I tried on my sample of Creed's Citrus Bigarrade this morning and as soon as I put it on I knew it was going to be a big hit with Cindy.
We've grown miniature citrus trees over the years for our own pleasure: miniature lime, miniature grapefruit and miniature lemon. When it gets cold, they are small enough to move into the house. So in the winter we usually smell wonderful citrus accords from the fruit that is slowly ripening, or the blossoms when they come on, or from the leaves and wood of the trees.
Citrus Bigarrade is a perfect distillation of the scent from lemon leaves, bark and wood. Those are Cindy's observations and I completely agree with her. It has a wonderful citrus tang that's mixed with the earthier, woodier scent of the actual tree - rather than just the fruit itself. Truly a beautiful, delightful and special scent.
Cindy was so impressed with Citrus Bigarrade, she asked me to apply a lot more so she could smell the top notes at full strength (!!!)
. In all honesty, had it been Bois du Portugal she would have been submitted to a hospital, because I applied enough Citrus Bigarrade to drop a horse. However, even at that strength it never smelled over-powering; all it did was amp up the woodier heart and the lower basenote of ambergris. Like all citrus scents the brilliant top notes died away quite quickly, but a soft citrus note lingered.
It's now 7 hours later and the ambergris has mellowed out, mixed with the woody heart notes and dried down into a soft green scent.
Cindy gives this one a 9 out of 10 - her highest mark of any scent I've tried so far. I give it the same; a 9 out of 10 (had the citrus lasted all day, I would have gladly given a 10). Citrus Bigarrade is the nicest, most complex citrus cologne I've ever applied. It has the initial citrus blast that I crave, followed by a beautiful dry down into an intoxicating soft green scent.
From the Creed website:
Link to the Basenotes website (no scent notes recorded).
We've grown miniature citrus trees over the years for our own pleasure: miniature lime, miniature grapefruit and miniature lemon. When it gets cold, they are small enough to move into the house. So in the winter we usually smell wonderful citrus accords from the fruit that is slowly ripening, or the blossoms when they come on, or from the leaves and wood of the trees.
Citrus Bigarrade is a perfect distillation of the scent from lemon leaves, bark and wood. Those are Cindy's observations and I completely agree with her. It has a wonderful citrus tang that's mixed with the earthier, woodier scent of the actual tree - rather than just the fruit itself. Truly a beautiful, delightful and special scent.
Cindy was so impressed with Citrus Bigarrade, she asked me to apply a lot more so she could smell the top notes at full strength (!!!)
. In all honesty, had it been Bois du Portugal she would have been submitted to a hospital, because I applied enough Citrus Bigarrade to drop a horse. However, even at that strength it never smelled over-powering; all it did was amp up the woodier heart and the lower basenote of ambergris. Like all citrus scents the brilliant top notes died away quite quickly, but a soft citrus note lingered.It's now 7 hours later and the ambergris has mellowed out, mixed with the woody heart notes and dried down into a soft green scent.
Cindy gives this one a 9 out of 10 - her highest mark of any scent I've tried so far. I give it the same; a 9 out of 10 (had the citrus lasted all day, I would have gladly given a 10). Citrus Bigarrade is the nicest, most complex citrus cologne I've ever applied. It has the initial citrus blast that I crave, followed by a beautiful dry down into an intoxicating soft green scent.
From the Creed website:
Classification: Citrus / Classic
Top Notes: Bergamot, citrus notes
Middle Notes: Neroli flower
Base Notes: Ambergris
Comparatives: Bois de Cedrat, Virgin Island Water
===Top Notes: Bergamot, citrus notes
Middle Notes: Neroli flower
Base Notes: Ambergris
Comparatives: Bois de Cedrat, Virgin Island Water
Link to the Basenotes website (no scent notes recorded).
