Nitpicking (and astronomical price) aside, however, I’d love to sniff this one!

I actually mixed up a slurry of lime, orange, pine, rose, cedar and linool (mostly pine and rose – but no juniper on hand) several weeks ago in an attempt to create an “enchanted forest” scent, but I can’t say my creation was a masterpiece.

Dior’s Forever and Ever does something similar – they don’t list pine as a note, but I remember it as a big juicy rose with a coniferous drydown. Possibly a lower priced alternative.

But seriously, Bois de Cedrat is one of the most beautiful, refreshing citrus scents I’ve ever encountered (and that’s saying a lot in a world of fresh scents). If you haven’t smelled it, do give it a try next time you are near a Creed counter.

Of course, I’ve not been able to “afford” either of these in FB, though they are both on my to-buy list. The great thing is that Creed pre-packaged samples are very generous – 1.5 ml to 2ml? – so I’ve been able to sort of get by with them. But once the warm weather rolls around again, I’m sure I’ll be trying to work them into my budget.