Daisy Mist Lemon Spritz

Lemon Spritz is the citrus one, and Marc Jacobs have not tried to complicate it. Lemon essential oil leads, and using the real oil rather than a synthetic lemon accord is what gives it that squeezed, slightly bitter zest quality instead of the sherbet-lemon smell most cheap citrus scents settle for. Strawberry arrives underneath and softens it into something rounder and pinker, and a lemonade accord ties the two together so the finished thing reads as a glass of homemade pink lemonade rather than as a cleaning product. That is a compliment; sharp citrus needs the sugar. It is a hair and body mist, so the formula is built to hydrate as much as to scent, and lemon is one of the shortest-lived materials in perfumery, meaning this will fade fast on skin. Hair holds it longer. Marc Jacobs sell the four mists as layering pieces, and this is the one to reach for when you want to lift something heavier. Spray it liberally, expect to reapply, and use it in summer, where a bright lemon is doing an actual job. The bottle carries the Daisy charm on the cap, in yellow for this one.