own hometown of San Francisco, a city that is far from boring. San Francisco is dynamic, innovative, multi-cultural, full of natural beauty, next to the ocean, and has a European vibe (as I’ve been told by countless French inhabitants throughout my life). So why is Limette so uninspired and flat? Here was an opportunity to use a salty note, spice, mysterious woods, or a French-style perfume with an American twist. Instead we get a Light Blue wannabe–citrus on a woody base. Couldn’t be more plain and disappointing, leaving me with the impression that the perfumer has never even been to San Francisco.
Wowana – :
Not very redolent of San Francisco. Soft citrus, jasmine, vetiver, simple and clear. Like a minimal eau de cologne with a touch of soap. A high quality fragrance but nothing particularly engaging.