Green Tea Yuzu
Green Tea Yuzu by Elizabeth Arden is an unisex eau de toilette from 2014 in the budget price tier. It opens with yuzu, bergamot, lemon, green tea and petitgrain, moves into neroli, thyme, mint and blackcurrant and dries down to musk, birch and ambrette seed. Expect around 4 hours of wear, and it projects softly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Yuzu Japanese citrus — like grapefruit and mandarin crossed. Crisp and clean.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Green Tea Dry, slightly bitter, calm. Quiet and very easy to wear.
- Petitgrain Bitter twigs and leaves of the orange tree. Dry and a little green.
Heart
- Neroli Distilled orange blossom. Green, soapy and elegant.
- Thyme Dry, sharp kitchen herb. Bracing and slightly antiseptic.
- Mint Cold and tingly. Great in small doses, toothpaste in large ones.
- Blackcurrant Tart, dark and slightly catty. Adds bite to florals.
Dry-down
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
- Birch Clean pale wood. The leaves, not the tar.
- Ambrette Seed The only natural musk. Pear-like, warm and slightly boozy.
Smells like this
- Stellar Scents Aqua
- Prada Luna Rossa
- Tom Ford Neroli Portofino
- Nishane Wūlóng Chá X
- Yves Saint Laurent Trench
- Clean Reserve Acqua Neroli
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