I love the smell of this product! I was lucky enough to be given this product complimentary to sample and I am in love. I have always loved the beads that you pour into laundry and i typically use Gain but I like this scent a lot more! I think this is my new favorite laundry product.

I used to think that Tide with Fabreeze made my laundry smell great, but that was before I got ahold of Downy Fresh Protect April Fresh In-Wash Odor Shield! When I was putting the beads into the washer, all I smelled was this flowery, fresh smell! I was excited to see how well the scent held up once my laundry was dry. I took some clothes out that I let air dry, and put the rest into the dryer. When I walked back into the room I hung my wet clothes up in, the scent had filled the whole room! The clothes that were dried in the dryer held the sent really well, also! While wearing the clothes washed with Downy Fresh Protect April Fresh In-Wash Odor Shield, throughout the day I got whiffs of the wonderful smell - I even got complimented on it! If a fresh, noticeable scent is what you're after, I would definitely recommend the Downy Fresh Protect April Fresh In-Wash Odor Shield! *I received this product for free, but all opinions are my own*

I like using scent beads in my laundry. Make sure you only use them with warm water otherwise they will not disolve. They are not necessary for a clean load of laundry but they do prolong freshness. These smell really good and I like them just as much as any other ones I've ever tried. I got a sample to try for free but all these opinions are my own based on testing the product.

This product was very easy to use and smells so good! I've never used any type of odor shield or scent booster before in my wash, but I'm completely hooked now! I'm going to pick up some more of this and also tell everyone I know to try it! I especially liked using this product with towels, because it's so hard to keep towels smelling fresh and clean. I also think it would be great for using on sports clothes and items after use! I received this product free for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have to say I seen the commercial for this product before I ever got to try it out and I thought why need the extra product shouldn't just regular laundry detergent and fabric softener do the trick that this product claims to do? So I decided to do a little experiment with my husbands stinky work clothes mind you you works in a dirty shipping and receiving building so he really brings home some stinky dirty smelling clothes. I washed half in just regular store brand detergent and softner and the other half with a Tide Pod and Downy fresh & protect beads. The Downy fresh & protect won hands down. He wore those clothes and a week later sitting in the laundry basket it came to wash them again and I couldn't believe that they still smelled so fresh even sitting in the basket with the other half I washed with store brand detergent that smelled not so fresh.

Downy Fresh Protect works, your clothes will smell fresh and just a bit flowery. If the concept appeals to you, I'd say go for it as it is effective. However, I don't see this as a necessary product if you are already washing your clothes and especially if you use fabric softener, which already leaves behind a noticeable scent. It's advertised as deodorant for your clothes - have you ever really thought you needed that? This product is mostly useful for making YOU notice how your clothes smell, since we're pretty accustomed to our usual detergent/softener scent. Overall, it's just another thing to spend money on considering it doesn't replace detergent. Important to note that I received this product complimentary from Influenster, but all my opinions are my own, clearly.

I received a sample packet from Influenster but these opinions are my own! I used these yesterday on a load of my clothes and could instantly tell I would love using this product. Easy to use just pour in your drum with your clothes and go. When I pulled the clothes from the washer wet I could smell the delightful scent. After drying them the scent was even stronger. Will purchase these on my own to use to keep my clothes smelling better longer.

This new product of Downy is such an amazing product! I only heard about this and I'm really glad I was one of the lucky people who were chosen to test this for free. I was really surprised that the fresh fragrant lasted long than I expected and my clothes do not need ironing. I also don't need to use perfume or cologne because my clothes alone are smell so good! Disclaimer: I received this product for free from Influenster complimentary for testing purposes.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I want to know before I receive the product will #downyfreshandprotectbeadsbotanicalmist will make my clothing smell good and clean. When you buying a new product is like curiosity comes out on how you will feel about using the product. I would said you won't be disappointed buying #downyfresh because it will make your clothes clean and smell fresh like it your own perfume for the days even when it dirty it will smell fresh. I would recommend at all cost and you will be surprise.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm pretty sure you all know now that I get to try all sorts of products out for FREE from BzzAgent. So when they offered to let me try out laundry products, I jumped at the chance. With the hubs and 3 kids in the house, we go through a LOT of laundry and every free wash counts. And when I say a lot of laundry, I mean me and my husband work out everyday and work and go to ball games, so there's about six outfits a day. The eight year old has school and softball and jammies, so there's three more sets of clothes. The three year old has daycare and t-ball and jammies, so tack on another three outfits, and the two year old, well, what can I say? He's a two year old. My husband works in car sales, so he is outside all day, and, at least in Texas, say goodbye to spring showers and hello to hot humid summer day temps already. This equals stinky shirts, socks, and shoes at the end of a long day. I tried out the Downy Fresh Protect In-Wash Odor Shield first. You put your detergent in first, then sprinkle the Downy in the bottom of the washer before you put the clothes in and start the washer. I made sure I washed one of the hub's shirts in there since he is outside all day, and it's been nice and muggy and hot outside. The clothes came out of the washer smelling nice. They came out of the dryer with a very soft, very subtle clean scent. The smell was not quite as strong as I usually prefer (I personally like to use a lot of the Downy Unstoppables and dryer bars), but nice nonetheless. That's the only reason I give the product four stars instead of five. The hub's shirt still smelled nice too when I gave him his welcome home hug after a long day at work in the sun. I can't say so much about the actual hubs himself, but at least the shirt still smelled clean... :)