Spring Flower (1996)
by Creed

I got this as a gift. I think Creed has been overrated, overpriced for its quality. It's a sweet, aquatic, fruity scent. Something in it does not settle and subdue after hours of application on the skin, something in it gives me a headache, I just can't tolerate this one. Sorry Creed!

This is a surprising scent. The very top note is menthol mint something. Then comes water lilies or lilies left in much water and began to decay. Base notes are fresh nice florals which lily is not very heady, well balanced and nice. The only problem is these well balanced nice florals have become so crowded in the market that i began to see them like penguins and have troubles in remembering which is which. I will give it thumbs up but as a am not hit at heart by the top note surprises i would buy a cheaper penguin instead of it.

I got this for my mother as a gift due to its connection to Audrey Hepburn. While I don't believe this was ever truly worn by Audrey (she wore Interdit by Givenchy) try not to draw conclusion about the scent from Creed's claims. I always take those with a grain of salt.

I smell it now and it really reminded me of Aqua di Gio pour Homme! The men's version! Really weird. Though this is very young and feminine and has the usual Creed metallic house accord I associate them with. Great scent, I think, when you remove all predetermination of the 'background'.

I'm surprised so many reviewers compare "Spring Flower" to other aquatic/fruity/florals; In fact,"Spring Flower" is remarkably unique in a sea of tropical-caramels and rasberry-oceanics. "Spring Flower's" earthy prettiness and quiet playfulness makes it utterly charming and unexpected competition for those other thin, airy and saccharine scents classified as "fruity-floral"; a fragrance family that has since been stripped and "overbred" by the years of influence from marketing groups ("More Gourmand" they scream--"Drier, sweeter and headier!").

While the opening notes do unfold in a burst of bright tartness, they are immediately smoothed over by the sensation of buttermilk creaminess and sweetness--like strawberries or lignonberries in cream. Then follows a succulent watery-ness that begins to develop and run, like snow melting in early springtime sunshine, throughout the fragrance until drydown: It is at once too carnal to pass as water; to elegant to be mistaken for nectar or fruit juice. It almost seems like a kind of iced tea...one sparkling with lemons, peaches, rose petals and rosemary.

There is something so unexpected and sprightly about "Spring Flower" that although it is quite feminine, it would be a disservice to wood nymphs everywhere to call it "proper"; "Spring Flower" is melting snow dripping off spring buds, fresh grass, fields of flowers and wild strawberries. In other words, it's an interesting, raw kind of fragrance that mischeviously whispers: "Forget this party, school class or customer report...sneak away like Maria from "The Sound of Music" or play like "Marie Antoinette"...run to the woods, brooks and fields---stare at the bright blue skies, watch clouds pass by and live off berries and fresh cream! Who cares what anyone thinks or if you get your feet dirty." Unlike those quickly developed and mass produced fruity florals on store shelves (those that also seem to reproduce like rabbits in fragrance departments) "Spring Flower" has something they all lack: Spunk, character and a sense of humor. "Spring Flower" is a tickling delight...and almost seems to thumb its nose at those who feel otherwise. "lighten up, stop and smell the roses" it says, "think transcendental thoughts in lazy midday sunshine or stomp in rainy-day mud or crisp snow."

Recently I tested Cool Water Woman by Davidoff, ironically, this Creed Spring Flower graces my wrist only a few days later...and I'm not finding much difference between the two! My impression of CCW was "sweet fruity floral top with a woodsy ozone marine drydown". SF is actually even less than that! As VIBERT points out there is not much flower in evidence here...he's absolutely correct, I don't get any flower notes. What I do smell is a fruity opening with a somewhat sickly ozone/aquatic base. Unfortunately quite a disappointment for me.

Though a bit sharp, this fragrance is a really nice fruity floral that yes, is... happy. I saw this on Samantha's bathroom toilet in an episode of Sex and the City and thought, "did they really think Samantha would wear Spring Flower?? It's so girly and free sprirted." But that's the beauty of Spring Flower, it's youthful but ageless. It reminds me the brightness of Gucci Envy and it seems to sour a bit after about 30 minutes on my skin, a little bit like when one holds a penny for a couple seconds, but in general, nice... not fresh, not particularly floral, just bright a bright and friendly fragrance.