Electro Limonade, from L'Orchestre Parfum was released in 2020. The perfumer behind this creation is Nathalie Feisthauer. It has the top notes of Bergamot, Clementine, Lemon, and Mint, middle notes of Orange Blossom and Rhubarb, and base notes of Amber, Incense, and Vetiver.
Oh Natalie. Be still my heart, this is absolutely gorgeous. My first outing from this brand and I was a bit sceptical about them at first, didn't really know if they were legit or just some gimmicky crap but through trying a few and hearing opinions from trusted friends, I get that this is a really cool brand with something to say, beautiful, anti-cliched perfume with nice quality packaging and reasonable pricing, all the tick boxes really. I'm usually rushing past the 'freshie' to get to the leather and iris, or incense perfumes and as good and not just rehashing as they are Electro Limonade stood out to me as a potential early favourite from L'Orchestre. It reminds me of something from childhood it has that fizzy, sweets quality, but definitely the refreshment of a long drink on the veranda, ice cubes bobbing about, me in a thong yada yada... you get the imagery. The hue of this perfume is pink! Right away, I wanted to say pink grapefruit but it's not sharp or bitter enough for that, definitely pink though, and lemonade does feature but not necessarily everything. So it says rhubarb here and I'd have to sniff again but the interplay of a rhubarb material could be giving this citrus a twist more ferocious that the fruits squeezed into Electro Limonade or the one at the end of Usual Suspects. (bit of pop culture humour for you there. What? fuck off! I'm a dad, we do dad jokes) The base is a very well put together light woody feel, giving a teenie, tiny bit of oceanic vibes but nowhere near trying too hard to evoke the seaside, this is a cocktail to be consumed anywhere. So fresh, so lovely and fairly long lasting too, combining a modern citrus vibe that I'm not familiar with, so yeah big success with me and coming into summer might be just the thing I need. Great start L'Orchestre.