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gggosha – :
“Summer Hill” EDT is back! I was worried when it had been removed from their site but I guess that was temporary!
jonny2112 – :
Quintessential summer fragrance – so pretty! The floral accord is sweet and bright. It’s the scent of spring flowers gathered in an apron, laid on a rise of grass in the country. Picked when the air is morning cool, the sweetness of the blooms bursting in a riot of irresistible brilliance.
Summer Hill’s box suits the smell with it’s cheerful botanical print. Indication of the classic happy fragrance inside! Reminiscent of Laura Ashley No. 1 – both the packaging and the scent style with their exaggerated floral accords. I’ve loved this scent since I first smelled it years ago. Recently bought an unused vintage bottle to bring back the magic of a perfect spring day in a field of flowers.
Alex76 – :
It is always amazing how a concoction of aroma chemicals can turn into a tropical beach, a flower paradise or, in this case, a Summer Hill. Summer Hill has been around for quite some time (1988 to be precise) and seen, like most fragrances have, its share of reformulations. Still, it holds up. As many mentioned here, it is an amazing transport to summer hills populated with wildflowers, summer grasses, lilies and white flowers – even if there is not one essential oil in it. It is mostly a bed of Iso-E-Super and Hedione creating a smooth, ambery, floral – particularly Jasmine and Ylang – heaven. Yet, it is careful to not be overly sweet, creating that nice balance of flowery, summery and slightly fruity without adding a cloying sweetness that could have been easily the road taken when creating it. Make no mistake, this is a complex perfume. Like many Crabtree & Evelyn fragrances, it is a love it or hate it scent. I choose to love it. It has that extra ‘something’ (in the form of a nice dose of Indole, among other chems) that makes it stand out and make you go: “What is that?” I think that just may be the magic Summer Hill contains that has made it survive while many wonderful and well loved Crabtree & Evelyn fragrances have been discontinued. Enjoy it while you can and stock up before it, too, is gone!
камунра – :
An ultra-feminine summer floral bouquet perfectly suited for the ladies of Steel Magnolias at an Easter picnic complete with bold floral print and lace dresses topped with floppy sun hats.
It’s flowery sweet, fresh garden sweet, not fruity sweet, with a soft powdery dry down. Elements of grass and hay dance in the background. A beautiful composition but sadly doesn’t wear well on me, nor does it match my style. I keep this in my collection out of pure nostalgia but haven’t actually worn it in years. It’s a fragrance that can read as dated but on the right person would absolutely shine.
Longevity and projection are both quite high despite the softness of the fragrance.
kosmostars – :
This really smells just like the grassy hill at my grandmother’s house. Many afternoons as a child were spent rolling down this grassy hill. The scent of wildflowers was thick in the air… black eyed Susans, mullein, Indian paintbrushes, clover, daisies and the thick bed of dried pine needles in the nearby woods.
This isn’t something that’s my personal taste for a perfume but oh my if this isn’t the perfect snapshot of a hot afternoon in the countryside.
dimanikas – :
I have the hand lotion for it. I remember using it a few years ago in college and putting it on during a lecture and my friend next to me said the smell reminded her of all the things she was allergic to in springtime. It does kinda smell like you’d be allergic to it, but I still like it! I can’t really make out the individual notes from the lotion but it’s green and clean and flowery. The lotion makes me want to buy the perfume. I bet it’d be overwhelmingly springtime and allergic if you layeredp
it!
999moroz999 – :
Please, C & E, don’t ever discontinue this scent. You’ve been yanking the classics for years but your brand will end for me with the loss of this. Use a “scalpel” to update and trim costs, not a “hatchet”. Brand legacy and customer goodwill is earned and a little dependability goes a long way.
Sergey vT – :
I keep getting fresh sugar snaps and sweet peas!
I’ve never come across a fragrance that paints an imagery as clearly as this one.
It’s as if I close my eyes and get a nice sniff of it I can see the flowers and plants right in front of my eyes and name them one by one while pointing at them. That one – sweet peas in a woven basket.
This one – a sunflower in full bloom.
And grasses, all kinds of wild flowers.
All under a clear blue sky, drenched in the gentle sunlight of a beautiful spring early afternoon.
Very unique. Very loveable.
pon4i – :
Difficult for me for some reason. I always file this one under “don’t get it, don’t know why.” I’m a huge Crabtree and Evelyn fan, but something about this one underwhelms. Too sunny? To much powder? Can’t say, but it’s definitely not to my liking.
Aytan – :
This was a blind buy for me. It wasn’t quite what I’d hoped for.
When I first sprayed it on, the flowery scent in the air was wonderful, but on my skin I could really only smell one flower, which was very sharp and made me nauseated. I don’t know which one it was. It did slightly fade after about ten minutes, but it continued to be the only thing I could smell; that’s when it started to resemble those old-fashioned shaped pieces of soap people used to collect. Very powdery and herbal/medicinal. Only when it had faded so much that it was barely noticeable did it start to smell sweet and fresh.
It wasn’t for me, but my mother was delighted by the fragrance, so thankfully the purchase was worth it.
Федор Матвеевич – :
Whilst I would never ever class this – as a reviewer on another site did – as a “toilet freshener spray”, I admit I initially fell in love with this scent when I bought it as a room fragrance burning oil.
The sheer floral intensity, far stronger than most other of C&T’s fragrances, has surprisingly long staying power for such an inexpensive EDT.
Saying that however, the first hit almost knocks the nose off with strong green aldehydes that make my nose tingle and eyes water – its almost (but not quite) medicinal. However bear with it, because when that dies down (and it does so quite quickly), those intensely floral notes come singing through and just last forever on my skin.
Heavy, warm white florals that waft with movement, evocative of a hot afternoon in an English country garden. Very feminine, the epitome of summer.
Beeklymaymnhswvj – :
I’ve already reviewed this but I have to say: This is probably the least gender-ambiguous scent I’ve ever worn. It is almost like the scent embodiment of femininity. It is like the distillation of lacy sundresses, Jane Austen heroines and Summer afternoons with elegant spreads of posy nosegays and tea cakes.
I love it but word to the wise: If you’re a man, you have to be a really, cheeky guy with a great sense of humor to pull this off.
moroko – :
This fragrance always reminds me of the geraniums my mother planted in the Summer. I’m amazed geranium is not mentioned as one of the notes. It smells light and airy, like the breeze whispering through a cottage garden. It’s not that strong on me, so I use it for work. Works best layered with other beauty products in the range, of which I have a few.
79876238154 – :
This is as delicious to me as it was when I first discovered it well over 20 years ago. Extremely evocative of its namesake and I only wear it spring and summer. My only problem is after 30 seconds I can’t smell it on myself, but that’s a good thing. The many fragrances I continue to smell on myself disagree with me and definitely clash with my chemistry. If you love this, you will likely love E. Arden’s Pretty, American Beauty’s Wonderful (no longer made), Lancome’s Miracle, and Faith Hill’s True, among others.
This is the antithesis of exotics and the animalistic perfumes (which also make me ill). I’m an air sign and this is light and airy, like the most fragrant summer breeze. Love it!
orb922bedyWelty – :
Light, delicate, delectable – IMO a perfect day wear floral. Works its charm in hot weather especially.
Unlike other reviewers, I don’t get much grass but a fine bouquet of wild flowers perhaps scattered by a mossy riverbank. Lol, no that doesn’t mean this smells dank…just very fresh like a walk through a garden just after a spring shower. Very natural. Very beautiful.
ilhamm – :
Birthday, 1999. My favorite gift was a bottle of Summer Hill which I had lusted after shamelessly for quite sometime. Unfortunately, it is so true to the image the name conjures up, it set my allergies off faster than a romantic evening stroll along a beach front next to a field of wild flowers and fresh cut grasses at my aunts property on Cape Cod would. It is so very fascinating the way “they” can replicate grasses and flowers and liquefy the scent…conjuring up memories and images and moments in a single spray.
This is a strong scent that is perfect for wild flower lovers. I can’t imagine wanting to wear this during any season but the summer months.
There is a spicy note not mentioned that is reminiscent of carnation…(the good ones, not the blue dyed prom bombs), or even the firey Indian Paintbrush, indigenous & wild to Montana and Wyoming.
I remember the perfume being very long lasting with abundant silage and medium projection. I wish I could wear it, but those pesky allergies say, “no, no, no”.
If you like Philosophy’s Field of Flowers, or Elizabeth Arden’s Splendor, you would probably appreciate this.
This is unadulterated salt, flowers, grass & even a sandy scent note which may be from the “wood” (?) notes. There is nary a trace of powder which is so prominent in its sister “Nantucket Briar”, so don’t fear the powder puff in Summer Hill.
Truly a beautiful scent and if you can wear it, I hope to someday smell you out and about!
😉
kvasdopil – :
Perfect name – what you see is what you get. The aroma of summer flowers, perfect for warm summer days. Longevity improves significantly when paired with the available shower gel & lotion.
Alfijaalja – :
I really adore the body care products of this scent – I have the shower gel, body lotion & talc-free powder. the scent is just a delightful floral and goes well with a large variety of floral scents.
I find the body care products from Crabtree & Evelyn to be very good quality & recommend them.
EndareeIndill – :
When I become jaded with fragrance, one spritz of “Summer Hill” renews me and reminds me why I fell in love with the art of perfumery, in the first place. “Summer Hill” is like a flashbulb memory of a childhood summer, complete with the satisfying, white floral, powdery freshness of honeysuckle and cut grass.
There’s a steaminess to this scent, that manages to evoke the stickiness of over-ripe orchard fruits, combined with baking grasses and trees and something that smells like…heat, like solar musk. “Summer Hill” smells very clean but hot and clean, almost like clean sheets, out to dry, damp but baking in the Summer Sun. In the evening, the dewiness of the air brings out the cool, fleshiness of the lily, while still maintaining a green hay of an undertone.
It’s hard to explain the sheer joy and optimism this scent conjures up for me and it’s a scent that’s more than simply sexy; it’s a scent to embrace and celebrate life and vitality to, to fall in love to, to accept proposals to, to wear at your child’s big events. “Summer Hill” is a carpe diem kind of scent. Every time that I forget how lovely this is, discovering it again always feels like the first time. It’s perfection and everything a good scent should be — textured, simple, yet complex, at the same time.
БАЛУ – :
Oh. My. God. This is gorgeous! I tested it at the airport and when I went back to my colleague who was waiting at the gate for bording to start I wondered where this wonderful creamy smell comes from. I tested a lot so I had to seriously start thinking what the heck this is! Summer Hill is the perfect description for this scent. It embodies a relaxed summer day in the English countryside (or any countryside for that matter). Flowers, grass and sunshine – in a bottle. While I won’t use it on a 40° day I definitely recommend this for spring and moderate summer days or evenings.
gklok – :
Somewhere in my daydreams, I wander up a hill and lie down on soft green grass under a big shady flowering tree. The soft smell of flowers drifts down gently to me and the sun is very mild, kindly and warm, never blazing. I catch a whiff of other hillside flowers drifting towards me on a soft breeze and if I turn my head, I can glimpse the deep blue sparkling waters on the horizon.
This is what Summer Hill makes me feel like.
Summer Hill is a soft, delicate gossamer-like fragrance of flowers and creamy soft air. There is no sharp note, nothing jarring in this fragrance. It is the sweet scent of harmony and it makes me feel calm, happy and peaceful. Thank you Crabtree & Evelyn, for this beauty!
endry – :
This is one of my favorite perfumes. My husband had bought it for me for Christmass… the only sad thing is that I can’t find it anymore. It reminds me of spring in France… just love it!
voviky – :
I am not a “nose” so I can’t comment to specific elements. But I can say that when I wear this, I can imagine myself wearing a flowy white sundress, swinging barefoot on a giant tree-swing, on an mild summer day. I wouldn’t wear this on a really hot day however, as I feel that would push it into a “too sweet” realm. As is, I think it’s romantic and feminine in a womanly kind of way with an almost old-fashioned (not outdated but truly reminiscent of a more genuinely romantic era) feel, the days when men treated women like ladies, but still had plenty of fun in secret.
thellineera – :
Nice floral fragrance with minimal silage (you really can’t offend) and okay lasting power. Can’t go wrong with this.
However, it has a very alcohol-like note that makes my nose tickle and make me want to sneeze. The alcohol note stays with me for hours. I’ve owned mine for over a year and it still has that quality.
Basically, Summer Hill smells cheaper than its price tag. Will keep using (because it was a gift), but will not repurchase.
volkoff1973 – :
Ny mother-in-law has this and I think it’s suitable for her- she’s in her early 60’s, lives in the country near the ocean and has a beautiful flower garden. I find it’s more suitable for someone a little older than myself but find it pleasant and fresh nonetheless.
Cigalo – :
I love the lovely soft smell of Summer Hill. It reminds me of long lazy summer days. As a Crabtree and Evelyn convert I do love most of their perfumes, soaps and talcs.Easy to wear for most ages. Wonderful.
norke – :
This is very summer and sweet, but it doesn´t give you nausea. Tends to be a bit heavy, if you use to much.
fonveiland – :
One of the most beautiful scents I have ever smelled. It’s all about flowers but there is also some wonderful freshness in it and thanks to that it does not get too sweet
rooraLewRooxy – :
Yes, it`s flowery, yes, it`s fresh, but above all it smells a bit cheap, like a cologne rather than eau de toilette…I kind of like it and it does have a lasting power on my skin, but to me it does smell like Lenor for my laundry, sorry.
symon72 – :
This is probably my favorite Summer fragrance. It’s sweet and floral without being cloying and really does conjure images of barefoot strolls through the meadow in a cotton dress gathering flowers. An amazing scent.
somina – :
As some have already said, it’s the perfect name for this scent. Beautiful and very fresh floral fragrance. One of THE best women’s perfumes I have ever smelled – lovely !
KSA53 – :
One thing for me I’ve noticed particularly with Crabtree & Evelyn fragrances is that they really do smell like the name they are labeled. Gardenia and Lily of the Valley are as true to their name sake as you are ever likely to find in a bottle of fragrance and Summer Hills is just that. The smell of a hill springing to life with a wild array of spring or summer flowers.
A Bride could not make a more appropriate choice for her or her entourage to wear on her wedding day. Very Romantic Scent.
Maga_05 – :
“Summer Hill” is the perfect name for this scent.
There are certain fragrances that have the ability to open up the minds eye and bring you to a magical place.
Summer Hill does just that.
One whiff and I am instantly transported out of the city, to some beautiful, enchanted countryside, mid summer afternoon, the greenest grass, the most amazing wild flowers growing abundantly, sunshine, perfect blue skys and a soft, warm breeze to carry those lovely intermingling summer aromas through the air. And while I would not classify this as a retro fragrance, Summer Hill does bring you back to a simpler, more innocent time and place.
Summer Hill is indeed, my own little slice of heaven!
Inwabezew – :
I find the lily in this fragrance very strong . I had some products of the skin care series and there I really liked the flowery scent. It’s like a mountain full of different flowers. Very summer like. So I got the scent. The scent is close to the body care products but gets really really heavy in the drydown. After a while I found the drydown too nauseating. If you like scents like Flowerbomb, this could be something for you.
marsel.74 – :
about 11 years ago me & my friend went back packing around canada & usa (im from the uk) as soon as we landed in canada we went shopping for our “travel scents” to remind us of our journeys, i picked “summer hill” i wasnt too sure when i smelt it at first as it does have that kinda “old smell”, but i was genuinely taken with it, it reminded me of open fields mixed with rain, bright shiney days , seemed approperate as i ventured around gorgeous canada! i wore that perfume every day for around a year & it always “perked” me up, i hadnt worn the scent for about 6 years when i decided to buy another bottle (picked the set up from ebay for a good price) but it didnt smell the same! maybe i got an old bottle? but i didnt care much for it which was a real shame because i desperately wanted too!! i ended up giving it away, & altho i will never wear it again i rememeber it very fondly x
Dima Novikov – :
I love the fact that this fragrance comes with all the range of products — talc, body and hand cream, etc. It a delicate scent, not too light either, perfect for work. I love white flowers scents and this one is great. Lasting power is above average, but not amazing.
Alalpincisa – :
One of my most favorite scents… I buy the shower gel, the lotion, the body spray, and the EDT. So pretty… I use it year round whenever I feel like it. One of Crabtree & Evelyn’s most popular scents.
andrey_igorevich – :
Overall I liked this scent—beautifully flowery, very light and fresh. My mother finds it difficult to wear most perfumes as they irritate her nose/sinuses, but this fragrance works just fine for her.