West Indian Lime
by Crabtree & Evelyn

I loved this on me. I like green fragrances and will happily wear frags regardless og their "gender". Unfortunately Mr Ali loathes my greenies telling me I smell of toilet block so I won't be stocking up anytime soon but will surreptitiously spray when out shopping

4th December, 2011.

Lime, lime, and more lime. But a very spicy, at times almost savoury, lime. This quickly settles into a pleasant dry-down, with a sober citrus feel and the odd hint of vetiver. Sometimes it strikes me as being quite synthetic, but it is really rather good all the same.

Decent length and sillage.

16th October, 2010.

I like it very much,
It is the Vetiver that makes the scent for me - very fresh and green

It does leave a good close to the skin statement

I would use this one for spring - summer and Sienna from C&E in winter/autumn

A Royal Classic !!!

6th August, 2010. (Last Edited: 21st September, 2010.)

This newer West Indian Limes scent from C&E smells nothing like their sadly discontinued and much lamented East Indian Limes offering from a few years ago. That's not to say the new West Indian release isn't nice, it's just very different. The old East Indian Limes was, if memory serves (it's been a long time), an intense citrus with a dark spicy base that had its feet stuck more in the traditional lime scents of Trumper and Truefitt & Hill. The new West Indian is obviously aimed at a younger modern crowd and as such is lighter and fresher, but that doesn't make it any worse - there's a dominant traditional powdery note which accompanies the citrus all the way through to the dry down and the base seems to be light woods, thankfully preventing that powder from getting too sweet. I personally really like it and it's still quite different in its own way. Logevity is quite good - I still get pleasing wafts of it after 5 or 6 hours - but the sillage is not as good as most C&E frags, East Indian Limes included, presumably because it's lacking the base spices that make most other C&Es (with the exception of Uncharted) project quite well. But otherwise it's a very good fresh lime scent.

5th May, 2010.

Very much like anything Gendarme has/would release. Delicious lime stays for about an hour, giving way for several hours of classic, high quality lavender and sandalwood. Superb, and suitable for any time of year.

17th August, 2009.

This is a lime fragrance without the sharp zest.It is a more restrained and nicely formulated variant on the the citrus theme. The opening is still a lush,green and refreshing experience, but it feels more like a proper cologne than some lime based curio. It dries down into a light woody citrus, with a delicate floral garnish, and it is very deftly done. Sadly, as is the way with many fragrances of this type, its brevity is its one big flaw. The delightful accords, so lovingly created, dwindle inside about four hours. Nevertheless, for the pleasure it gave me, I still give it a thumbs up.

27th July, 2009.