Côte d'’Azur starts off with a pleasant bergamot blast, followed by raspberries and the smell of fresh toast in the background. The heart notes add a bright jasmine impressione that is quite a good rendering of this berry. This is followed by a tuberose that adds a richer fabric and is quite bright; this tuberose is neither waxy nor particularly indolic on me.

The base is characterised by the addition of a fairly synthetic vetiver, with is quite standard in character but adds and agreeable detail to the whole.

I get good sillage, good projection, and 3 hours of longevity on my skin.

Quite a pleasant bright and summery scent that is my preferred Oribe creation. Released 2014.  3.25/5.

18032023

The opening characterised by a woodsy lavender impression, which has sweetish berry-like undertone to it. The the middle of its development I get mainly a nonspecific mix of white florals, which is rather mundane.

Lavender wood in the top notes heart notes

In the base a generic wood note seems to take over, and finishes it off quickly in quite an unimpressive manner. Not sure where the desert comes in.

I get moderate sillage, medium level projection, and 2 hours of ‘longevity’ on my skin.

A basic scent. 2.5/5.

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The top notes combine a standard bergamot impression with a note of a honeyed violet crumble, which adds considerable sweetness.
In the heart notes a somewhat jasmine starts to dominate, with white florals in the background adding a bit of more substance.

The base adds an ambery impression, with a woodsy component on the sidelines that is combines with a generic white musk. Nothing too special.

I get moderate sillage, good projection, and 4 hours if longevity my skin. Released
2021.

Not an exciting scent and a bit on the mediocre side, but not bad.  Overall 2.75/5

18/03/2023