Bergamot, from HERBA London was released in 2018. The perfumer behind this creation is unknown. It has the top notes of Bergamot and Orange, middle notes of Neroli and Rose, and base notes of Cedarwood and Tobacco.
First of the Herba London line and I'm excited to see what they're all about. I've only sprayed this on my hand briefly and don't usually conduct a review after such an insufficient wear. However I did diligently pay attention to how this fragrance progressed and judging it as I did when I read the name...there can't be a lot to it. There isn't really. However there's some nice surprises in here. The bergamot note is clearly from some high quality naturals because the smell is divine, constantly switching between lime, lemon and petit grain and is up there with some of the finest bergamot/citrus fragrances I revere such as Aqva viva. Bags of depth and a real pungency for the first few minutes, projecting wildly. As it settles though it goes in a direction I wasn't expecting, a very soapy accord develops and it's not the waxy, white floral, neroli I was expecting. This is more of a nondescript cleanness, almost powdery but muting the citrus quite substantially, then this subsides and the neroli starts to kick, becoming more what I'd suspected it might. So what is bergamot then? It's a very competent and nicely presented citrus, which has a lush, memorable opening and a good heart and base, lasting fairly well. I will be wearing it properly soon but they're off to a good start.
First of the Herba London line and I'm excited to see what they're all about. I've only sprayed this on my hand briefly and don't usually conduct a review after such an insufficient wear. However I did diligently pay attention to how this fragrance progressed and judging it as I did when I read the name...there can't be a lot to it. There isn't really. However there's some nice surprises in here. The bergamot note is clearly from some high quality naturals because the smell is divine, constantly switching between lime, lemon and petit grain and is up there with some of the finest bergamot/citrus fragrances I revere such as Aqva viva. Bags of depth and a real pungency for the first few minutes, projecting wildly. As it settles though it goes in a direction I wasn't expecting, a very soapy accord develops and it's not the waxy, white floral, neroli I was expecting. This is more of a nondescript cleanness, almost powdery but muting the citrus quite substantially, then this subsides and the neroli starts to kick, becoming more what I'd suspected it might. So what is bergamot then? It's a very competent and nicely presented citrus, which has a lush, memorable opening and a good heart and base, lasting fairly well. I will be wearing it properly soon but they're off to a good start.