New Perfume Review: Nest Fragrance Verde “Baseball Season” + *Win Verde EDP, Rollerball $150 E-GiftCard* Draw

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The Rookie by Norman Rockwell

Spring is finally here, and for me, that means the start of baseball season.  I hibernate from October through March, basically sleepwalking through my days until Spring Training breaks, and Opening Day arrives.  For me, there is nothing finer than an evening at home, listening to the play-by-play on the radio, or have the lucky opportunity to go to the ballpark and watch a Red Sox game played under the lights.   I asked myself before the start of this season what perfume would go best with Opening Day, and I’ve found my answer in the new Nest Fragrance release,  the first I have tried, Verde –a fougere scent so bright, green and hopeful it’s like an entire baseball season in a bottle.

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Laura Slatkin,  Nest Fragrance Verde and Jerome Epinette

 Verde is a Sephora exclusive fragrance (as well as nestfragrances.com) and perfumer Jerome Epinette returns for another season at the plate.  Unlike the past seven scents from Nest Fragrances, Verde is not floral inspired.    (Midnight Fleur (Jerome Epinette 2012) Passiflora (Christophe Laudamiel 2012 , Amazon Lily (Christophe Laudameil) White Sandalwood (Jerome Epinette 2013), Dahlia & Vines (Jerome Epinette 2013), Paradise (Christophe Laudamiel 2014), and Indigo (Jerome Epinette 2014).  The packaging is once again inspired by the 18th century artwork of Mrs. Mary Delany, who has captivated Creative Direcor Laura Slatkin with her collage work.

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Verde opens with a dewy and sparkling fern accord, with Himalayan cedar and bright verbena leaves at its heart and followed by a slightly mossy vetiver in the drydown. Although Verde seemed to start off slowly, it soon blossomed into a wonderfully inviting and cheerful scent.  I wore it first to go to dinner with my wife and nearly forgot I had it on, but it kept creeping back to distract me until both of us were remarking on how enjoyable it was.  The fern and cedar balance each other’s tart and dry aspects, and the verbena lends the right amount of acidic zing to keep the overall green vibe from becoming too monochromatic and flat.  Verde isn’t a dramatic scent – instead it presents as a sincere and unpretentious style of perfume. There is a sense of fresh shoots just beginning to break ground, and then the notes combine to give your nose a quick splash of cucumber-like, juicy effervescence.   I think it ideally suited for when you’re out under the hot summer sun in the bleachers hoping to catch a fly ball. Verde’s power and sillage are average,  lasting about four hours on my skin and has enough strength to sit with you for nine innings, and maybe even into the 10th if your home nine are locked in a pitcher’s duel.

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Brooks Robinson  Norman Rockwell Fenway Park

I’m very taken with Verde.  It’s easy to get overly floral when choosing a spring scent, but Verde does what all great fougeres should do – mainly, to be green, bright and fun to wear.  This is my first experience wearing a perfume from the Nest Fragrances line, and and I am eager to explore the rest of the line. A 50 ml EdP spray is affordably priced at $68.00 which is about the cost of beers  and hotdogs.  Besides, my wife loves it and can’t stop talking about it.  And if there’s anything better than baseball season starting, it’s in knowing that the love of my life loves what I wear to the stadium.  Play ball!

Steve Johnson, Editor

Disclosure:  my sample was provided by Nest Fragrances

Notes: wild fern, Himalaya cedar, verbena leaf, vetiver

Editor’s Note:  Nest Fragrances Indigo is a semi finalist in the Fragrance Foundation 2015 awards for Women’s Prestige Fragrance of the Year as is Lemongrass and Ginger Home Fragrance in the Interior Scent Collection of the Year category.

Thanks to Nest Fragrances, we have a triple play draw for three US readers!

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First Prize: Verde 50mL EDP Spray ($68); Verde Rollerball ($25); and a $150 e-gift card to shop on nestfragrances which has a fantastic selection of home, bath, personal and body products.

Second Prize: Verde Rollerball ($25) and a $100 e-gift card for nestfragrances.com

Third Prize: Verde Rollerball ($25) and a $50 e-gift card for nestfragrances.com

To be eligible, please leave a comment about what you love most about baseball season and if you have a favorite Nest Fragrance and what you would spend your e-card on should you win.  Draw closes 4/11/2015

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26 comments

  • I like hearing the Little League games going on while I’m playing tennis on the courts nearby–I don’t actually watch too often, but it’s always fun to listen to all the parents cheering their kids. 🙂 And I like that if it’s baseball season, that means it’s also time to play tennis outside! 🙂

    I think I would spend the card on a Paradise EDP!

  • Oh, I enjoy a cheerful green scent. Verde sounds wonderful.

    And because of a recent incident at Wrigley Field where my Cubbies play, it’s more important than ever to wear a fresh fragrance to the ballpark! (That’s all I am going to say about that!)

    I just explored the Nest website, since I have not yet tried anything from Nest, and if I were to win, I’d definitely pick up an Indigo rollerball, and a Lemongrass and Ginger votive candle. I might also consider something from the Elton John collection. I love that a portion of sales goes to the Elton John AIDS foundation.

    I am in the USA.

  • My favorite thing about baseball season is the voice of Vin Scully. It reminds me of long summer evenings spent with my grandparents, feeling safe and loved.

    If I were to win, I would first get the coffret (all the bottles are so lovely!), and then work from there. I’m in the US.

  • I am not a huge fan of baseball. The only games I enjoy are our local minor league team, The Cats, here in Fort Worth (not the Rangers in nearby Arlington.) Their little rinky dink ball field and small stands just seems so cheap and cheerful and harkens to the early days of the sport. I’m really turned off by our huge Arlington stadium and all the overpriced hoopla to pay their multi million dollar salaries. I also harbor scenes from my kid’s childhoods of parents screaming at kids (sometimes mine) who struck out or “failed” in some way to make the play they wanted. Texas = crazy sports parents! (Not all of course, but there are some obnoxious ones). So I guess I got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Sorry to rain on your parade, Steve! The perfume does sound wonderful! My favorite Nest fragrance is Indigo, although I love ALL the bottles…so beautiful. And the only Christmas candle I will buy anymore is the Nest Holiday candle. Save yourself the trouble of experimentation and just buy it. You’re welcome. I am in the USA.

  • The best thing about Baseball season is that it means that Spring is here!!
    My favorite so far is Amazon Lily, but I am very ready to try Verde.
    Thanks for sending me to the Nest site. I would be buying Lemongrass and Ginger candles, along with Elton John’s candles. I have heard that they are great.
    Thanks for the drawing.

  • Ah, baseball! I love cheap bleacher seats – I always get nachos and frozen lemonade. I love listening to the games while fishing. I love crocheting to baseball. What’s not to love about America’s past-time? Oh, and lets not forget the best movie ever – Field of Dreams! I don’t have a favorite Nest perfume, but I do really love several of their candles. I’d love to try the Ocean Mist & Sea Salt diffuser, the beach diffuser, and something in the Lemongrass & Ginger scent. Thanks for this awesome giveaway!

  • I’m watching the Angels play the Mariners right now! It’s the 7th inning stretch and my Angels are up 5-3. What’s not to like about baseball?! It’s a beautiful game.

  • Fazal Cheema says:

    I am not a baseball fan but at the same time I also didn’t really take interest in American football which was huge where i went to college. but I have always loved the culture that develops around these sports which is why I attended a Yankee game in their older stadium, not long before it was demolished. I have yet to understand baseball rules after years of trying even though I do have little better understanding now.

    of the Nest fragrances I have tried, my fav. is Midnight Fleur which I also own. If I win, I am def. spending my e-card on Verde among other Nest creations because this seems to be the most masculine of all Nest offerings so far. Thanks for the generous draw. I am in the US.

  • i like seeing the kids playing baseball in the park near me as I walk by. It is soothing and I enjoy thinking about all the dramas of the families and kids. And all the things the kids will do in their lives. Good and bad. Somehow it is reassuring. I am in the US thanks for the draw.

  • I somehow enjoy lying in bed listening to a West coast game on radio when I can’t sleep in the middle of August. I haven’t tried any Nest. If I won, I’d include some Ocean Mist & Sea Salt liquid soap. US

  • Baseball season brings back fond memories of being the bat boy for my Father’s baseball team, the Long Island Ducks. If I were lucky enough to win the draw, I would use that e-gift card to purchase a second bottle of White Sandalwood, which is one of my favorite fragrances.

  • Everything from Nest is so lovely, and although I don’t have one favorite in particular I’m especially fond of Amazon Lily. What I like most about baseball is the nostalgia – some of my earliest memories are of sitting with my great-grandpa on the patio on hot summer days, listening to Cubs games on the radio and the great voice of Harry Caray. I also love the sensory experience of going to games at Wrigley Field. If I was to win the e-gift card I’d actually buy several of their wonderful candles – I’m extremely pregnant and housebound these days and having a couple Ocean candles throughout the house would feel like being on a little vacation. Thanks for the great draw!

  • Last summer was my first season as a baseball fan. My baseball-obsessed husband and I moved close to Baltimore, which was the first time we’ve lived near a major league team. We went to 5 or 6 games, and I absolutely love it, so this year we have season tickets and our first game is Sunday!

    I’m a summer person, and sitting outside in the crowds watching a game is really fun for me, even though I generally hate crowds. Baseball is different. There’s a feeling of camaraderie that edges past my mild misanthropy. I find the game itself fascinating.

    Having never tried anything by Nest, I’d start with the coffret. A fancy votive candle or two wouldn’t be out of the question. I like masculine scents in addition to feminine ones, and last summer we tried a sample of Houbigant Fougere Royale on my husband. We both enjoyed it immensely, so I know we like fougeres. It would be great to try Verde.

  • I generally do not watch Baseball, but to me it means the arrival of Spring and warmer weather here in the cold Wisconsin. Just this morning I heard about the new Target Field in Minnesota about an hour from me, Supposedly its one of the nicest Baseball fields ever. What sounded even more fun is the foods they offer and the drinks, like a Bloody Mary with a slice of pizza instead of the traditional pickle and olives and possibly a sausage stick. LOL. But it also means that soon everything will be green again and I do love me some green fragrances, first one that came to mind was L’Artisan Fleur de Liane. I am also a big fan of the Nest fragrances, especially Amazon Lily which is my absolute favorite. Their candles are amazing also. Thank you for the fabulous draw 🙂

  • I go to the local minor league games on occasion to people watch. I have tried the White Sandalwood and would definitely get some of that should I be chosen in the draw. Maybe the coffret set too. 🙂 usa

  • My favorite thing about baseball season is going to that first opening game. It’s something my boyfriend and I have done for 10 years now, so it’s a nice little tradition (I love the food as well!) My favorite Nest fragrance is actually Verde! Passiflora is a second choice. If I were to win, I would stock up on some candles and the liquid soap, they are amazing!

  • Jennifer Peters says:

    My favorite thing about baseball season is taking the family to a Red sox game so much fun! i’d get the Indigo Body Cream its so nice

  • My favorite part of baseball season is eating peanuts in the stands. I love Nest’s Cedar Leaf and Lavender.. I would love to spend a gift card on something with the Lemongrass and Ginger scent. Verde sounds perfect for spring. Thank you for a fun review and for the draw.

  • im not a big baseball fan. When I do watch/attend games it’s usually the San Diego Padres. My favorite Nest Fragrance is Indigo. I would love to try Nest candles if I win.

  • Lillian Holloway says:

    Braves season has started!Yessss! Love baseball, Love Nest and would love a win here! I have no idea what I would spend the ecard on. Most likely a bit of Verde since I don’t have any. I live in the US

  • I love baseball, I have been an obsessed Mets fain since I was nine years old, I love mostly the warm weather, Nest Midnight Fleur is one of my all time favorite fragrances, I would probably buy a bottle of Nest Passiflora with it.

  • I love baseball season because it reminds me of my childhood in St. Louis. The father of an elementary school classmate was the head of marketing for the Cardinals, and he donated tickets every year so we could take a field trip to a home game and meet Fred Bird. It was always a lot of fun.

    I’m in the US, and I don’t have a favorite Nest fragrance yet, but I loved my Nest Holiday candle that I burned for a couple of weeks around Christmas last year. I would probably buy some combination of Indigo, Amazon Lily, and White Sandalwood products with a gift certificate. Thanks!

  • Cynthia Richardson says:

    I have fond memories of falling asleep on summer nights overhearing my mom listen to her beloved Dodgers on the radio. Now her allegiance has shifted to the Diamondbacks, but baseball season always means summer to me. My favorite Nest Fragrance is Moss and Mint. Should I win, I would spend my e-card on updating my votive candle collection to include the new Ocean Mist & Sea Salt and Cedar Leaf & Lavender.

  • Going to baseball games and talkingbout the games bonds our family. From spring training to world series, baseball is exciting and fun filled with hope for a win. I love the PARADISE scent from sephora. I would buy loves of home scent items like candles and diffusers with my prize

  • I love how a baseball game doesn’t end at a set time it ends when it ends. I love how a game can go from slow pace then suddenly the bases are loaded. I love the smells of the ballpark of course :). Amazon Lily is my favorite NEST fragrance and I would buy more if I won one of theprizes. Thanks for the draw!

  • Well, baseball is not my thing, but I love that it makes some people who are close to me very happy! Verde sounds interesting, and I’ve heard good things about it. My favorite by NEST is Midnight Fleur, and I’ve really been wanting to try Amazon Lily. I think I would try that out if I were to win! Thanks, I’m in the US.