Eau des Jardins

Eau des Jardins is a bright citrus from Clarins, composed by Sophie Labbé and released in 2010 for women. Citrus is what everyone notices; most also find it woody, and a minority describe it as green, sweet, musky or aromatic.

The notes are listed together rather than in stages. Grapefruit, Amalfi lemon, bergamot and orange give a sharp, sparkling freshness, and mint adds a cooling edge. Blackcurrant and currant leaf and bud bring a tart, green, slightly sharp fruitiness, while bay leaf adds a herbal note that keeps it from being purely sweet. Rose is present but light. Underneath, Virginia cedar and vetiver provide a clean, dry woodiness, patchouli a hint of earth, and musk a soft, skin-like finish.

This is a daytime fragrance by character, made for warm weather and casual wear, the kind of thing to reach for on a summer morning. It suits people who want a citrus with a little more structure and greenery than a simple cologne.

Eau des Jardins — for women fragrance by Clarins (released 2010). Notes: Amalfi Lemon, Bay Leaf, Bergamot, Cassis, Cedar, Citruses, Currant Leaf and Bud, Grapefruit, Lemon, Mint, Musk, Orange, Patchouli, Rose, Vetiver, Vetyver, Virginia Cedar. — Parfica open fragrance database