Surreal Garden (for women)

Si

I bought it because I thought the perfume bottle beautiful, but had a pleasant surprise ... the Surreal Garden moved with my emotions, and I remembered my childhood and adolescence. I fell in love with this fragrance is for this feeling!

blkbrd

Have you ever walked into a conservatory, or a greenhouse, or any other enclosed space filled with wet plants? The concentrated aroma of all that vegetation hits you almost physically, and that's the feeling that Surreal Garden recreates. (Albeit more sweetly.)

I like it, but I can see how others would find it offensive - the water lily and patchouli are both quite strong and persistent. (Prior reviewers disagree on staying power; on me it hangs around all day.) The top notes also include a definite greenness, bordering on citrus it sometimes seems. It's harder to distinguish between the heart and the drydown, but the top at least is distinct. When we first smelled it, my husband and I joked that it's exactly the thing for sexy waitresses at a vegetarian restaurant.

It's more "Surreal", I think, and less safe than the original fragrance it flanks. And perhaps these things shouldn't matter, but the green bottle is adorable, and Surreal Garden is a terrific name for a perfume . . .

Girly T-Rex

I also love this fragrance....although it smells more like a surreal rainforest rather than a Surreal Garden. But not in a masculine way. It's a very feminine clean scent- nice & light in a gorgeous bottle. Perfect for the Spring and Summer months. Edit: I'd also like to add that the lasting power on this perfume is terrible. It lasts about 2 hours or so on me. Doesn't change the fact that I still love it though.

Amythyst

I have to say that I love love this fragrance! It seems it would be very simple with two fragrance notes, but I have not found that to be the case at all. The Lotus and Patchouli must mingle very well, this is a much more complicated scent then I would have expected from its description. Just smelling this puts me in a good mood, very good daytime scent, good for spring. I have found that I also enjoy this scent when I need a pick-me-up during these cold winter months. :) I have to get another bottle, as mine is running low... Very inexpensive, and too bad it was either discontinued or made for a limited time. I have to add that it has very good staying power.