Lavender Crabtree & Evelyn for women

A soft, maillette lavender, with a juicy kick of lemon. I don't find the lemon note harsh, at all, and I like the subtley green, mineral undertone of the violet leaf. The tonka bean gives an otherwise, very fresh blend, a dose of distant, nocturnal warmth, with that quirky, hazlenut-coffee-with-anise sweetness that tonka bean often brings to a blend.

Maillette lavender is often sweeter and more floral than the brisker, hybrid versions or the astringent herbal scent of lavandin (a cousin of lavender). Even though I find the maillette to be more feminine because of this, as always, lavender is completely unisex and this blend is suitable for men, women and everyone in between, without causing a creative crisis for The Public. It's just a soft, dreamy lavender with a little dash of lemon. The tonka bean keeps it from becoming too sterile and cleaner-fresh.

I like it very much for its similarity to a Borsari sample I once had, of a now discontinued, Italian cologne: "Roma Notte". Both share notes of tonka bean and "royal blue/purple" notes, like violet leaf and lavender, with hint of varied citruses.

This stuff is truly like bug spray...very astringent and dirty smelling. I actually returned it to the shop.

it is awful, really. it smells like a mosquito repellent. it is definitely not a perfume, maybe like a toilet refresher..
unwearable intensive lavender notes and nothing more

An interesting twist on traditional lavender, warmed with violet and tonka bean. It has more reasonable longevity than many lavenders, and while it retains the clear, clean lavender note, the background is much warmer and has a slight sensuous note thanks to the additional notes. Very wearable, certainly not as cold and herbaceous as other versions. Nice, casual, easy to wear.