Cèdre bleu / Blue Cedar (2008)
by Yves Rocher

The name "Cedre Bleu" must refer to the blue cedar tree, because there is nothing even remotely sporty or "blue" smelling about this fragrance. There's also nothing particularly great about it either. It's a basic woody cedar fragrance, thickened and warmed up with sweet amber in the base notes. Thankfully I don't find the amber overly sweet, at least not enough to cancel out this scent's overall woody smell.

I give this a neutral rating because even though it smells good, it's boring. It's just a woody scent that's sort of sweet and dark smelling, and that's about it. It's not the kind of fragrance I'd pick as my scent of the day, mostly because it doesn't have great longevity. It lasts about five hours for me.

Regarding the "feminine" designation, I have a hard time imagining this as a feminine fragrance, because it smells more like a typical woody oriental masculine scent to me.

It's nothing to write home about, but for the low price it gets, it's worth a sniff.

MY RATING: 6.5/10

17th March, 2011.