Mandarin Verbena EDT

Why, oh why, did B&BW/Henri Bendel discontinue this beautiful fragrance?! I found it at the B&BW semi-annual sale about a year and a half ago for 75% off and it immediately became an HG. I frantically called around to all of my local B&BW stores trying to find backups; sadly, I was only able to find one. This is a soft, fruity fragrance that lasts all day long. It's not overly …Read more

This fragrance is perfect for greeting a warm spring/summer morning. First thing out of the shower, the lemon verbena mist is refreshing, enlivening, enveloping and...sadly, evaporating all too soon (within about an hour). It's a luscious, sweet tang---like real fruit and blossoms--and really stimulates the mind, waking one right up out of complacency or the last vestiges or slumber. When …Read more

Henri Bendel candles are my favorite, so I have been wanting to try the perfumes. I bought this, along with the Orange Flower and Rare Mimosa during the huge sale at B&BW. I had to return the other two because they were both sickeningly sweet. Mandarin Verbena, however, smells so clean and light, I wish I had stocked up. I also bought the body veil, which is a refreshing mist that could …Read more

This was a pleasant surprise! I ordered all of the EDTs (except the vanilla one) because I'd been wanting to try them and the price was just too good to pass up. I do like verbena, but I wasn't sure if I'd want to wear it as a perfume. This is a softer, sweeter, more feminine verbena though, and I absolutely adore it. It's the perfect light scent for summer. I'm …Read more