Sicilian Limes, from Shay & Blue London was released in 2013. The perfumer behind this creation is Julie Massé. It has the top notes of Lime, middle notes of Rosemary, and base notes of Cedarwood and Oakmoss.
Shay & Blue are such a surprise package with some really, really good fragrances expected to be linear but then have unexpected notes. This is a fragrance I would describe as being a citrus that could've been done by Amouage...well not quite but almost. You think mmmmm...Sicilian Limes nice... If the blood orange was anything to go by this is going to be zesty and accurate, and it is. The opening is sharp and does have a realistic lime feel but it's not quite in the league of something like Jade from Armani prive. The citrus is joined by a herbal note which works well with it and then a kind of cedary backdrop, no surprises there then. However that isn't the whole story because the main theme of this perfume is the early onset and progressive development of a curried cumin type note. This actually turns a bright zingy scent which appears all fun and games at first, into a pretty spicy affair. This works perfectly with the lime too, like lime pickle you serve with poppadoms or something? I can get why people wouldn't like this the drydown is very masculine and spicy in my opinion and also a bit sweaty like L'Artisan parfumeur Timbuktu. I liked it a long lasting citrus that dishes up more than I had bargained for.
Shay & Blue are such a surprise package with some really, really good fragrances expected to be linear but then have unexpected notes. This is a fragrance I would describe as being a citrus that could've been done by Amouage...well not quite but almost. You think mmmmm...Sicilian Limes nice... If the blood orange was anything to go by this is going to be zesty and accurate, and it is. The opening is sharp and does have a realistic lime feel but it's not quite in the league of something like Jade from Armani prive. The citrus is joined by a herbal note which works well with it and then a kind of cedary backdrop, no surprises there then. However that isn't the whole story because the main theme of this perfume is the early onset and progressive development of a curried cumin type note. This actually turns a bright zingy scent which appears all fun and games at first, into a pretty spicy affair. This works perfectly with the lime too, like lime pickle you serve with poppadoms or something? I can get why people wouldn't like this the drydown is very masculine and spicy in my opinion and also a bit sweaty like L'Artisan parfumeur Timbuktu. I liked it a long lasting citrus that dishes up more than I had bargained for.