"Clean", unusual perfume?

[PlinkPlonkFizz]

Looking for recommendations for quirky, clean-smelling perfumes; not floral, not musky or oriental. Eau de parfum preferred because EDT disappears after an hour on my skin.

I like forest lungs by nue.

Green tea by Elizabeth Arden

Clarines Eau Dynamisante is an old favourite, smells slightly masculine to me. Also Ô de Lancôme, another older one.

Jo Loves Pomelo is clean but quite strong. My favourite really light summer perfume is Hermès Un Jardin sur le Nil. It's green and fresh without being overly citrusy.

I love Dyptique Philosykos but I wouldn't call it light - I think it's figgy and to me figgy perfumes are slightly earthy and autumnal. I do love them though! If it's your thing I also like the Jo Malone Wild Fig and Cassis (might be discontinued or Archive Collection now) - the cassis gives it a nice bitter edge - and I have a really cheap one, Nectar de Figue eau fraîche from Adopt perfumes in France.

I am worried my perfume collection is going to outlive me

The Acqua Di Parma Mediterranean (blue) range is very clean. Not flowery or heavy. Just clean snd fresh. I like Chinotto di Liguria. Also Colonia Essenza (black) is wonderful.

I second Library of Fragrance. I have cut grass and also Thunderstorm, which smells like a garden after rain. There’s some floral in there but more damp earth. Possibly an acquired taste but I love it.

Wylde Moon Holly Willoughby. Really fresh and like nothing else.

I love clean!
Reserve skin is my fave but I have a few

Un jardin sur le Nil by Hermes? Clean, herby, citrusy.

I dislike cucumber snd hay as a perfume. Yes, the Hermes range is very good as recommended above.

Molten Brown Coastal Cypress and Sea Fennel is very clean and fresh. The shower gel and body lotion are lovely too.

Not sure it's unusual but "Blanche" by Byredo smells of clean laundry and is fairly long lasting. Worth a sniff :)

But we need to know more about what the OP means by "clean" .

To me clean = soapy /powdery but not sweet . I like Geo.Trumper's Spanish Leather .

rose
leather
fresh spicy
animalic
patchouli
aromatic
musky
warm spicy
woody
smoky

I think cut grass, new paper, laundry that's dried in the sunshine, lemons, cucumber, and thyme all smell "clean".

@PlinkPlonkFizz I would definitely look at the clean range then

Well priced here

https://www.allbeauty.com/gb/en/brands/clean-beauty-collective/?gl=1lt3yzfup*MQ..&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIw8Wyrtzd-QIVjpntCh1HjQWaEAAYASAAEgKalDBwE

Descriptions here

https://www.fragrantica.com/designers/Clean.html

Le Labo Baie 19 is nice, it's meant to smell like rain. It's not cheap, but lasts for ages. The notes are juniper, green leaves and patchouli - but in a very 'clean' way

I second Inis, it's tag line is 'energy of the sea'. Smells of sea breeze, slightly citrus

CK Women EDP - washing powder, fresh washing
Arden White Tea - like a woman who has just had spa treatment and is wearing white linen clothes.
Loewe 001 EDT - tangy, musky cleanness

oh and Hilfiger The girl - fig leaf and the sea, but for me the fig leaf smells more like freshly sliced cucumber

Thank you for all the recommendations 😊

Does anyone know a good way to get small versions / sample sizes of these perfumes online? SO MANY I'd like to try, but I live in a place without many shops, and I'm hesitant to buy a full size bottle of something online without trying it first...

I get loads of freebie perfume samples from HotUkDeals and also from Facebook. You have to get the right algorithm if you get what I mean. I think I did it by following lots of perfume brands and now I get free sample offers nearly everyday. I can't guarantee it will work but Facebook does do targeted adverts so worth a shot.

For niche brands bloomperfume.co.uk do samples of individual fragrances, and also sample sets on particular themes. www.lessenteurs.com do samples too. They aren't free, you'll pay a few pounds, but it's a good way of trying things out

Ah, thanks @TPL and @Owlcat42 - I'll check those out! Fingers crossed they ship here... (or maybe not - this could be an expensive new hobby! 😂)

I get samples from eBay sometimes but I need to check the seller out and they're not free. I got a few in lockdown when free samples weren't available/shops weren't open but needed cheering up.

@PlinkPlonkFizz the cleanest, prettiest classic has to be 4711 Eau de Cologne