Today I got a bottle of Green Valley blind. I'd read all the reviews, so I was expecting that maybe it wouldn't be one of the better Creeds. I did catch a brief whiff of a Green Valley tester a few weeks ago and found it surprisingly good.
I know what people mean when they say this one is more "synthetic" smelling than some of the other Creeds. At first, it does have a kind of cologney vibe. It reminded me of something, but it wasn't Fahrenheit. Fahrenheit has that big dirty gasoline note, and this one doesn't. Maybe it reminds me of the original Paul Smith Men in the green bottle-- but Green Valley has mint at the top and vanilla at the bottom. You do get a heavy dose of violet leaves though. I should point out at this point that Green Valley seems to be a very hard fragrance to review, because of the amount of violet leaves-- you get anosmic to it fairly quickly (I've read that violet leaf fatigues the nose quickly and the wearer can't smell it soon after-- and this seems to make sense in this case.) So I wouldn't say the longevity is weak. It's just the violet leaf.
There is a certain familiar "signature" to this scent though that just reminds me of something. I was thinking and thinking and thinking. It just hit me. There's something about the first blast of Green Valley that is similar to Polo Sport. But whereas Polo Sport smells very "blue", this one is obviously very "green" smelling.
All the reasons people dislike Green Valley, I can understand completely. It doesn't seem to have that Creed house note and it gets kind of powdery and maybe a slight touch feminine for some. And people say it smells a bit like candy-- I agree. It's like Lifesavers candy-- or maybe this-- Remember Lik'm ade? (The candy that has the edible white candy stick that you dip into the cherry and greape powder and eat). I always liked eating the white candy stick more than the powder. Green Valley's vanillic/candy aspect reminds me of the candy stick. With the mint and just a tiny smidge of something like apple-- I also get a bit of Montblanc's Présence.
Still, as much as I like GIT, it can be a bit "sticky" and "heavy" for some occasions. Green Valley is much brighter and more versatile. I haven't had much chance to test it out yet, but it seems like a good Spring/Summer scent.
I also got a bottle of Ambre Canelle and I'll do a review of it soon. (It's pretty intense stuff!)
I know what people mean when they say this one is more "synthetic" smelling than some of the other Creeds. At first, it does have a kind of cologney vibe. It reminded me of something, but it wasn't Fahrenheit. Fahrenheit has that big dirty gasoline note, and this one doesn't. Maybe it reminds me of the original Paul Smith Men in the green bottle-- but Green Valley has mint at the top and vanilla at the bottom. You do get a heavy dose of violet leaves though. I should point out at this point that Green Valley seems to be a very hard fragrance to review, because of the amount of violet leaves-- you get anosmic to it fairly quickly (I've read that violet leaf fatigues the nose quickly and the wearer can't smell it soon after-- and this seems to make sense in this case.) So I wouldn't say the longevity is weak. It's just the violet leaf.
There is a certain familiar "signature" to this scent though that just reminds me of something. I was thinking and thinking and thinking. It just hit me. There's something about the first blast of Green Valley that is similar to Polo Sport. But whereas Polo Sport smells very "blue", this one is obviously very "green" smelling.
All the reasons people dislike Green Valley, I can understand completely. It doesn't seem to have that Creed house note and it gets kind of powdery and maybe a slight touch feminine for some. And people say it smells a bit like candy-- I agree. It's like Lifesavers candy-- or maybe this-- Remember Lik'm ade? (The candy that has the edible white candy stick that you dip into the cherry and greape powder and eat). I always liked eating the white candy stick more than the powder. Green Valley's vanillic/candy aspect reminds me of the candy stick. With the mint and just a tiny smidge of something like apple-- I also get a bit of Montblanc's Présence.
Still, as much as I like GIT, it can be a bit "sticky" and "heavy" for some occasions. Green Valley is much brighter and more versatile. I haven't had much chance to test it out yet, but it seems like a good Spring/Summer scent.
I also got a bottle of Ambre Canelle and I'll do a review of it soon. (It's pretty intense stuff!)
