Description
40 years of house of Crabtree & Evelyn are celebrated by limited collection Heritage, which includes seven fragrances among which are three flower waters and four eaux de cologne that provide authentic Mediterranean scents. Collection calls for an olfactory journey across the Mediterranean Sea and the historic cities of Europe …
Flower waters for women are: Old World Jasmine Flower Water, Florentine Freesia Flower Water and Venetian Violet Flower Water. They arrive in beautiful bottles of 100ml in silvery glass packed in cylindrical cardboard boxes decorated with romantic illustrations. Unisex editions – colognes come in glass bottles, 100ml.
In the 14th century Royal House in Budapest received a rejuvenating perfumed elixir with the promise of eternal youth. By a strange coincidence all family members are actually famous for their beauty and youthfulness. Elixir of Youth is reinterpreted with a mixture of pink pepper, mint, cypress and geranium continuing the unusual legend.
Hungary Water Eau de Cologne was launched in 2013.
D.Polin. – :
Almost bought this in tkmaxx as it looks and smells so elegant, but I put it on and by the time I was done browsing the store the scent had gone, and while I was smelling my arm the herby elements smelled a bit intense, like something that would probably become a note I wouldn’t like. The bottle is also more of a decanter so I would worry it would go off before I use it up. Very nice bottle and box, though!
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licPefPlobirl – :
Very disappointed in this new formula! Smells nothing like their original fragrance which luckily, I still have a little too. The Queen of Hungary Water from Hungary, which I also have is just a toner. The scent goes away immediately and it is very very expense! I don’t know why Crabtree changed their formula. I hope they bring back the original scent again.
wrewEvelf – :
Rather disappointed with this new 2014 version compared to the older original version. The rosemary scent is so watered down and no longer has that special feel.
When I wrote to Crabtree and Evelyn, the staff reacted like they did not know anything at all about the 2 different formulations.
Bagiev – :
Lucky me, I still have a tiny bit of the old formulation which I have been eking out, reluctant to empty the bottle! But today I received a bottle of the new product. I believe the old had a more pronounced Rosemary fragrance, but it’s still present in the new, I’m glad to say. The scent of Rosemary is said to promote memory. Love it! I wore the old one the other day and got compliments on it hours later. We’ll see how the new one lasts!
bubba – :
At first I was deterred by the strength (eau de cologne? Sometimes EDT/EDP still doesn’t do for me!) but I gave in because the first smell was so enchanting. So I got a bottle of this for myself and let me just tell you: don’t let the EDC part scare you away.
Hungary Water opens with big herby/floral whiff that reminds me a lot of rosemary and rose water mix. After a while, it settles into something sweeter, allowing the rest of the notes to shine through. This is a very pleasant, light, bright and fresh scent that is very appropriate for crisp summer days. On me, the sillage and longevity are both excellent. I’m not sure how the others got weak sillage and poor longevity because for me, I only need to re-spray (I decant mine into a small atomiser) every 6-8 hours and it leaves a trail that’s enough for people around me to notice and compliment!
Overall, this is a very crisp herbal/aromatic perfume that agrees well with both hot and cold weathers. If you get the chance to try it, you may want to give it a go. For the price, it’s a pretty sweet deal.
Rating: 8.5/10
DaniiLch – :
Does anyone know whether this is the same scent that they used to sell around 1985? Or has this been reformulated? I have not had a chance to smell the new one but someone on amazon says the new one is different.
Rosichi80 – :
HUNGARY WATER – LESS THAN ORDINARY
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I tried ‘Hungarian Water’ today for the first time and I got really disapointed.
It is a clean fresh scent, but it’s less than ordinary. You can barely scent it on your skin, and when you do, it smells of fresh nothing.
But this ‘nothing’ dissapears quite fast and then you aply it once more and once mor, hoping that it would (for some reason) last a little more this time.
But it doesn’t.
VieltLekineks – :
I’m a hungarian girl, so it’s a MUST HAVE!