The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Exclusive №08 - CITRUS BLEND was launched in 2017 by Valerie Nesterova Exclusive Perfumes. Its title states the idea plainly: citrus, treated as a central theme rather than a fleeting impression. Bergamot and broad citrus notes meet pepper and green notes, giving the composition an aromatic, fresh, and spicy character. There’s no elaborate lore attached to the release. The numbered title does something more useful in Nesterova’s catalogue: it names the idea clearly, treating fragrance as an identifiable tool within a personal rotation. Here, that idea becomes a polished study in brightness, with the crispness of citrus pulled into sharper focus by pepper and greenery.
What makes the composition worth a closer look is its use of repetition. Bergamot recurs throughout, while citrus returns as the central thread. Pepper also carries through, giving the bright materials a consistent edge instead of letting them dissolve into a generic fresh scent. Green notes bring an aromatic, leafy quality alongside the citrus, adding a cool contrast that keeps the accord from reading as one-note. The result is citrus with structure: bright on the surface, greener underneath, and never quite as innocent as the word “citrus” suggests.
The evolution
The first impression is immediate and clean. Bergamot and citrus lift the composition with a polished brightness, while pepper keeps it from feeling too sweet or purely polished. As the scent develops, bergamot and citrus remain central, joined by pepper and green notes. That middle stretch is where the composition feels most alive: the citrus has more depth, the greenery adds a cool leafy edge, and the pepper lends a subtle aromatic heat. There’s no dramatic turn beneath the surface. Instead, the same materials tighten and settle into a more unified citrus accord, with the green notes continuing to shape the character of the fragrance over time. The overall effect moves from a crisp, sparkling opening toward something softer and more vegetal, staying close to the wearer as it wears down rather than projecting heavily into the room.
Cultural impact
Exclusive №08 - CITRUS BLEND sits within a catalogue built around numbered, identifiable releases rather than elaborate romantic names. Its place is practical as much as expressive: the kind of composition that can join a personal rotation for daytime freshness, with enough green and pepper character to feel considered rather than interchangeable.
The House
Valerie Nesterova Exclusive PerfumesValerie Nesterova Exclusive Perfumes is an independent niche fragrance house founded by Russian perfumer Valeria Nesterova. Trained as a chemist and perfumer at ISIPCA in Versailles and Grasse, Nesterova composes every scent in her line of numbered releases, which span editions from №05 through №23 and draw on botanical, gourmand, and molecular concepts.
The Creator
Valerie NesterovaNesterova builds with a chemist's precision and a storyteller's patience. Her work tends toward clean, articulate structures where individual ingredients remain legible rather than dissolving into abstraction.


































