Fresh Cypress & Tangerine by Rituals

Today I’m sampling Fresh Cypress & Tangerine by Rituals. With dominant notes of cypress, tangerine, bergamot, tonka bean and mint. This is the first time I’ve heard of this house, yet alone tried one of their fragrances. A friend of mine was nice enough to offer me some samples, and the notes of this one took my fancy. So what do I get? Well the name doesn’t mislead, it’s a cypress and tangerine scent throughout. I never get much of a mint note, I do however get a lot of tonka bean. Now I’m growing a strong dislike for tonka bean, ever since I grew to hate Armani Code it’s a note I find utterly boring and increasingly annoying. Tonka bean seems to be the common denominator in any fragrance that it plays a dominant role in. No matter what other amazing notes are in the mix, the tonka comes in and makes it smell exactly the same as the next fragrance. I could of loved this fragrance, but because of the tonka I’ll never know. On to the next one!