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Notes04/20/2013
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Bright and Shiny, Greenish Orange Blossom
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.
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.
