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pelix771 – :
If you like Eau D’Orange Verte, by Hermès, but you can’t afford it, try this. This is one of the most beautiful and realistic orange flowers scents that I have ever smell. If you like neroli, petitgrain, orange trees, and citruses in general, this is a must try. I really can’t not understand why this stuff is not more popular. Even in Spain where I live is hard to find. Perfectly unisex, very much in the vibe of 4711 Eau de Cologne or Tom Ford Neroli à Portofino, but much more long lasting than the first (without the lavender-floral note: Naranjos de Sevilla is greener, more intense, more sophisticated), and costing much less than the second. It recalls, also, the Roger & Gallet Bois d’Orange, but not so keen, more muted, softer, with a bland creaminess in its background. Naranjos de Sevilla comes in a plain, but beautiful flacon, reminscent of the classic bottles of mineral water, and a simple, yet chic round box (the bath set comes with real orange tree leaves in the box).
It opens with a citrical-green burst (bergamot, lemon, orange, mandarine, basil, petitgrain, verbena, mint -although mint is not listed here among the ingredients, there is a beautiful and fresh mint note, not reminscent at all of mouthwash like many others-), very complex and lasting, that then settles down slowly, quietly and beautifully in a slightly floral-woody scent, very crisp but at the same time soft, even creamy (neroli, carnation, some hints of rose and honeysuckle, a bit of green tea wich makes the whole composition more modern, osmanthus, jasmin, cedarwood and orange wood). Very botanical, not synthetical at all, and reminscent of the streets of Seville during the spring or a typical Andalusian patio. Indeed a classic, but timeless Spanish beauty, without falling in the tiresome topic of the españolada. If Myrurgia’s Maja was Bizet’s Carmen, this is Salud in Manuel de Falla’s La vida breve. Lasting power and sillage are really very good, and the relation quality-price, excelent.
arch75 – :
Several years ago I spent two successive Christmas holidays (about three weeks each year) in the south of Spain. While in Sevilla, I picked up a bottle of Agua de Sevilla AGUA DE NARANJOS and also one of AGUA DE LAVANDA. The naranjos of Sevilla are truly something wonderful to behold, and I really purchased these bottles more as souvenirs than anything else, as I was not heavily into cologne-type fragrances at that time. Upon my return home, I stowed these souvenirs in the back of a drawer and proceeded to forget all about them.
I’ve been developing something of an orange blossom obsession of late, and happily I happened upon this bottle of AGUA DE NARANJOS, which turns out to smell beautiful, even several years down the line. The composition is bright and shiny and green, with a decidedly citric demeanor. It is also quite a bit more complex than one might expect from a local-made cologne-type fragrance. In fact, I am reminded by this eau de toilette of Hermès EAU D’ORANGE VERTE. True, there is more orange blossom than orange in this composition, but the delightful greenish-orange quality is definitely here, along with the blossoms and the woods.
I do not know anything about the house Agua de Sevilla, but it seems similar to some of the many local French houses which I like so much. Except, of course, that this one is located in Spain. The quality of AGUA DE NARANJOS seems to me to be that of a fine cologne made of natural essences, and I definitely recommend it for testing to anyone who likes the Hermès ORANGES VERTES.