Creed Silver Mountain Water review: honest longevity in Lagos

Blackcurrant and green tea in humidity, and how many hours you should expect.

Silver Mountain Water has one job in this collection: to be wearable on the hottest day of the year.

The notes

Bergamot and mandarin, blackcurrant and green tea, sandalwood and musk. It smells like cold air and clean laundry, in the best sense.

This is the fragrance for the days when the generator is off and the air conditioning is a rumour.

Honest longevity

Fresh compositions are volatile, and this one is no exception: expect six hours from the oil rather than the eight you get from our heavier bottles. That is the trade for wearing something this light in April.

Who it suits

Daytime, work, gym bags, anyone who finds sweet fragrance uncomfortable in heat.

Verdict

The most useful bottle in the archive and the least dramatic. Start at 10ml.