I’ve been asked to give my 2 cents on 2 scents. What we have here are 2 strawberry perfumes by perfumer Kedra Hart (Opus Oils) – Green and Cream. These are both all natural perfumes made with Martha’s Vineyard strawberry essences (by Perfume Pharmer). We have 2 different takes on strawberries.
Here are my impressions:
Cream #2 notes include Martha’s Vineyard strawberry flower essence, pink pepper, bergamot, tangerine, boronia, peach, raspberry, strawberry, amber, vanilla, patchouli, beach found ambergris, and sandalwood.
Cream #2 is a creamy strawberry. It smells like real, ripe strawberry with a bit of fruity pink pepper and peach. You can smell the lactones in this. It’s a creamy strawberry that is sweet but too sweet. It’s fruity sweet, not cupcake sweet. It smells like really ripe strawberries. It’s “denser” than Green #1.
Green #1 notes listed include Martha’s Vineyard strawberry flower and leaf essence, pink pepper, white water lily, red mandarin, ivy accord, rose, tuberose, boronia, strawberry, black currant, peach, green tea, sandalwood, patchouli, beach bound ambergris and oakmoss.
Green #1 opens as a green strawberry that smells like a strawberry patch. There’s a hint of spicy pepper and crushed greens. This scent is dewier, freshier than Cream #2. The florals are delicate. I love the water lily in this. Green #1 is fresh and reminds me of picking strawberries.
So which do I prefer? Sometimes I surprise myself. Both are good but I prefer Green. Green is summer. Green is a place. Green is a happy fragrance to me.
You can find more info and impressions of this project at Perfume Pharmer. For a limited time, both samples are available for purchase for $8.
Ah! strawberry scents, this took me back to my days and love affair with Spiritual Sky Strawberry, I have ordered a bottle of this now for nostalgia’s sake. Also looking forward to trying these two. Thanks for the review. 😀
Oh, you need to try them! Both of these are so nostalgic. Monica Miller/Perfume Pharmer wanted a perfume that smelled like green summer fields and the other as a creamy strawberry dessert. And it works. Both bring back memories for me as well!
OK, you convinced me. I love strawberries, just not the horrible version of mutant strawberries that is in so many department store perfumes. I’m buying samples of these.
breathesgelatin recently posted..Quest for the Wedding Favor Perfume, Part 4
I thought I hated strawberry scents too because of those AWFUL mainstream things. But, if we only relied on mainstream things, we’d probably think we hate a lot more than we do 🙂
[…] Botanicals is offering 20% off with code “love2me”. This is a great time to pick up Strawberry Passion (Indie FiFi nominee) or any of the Primordial Scents sets (these will introduce you to many […]
[…] Green is more like the plants. It reminds me of picking strawberries. It has a greenness with a fruity, spicy pink pepper. The water lily adds a dewiness. It’s a delicate, playful fragrance. Here’s my full review. […]
[…] not a sweet strawberry. It’s a “green strawberry”. It sort of reminds me of Perfume Pharmer Strawberry Green. For a strawberry home fragrance, this one is very sophisticated. It’s more green and citrus […]