Orphée
Maxim's (1998)

Smells like an amped-up version of a scent I don't like: Caron Pure. The opening reminds me of champagne but with green and herbal undertones. This green quality intensifies as the scent progresses until it ends up smelling like a bunch of plants! I got barely any watermelon at all. Smelled sour and perfumy. I had been expecting a refreshining, almost gourmand watermelon and was seriously disappointed. Ecch!!

Hard-to-find but worth the effort, Orphee is unlike anything else. A refined version of that irresistable smell of watermelon bubblegum you can occasionally detect at supermarket checkout counters. Wait. That sounds cheap. Orphee is much better than that.The fresh, clean, sweet bite of watermelon. Nothing less, nothing more.

Watermelon at it's best! A much better version of Kenneth Cole's Reaction. Just take out the Sour Apple note and add 3-4 more hours of longevity and you have Orphee. A definite winner for the Summer months!

Terrific light, aromatic fragrance; great for spritzing in large doses. Reasonably long lasting with the watermelon detectable throughout. Best in summer, a scent that is cooling and dry at the same time.