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The lime and mandarin opening hits bright and citrusy, then it settles into this creamy, powdery dry-down that lasts most of my workday. I keep catching soft almond and vanilla whiffs on my scarf hours later, which is exactly the kind of elusive I hoped for.

The lime and mandarin opening is so bright it practically wakes you up, but that creamy vanilla and almond dry-down keeps it from feeling sharp. I keep catching that soft, powdery violet note hours later — it wears closer to my skin than I expected, which is exactly what I wanted.

The green accord in the opening keeps the sweetness of the cherry blossom and vanilla from becoming cloying—it's bright and alive without being sharp. I put it on before a long workday and caught soft, powdery wafts of it for hours, which is exactly what I want from a perfume.