Eau du Badian L`Occitane en Provence for men

Super fresh and a little spicy because of the anise which is the strongest note other than the grapefruit. I get a lot of sage in the drydown I actually enjoy the herbalness (lol not sure if thats really a word >.<) of the drydown. Its a great fragrance amazing for a hot muggy day. It has a lot of sillage when you first put it on but within a half hour it calms down and does not project as much. This has a lot of lasting power on my skin 6-7+.

Even though this is for guys it actually works for me. When I tried it on at the L'occitane shop one of the sales associates whose, opinion I trust told me it smelled on better on than most of the girls who try it on and that the anise note was the most prominent note on my skin. Haha she didn't have to tell me that because I really liked it from the first moment I tired it on.

I'm glad I was able to get this while it was still available, because it will be great in really hot weather.

The scent is excellent however doesn't project very well and 2 hours on my skin I could barely smell it which is a shame. Might be a good summer work fragrance as hardly anyone will notice.

The opening is highly considerable, it opens so great spicy and oriental light smoky with star anise and leaves but I wish it would continue. After about 30 mins it turns to fresh citric tone with sour herbal scents.
Not bad specially for the price. Proper for coastal vacations; Mediterraneans for example.

I have a little bit used bottle for swap. Only UK, London, the best.

Opens with strong citrus. After few seconds Anise starts to come out, and for about 1-2 hours it's almost too strong. The basenote is grapefruit + mint. The basenote is very refreshing, but the opening is a bit too strong for me.

@Pinja....if you go to any L'Occitane shop you just might be able to grab a bottle as it just got re released and is even on offer-to clear shelves!!!

Once again, L'Occitane has discontinued one of their best fragrances. This was a lovely, lovely cologne. The showergel was heavenly: soft, very anisic and very luxurious.
What a shame it's gone.

it's so fresh and i like this scent.This is suitable for use in the hot weather.

Mostly what I get is citrus with some anise in the background. There's a dry quality too, which I'm guessing is the sage. What I like about it is that there's no metallic quality that I often find in citrus dominant fragrances, and it has a softness that is uncommon. I'm not a fan of these kinds of fragrances, and it is a simple one (I prefer complex ones) but it's certainly very good for what it is, with good (if not better) longevity and projection/"sillage."

It's special, unique n attractive. I often get compliment from wearing this..:p altough is not one of my top 3 , but it's recommended for night time :)

Umm it is fantastic I want it for vacation! It is so Mediterranean and reminds on sea, long walks beside sea or in close countryside. It is quite strong, I test it 5-6 hours ago and I still can feel it very clearly on my skin.