Bois d`Orange by Roger & Gallet

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This was a wonderful surprise since my experience with citrus scents usually meant they'd last less than an hour.
This was a wonderful full orange smell and best of all this cologne doesn't disappear in an hour.
It was still detectable almost 8 hours later.
Best yet-this less than half the price of high end brands like Creed and the very over rated Penhaligon.

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I went in to test 'Vanille' but my attention was diverted & I accidentally spritzed 'Bois d'Orange' on my wrist instead.....& I'm SO glad that I did.

My nose was expecting soft, delicate vanilla but was awakened, no, kicked awake by the punchy, zesty, herbal-citrus top notes. It was like a lovely dunking into ice-cold, freshly squeezed orange juice whilst being whacked with bunches of basil, verbena & orange leaves.

Quite quickly you are whooshed through a sweet floral lift....the orange blossom takes a brief hold before the big bassy wood notes really strike. & I'm so glad they have a large part in this show - without them this would be too twee & girly, just another juicy, fruity floral with bags of orange zest.

The smokey, herbalness of this fragrance makes it quite unisex - you can clearly separate the female & male personalities. If you need a lift & a wake up, & want something that is orange fresh not orange squash with enough depth to anchor down those zesty notes, then this is for you.

I can see it working very well for me this summer - refreshing in the day time, smokey & just interesting enough for warm, dusty evenings.

A really lovely serendipitous find :)