Primavera Acqua di Firenze

Florence has a lot to offer when it comes to fragrances, including many unknown ones, like this brand. I have tested Homo novus and Primavera. I find both very beautiful and successful, but I think I like this one even more. However, I believe it’s somewhat a matter of mood. Since I was uncertain, I asked others, and everyone said Primavera was the more suitable, the prettier one. Okay.
But how does it smell now?
From the bottle, I first perceive something fresh, a gentle lemon that indeed appears first on the skin. Quickly, the orange joins in, but there’s also something green that appears more as a base note. I already like this very much. Orange is often a bit of a nemesis for me, but there are fragrances where it smells neither like orange juice nor all-purpose cleaner, for example, "el cielo sobre la plaza de Oriente," although the orange there is much more citrusy and quite present and fresh. But it’s not burdened with those negative associations.
In Primavera, the orange comes softly and sweetly, but not in a candy-like way, because after just a few minutes, the flowers join in, and I think I catch the honeyed sweetness of the broom the most. I can't identify the other flowers individually. However, the scent is already quite sweet now. Normally, at this point, I would be done, as I cannot stand Loukhoum on my skin. There are women who can wear it well, but I am not that type, and I don’t like it either. For a moment, I feared it might go in that direction, as heliotrope, jasmine, and others can quickly become too much for me.
But then it takes a turn, and although the sweetness is supported by amber and benzoin, there is a fine powderiness that lightens it up, held together by woody hints without really becoming woody, which I think wouldn’t have suited it.
I can’t really pick out patchouli, but I can imagine it contributes as a base to prevent the scent from drifting into the sweetness segment.

I am surprised at myself that I really like this scent, but now in the damp and cold season, it is a true skin caresser, warm and round, a smile with full lips and rosy cheeks, very feminine. I can hardly imagine it on a man, but who knows... I actually envision a very fine smoky nuance that might come out stronger on a man's skin.
When considering which direction or which other fragrances could be compared to Primavera, a few of Mrs. Mecheri's scents briefly came to mind. However, they always felt too dense, heavy, thick, somehow too opulent for me. Primavera has more lightness, wears more easily for me, and still has a round, full femininity.

The scent becomes softer, a bit powdery, while retaining its warm sweetness as it is worn. For me, it’s an autumn and winter fragrance that lasts long on the skin. Used sparingly, one can enjoy it for oneself, but applied generously, one will be well noticed.