Sun-Washed Citrus by Bath & Body Works bottle
Bath & Body Works

Sun-Washed Citrus

4.1/5 · 113 votes Feminine 2020
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Fragrance notes

Notes
Agave nectar

Character

Longevity2.1/5
Sillage2.1/5
Day85
Night10
Summer100
Spring57
Fall12
Winter4
Our take

It opens with a slap of sunny tangerine and lemon so bright it feels like the rind is still wet with morning dew. The sugar and agave nectar fold in fast, softening the citrus bite into a syrupy, almost candied sweetness. There is a faint aromatic whisper here, barely there, and a hint of vanilla that never fully materializes. The whole thing sits maybe sixty seconds on your skin before it starts to evaporate like a glass of ice tea forgotten on a hot porch. That is the problem. This fragrance is a lovely idea drawn in pastels but printed on tissue paper. It is cheerful, completely safe, and undeniably synthetic in that cheerful Bath & Body Works way. The dry down is essentially just a memory of sweetness clinging to a shirt collar. With longevity and sillage both hovering just above a two, you are buying a fifteen minute mood lift. Is there anything more frustrating than a fragrance that vanishes before you have even finished your coffee? This suits someone who wants a quick spritz after a shower on a July morning, just to smell clean and vaguely fruity for the trip to the farmer's market. Skip it if you want to be noticed or if you expect your scent to last through lunch. Wear it on a hot spring day when you know you can reapply freely, or not at all.

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