Citron Bath and Body Works for men

This frgrance is really sexy and amazing, the coriander and the bergamont and lemon is perfect. A few weeks ago I was in bath and body works with my boyfriend and he is new to the scent world so I wanted him to try this one because I knew that all in all it's a good scent. I sprayed it on his wrist and oh my goodness, it was really amazing on him! It lingered for a really long time. I actually just bought him a bottle ;]

Citron is not at all what I expected, but I still like it. I don't find it very citrusy, and certainly not a "citron" (lemon). If anything, it's a "pamplemousse" (grapefruit). The citrus notes don't last more than 20 minutes for me, and I find this to be more of a sweet woody scent.

What I like about Citron is its use of sandalwood. It's not often you smell good use of sandalwood in an inexpensive fragrance like this, but here's an exception to the rule. The sandalwood provides a sweet and spicy base to the sharp citrus notes in the opening, and makes this an aromatic scent. I love sandalwood, and I appreciate its prominence here.

The only thing I don't like about Citron is the use of tonka bean, because it gives the scent a creamy sweetness that I don't like. I'm not a big fan of oriental scents, and the tonka veers Citron toward that direction. Luckily the sandalwood counteracts it and rescues the scent for me.

Citron is a good, solid woody scent that you can easily wear every day. Just don't expect a big citrus scent here.

MY RATING: 7/10

This scent is VERY green and my second favorite of the four. It is an airy fresh scent I find very eye-opening. When I went to try this at my local store the tester was not spraying more than a few drops and the SA offered to get me another one from the back, I almost said "Can I have the old one?"

The intense bergamot & sage combo in the first spray is pungent but the grapefruit and the amalfi lemon (one of my fave citruses) tone it down with a sweet sourness that is light and fresh. The heart's flowers are not unlike a string quartet in that each of the notes are floral(strings) but in different tones and volumes. The lavender is foremost(rich and sweet like a cello) with soft strains of lush jasmine and lotus' gentle aroma to lighten and soften it overall(as the violin and viola do). The dry herbal corriander is powdery and deep (a la the string base) and lasts til the drydown. The finish on this is unusual in that it has very oriental overtones of tonka, oudh and sandalwood along with the musk and blonde woods, yet it maintains a bright green/citrus theme throughout. It could be considered sporty yet it has none of the usual ginger or juniper of most "sport" fragrances and this makes it truly refreshing...

Sillage: good
Longevity: above average for a citrus
Overall: 3.5/5

This is a good spring/early summer scent in that it is herbaceous and lively.It contains a mix of flowers, juicy citrus and never gets too heavy...