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Delightfully Fruity Summer Scent!
So, it has finally happened: my first Acqua di Parma has moved in with me!
I’ve been circling around it forever, and I liked it more each time. This fruity and sweet opening of grapefruit and benzoin - simply dreamy! But fig? I can’t smell it for the life of me. Recently, just for fun, I smelled both the inside and outside of a fig, and it smelled like... nothing! Maybe a little sweet, but not like this fragrance. Whatever.
Fico Di Amalfi starts with a burst of grapefruit, something cocktail-like (brown sugar?) and benzoin. The jasmine weaves in a bit later but is held back by the pepper, and the scent remains linear. Perfect for a super hot and humid day. This fragrance doesn’t bother anyone and stays consistently subtle in the background. Subtle is a good term, because despite its fairly decent longevity, the sillage is rather weak. Well, you can always reapply!
By the way, the bottle is beautiful; only the cap could be made of glass, metal, wood, or something else, but please no more plastic! It doesn’t fit at all with this noble image and the lovely scent. If you happen to be in Rome: every Friday there’s a promotion at the AdP Boutique where your name is engraved for free on the bottle with the purchase of a perfume. Really very chic!
In this spirit: summer can come!
I’ve been circling around it forever, and I liked it more each time. This fruity and sweet opening of grapefruit and benzoin - simply dreamy! But fig? I can’t smell it for the life of me. Recently, just for fun, I smelled both the inside and outside of a fig, and it smelled like... nothing! Maybe a little sweet, but not like this fragrance. Whatever.
Fico Di Amalfi starts with a burst of grapefruit, something cocktail-like (brown sugar?) and benzoin. The jasmine weaves in a bit later but is held back by the pepper, and the scent remains linear. Perfect for a super hot and humid day. This fragrance doesn’t bother anyone and stays consistently subtle in the background. Subtle is a good term, because despite its fairly decent longevity, the sillage is rather weak. Well, you can always reapply!
By the way, the bottle is beautiful; only the cap could be made of glass, metal, wood, or something else, but please no more plastic! It doesn’t fit at all with this noble image and the lovely scent. If you happen to be in Rome: every Friday there’s a promotion at the AdP Boutique where your name is engraved for free on the bottle with the purchase of a perfume. Really very chic!
In this spirit: summer can come!
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Aventurin 7 years ago
It's really good, I had it once too. I also find the plastic cap annoying.
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Pluto 8 years ago
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Yes, it's pretty. I once got a feather from ALZD with this scent.
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RobGordon 8 years ago
I like the scent too, but primarily on women. :)
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