Kistna's flowing river (The Body Shop: Kistna, Eau De Toilette)

Member Name: Lakerfanster

Product:	The Body Shop: Kistna, Eau De Toilette
Date:	16/06/09 (119 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Lovely scent, cheaper

Disadvantages: Not quite as good as the best

**Introduction**

I usually buy fragrances from the bigger fragrance brands like Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss or Giorgio Armani but one Christmas a few years ago I was looking in Body Shop for Christmas Presents for people and decided to see what their eau de toilettes were like. The Body Shop has now become more unisex and these eau de toilettes show that very well. I asked for this particular fragrance for Christmas and was pleased to receive it as a present from my Mother.

**Kistna**

This fragrance was released in 2002 and also features a Kistna shower gel which can be bought in a gift set with the fragrance. You can also buy an after shave balm. As you would expect this fragrance is a little cheaper than you would find with some of the more well known fragrances. A 100ml bottle can be bought for £13.70 In The Body Shop which is very good compared to other fragrances which are often more even for just a 30ml bottle. Kistna is a large river in Southern India.

**The Fragrance**

Top notes: bergamot, grapefruit, orange, lemon

Here we start off the fragrance and These top notes work together to create a very nice citrus scent which is very fresh and lasts well for about 2 hours then leads into the middle notes.

Middle notes: thyme, basil, geranium, cinnamon, clove

These middle notes also last for about 2 hours and give the scent a sharper feel which gives it a more distinctive scent. The sharpness of the basil and cinnamon acts well with the clove and thyme.

Base notes: Patchouli, cedar, tree moss, vanilla

As the fragrance winds down and starts to fade you get the woody fragrance which also has a lighter vanilla scent which combines well. This also last for around 2 hours before it fades.

This is a fresh fragrance which has a very clean contemporary scent to it, As you can see from the bottle, the fragrance is Green and it smells that colour too. Spray this fragrance and you will experience a very nice fresh scent that has hints of a fruity, woody fragrance which also has a hint of herb about it. This is a very good fragrance for the money that's biggest weakness against the best fragrances is the length of time which it lasts compared to the best.

It's best for daytime wear but can also be fine for night-time wear. The fragrance would work well during summer nights due to the subtle change from the start of the night when it's still light to when it's time to go home when it gets dark. Not quite as versatile as the more expensive fragrances but more versatile than one might think.

**Overall**

I would recommend this fragrance to any man who likes a fresh citrus scent and could do with something a little cheaper than the £30+ you would normally pay for a same sized bottle from one of the top fragrances nowadays. Give this a go and don't let that fact it's from The Body Shop put you off as they now make great stuff for men too.

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