True Religion

True Religion, the brand's 2008 feminine created by Rodrigo Flores-Roux, is a sweet, fruity scent with a strong woody backbone. Gourmand sweetness leads, with wood close behind and citrus, green, floral and ambery touches.

Its notes are listed as one blend. Green apple, apple, red currant and plum give a crisp-to-jammy fruitiness, while mandarin orange and bergamot add a bright citrus sparkle. Violet leaf brings a green, slightly cucumber-like freshness, and freesia and amaryllis a light floral note. Underneath, hinoki wood gives a clean, lemony, slightly resinous wood reminiscent of Japanese cypress, cedar and Virginia cedar a dry, pencil-like woodiness, and amber a soft, warm glow.

The mix of crisp fruit and clean wood makes it an easy, casual scent rather than a formal one. It suits relaxed daytime wear, for someone who likes fruit-forward sweetness held in check by a dry, woody structure.

True Religion — for women fragrance by True Religion (released 2008). Notes: Amarillys, Amaryllis, Amber, Apple, Bergamot, Cedar, Freesia, Green Apple, Hinoki Wood, Mandarin Orange, Plum, Red Currant, Violet Leaf, Virginia Cedar. — Parfica open fragrance database