Spring Flowers - 956

No. 956 is The Essence Vault's take on Creed's Spring Flower, a fragrance built around the idea of a blossoming English garden. It opens with a juicy rush of peach, melon and apple that captures the original's effervescent fruity character, though the fruit here leans more artificial and sugary than Creed's more natural-feeling blend. The jasmine and rose heart is pleasant but noticeably thinner, missing some of the original's green, dewy nuance. The base settles into a soft musk and amber that reads pleasant but generic rather than distinctive. Sillage is loud in the opening hour then drops off sharply, so this is best treated as a light daytime spring or summer scent rather than an all-day performer. For the price, it is a fair approximation of the mood if not the craftsmanship.