60%
would repurchase
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I went directly to a Santa Maria Novella store determined to get a unique and new fragrance. I got paper stick samples of most of the cologne herbal group and at first I did not care for this one,...
About reviewer (23 reviews)
Age25-29
SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Cool
HairBlond, Curly, Fine
EyesBlue
Cedar chips like a freshly cleaned hamster cage. There's a very faint oily flower note in the back, but mostly smells like a freshly opened bag of hamster chips. Unimpressed
About reviewer (1727 reviews)
Age36-43
SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
HairBrunette, Other, Fine
EyesBrown
So different than what I expected -- when you think Potpourri you think dried florals and very feminine. But this is more unisex with rich spices -- resins and fruit mixed into some spicy...
About reviewer (636 reviews)
Age36-43
SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm
HairBrunette, Other, Medium
EyesBrown
This does not appeal to everyone, but you must give this scent TIME. It changes throughout the day and becomes less like potpourri and more like incense mixed with some spice. It really is like...
About reviewer (23 reviews)
Age44-55
SkinOther
HairOther
EyesOther
I wonder if SMN can make a fragrance that doesn't smell like strong old soap on my skin!
It's not that I don't like soap in general, but I don't like it as a personal scent!
Pot-pourri ( Hahha!...
About reviewer (262 reviews)
Age30-35
SkinCombination
HairBrunette
EyesBrown
Thus far this is the one SMN that I could not love, in fact I had to hold my arm out the car window on the ride home while it was fresh. The dry down was much nicer than I'd imagined it would be...
About reviewer (18 reviews)
Age
SkinDry, Fair-Medium
HairRed
EyesBlack
Can't overestimate the importance of context and associations when it comes to how people react to fragrances - without doubt as important as skin chemistry and olfactory receptors. SMN Potpourri...
About reviewer (577 reviews)
Age
SkinOther
HairBrown
EyesBrown
This is drier and more masculine than I remembered from sampling it a year ago - medicinal eucalyptus. I'd like to try layering it with something floral.
About reviewer (35 reviews)
Age44-55
SkinCombination
HairBrown
EyesBlue
"Vicks." That's what the boyfriend announced. And he has a point -- though he may have been responding more the herbally bits than any actual eucalyptus. It's stronger and longer lasting than...
About reviewer (27 reviews)
Age30-35
SkinOther
HairOther
EyesOther
Woodsmoke and pine. This fragrance initially smells, to me, like a walk through the neighborhood on a cold winter day. A most pleasing floral base with herbs and berries develops as the smoke and...
About reviewer (69 reviews)
Age
SkinOther
HairOther
EyesOther
I went directly to a Santa Maria Novella store determined to get a unique and new fragrance. I got paper stick samples of most of the cologne herbal group and at first I did not care for this one,...
About reviewer (23 reviews)
Age25-29
SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Cool
HairBlond, Curly, Fine
EyesBlue
Cedar chips like a freshly cleaned hamster cage. There's a very faint oily flower note in the back, but mostly smells like a freshly opened bag of hamster chips. Unimpressed
About reviewer (1727 reviews)
Age36-43
SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
HairBrunette, Other, Fine
EyesBrown
So different than what I expected -- when you think Potpourri you think dried florals and very feminine. But this is more unisex with rich spices -- resins and fruit mixed into some spicy...
About reviewer (636 reviews)
Age36-43
SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm
HairBrunette, Other, Medium
EyesBrown
This does not appeal to everyone, but you must give this scent TIME. It changes throughout the day and becomes less like potpourri and more like incense mixed with some spice. It really is like...
About reviewer (23 reviews)
Age44-55
SkinOther
HairOther
EyesOther
I wonder if SMN can make a fragrance that doesn't smell like strong old soap on my skin!
It's not that I don't like soap in general, but I don't like it as a personal scent!
Pot-pourri ( Hahha!...
About reviewer (262 reviews)
Age30-35
SkinCombination
HairBrunette
EyesBrown