White Citrus Bath and Body Works for women

I bought a small travel sized bottle of this, along with a few other things on a trip to B&BW.
I've received nothing but compliments on it. Everyone loves it. Even my dad, who is vehemently against all things scented, considers this to be pleasant. People constantly ask me to use my hand cream. Seriously, everywhere I whip this out, I'm swarmed with people (men and women both) saying "Oh my god, that smells SO GOOD!"
Except me. ._. I'm probably the only person I know that doesn't like this smell. And, I liked it at first - Like a lot, I was going to go out and buy more of it. I think, maybe, I just used it too much? I find that now, like most other B&BW products, it gives me a headache when I use it. I do still really like the smell, but it's not worth the stinging feeling I get all through my sinuses. I don't know why I didn't get that feeling until halfway through the bottle, but here it is. I can't use it anymore.
I'm sensitive to scents, though. To anyone else, I would say "GO BUY THIS!", because it smells great. Clean and crisp and fresh.

i accidentally tried this while my mom had a bottle, i used it before i realised it was a different scent from the one i thought she had... and it was like being doused in grapefruit and cedar. it was awful.

A great choice for when you want to smell nice but not perfume-y. Fresh, clean, bright and cool. Citrus perfection!

I looove this scent. No I do not have the perfume, I think it would be a little too strong for that, but I do have the body wash and body lotion, which is absolutely perfect for this scent. I wanted something that is easy to smell and tart but sweet at the same time, something clean. I almost got Dancing Waters but it didn't stick out to me as much as this scent did, I do recommend the body lotion more than the body wash, compared to the lotion the wash is very very faint.

This is such a clean smelling citrus. It smells so real! All I really smell is the lemon and the grapefruit. It doesn't change as you wear it and it seems to last a couple of hours. I have the little roll on fragrance water which I think is more of a cologne. I haven't tried the EDT yet which I do have. I am going to wait until the FW is gone before I opent the EDT. This is definately a favorite fragrance and one of the few I have that I can wear when I have a headache because it doesn't make it worse.

I know my nose is growing when i can clearly pick out at least a couple of notes. On the way home from my local bath and body works i was puzzled as to why this was called white citrus. Not because it doesn't SMELL like citrus, but, because it didn't smell like the MEAT of the fruit. This whiffs out exactly like the rind and it's accompanying oils and juices, exactly as my nose smelled it!

I LOVE the smell of lemon and orange zest, and you'll always see me squeezing the rinds of these fruits after i am done using the meat. For being blaze` BBW fragrance, this smells COMPLETELY natural to my nose, and i am very pleased with it.

This scent is linear, but it executes itself perfectly. I also don't get ANY of the other notes listed here aside from the top. Lemon zest and orange zest, perfect and simple.




I approve

Smell: 8
Longevity: 6
Sillage: 9

While picking up Midnight Pomegranate and Sea Island Cotton I was told by a very friendly SA, that all the Signature Collection was Buy 2 Get 1 Free...so I got White Citrus. I love a real TRUE citrus scent that is light, but "still there" and WC impressed me...and I was also surprised to learn they do NOT get commission on sales there!

*body spray review*

I am usually a bit skeptical of "body sprays" as they tend to fizzle quickly. For this review, I sprayed both sides of my neck once, and one spray down the shirt...and two hours later it is still smelling great! I get the grapefruit most of all; but there is a clean (almost amalfi) lemon scent and a subtle sheer sweetness underlying this as well. I am now wishing that I would have gotten the body wash and the lotion/body creme! This remains true to its name but has a bit of sweet fruitiness after the citric notes fade and I love how the sheer florals (like lotus and muguet) are there but more as an accent than a centerpiece. Here the citruses and orange (more than any apricot) are the main theme. Freesia, too, is there but only to add some smoothness and elegance to the construct. (I have noticed that lotus and freesia play very well together, in general!) After this dries completely, it has a woody white muskiness and some whispers of dried flowers; but still remains fresh and bright, though softer. I am impatiently waiting for an EDT of this picked up by a dear friend at an outlet store of B&BW's...when I do receive the EDT, I shall pass on this lovely body spray to someone else who appreciates it. DO NOT let the floral notes listed make you think this is "girly" (as I first feared) as it is much more (as madhatter1 commented) "unisex". I wore it today in hot and humid weather, and it still going strong (for a BS). Say what you will about B&BW, they make a quality line of products at a great price. So the body spray does not last as long as the EDT...it is cheap and huge and you can spray away all day-and NOT go broke!

Sillage: okay then close
Longevity: good
Overall: 3.5/5

While there last, at the B&BW store, I tried a wonderous thing. They carry a line of C. O. Bigelow (the British apothecary) scents for men. They have an EDP (!!) for men called "Lemon No. 1999" which is very clean, very manly and extremely well-done. A 100 ml EDP spray is under thirty-five US dollars. It reminds me of ASPREY Purple Water with less spices and flowers...and on a test strip (which I saved) it lasted four days! If you are a guy (and hate going to "perfume shop" with your lady) the next time she DRAGS you into B&BW...try Lemon No. 1999. It is awesome!! NB: The Bigelow WHITE Elixir lotion would go great with the No. 1999!

I am usually the one dragging someone into a store or to a perfume counter (and most often staying close to an HOUR), but if you are a "guy" and want something clean, light and elegant...for the price you cannot go wrong (IF you are a lover of Citrus/citrus aromatics, that is) with Lemon No. 1999 OR White Citrus

Bright, fizzy citrus envelops you upon first spritz but it soon fizzles as a woody nuance settles in. I feel that the lily of the valley is overshadowed by the citrus and therefore it stays hidden. I really like this scent for breezy beach days but I wish it lasted longer! Has poor longevity.

Bought my EDT bottle today, returning unused twighlight woods EDT at the yellow sale - got citrus @ 50% off, so happy! Im so impressed by the fresh citrus pop. I like how its starting to smell musky and lasting 2-5 hours longer than I had anticipated. I bought the body spray for my husband thinking he can try it as a unisex fragrance.

This stuff literally makes me sick. I gag everytime I walk into my dorm because my roommates bathes in it.

Refreshing and clean scent. This smells like the combination of lemon and lime. At first it smell a little sweet, but later on, it became more bitter. I reccomend this during summer.

This "perfume" is sickening. It reminds me of lemony bathroom spray. I am not happy about this one. I definitely wouldn't use it to wake myself up in the morning...that would only make me nauseous and angry. Not a good way to start a day. My husband just told me it reminds him of pledge.

citrus ( i love lemony/lime scents), white, fresh and clean. this is an eye opener. as with all b&b scents they need to be reapplied, but somehow i don't mind reapplying this one. its refreshing from start to finish. i also have the shower gel and lotion, the layering lets it last longer and adds to the perfection of this blast of clean, sunny, citrus delight.

Believe it or not, White Citrus from BBW is extremely similar to Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche, Dior Miss Dior Cherie L'eau, and Versace Versence. I put each fragrance together in a side by side fragrance test and was very shocked at how alike they all are, the difference mainly being the $$$$.

Drydown was varied in each perfume, but overall not different enough to warrant spending more money on the designer fragrances over White Citrus. CMDC L'eau was the most delicate, lighter and less intense of the four. Versence was more of a woody drydown. The Chanel presented a crisper/slightly fresher floral green fragrance than the others. White Citrus is a little more loud in the beginning than any of the others but wears like a combination of them all. I have found that if I layer any of those designer fragrances with the BBW White Citrus body creme/lotion and the fragrance, they last all day. This works because all four alone have relatively short lasting power, but I love green fragrances so I will most likely keep buying all of them.

When I need to wake up in the morning I spray a bit of this on and it always revives me!

BBW WHITE CITRUS is a fine hot weather scent featuring, as advertised, whiteness and citrus.

I very much appreciate the cool, refreshing effect of this non-acidic citrus edt but without all of the alcohol that comes in the body sprays. WHITE CITRUS dries down pretty nicely as well, with a touch of very clean (white!) woody musk. The light floral notes serve as garnishes only--this is *not* a BWF (big white floral) fragrance.

WHITE CITRUS is probably my favorite from the current BBW line-up, as I tend to steer clear of overly fruity, sweet scents (such as ORANGE SAPPHIRE, which was a real disappointment). I also have the Fragrant Waters special edition of WHITE CITRUS, which was issued in a humongous glass bottle (10oz!) with a few tweaks to the composition but with much less alcohol than the body spray (Key word: Fragrant WATERS). It's really too bad that the Fragrant Waters line was discontinued, as they are perfect for summertime liberal spraying, especially in a scent as nice as this one!

Obviously, WHITE CITRUS is not haute parfumerie, but it's a great value nonetheless and works especially well in weather when fragrance is apt to evaporate quickly, creating a quasi-super sillage even out of some perfumes which stay close to the skin in the cold. When the thermostat exceeds 90F, anything much heavier than this can be unpleasant--for both the wearer and those nearby...

I really like this fragrance. I have the body spray and the body lotion and its this beautiful citrus scent. It reminds me of Ckone and almost any floral perfume or fruity scent can be layered over it. Its a lemony aquatic type scent. Refreshing!!

Reminds me very much of Chanel eau Fraiche and Versense

I was pleasantly surprised about this one, I agree with some of the other posts, fresh citrus, slightly aquatic, white floral & woodsy! not sharp. I enjoy catching wifts of this in the air around me! Lasted well too!

The name,packaging and the scent is all about crisp scent. Nice summer scent and I'm glad that it's not sharp, unlike many citrus frags out there that gives me headache.

I think this scent is under-rated.

It smells of lemon zest and lily at first. Very slightly spicy. It smooths out to a more softer, almost aquatic scent on the dry down. Becomes slightly sweeter after the first 30 or so minutes of wearing it.

I sense Acqua di Gio a little, but less potent.

It's a great summer scent that seems to go over looked.

I tested this one at the store today. I was expecting a more lemony-aroma. It's actually a tart citrus floral woody musk. Not a sweet citrus at all--no need to fear any vanilla, sugar or even that apricot nectar. The citrus that is present comes across as a non-distinct accord of several citrus fruits, tempered with a bit of white floral. The dry-down is a nice, non-distinct floral woody musk. The scent was pretty but rather unremarkable, other than its staying power. Citrus scents are notoriously fleeting but this one has good longevity.

White Citrus would be a great scent for warm spring and summer days. This perfume and the accompanying body products would be a good safe choice for gifts. Most people will find this fragrance pleasant, if nothing special.