Please help me find a new scent

[MrsMolesworth]

I'm bored of what I usually to wear. I love very clean, fresh, citrus based perfumes. In the past I've liked and worn Hermes Orangier Verte and Occitane Verveine (or is it Verbena?) but not loved them, as they don't have depth. I quite like Eau de Gucci and Eau de Givenchy but again only quite. Currently use Clarins Eau Ressourcante every day. But ideally I want a slightly stronger, more mature scent, more complex but still very fresh. Is there a fresh citrussy scent that has more complexity?

I can't stand fruity or sweet scents, and like some jasmine or rose based florals so long as they're not sweet. I'm fair haired and skinned, so really strong spicy stuff just doesn't work.

Any ideas?

[MrsMolesworth]

Sorry for typos. In a rush.

[MrsMolesworth]

Some of these sound gorgeous. Had a few trials today. Liked the Chanel Cristalle Vert a lot but made stupid mistake of trying a Creed scent next to it which was only citrusy on top note and now I smelled like an old lady's poyt pourri, so will have to go back and retry the Chanel.

Some brilliant lists and ideas on this thread. By the way, if anyone loves Clarins Ressourcante, it's on offer in John Lewis today - the full size scent plus free make up bag, shower gel and body cream, all for £28.50. Today only. It's a price match with someone.

[ScienceRocks]

I like the kind of smells you describe and I adore Chanel Cristalle Eau Vert. It smells nothing like the other Chanels and has a green fresh sent I adore. It also lasts quite a long time. BUT it smells very different on different people so squirt it on your skin rather than relying on how it smells on a sample paper if you go and sniff it somewhere.

Bigger Boots stores have it, but also department stores.

[Housewife2010]

What about Diptyque? I have lots of their scents and Vetyverio and Tarocco are particularly fresh. Miller Harris has a set of three small Citrus scents. I have it but tend to use it in the Sumner. I'm loving the very uncitrussy Miller Harris l'air de Rien at the moment ( despite some of fragranticas worrying reviews!)

[getoffthattabletnow]

Aedes de Venustas is a beautiful fresh perfume with a bit of depth to it.Its similar in freshness to Verveine scents but utilises Rhubarb ( very green) and tomato leaf with a very light touch of incense and Hazelnut for a bit of richness.It lasts all day but is very expensive .I buy 10 ml decants at a time.
Other fresh perfumes I enjoy in Winter are Gingery such as Nutmeg And Ginger ( Jo Malone) which is woody and spicy-fresh and not sweet at all.
Perhaps Fleurs de Citronnier or La fille de Berlin by Serge Lutens will suit.The first is slightly sweet but has a bit of heft for Winter and the second is a Fresh Peppery pure Red Rose.Finally Onde Sensuelle is a Fresh spicy Grapefruit by L Artisan Parfumeur.
Yes, Nose is also a brilliant idea

[MrsMolesworth]

Pretend, I couldn't get it to work :(. They wouldn't let me add the perfumes, just the brands for some reason. Will try again later.

[pretend]

Try a couple from Penhaligons - Vaara is quince based, with some lovely soft spices in there too which makes it perfect for colder days or nighttime. It's not heavy but has a deep complexity which is really attractive.

Also try their Malabah. It has a bergamot top note which is really zingy but also has some floral in there (not sweet at all, I hate sweet florals) to give it some complexity.

I can't recommend the Nose website highly enough. Put your current favourites in there and they will recommend you others which are similar. You can then order ten sample sizes for a tenner.

[BoboChic]

Try the Byredo scents.

[tigerdriverII]

Ooh some great ideas here. These are just my sort of scents - I'm wearing Eau Ressoursant today.

How about the Guerlain Acqua Allegoria range. Teazzura and Pamplelune are both lovely and a bit more grown up than ER.

[IcecreamBus]

Lancôme La Vie est Belle is lovely. I got a free sample last week and have used it every day.

[BabyGanoush]

maybe you'd like green tea-ish fragrances? Think Elizabeth Arden Green Tea? It's not just citrussy, but very fresh

from Fragrantica:

Green Tea by Elizabeth Arden is a Citrus Aromatic fragrance for women. Green Tea was launched in 1999. The nose behind this fragrance is Francis Kurkdjian. Top notes are rhubarb, mint, orange peel, bergamot and lemon; middle notes are carnation, musk, jasmine, oakmoss, white amber and fennel; base notes are caraway, amber, musk, green tea, jasmine, cloves, oakmoss and celery seeds.

www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Elizabeth-Arden/Green-Tea-83.html

this is a good website for scents

[amazonianwoman]

Can I ask where you order samples from? I'm looking for something similar for spring/summer - love Eau Ressourcante too but would like something with more staying power.

[hollinhurst84]

Definitely not flowery at all to me

[maybemyrtle]

It sounds really interesting. I was actually concerned it might be too heavy on the florals (I'm not v "flowery") but it sounds really intriguing. Sample ordered, hopefully it will get here soon.

[hollinhurst84]

It's so hard to describe! I like citrus fresh or laundry fresh but it's v v green smelling

[maybemyrtle]

Oooh, something that's "too fresh" sounds even more interesting, thank you! :)

[hollinhurst84]

I have tried Ealing green! It was actually too fresh for me, I liked it but didn't love it

[3luckystars]

I got a bottle of Jo Malone as a gift, I think they are too expensive for the likes of me but its the only perfume I have ever used the entire bottle. Its really nice and not too strong, but like you I can never actually smell it on myself!

I also got Chance by Chanel and have gotten compliments on it but it is much stronger. I also tried a Mark Jacobs one in the shop and it was quite nice, the bottle looked like a ladybird.

[maybemyrtle]

hollinhurst Have you tried Ealing Green? That just sounds amazing, must order a sample.

[MrsMolesworth]

Yes, that's the thing with Jo Malone. I can get the smell I want but only by layering three to four of her scents. Has to be a single one that works as well.

[Dowser]

Love l' orange Verte. got some off DH as my wedding present.

I also bought angel Schlesser naranja which is similar but lighter and some loccitane jasmine .

Tried the Jo Malone ones. Very nice but can't justify spending £86-£105 on them.

[cressetmama]

Escale a Paraty by Dior is fresh and bright but has some tonka bean in it which provides a bit more complexity. It isn't heavy, but it doesn't last (on me) much longer than any other citrus-sy cologne.

[hollinhurst84]

You might like some of these. They do tiny sample sizes, link to descriptions here
http://www.4160tuesdays.com/ourperfumes.html

[hollinhurst84]

M&S stocks the Monotheme book of citrus range, some of those are really lovely
DKNY woman? The original one in the tall bottle
Clean perfumes are usually in TK maxx, cheap but I like their range

[MrsMolesworth]

Lumpy - I haven't smelled that in years. A woman I worked with wore it when I was in my teens and I adored it then. TBH I didn't even know it was still around.

Think I've smelled Eau D'Hadrien before and liked it - thanks Plumpy.

O de Lancome is odd. It should be exactly what I'd love but I can't stand it. It smells like bathroom cleaner on me.

White hair - have to go into White co for Christmas candles so will have a look.