Over the years, L’Occitane have created some incredible Fragrances and not just those that run through their skincare and body care ranges. When it comes to a selection of Eau de Toilette offerings, I have absolutely loved the likes of Violette & Rose De Mai. Today is the turn of Herbae par L’Occitane Clary Sage Eau de Toilette and Beauty Milk.
Starting with the Clary Sage EDT which is packaged in the most stunning bottle, Clary Sage was everything I didn’t expect from a fragrance of that name.
I was expecting it to be very green and earthy and not something I would want to wear a lot of - well I was very wrong.
Cast your mind to the scent of Provence on a clear spring day; aromatic, invigorating and lightly floral thanks to wild flowers that blossom in abundance across the rolling hills of the South of France. HERBAE par L’OCCITANE
It is said that Clary Sage, which is the embodiment of this scent does bring those refreshing notes of wild grass and they are expertly intertwined with a herbaceous heart of clary sage, so the Earth green scent I was expecting is most definitely evident and present, but the rest of the notes give it a little twist.
As always with fragrance by L’Occitane there is the most wonderful selection of notes and for Clary Sage we have a few.
Fragrance Notes
- Top notes: Bitter Orange, Bergamot, Thyme
- Heart notes: Clary Sage, Angelica, Wild Grass
- Base notes: Elemi, Cashmeran, Amber
So opening with the fresh and very zesty notes of Bitter orange and Bergamot, the Thyme in the background to ensure the citrus doesn’t become too powerful, already you have that scent of spring in a bottle. The heart notes add that more earth and again citrusy with Angelica alongside Clary Sage and Wild Grass but the base notes, as the fragrance settles are really beautiful. Elemi, which was once described to be as being clean, green and citrusy but then with Cashmeran which is warm, woody, pine like and also some say with leather works so well alongside Amber, which is warm and sweet with a vanilla type scent.
Then to accompany the EDT we have the Herbae par L’Occitane Clary Sage Beauty Milk which is described as being an aromatic, green and invigorating body lotion that is sensual and mysterious.
The Beauty Milk, which given its name has a fluid texture, is enriched to Shea Butter to ensure your skin is hydrated and moisturised. Alongside the Shea Butter is a natural extract of Clary Sage which gives it those earthy green notes you get with the fragrance and when combined, the two enhance that wonderful clean, green and warm scent.
For me, as other descriptions read, Herbae par L’Occitane Clary Sage is one of those scents that are made for Spring and Summer as each season transitions into one another, too light and airy for Winter, which for me needs a fragrance which is rich, dark and mysterious.
On sale now the EDT is priced at £55 for 50ml and the Beauty Milk is £24.50 for 250ml. For me, Clary Sage is surprisingly delightful and I’m glad I tried it before reading anything about it, it’s one of those fragrances that would suit absolutely everyone and, as with most fragrances from L’Occitane, it was great longevity on the skin, for me lasting around 5-6 hours before I would feel the need to re-apply.
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