Chemistry (1994)
by Clinique

The great strength of Chemistry is it's simplicity. In my opinion it's a forgotten modern classic, an unpretentious all rounder. On my skin it goes of perfectly. I especially love the smell of Chemistry when I rediscover it on a jumper or scarf... As with Polo Blue I suggest Chemistry works best for those of us who have a slightly heavier or musky natural scent.

Great little dry, citrusy-amber frag. Very clean, very tailored, very simple. Wonderful frag for layering or wearing alone, really.

Chemistry, while not the most sophisticated fragrance, for me is easy to wear, very pleasant and hits some lovely notes. A little clean, just a bit spicy and just the right amoount of depth and warmth. Clinique never intended it to be anything else.
Rumor has it that it's slated to be discontinued. I hope not.

It smells ok, but there are 104,405,742,048 other "clean " smelling fragrances like it on the market. Nothing to rave about really

The first 15-20 minutes are all mellow sunny citrus (lemon with some key lime) clammoring for attention. I imagine a barrel of limes and lemons hopping around, cheering, happily poking and tickling one another. Once the settle down, a pure soapy note rises. This is pure white soap, like Ivory soap, but not as sharp. It doesn't make my nose tickle, but I want to smell it over and over again because it's so crisp, like fresh sheets hung to dry in a spring breeze.

The amber base peeks out and then stays just behind the scenes for the next several hours, and I smell white tea and some wood as well. The ginger is gentle, merging into white tea. A smooth cup of white tea enjoyed on a cedar deck, as lemon trees waft in the breeze: this is Chemistry to me.

I'm a woman and it's a man's scent, but these are the types of frags I like: subtle but present; not overly perfumy but almost skin-like in the way they adhere to a person. I bought this originally for my BF, thinking it might be too plain for him. I believe he would have liked it, but I'm glad I kept it for myself.

Meh. Reminds me a bit of YSL's original Jazz because I detect some sort of fern smell in both of them, but the only note they share in common is the amber. Pretty straightforward, and the girl I was with when I tried thought it was "too stuffy for summer." I think the scent is more of an acquired taste opposed to the more easily wearable Happy, so I'd label this Clinique offering a try-before-you-buy fragrance.