It's Great!
This is just a "first impressions" review for now. I'll come back later and update my review as I continue to use the vent clip and see how long it lasts. I drive a 2004 car that, to put it mildly, has lost its freshness. I am a very fragrance-sensitive person and can't deal with anything that smells very strong, no matter how nice the scent is. I took a chance on this vent clip primarily because it was made by Febreze, a product I have used many times in my home and which does not bother me fragrance-wise. Installing the vent clip is a breeze. Just pull the vent clip to the fully open position until you hear a click and slide it into any of your car vents. Because I was worried whether I could deal with the fragrance in the small, enclosed space of a car, I put it in a vent that was not directly in front of me, but one I could reach to remove it in case it proved to be too much. One thing I LOVE about this vent clip is that it has a sliding control mechanism to control how much fragrance is released! Brilliant! So of course, I set it on the lowest setting and off I went to do some errands. I had the AC blasting because I'd just gotten into a hot car, so it didn't take long before the first tendrils of scent reached my sensitive nose. There were some initial moments of "oh no" when my stomach felt nauseous, but then I got accustomed to it and was fine. I got the Linen & Sky scent, which I thought would be the most natural/neutral scent. I went to three different stores, getting in and out of the car for two of the three. The scent definitely seemed the strongest when the AC was on high after getting back into a hot car, so when I felt just a bit overwhelmed, I just turned the AC down and I was fine. So that's it for my "first impression" review. I'll be back in a few weeks to update the review in regard to how long the vent clip lasted and whether I continued to tolerate the fragrance well. UPDATE: After several weeks, the fragrance is actually very pleasant! It reminds me of Downy fabric softener, a smell I LOVE. At this point, the strength of fragrance is completely manageable, even for me! :) UPDATE 7/14/15: Almost 24 hours after I installed the vent clip, I got back into the car to go to a doctor's appointment. When I opened the car door, the scent was noticeable, but not offensive. While driving, either the scent was not as strong as the first day, or I had acclimated to it already. The most noticeable thing when I got in the car was that the liquid in the vent clip seemed to have reduced pretty substantially after only one use. That was really disappointing. UPDATE 7/19/15: One week since I installed the vent clip. Got into the car an hour ago to do some errands and noticed the liquid in the vent clip has, again, reduced pretty substantially after only a couple of uses (I am retired and don't drive every day). The liquid in the vent is now within a 1/4 inch of being empty. Wow. If I'd driven the car every day this past week, it would probably be gone by now! UPDATE 7/29/15: I had a 3-hour round-trip drive on 7/21 and an hour or so one on 7/24, yet the fragrance is still hanging in there! After my last update, I thought it was just a matter of days until the fragrance in the vent clip was empty. Yet, what seems to have happened is that what used to appear in the "window" of the vent clip as liquid, now appears as gel-like. This has halted (for now) the depletion of the fragrance fluid. This is good news...I think! :) UPDATE 8/27/15: Last week, I got back from a week-long road trip during which I put 1000+ miles on the car. The liquid/gel in the vent clip is no longer noticeable; however, I still get a hit of fragrance when I first start the car. The fragrance isn't as ever-present as it used to be, but it's still hanging in there...just barely. I just ordered a pack of 4 of these, because I really like the fragrance and this first one lasted longer than I expected from reading other reviews. Read more