Solinotes · 2023
Herbe Zen EDP
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Mixed
fresh
uplifting
skin-close
fresh mint and leaves with cedar-musk
Scent Notes
Fresh / Green
Base
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Solinotes Herbe Zen smells like fresh mint and leaves with cedar-musk. It opens with blackcurrant bud, leaves and mint, moves into mugwort, poppy and rose and settles on cedar, musk and sandalwood. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days and the office. Released in 2023.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and stays close to the skin.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: green is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you want a scent other people notice from across the room.
Around $14.
Explore more: More from Solinotes · Fresh perfumes · Mint perfumes · Rose perfumes
Concentration
EDP
Occasion
Casual · office
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
- Office
The Brand
Solinotes
Solinotes is a French fragrance line built on a single conceit: one note per bottle. Each fragrance names and centres a single dominant note, such as patchouli, tonka, oud, mocha or santal, for the shopper who wants a scent that smells of one clear thing rather than a bouquet. 32 Solinotes perfumes are listed on Scendira; the cheapest sits near $11 and the priciest near $46. In community threads Scendira tracks, the Solinotes names that surface are Solinotes Vanille, Solinotes Tonka and Solinotes The Blanc.
Notes behind the picks
Solinotes Vanille (2010) reads as warm vanilla custard dusted with spices, opening on vanilla and white blossoms and drying down to spices. Solinotes Tonka (Eau de Parfum, 2018) is described as creamy tonka sweetness with powdery musk, with balsamic notes and petitgrain up top and musk and amber underneath. On Solinotes The Blanc (2017), expect cool bergamot and white tea with clean musk; it starts with cardamom and bergamot and settles on white musk and osmanthus.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like fresh mint and leaves with cedar-musk. It opens with blackcurrant bud, leaves and mint, moves into mugwort, poppy and rose and settles on cedar, musk and sandalwood.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and stays close to the skin.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days and the office.
It reads unisex.
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