General citrus recommendations - and discussion of all things orange

[stellamaris]

For orange I would say Vixen, and Celanthous (sp?) Silkmoth from the Metamorphasis.

Lemon, there's always Lemon Scented Sticky Bat, Embalming Fluid from the GC.

[alterosen]

Hi everyone, longtime lurker and forum/perfume newbie here!

 

So I just received my first package of imps in the mail, which included Manhattan (lemon) and Aizen-Myoo (various citrus fruits). I absolutely love lemons, oranges and the like, but neither smelled the way I hoped they would I get the amber, wood and orchid in Manhattan, and on me Aizen-Myoo is a cloyingly sweet fruit scent- neither had the zest or fruit rind bitterness I was so excited for. What other scents should I try in my next order? Is my nose sadly un-functional? Or should I just accept that my skin chemistry is not meant for citrus scents?

 

(In addition, I like spicy/woody/aquatic scents, florals not so much.) Any recs are greatly appreciated!

 

I'll second the rec for Embalming Fluid & since you like the spices suggest Great Sword of War (mandarin, tonka, saffron, black tea, cocoa, tobacco leaf, sanguine red musk and five classical herbs of conflict) which is a spicy orange musk.

 

Maybe Nyarlathotep - I thought it smelled like limes & wood.

Veering away from citrus, You might like also like Port Royal for the spicy woods with a hint of aquatic. It's a bit on the masculine side.

[Floria]

I'd recommend Embalming Fluid for lemon - very refreshing - and Xiuhtecuhtli for orange if your skin doesn't amp the incense and jungle flowers beyond all reason. (I get mostly orange out of it, at least.)

[stellamaris]

Red from the Fraggles is quite gorgeous warm citrus, very juicy. Strangely, there is no citrus in it, but it just smells that way to me.

Gobo is lemony, orangey too, but also sweet.

 

Ira bath oil is pretty amazing, it smells like blood orange to me.

Edited July 25, 2012 by stellamaris

[kawaiiferreto]

Have you tried Xiuhtecuhtli? It's my favorite orange scent by far.

 

Notes: Copal, plumeria and sweet orange and the smoke of South American incense and crushed jungle blooms.

 

The orange is definitely most prominent on me.

 

 

ETA: It's in the Excolo section.

Edited July 25, 2012 by kawaiiferreto

[stellamaris]

No, I have not tried that, but it sounds pretty amazing, and right up my alley!

[Alia Kaitan]

I will second the rec for Ceanothus Silkmoth. It is amazing soft woody scent with a gorgeous blood orange. Very much a 'rind' note, like what you are looking for, but with a lovely fullness to it. Not too sharp. The jasmine does not register as 'floral' to me in this. I get mainly the blood orange, oudh, bog wood and benzoin.

 

Another ahhhmaaaayzing citrus LE is Velvet Tiger. Definitely worth the effort to find it, IMO, if you can do vetiver. (I vetiver, so this blend was a huge hit for me. It's the scent that showed me how awesome citrus could be; before this, I wouldn't touch anything w/citrus.)

[Caper]

Aelopile! citrus and amber and verbena and oudh.

 

Also Water Dragon had a great citrus fruit mix.

[aoiphe]

You also might want to consider Wake from the Land of Dream series earlier this year. Huge slap of grapefruit, orange and lemon.