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I want to smell like a freshly cut orange! Or lemon

56 replies

peppercold · 22/08/2016 19:29

I used to be able to get orange oil perfume in the Body Shop. They don't seem to have it anymore. Though that was in the 90,s.

So I ordered an orange blossom oil perfume from Amazon. It smells of nowt! Zip, Nada. Confused very disappointed. Does anyone know of a strong, lasting and lovely orangey smelling perfume or oil?

Thanks Smile

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AmberNectarine · 22/08/2016 20:25

Agree Shay and Blue.

Allalonenow · 22/08/2016 20:25

Another vote for L'Occitane, the jasmine and bergamote range is lovely and has very citrusy notes.

Judydreamsofhorses · 22/08/2016 20:34

Heeley St Clements is a really lovely citrus.

BikeRunSki · 22/08/2016 20:42

Take a trip to the French Riviera!!! Loads of little perfumiers make citrusy perfumes , as lemons and oranges grow all over. My sister (lives out there) sends me perfume and soap from Menton.

HelsinkiLights · 22/08/2016 21:30

Clarins Eau Dynamisante always smells very lemony to me. It has lemon essential oil & petit grain essential oil too. Petit grain is from the leaves & green twigs of the Bitter Orange tree.

teta · 22/08/2016 22:16

A good refreshing bitter orange is Aqua Allegoria Nerolia Bianca.The best lemon is Annick Goutal's L eau d'Hadrian .

AmberNectarine · 22/08/2016 22:28

I was going to say clarins, but I looked at the notes and no mention of citrus. Agree though!

dontrustcharisma · 22/08/2016 22:57

www.aquamandaperfume.com/

They do an orange and a citrus version, it's lovely I'm going to get myself a bottle now this thread has reminded me of it.

hollinhurst84 · 22/08/2016 22:59

Yes! These 3 - bergamot, orange or lemon (I have the lemon and it's amazing)
Plus available in m&s, cheap and big bottles
This is the lemon but you can see the others on the website

I want to smell like a freshly cut orange! Or lemon
quencher · 22/08/2016 23:06

I will say paco rabanne black xs L' excess
The male one is the best. Smells very unisex.

DearMrDilkington · 22/08/2016 23:10

Soap and glory do an amazing citrus body washGrin. I think they do a body scrub too.
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peppercold · 22/08/2016 23:24

Ahh you're all great thanks Flowers

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BeaLola · 22/08/2016 23:42

Jo Malone French Lime Blossom here too although sadly they are discontinuing the body creme and candles in that fragrance.

I think the White Company do a zesty one but cannot remember it's name and no idea how it is on,

Jo Malone are doing a limited edition orange perfume at Christmas I think from looking at web.

musicmum75 · 23/08/2016 00:02

More votes for L'Occitane Verbena, Guerlain Neroli Bianca, Lush and Tom Ford. I have the first three and wish I had the Tom Ford neroli and mandarin perfumes.

DelicatePreciousThing1 · 23/08/2016 10:55

Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune by Guerlain

A spritzy, zingy grapefruit one. It is uber-fresh.

"Frolicking from the bottle, this fragrance opens with a bounce of bergamot and a gala of grapefruit. At its core comes a trio of petitgrain, cassia and neroli pushing a fresh aromatic. Finally a base of patchouli and vanilla provides a crisp epilogue to the zesty fragrance."

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 23/08/2016 11:28

Try the fruit range in Wilkinson's.
They have a variety of fruity fragrances, eg lemon orange ect
All available in
Shower gel
Bubble bath
Shampoo
Conditioner
Body lotion
All about £1.50 each

CoolToned · 23/08/2016 11:35

L'occitane Verveine

PNGirl · 23/08/2016 15:32

Boss Orange. It's quite a smooth orange smell rather than sharp though.

dragonsarebest · 23/08/2016 16:10

I find citrus fragrances don't last well tbh. Korres Lemon and basil body lotion however is v lemony indeed and remains so until around 5 on me. Perfect on days like today - it's so hot!

rollonthesummer · 23/08/2016 21:17

DKNY Be Delicious-it smells like fresh lemons and limes!

CointreauVersial · 23/08/2016 22:41

Another vote for Shay & Blue Blood Oranges. The most "juicy" fragrance I've tried in a long time.

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune smells like sweat to me, though. I can't bear it!

justjuanmorebeer · 23/08/2016 22:54

DKNY woman is exactly this smell

GingerLDN · 24/08/2016 02:20

Truth by Calvin Klein is beautiful. Very orangey. Similar to dkny.

GingerLDN · 24/08/2016 02:25

Ignore my post. Turns out it was discontinued ages ago and didn't have orange in it. It was so orangey on me?

puglife15 · 24/08/2016 04:17

The range Hollinhurst84 recommends from Marks and Spencer is truly fab. Best I've found.

The green orange one is a great dupe for the Hermes.