Sevillian Neroli Eau de Cologne

By the editors · 2 min readNeroli dominates the opening with its bright, honeyed orange-flower bitterness, sharpened by lemon and grapefruit that strip away any sweetness within seconds. Rosemary enters early, adding a camphorous green thread that keeps the white petals airy rather than creamy, while orange blossom reinforces the citrus-floral axis without turning soapy. The ylang-ylang lands in the base, lending a faint banana-custard warmth that cedarwood dries to clean pencil shavings, and a single clove bud provides a soft-spicy snap that prevents the scent from drifting into bland freshness. On skin the citrus flash fades after twenty minutes, leaving a transparent woody-floral haze that hovers close, projecting no farther than forearm distance for about four hours. Designed for warm weather, it behaves like a refined eau de Cologne, ideal for office or post-gym refreshment when you want cleanliness without aquatic clichés.