L'Etrog by Arquiste, 2011

Astonishing opening, with dark and bitter lemon notes - really good ones? is the question, it reminds me unfortunatley of opening a bottle of "Lemonsoda", which always is a great feeling (because you do that when you are thirsty, and soon you aren't no more), but in a perfume? Pleasant, but short. Then woody (Vetiver?) but extremely short-lasting.

Divine opening, lingers on but softens to the point of oblivion not long after application (give or take a couple of hours). Subtle, spiritual, clean and evocative ... true, but fleeting too. Too bad considering the price tag. Unisex may be but certainly a great masculine fragrance for those with subtle tastes. This is one of the best citrus fragrances I have tested but as with quite a few excellent citrus compositions this too promises us plenty but delivers less and that's a bit disappointing. Today I wore Cartier Cologne, loved it on my skin, got many compliments and it costs maybe one third of L'Etrog for double the quantity. And indeed in perfumery quality is more important than quantity ... but some times our criteria get blurred; especially if the display and presentation are so good as Arquiste's and as in Aedes de Venustas. My advice is to try a few times and give it a good thought before purchasing L'Etrog. If on the other hand you have plenty of cash to spare then by no means this is a quite good citrus fragrance with nothing olfactory about it.

A citron hologram introduces a honestly crafted woody-citrus fragrance that's refined, nice smelling and very wearable. The woody notes (incredibly not overdone) and some sweetness, provide some sustain to an otherwise extremely fleeting composition that while resulting definitely pleasant, it still doesn't have the ability to stand out in todays overpopulated niche market... Nice yet somewhat forgettable.

A classically citrus type scent for both men and women though veering to masculine tastes. Very bright yellow citron opening ,tart, juicy ,tasty and then slight , subtle sweetness from date and myrtle with a bit of bitter green from vetiver. A simple scent very evocative of summer and easy to wear.