PERFUME REVIEWS

Wit & West Perfumes has been reviewed by top fragrance blogs and publications including Fragrantica, ÇaFleureBon, Basenotes, Organic Beauty Lover, I Sniff Before I Sleep, as well as various social media fragrance influencers and bloggers including Redolessence, Joseph Colbourne and more.

See below for reviews of several different fragrances from the Wit & West Signature, Cologne and Reserve Collections. For additional features and reviews including press articles about Wit & West Perfumes visit our Press page.

 

Caldera Flower Eau de Parfum by Wit & West Perfumes | 100% All-Natural Perfumes and Colognes

Caldera Flower gives my previous brand favorite, La Valse, competition as owner of my heart!

"It is an exceedingly transportive fragrance. Right out of the gate, it is fresh, bright, and zesty, but very soon thereafter comes the juiciest bubblegum note ever — and it's all-natural! At this stage, I get lots of ylang-ylang with a bit of ginger, and it is mouth-watering! The ginger does not overwhelm me; it's a "gentle ginger," not at all like the harsh, buzzing ginger note in some designer releases. A while later, I sense more of the gardenia and vanilla, and when it wafts around my head, it smells like a tropical flower garden — slightly heady, but not headache-inducing. The more I wear it, the more I like it and appreciate its photorealism and ability to transport me to Panama. Well done, Wit! The dry down is a "your-skin-but-better" sandalwood and ambrette. I personally feel the vanilla more in the heart, but I do so enjoy the brand's house vanilla tincture. And now I guess I'm a fan of their ylang-ginger-bubblegum accord! Sillage is moderate, within arm's reach; longevity is 5-6 hours, which is good for an all-natural perfume. Highly recommended if you're seeking something natural and/or new for spring and summer."

Beth Butterfield, Editor for Fragrantica. See full review and article here: Wit & West Launches Caldera Flower

Caldera Flower Eau de Parfum by Wit & West Perfumes | 100% All-Natural Perfumes and Colognes

Panama’s lush aromas surround me, and Caldera Flower in all its beauty seeps into me, each inhalation threading into the recesses of my mind. 

"As I step into this paradise, the air laden with the bright zest of bergamot, awakening my senses. Sunlight sifts through the canopy, casting moving shadows on the ground, the undergrowth flourishes in intense lushness. The air glimmers and mixes with the ethereal sweetness of neroli, a harmonizing peaceful fusion of floral and citrus gliding on the breeze, inviting me deeper into my landscape surroundings...Around me, creamy gardenias bloom, exuding a powerful, sweet, silky whisper with green undertones that elicit pure tranquility. Each breath brings a wave of refinement, carried by the warm tropical air, which is Intoxicating and complex. Airy touches of spicy, floral magnolia and sensual ylang-ylang blend seamlessly with the vibrant top notes, cascading like a waterfall of vibrantly scented nectar that invites me under as it flows over me...Panama’s lush aromas surround me, and Caldera Flower in all its beauty seeps into me, each inhalation threading into the recesses of my mind. Wit & West Caldera Flower is a creative shared experience that captures a beautiful memory’s essence and deeply imprints it in my heart, a fragrant moment forever carved in time and fragrance."

Read full review by Sandi Lundberg, Senior Editor, ÇaFleureBon - Wit & West Caldera Flower 2025 + Whispers of Paradise

Brumaire Woods Eau de Parfum by Wit & West Perfumes | 100% All-Natural Perfumes & Colognes

Brumaire Woods...is definitely my favorite from Wit and West.

"I love that this is unabashedly herbal, warts and all, the way I love it. My taste for aromatics range from pleasantly subtle to full-on Santa Maria Novella antique medicinal-unguent strong, and Brumaire Woods is firmly in the latter. It stars with a fist gripping a sampler from the herb garden, smelling of mint, thyme, hyssop, pennyroyal, and the garden soil mingling with it all. The trigeminal nerve is activated: feeling cool, bracing, and sharp. A few minutes pass, and suggestions of neroli are evident, but what really blooms on my skin is a heaping mound of oakmoss that fixes the herbaceous bouquet for a good while, feeling reminiscent to the mossiest aromatics that were marketed to gents in the 70s and 80s. One comes to mind: R de Capucci, one of the most oakmossy heavy fragrances I've smelled. This one is up there, and the thyme paired with it is a brilliant decision. This is definitely my favorite from Wit and West."

Joseph Colbourne, alphairone My Fragrantica, Colbourne | Basenotes Forum and JJ Colbourne - YouTube

Reviews & Testimonials for Brumaire Woods Eau de Parfum by Wit & West Perfumes | Natural Perfumes and Colognes

Brumaire Woods a smokey, modern fougére

"Brumaire Woods is a really nice, smokey, modern fougére with lavender, mint, tobacco and oakmoss...There's something lively and animated about this perfume and it happens to be the one I have fallen in love with from this husband-and-wife duo's line..."

From the Redolessence YouTube video featuring Indie American Perfume Houses for July 4th, 2022.

Reviews & Testimonials for Brumaire Woods Eau de Parfum by Wit & West Perfumes | Natural Perfumes and Colognes

Brumaire Woods invokes a calm and peaceful sense of rootedness and home.

"The Pacific temperate rainforests of western North America combine to form the largest rainforest region on the planet (as defined by the World Wildlife Fund). Today, less than 10% of the original coastal rainforest remains, making federally protected areas especially treasured as a part of our shared ecological heritage....Perhaps only perfume can capture the slow sensorial tempo and cool refreshing emotion of the Pacific temperate rainforest (of the Columbia River Gorge)...Such a matchless expression of place can be found in Wit & West Brumaire Woods. Perfumer Whitney Swales uses all natural and whole botanical materials to create a fragrance intimately connected to memory, history and sensory experience. Brumaire Woods invokes a calm and peaceful sense of rootedness and home." 

Read full review by Rachel Ng, Contributing Editor and Writer for the perfume blog website, ÇaFleureBon - Wit & West Brumaire Woods Review

Reviews and Testimonials for Fleur du Riad Eau de Cologne by Wit & West Perfumes

Fleur du Riad blooms with sultry sweetness and flirts with orange blossom milky floralcy enlivened with a sparkling aldehydic piquancy.

"Wit & West Fleur du Riad blooms with sultry sweetness and flirts with orange blossom milky floralcy enlivened with a sparkling aldehydic piquancy...(and) shows itself to be more lovely and complex with time. Orange blossom entices with its sensual depth and complexity, tying the citrus floral aromas of the opening into the intensity of the heart. Indole-rich and warmly sweet, orange blossom is opulent and rich, balanced by a fine-drawn backbone of bitter-green grassiness that energizes the flush floral. Jasmine is a proper partner for this waltz of flowers. Musky and playful, the green, fruity, floral, spicy, and indolic character of jasmine grandiflorum matches the energy and temperament of orange blossom to perfection."

Read full review by Rachel Ng, Senior Editor for the perfume blog website, ÇaFleureBon - Fleur du Riad Review

Reviews & Testimonials for Fleur du Riad Eau de Cologne | Wit & West Perfumes

Fleur du Riad - Inspired by an interior courtyard in Morocco, it gives the impression of a garden in full bloom on a hot day.

"This fragrance is an all-natural ode to orange blossom. Inspired by an interior courtyard in Morocco, it gives the impression of a garden in full bloom on a hot day. The vetiver and oak moss in the base give it depth and texture, creating a genderless wear. It’s not too sweet or bitter; I find it very balanced and charming. When I ordered this, I also picked up a sample of Streetcar Magnolia which I also loved, perhaps even more! But being part of her cologne collection, they come in under $100, so I can look forward to owning the full collection someday. These two along with Yuzu Pop are examples of botanical perfumes at their finest."

@wren.rouge on Instagram

Honeysuckle Halcyon Eau de Parfum by Wit & West Perfumes | 100% All-Natural Perfumes and Colognes

Honeysuckle Halcyon - After a few generous spritzes, my arm is drenched in deliriously pretty, honeyed flower

"...On first spray, Honeysuckle Halcyon lets you know exactly what she’s about. After a few generous spritzes, my arm is drenched in deliriously pretty, honeyed flower that strikes me as an easygoing little sister to Parfums Delrae’s gorgeous Amoureuse: heady, syrupy and sensual. But baby girl is out for a good time and mixes in some peach juice and a scattering of mimosa blossoms. It is sweet, but not overly so, juicy and languid, and makes me want to twirl into the arms of someone mama warned me against..."

Read full review by Lauryn Beer, Senior Editor for the perfume blog website, ÇaFleureBon - Honeysuckle Halcyon Review

Reviews & Testimonials for Honeysuckle Halcyon Eau de Parfum | Wit & West Perfumes

Honeysuckle Halcyon is possibly the most beautiful honeysuckle fragrance I’ve encountered.

"Honeysuckle Halcyon is possibly the most beautiful honeysuckle fragrance I’ve encountered. As a handful of you may know, I’ve been searching for the perfect honeysuckle and THIS is what I was looking for. It is soooo vivid. It is hypnotic. It is full of depth and color and beauty. It’s exactly right. The projection and sillage are good. I was expecting modest performance, but I can smell it on myself for hours and hours after putting it on. The dry down is fabulous. This is a small business worth checking out. Natural botanicals may or may not be your thing, but they will almost certainly be unlike anything you’ve tried. You may find yourself falling in love with a fragrance you can’t find anywhere else."

@a.perfume.collector on Instagram

Reviews & Testimonials for Honeysuckle Halcyon Eau de Parfum | Wit & West Perfumes

Honeysuckle Halcyon - When a scent changes your mood and makes you extremely happy, you want to wear it all the time. 

"Upon initial spray you are surrounded by an effervescent peach that puts a huge smile on my face. In a few moments the most creamy, sweet Honeysuckle and Jasmine Sambac dance around the bubbling peaches to create a long lasting, delightful experience. In the dry down the patchouli and Haitian Vetiver make their entrance as they carry the florals and crystallized peaches through 4-5 hours of stage time. This is awesome for a 100% natural perfume!!! If you haven’t tried this Indie House you are missing out on a rare opportunity. @witandwest is a 100% all-natural botanical perfumery, based in Colorado. I am not paid to share my review. I purchased this fragrance directly from the House. I did not hold back from speaking my honest opinion. This fragrance is AMAZING."

@tammielovesfragrances on Instagram

Jasmine Bae Saranae - A whiff of this makes me feel like I’m in an actual garden smelling the real flower

"This is a neroli and jasmine scent that’s utterly feminine with a unique twist. Asian Mint works so well with jasmine and orange blossom, while creamy sandalwood and Tonka Bean base brings the brighter notes down. It’s a perfectly balanced floral that’s not too sharp nor too sweet. A whiff of this makes me feel like I’m in an actual garden smelling the real flower, and I forget I’ve just sprayed a liquid bottle. I don’t get only the flower, but also the stem, roots, and bits of dirt clinging on."

Andrea Lee, The Organic Beauty Lover Blog

Jasmine Pet Noi Eau de Parfum by Wit & West Perfumes | 100% All-Natural Perfumes & Colognes

Jasmine Pet Noi captures that essential and healing lifeforce that propels us forward, to heal, to love and to create anew. 

"Wit & West Jasmine Pet Noi smolders down into a resinous base of labdanum, patchouli, and palo santo. This beautiful dry down is an utter whirlwind of healing energy. Biting yellow lemon entwine with honied marshmallow sweetness; fresh water mint and creamy notes reminding me of Siam wood and sandalwood rise to the surface. This garden is alive! It is buzzing with energy, a plentiful and dark perfection. Jasmine Pet Noi captures that essential and healing lifeforce that propels us forward, to heal, to love and to create anew."

Read full review by Rachel Ng, Senior Editor for the perfume blog website, ÇaFleureBon - Scents of Healing featuring Jasmine Pet Noi

La Valse Eau de Parfum by Wit & West Perfumes | 100% All-Natural Perfumes & Colognes

La Valse was intended to be the waltz to end all waltzes. La Valse seems to be a rose fragrance to end all rose fragrances.

"Wit & West's La Valse opens with a sharp, spicy, yet sweet pepper that is balanced to perfection so as not to be overwhelming with too much of a bite. Then, gliding with delicate steps, it wisps and dips me into the roses: Rose Bourbon, with its warmth and vibrancy and rose absolute with its honied and heady with a touch of spice are brilliant flowing partners.

After the lovely and elegant rise of the pepper and rose, I then drift into the finale with the last movements of this perfume. Whitney’s artisanal vanilla tincture adds sweetness and its close embrace is supported by longevity, endurance which is intriguing in a natural perfume.

La Valse deserves a deep, and graceful bow." Read full review by Sandy Lundberg, Contributor for the perfume blog website, ÇaFleureBon - La Valse Review

La Valse Eau de Parfum by Wit & West Perfumes | 100% All-Natural Perfumes & Colognes

La Valse...the top notes smell like the aroma of a Swedish glugg distilled with rose, raisins, vanilla, and spices—delicious

"The top notes smell like the aroma of a Swedish glugg distilled with rose, raisins, vanilla, and spices—delicious. Soon, the rose becomes more prominent, jammy, with some piquancy, reminding me of one of my own composition ideas from some time ago when I combined black pepper with a damascone-heavy rose together. I get to revisit that concept here, fully realized, wonderfully rendered, and I am happy that it was achieved by a passionate perfumer."

Joseph Colbourne, alphairone My Fragrantica, Colbourne | Basenotes Forum and JJ Colbourne - YouTube

Rosé L.A. Eau de Parfum by Wit & West Perfumes | 100% All-Natural Perfumes and Colognes

Rosé L.A. - The ROSE is rich, dense, tangy sweet and oh so good.

"Perhaps it’s because I’m an LA (Los Angeles) girl 💯 that this scent captured my heart, IDK, but I can tell you that I received a dozen (no joke) compliments from random people while wearing this. The ROSE is rich, dense, tangy sweet and oh so good. I enjoy both the opening and the dry down 10/10 (that’s not the case with all fragrances). The resinous sandalwood is pure heaven wrapped with juicy mandarin and florals. Getting wafts of myself keeps me wanting more."

@tammielovesfragrances on Instagram

Streetcar Magnolia Eau de Cologne by Wit & West Perfumes | 100% All-Natural Perfumes and Colognes

Streetcar Magnolia is a great perfume to carry around in the torpor of summer. A fresh spritz brings that bouncy yuzu-holy basil, which feels like a Pimm’s’ cocktail for the skin, and the scent’s floral-herbal lingers following me around like a welcome breeze.

"Streetcar Magnolia starts out with a refreshing blast of holy basil that feels like a late spring morning when the nighttime chill hasn’t quite burned off yet. There’s a juicy burst of yuzu right after, popping like a glittery firework and quieting down just as quickly. As the basil moves forward, I can just start to get glimpses of the perfume’s namesake flower. But the first stage is all about holy basil, which, unlike better-known types of this herb, has something of the anisic-savory qualities of French lavender and a minty undertone that is both soothing and invigorating. On a hot, sticky July day like today, it’s a welcome tonic...Wit and West Streetcar Magnolia is a great perfume to carry around in the torpor of summer. A fresh spritz brings that bouncy yuzu-holy basil, which feels like a Pimm’s’ cocktail for the skin, and the scent’s floral-herbal lingers following me around like a welcome breeze."

Read full review by Lauryn Beer, Senior Editor for the perfume blog website, ÇaFleureBon - Streetcar Magnolia Review

The Violetear Eau de Parfum by Wit & West Perfumes | 100% All-Natural Perfumes & Colognes

The Violetear - This is a stunning violet candy scent with slightly earthy and musky undertones and a delicately soft talc texture.

"Wit & West's The Violetear is a fresh Fougère, shimmering with the special radiance of the blue-green metallic, Mexican Violetear hummingbird. A herbaceous lavender opens the scent, with a subtle coumarinic undertone. Just as its namesake balances in the air, this fragrance does spectacular work of balancing the relation between lavender and coumarin that defines a traditional Fougère – effortless and refined. A skilled interweaving of rose de mai absolute (rose centifolia) and rose damascene provide a warm honeyed voluptuousness with superb lemon-citrus undertone and spicy green facets, the very breath of a fresh bouquet of roses. Mimosa adds powdery floral airiness to the fragrance, layering light honey-like floralcy with woody back-tones. The violet opulence of the reserve iris enfleurage rises in a rainbow of amethyst, mauves, periwinkle, and plum. This is a stunning violet candy scent with slightly earthy and musky undertones and a delicately soft talc texture."

Read full review by Rachel Ng, Senior Editor for the perfume blog website, ÇaFleureBon - The Violetear Review

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