The only one that convinced me enough to buy it. It's almost entirely feminine, soft, pastel vibes which are not what I usually look for in a perfume. I'd describe this whole line as this but non more so than this one, the kind of scent a lady might were on a Sunday evening after having a long bath and sitting around the house in her dressing gown. In other words this is not a fragrance for a night on the town, or even a day, it's more a... pamper yourself and rub cocoa butter on your legs sort of vibe and before anyone points out that my comments are dated or sexist...maybe I like an evening of pampering and if I did, I'd wear this stuff. The opening is a cuddly hug of creamy almond milk and the lightest touch of lavender which just adds to the chilled out, cerebral vibes of this perfume. There's loads of sweetness in here but never once does it become cloying or tip over the edge into unpleasantness and this is a difficult feat to achieve. I have to attribute this to the honey in here but I wouldn't say it's what I expected and got far more of an accurate honey note from the Oat one. Saffron although not displaying it's usual earthy or pronounced smell could definitely be playing a role in here and making me love it even more. The facts are, this is a superb fragrance and it smells heavenly. Is it really a proper fragrance though because it resembles own brand label or drug store confection? Yes...yes it is. It's gourmand, it doesn't last and it's feminine as anything but I adore it.

This one is nice but straight away too feminine for me. Primrose and Rye is the most floral of the bunch but still not overt in any way, non of these fragrances are, they are delicate by their very nature. The opening is creamy, grain yet again that oaty, creamy almond milk with touches of mimosa and primrose. This dries down to a vanilla, soft but uninspiring and no doubt easy to find elsewhere. I wasn't expecting these to be anything earth shattering or massively original and they aren't but they are all nice enough.

Very nice and a good mixture of the citrus vetiver of 'normal' fragrances, with hints of this creamy, grain theme of this limited edition line. The opening is sharp with grapefruit transitioning into not entirely green notes, but something a touch warmer. I felt this was the most unisex and borderline masculine of the bunch. Not bad but if I wanted a fresh green fragrance I'd buy a million others before this.

Funny that I said I would buy 'a million others before this' in my review below because I got a rare gift of perfume from my significant other today for valentines. This was it and it's actually one of the less cloying of this line and the fresh, greenness is actually a welcome relief. Don't get it twisted I love the milky, sweetened and wheaty texture of many of these but as much as I like them at first they start to get a little hard going after the first hour or so and this doesn't. It's not like they are beasts and last anyway but still. I will definitely wear this, I don't know where I got vetiver from in my initial review? Anyway I like this and I'm noot just saying now to appease the missus.

To be honest this one smells more honied (especially the drydown) than the Honey croccus one I eventually settled upon buying, Oat & Cornflower was a close second. It opens up very milky and creamy, reminiscent of lightly spiced porridge oats which is a very appealing smell in many ways. That spice is like a super subtle hint of cinnamon and ginger just dancing across the top notes of this stuff. This warmth and cuddliness is probably what provoked the Aomassai comparisons and I do get why tolu balm is evoked. I like the drydown less but it's still a hugely interesting fragrance that changes from the opening. It might be the cornflower in here because I'm not sure what it smells like but the balance and tempering of sweetness is good and not to the ridiculous extent of jeux de peu or anything like that, but has that oaty quality throughout. I like it but I'm not mad about it, the performance seemed to be better than most of these for longevity at least because non of these are projectors.

I found the original Bloom to be utter generic rubbish but hey what do I know about mainstream designer scents that are made for women? Not a lot. What I do know is that Gucci have raised their game massively in recent releases the two new Guilty Parfums being notable. I thought the bottle, branding and campaign behind bloom gave it a high profile and a feel of real quality which personally never translated into the fragrance itself, however I have to say I really enjoyed this flanker and so did my better half. She enthusiastically came over waving her wrist at me saying “Smell this...It’s Gucci bloom” I sniffed it and immediately replied...”That isn’t bloom...it’s nice.” She proceeded to show me the bottle and it was this flanker. I subsequently got a sample and confirmed that Acqua di Fiori opens up with a green, galbanum note of transparent incense which by its very nature is fleeting but quickly establishes a herbal, musky woods which is very fresh and green. Nothing sweet, overly floral or cliched in here just really good, light stuff perfect for spring/summer and unisex...I’d rock it. Maybe not enough to blow me away, it’s no Ninfeo Mio but it shares some similarities.

This is kind of a bit Mugleresque in it's approach, complex, strangely gourmand and a little exotic. The fruity opening is osmanthus heavy but soon descends into a thick, chunky fragrance of patchouli and tonka but it's not a creamy sweet vanilla all the sweetness is provided by the heart note of cassis, which isn't a straight forward sweetness. The drydown surprised me a bit because I found the opening a bit feminine and too reminiscent of recent, black orchid style fragrances but with far less class like a Marc Jacobs Decadence for example. However, the drydown is a quiet, balsamic affair much more unisex and with a blackcurrant note of cassis and even a hint of liquorice. I quite liked it, despite an obvious and overtly female focused opening which would be sickly after a while it changes to something softer and more balanced.

Lots of perfumes with coconut notes get it entirely wrong, and you have to be careful the notes you pair it with, white florals neroli and jasmine and it can resemble cheap sunscreen, too gourmand a line up of accompaniments and it gets too sweet and cloying. Put lime or fruity notes with it and it becomes a pina collada or summer Exotic cocktail now I’m not saying all of these don’t work rather that it has to be a balanced use of these elements which can be said for perfume compositions in much broader terms. Anyway....Nejma 7 gets this coconut centric blend absolutely and entirely correct. Opulent, sweet and gourmand yet tempered with bitter cacao and a hint of patchouli with good quality woods and oud in the base, this is a really decent and relatively long lasting gourmand. Not quite interesting enough to love but a definite like and something gourmand and certainly coconut lovers should try because you’d be hard pressed to find anything with more quality. This is perfectly wearable for a man but I still have a instinct that it’s more feminine. Reminds me a little of Odin Roam 10 I even get a bit of the smooth, opulent and spicy ebony wood from this too.

I have to say that I always anticipate CdG releases with a fanboy level of enthusiasm and this was no different but I'm a bit late to the table on it. So disappointed that it doesn't deliver, I wanted something really cold and unnerving along the lines of a Narciso Roderiguez and this is echoed in a recent(ish) video by E Simplyputscents guy. I expected Wet, cement but less musky and with comme des garcon signature incense weirdness but alas this fragrance is not that at all! What concrete delivers is a modern, synthetic, woody scent which is a bit too sweet frankly considering the name and expected brief. Is this sandalwood? really? This is not what I consider, just sandalwood and CdG actually make one of the most potent and spicy sandalwoods you could hope for in blue santal. It's not a overly sweet smell, nor would I strictly call it cloying, but I did find it a little grating after a while. I thought it was okay on the whole but linear and not what I was expecting from a house with a reputation for pushing boundaries, in a good way. Strange but not the good strange I wanted.

I have to give this fragrance some props for the fact that it has three distinct phases which could easily be three different fragrances. This quality must be applauded. It starts out like the most chaotic and shambled mixture of warm and spicy vibes which made me think I was in for some sort of incense and amber affair. This then changes over a period of 20 mins to an hour into a fragrance I have DEFINITELY smelled before I just cannot place exactly what it is. It goes gourmand almost in this mid phase, becoming a sickly spiced, nutmeg, hints of cakey, spicebomb and warm vibes, I don't dislike it but the fact that there's yet another change in the drydown is welcome. Then there's the finale...a deep, creamy, heavenly, woody, resin which is gorgeous and sits low on the skin smelling nothing like the opening or heart. I can honestly say this is an enigma of a fragrance, the way it progresses gradually giving up it's secrets and although unremarkable by themselves add up to the kind of olfactory experience I look for when trying a new fragrance and Resin Sacre delivered a similar trifecta. So I like it for this reason but it didn't grab me enough to add it to the collection, reason being the middle bit is the longest lasting and my least favourite and the best bit at the end is too much of a skin scent. Oh the opening is interesting but aren't they all. Try though and see if you feel the same way about it?

This was the first I tried from this line and looking at the name I expected it to be in this style. Cologne Absolute has a citrus, green opening which is clean and soapy with the white florals coming on a bit as it develops. I love tarragon as a herb and the thought of a fragrance which features it at the forefront is great but something doesn't work as this settles. It became more herbal certainly, but not something I would enjoy wearing as something seems slightly off about this combination. Good on Tom Daxon (we will come to what I thought of the other three I sampled in later reviews) for not just making a classic cologne but maybe he should've done? I think for those that like it, this will be a real gem.