Banana Republic Wildbloom Rouge

Banana Republic brings us Wildbloom Rouge just in time for Autumn. I can't help but feel that this rouge is a complement to the deep burgundy rouge lipsticks that are very much the look for Fall.

While there are several fruit notes in Wildbloom Rouge, it doesn't come across overly sweet or too juicy. It's deeper with a bit of a wine touched rose feel to my nose and then the plum note  and a small dose of  green apple. The florals here are  light but pretty and give way to deeper amber/ woods drydown with only a hint of musk.

Wildbloom Rouge is  not a super unusual fragrance but it's a cozy  and  pleasant scent  for the cooler sweater weather  .  I quite liked  BR's previous Wildbloom Vert, which is very different from this, but in all Banana Republic  always seems to bring fragrances that are wearable and nicely done.

Top notes:
Green Apple, Sparkling Bergamot, Fresh Clementine, Juicy Plum, Dewy Guava

Middle notes:
Magnolia, Freesia Petals, Sheer Jasmine, Water Hydrangea

Dry down:
Warm Amber, Cashmere Musk, Creamy Sandalwood

Banana Republic Wildbloom Rouge is $ 48 for 1.7 oz

A corresponding men's scent- Wildblue Noir will  also available.

Both will be in stores/online later this month.

Banana Republic W & M Fragrances Are Back

Ready to head back to the '90s?   Banana Republic is re-releasing W for women along with M for men, scents that originally debuted in the mid '90s and were quite popular as I recall.

W is a light , green and fresh scent with a little citrus at the top  and  musks  at the drydown. It's almost a skinscent, very clean smelling  and one for those who like lighter fragrances .

M is my favorite of the two .  It's also fresh but more citrus-y with bergamot at the top and getting more green  as it goes,  along with sandalwood and white musk notes . It's a very refreshing scent and easily unisex.

 W  and M are $ 48 each 

Banana Republic Wildbloom Vert

 Banana Republic has always done really nice fragrances, I think. That's unusual for a store branded scent. Remember Rosewood and Alabaster of about 5 years ago ? I still have some tiny samples of those.

Their newest scent is Wildbloom Vert, a companion to last year's Wildbloom.  Think spring and early summer in a  bottle and you've got Wildbloom Vert. It helps , too, that the packaging is adorably pretty.

I get plenty of green tea and green notes aka  the "Vert" but with lots of fruit, not super sweet fruit, but summer  fresh fruits. There is apple, pear and  peach in there  but my nose doesn't get too much of the peach, mainly some crisp pear.   It does  remind me a little of  the green tea scents that have gone before but it's also different than those. Fresh and just a little aquatic, with dewy white florals all underlined by the  green notes ( the main green note listed is violet leaves) . The drydown becomes more green and less floral , a little dry and crisp with ,to me, a little grass in the finish . Not your typical sugary fruity/floral, thankfully .

Wildbloom Vert has medium sillage and lasts nicely. It has a sunny personality that is appealing.  It's  a great heading into spring scent that will be just as nice come summer.

Other notes listed are gardenia and magnolia, teak , sandalwood and soft  musks.

$ 42 at all Banana Republic stores .