Ververine James Heeley for women and men

Interesting without be aggressive
Very pleasant verbena,
fresh humid and brilliant
also very green and vegetal
I can detect blackcurrant,blackberry or what it is.

personally it remember me a cup of fruit tea with lemon
You have to like lemon verbena accord
gently and polish.
I think that idea behind heeley scents is express "clarity".
certainly better then Terre de Bois,citron citron..

my cup of Tea

To Henrique : I'm a fan of Un Jardin en Méditerranée too, it's one of my "loves at first sniff", but I don't really see in what Heeley's Verveine would be similar to it. Verveine is far more aromatic and citrus based, close to a liqueur. Like you, I prefere the Jardin and its wonderful sunny and smiling aquarelle. But Verveine, with its simpliciy, modesty and yet its originality, is very beautiful too, in a different way, as far as I feel.

Very light and at the same time extremely sophisticated/refined as only a bunch of light fragrances can be (Bel Respiro, Jardins De Kerylos and very few others). Bitter tomato leaf and lemony verbena start the fragrance with a surprising (read challenging) effect to then evolve into a clean musky drydown that's incredibly enjoyable for its perfect combination between top quality ingredients and refinements. Not groundbreaking but still highly recommended to anyone into lighter/fresher, close to the skin, compositions. Downside: weak lastin power.

Rating: 7/10

I am afraid this is not going to sound an appraise of a review. My impression is that here you get a strong anti-mosquito thing, either those candles for the garden or the spray for the skin. Yes, it reminds of Jardins en Mediteranee but less complex, it's just too simple a scent this one. I am sorry, not good for me.

Not the biggest fan of this one I'm afraid. This is not to say that it's a bad perfume, just one that leaves me a little indifferent.

The opening is striking simply because it has a citronellol overdose. While I love a bright, citrusy note, Verveine goes over the top and reminds me of some lemon and honey lozenges - basically artificial.

It's got an impressive structure and good lasting power for a citrus perfume, but as I said - over the top opening and an indifferent heart and base.

While i do like Verveine, it really bothers me that it`s not an original idea. Heeley`s Verveine seems to copy the core of Hermés un Jardin En Mediterrane, just changing the top notes for a less sweet and vegetal impression. The opening of Verveine is the best part, a citrus sparkling herbal combination of the lemon verbena and the bergamot. As usual with citrus fragrances, it only last for 15-20 minutes, and what comes next is pleasant, but no original at all. It`s the same combination of fig, blackcurrant and tomato leaves of Mediterrane, with the proportions changed to favor the blackcurrant instead of fig. I wish there was a more original drydown to the great opening. But there isn`t, and this is the reason why this one is neutral for me. I prefer the original and real thing, Hermés Un Jardin En Mediterrane, over this one.