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What bergamot actually smells like

The material

Where it comes from

The peel of a small green citrus grown almost entirely in Calabria, southern Italy. It is the same oil that flavours Earl Grey tea, cold-pressed from the rind rather than distilled.

The smell

How bergamot reads

Sharp citrus with a floral, faintly bitter lift — less sugary than orange, less sour than lemon. It smells expensive in a way plain citrus does not.

On skin

How it wears

A top note. It is the brightness in the first ten minutes and it burns off fast, which is the point: it opens the door for the heart.

7 parfums

Bergamot in the range

Self Made, Self Made, By the Beach, By the Beach and more — all at 25% perfume oil.

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25% perfume oil, blended in small batches.

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