Well, it may be September (my birthday month!!!Β π₯³) but I’m clearly still not done with summer scents yetΒ π π
Don’t get me wrong, I love the Autumn vanilla/pumpkin scents (especially when Bath and Body Works bring out their’s and it’s the first thing that hits you when you walk inπ) but fresh, aquatic scents always get me.
That brings me to Victoria’s Secret’s Santorini Neroli Water Fragrance Mist which I couldn’t resist in the Β£5.99 mist sale; so how does it smell?
First thing some of you may be wondering: is this anything like Tom Ford’s Neroli Portofino? (if I see anything with Neroli in the name I always have a sniff to see if they’re similar) The answer: No – not at all (not gonna lie was kinda disappointed).
This is definitely a pretty scent but get this, have you ever smelled flat Irn Bru? (Probs not lol, and I’m talking old recipe, now discontinued Irn Bru) this smells a lot like it.
After the initial flat Irn Bru (which is a fruit flavoured drink) it dried into a more floral scent – kind of like furniture polish (I’m not making this sound great ay?π).
It’s defo not as bad as I’ve made it sound, it’s a nice daytime scent for summer/autumn. It’s described on the bottle as Neroli Water and Butterfly Lily – it’s not aquatic, the lily is there, but the citrusy neroli is very very light.
Recommended? If you like lily give it a go, but if you’re looking for a new VS mist and you haven’t had the chance to smell any, I’d recommend trying something different π