Year: 2014
Notes: bergamot, winter lemon, fruits, honey, ambergris
Comment: Kitrea is part of the Flight of the Bumblebee Collection
Located north-east of Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, Kitrea (or Kythrea) represents a "union between citrus and the sea".
Sadly, Kitrea is practically an unnecessary sequel to the previous year's Finisterre, but with Kitrea's honey and fruits substituting Finisterre's woodier attributes. As expected, it's fresh, salty, aromatic and slightly green, with the winter lemon exuding its lemon-orange hybrid properties. There are also floral and spicy facets throughout, and any sweetness is firmly kept in check.
While it's a pleasant effort, one tends to look unfavourably on niche houses that produce more than one calone-inspired offering (especially within such a short space of time). With under twenty fragrances released to date, one expected Maria not to have been so complacent.
Both longevity and projection are about average.
Sadly, Kitrea is practically an unnecessary sequel to the previous year's Finisterre, but with Kitrea's honey and fruits substituting Finisterre's woodier attributes. As expected, it's fresh, salty, aromatic and slightly green, with the winter lemon exuding its lemon-orange hybrid properties. There are also floral and spicy facets throughout, and any sweetness is firmly kept in check.
While it's a pleasant effort, one tends to look unfavourably on niche houses that produce more than one calone-inspired offering (especially within such a short space of time). With under twenty fragrances released to date, one expected Maria not to have been so complacent.
Both longevity and projection are about average.
