Citrus Water
Note Profile
About
Citrus peel oils in a light, drinkable-smelling wash. Despite the name it is not an aquatic note. The water is the eau of an eau de cologne, not the sea.
Scent Profile
Citrus does nearly all of it: 'bright and zesty', 'lively and sparkling... like freshly squeezed lemons and oranges'. Sour is the tart half of what the source calls 'a blend of tartness and sweetness', and it is what makes this read as juice rather than peel oil alone. White_floral is neroli, named in the Farina formula, and it is the facet that separates citrus-water from the plain citrus note. Under those sit a green rind edge, a sweet fruit roundness, and an aldehydic and clean_musk lift each carrying the 'crisp and clean' the source reports. Nothing here is aquatic, ozonic or mineral, and that absence is stated by the source rather than assumed.
ScentWheel
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
Origin
An eau built from citrus fruit rather than a single extract. Its historical anchor is the oldest surviving eau de cologne formula, made by Giovanni Maria Farina in 1709: lemon, orange, bergamot and neroli oils dissolved in grape spirit. Premiere Peau files the term under Citrus Smells and tags it citrus, fresh, fruity.
Usage in Perfumery
Used as a top note and as a whole-fragrance idea, in colognes and in light summer compositions where the brief is freshness rather than depth. It carries the opening and then hands over, since the source says the sharpness softens as it evolves.
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