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Витак – :
Citrus explosion segues exquisitely into petit grain, making this freshie last and last! One of my favorites from the Lili Bermuda line. Several reviewers deem Fresh Water too masculine, but it’s exhilarating on me, a woman. To quote Fragrantician Marissaluvsscents’ on forums, this is pure ‘wrist crack’ — that you can’t top sniffing. Then again, I’m biased, since I haven’t met a citrus that I didn’t love.
Incense didn’t make it into my test vial, but the issue may be what one’s nose is ‘accustomed to’. As my collection leans heavily to smoke, it takes a *lot* to make an impression. Fresh Water is a fantastic after-shower treat — something you’ll sneak into your office cabinet, to spray regularly for another hit!
kokoss – :
This one for me is from the category: “What was I thinking?!” I actually bought this for myself at full price while vacationing in Bermuda. And after testing all of the available scents I decided to settle on THIS? I was in my fresh-scents-obsession phase at that time, but still… It is not unisex, as they say in the description. It is purely masculine. I had to give it away to a male friend who is quite picky about scents. He doesn’t like the concept of unisex, and would not use any fragrance that even remotely could be considered feminine. But he was quite happy about this “unisex” fragrance, because it is totally masculine, I guess.
And like Cassiano mentioned in the review here, EDC does not last much more than 3 hours on the skin. That would be great, if it actually lasted up to 3 hours. Or at least an hour! OK, how about half an hour? No, not even 5 minutes. It takes a special kind of talent to make a scent, even EDC, THAT weak and THAT expensive. Another fresh, green and citrusy fragrance, a cheapy Green Tea by Elizabeth Arden, would seem like a sillage and longevity monster, next to this one. And Green Tea Elizabeth Arden is definitely feminine and doesn’t cost $80.
anz4364 – :
Lemon dish soap water. That’s it. However it smells fresh and clean. But simply put lemon dish soap water. I love it.
Zndex – :
Fresh Water is a unisex eau de cologne, which means that there is no point complaining about projection or lasting power of this fragrance, since it was created to be an EDC, not an EDT or EDP. And like most of the EDC (safe rare exceptions), this one does not last much more than 3 hours on the skin, primarily, by the fact that its composition notes are very volatile and natural.
It contains bitter orange, Italian bergamot, mandarin and grapefruit, besides neroli and petitgrain. It is extremely citrusy. But it is not innovative, since it is similar to numerous other colonies of the type, whose main aspect is to convey a refreshing sensation, ideal for use after bathing or a day at the beach, for example. It would be great if the House could create an EDT version.
ncNx – :
I’ll be honest, I’m not a huge fan of this one. To me it smells…bland. It’s nice enough, a pure citrus, with a bit of a masculine slant to it. But still, it’s basically just pure lemon/bitter orange for 3 minutes, then it’s just gone. I do, however, only have a sample vial, so maybe this would linger better sprayed on hair and clothes. I sure hope so, because as it is, I feel like I might as well dab on some lemon juice. Not really my thing. Not outright bad-smelling, just not very creative.
maz89 – :
I received this sample with my purchase of South Water. First impressions of Fresh Water… i’m glad I bought South Water. I have smelled this before. Lemons, grapefruit and orange open this fragrance nicely. Light and airy this scent incorporates orange flower and petitgrain (as this house seems to do in a few of it’s creations) to add to the opening. I wish the base really did have incense. Or, maybe my nose can’t pick it up. I get citruses over musk. Overall impression not too great. As I said before, I have smelled this many times before from other houses.
don_klerikucio – :
This one is more masculine than feminine. It evokes the images of a glass of cold lemonade .) I do smell petit grain with the light tinge of incense. The musk is very much on the background not coming on the front. The Bergamot and Grapefruit fight Mandarin and Orange here, and the first “couple” wins. So, for me it’s much more of a Grapefruit than an Orange. It’s even smells like a Lemon.
AlisaBustik – :
Fresh Water starts out with a bright, sharp, zesty, bitter orange & bergamot blast. The petit grain seems to enhance the top notes like no other! The beginning bitter “green” fragrance reminds me a lot of Dior Escale a Portofino, but when it dries down, it dries softer, without that harsh cleaning solution scent that you get from Dior. I’m not sure what this perfume would be like coming out of the spray bottle, but within ten minutes of dabbing this on my wrist, it disappears. =(
If this lasts longer in spray form, I think this would be great during those scorching summer months. Sprayed on skin, hair, & clothes….you would certainly feel “refreshed” by the “true” orange it dries down to whenever there’s a soft breeze. Just don’t expect that sweet & juicy-fruit-type-orange that you get from other fragrances. You definitely WON’T find that here. This dries down to a crisp true orange—one that I’ve been trying to find for some time now. I hope they come up with a fragrance that smells like the dry-down of this throughout the ENTIRE wearing…because Lili Bermuda hit it right on the nail with the orange at the end. (BTW, I didn’t get any incense or orange blossom here.) Definitely give this a try. Dior Escale a Portofino and even Rochas Eau de Rochas didn’t agree with me throughout the sample-trial, but this one certainly did (after it calmed a bit). This is a mature-citrus for mature-minded audiences. =) HTH!