I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting this. I thought the Blu Mediterraneo collection was gonna revolve around citrus fruits and light freshies with some woodiness. Unisex, on the verge of masculine, perfect for warm weather type of fragrances. So when I stumbled upon this one I was completely taken aback.
I'll be honest, the transition between the fruity, citrusy top notes and the powdery, green, floral, fruity middle note is jarring and might be the most off-putting part for me. Top notes wer excellent, but the middle was meh. I think I wasn't fan of the mix between green almonds (sweet, green, powdery) and the ylang-ylang (fruity, sweet, floral). There was something there that clashed to my nose. Thankfully it ends up fading into a know drydown: soft vanilla mixed with powdery almonds. It's the first from this collection that I find unisex leaning into feminine terriotry. The performance is weak, like all the other Acqua di Parma I've smelled up until now.
Anyways, it's fine if you love almonds, but so far, there's only been one almond fragrance I've loved and it hasn't yet been dethroned and certainly not by this one. Might be my least favorite in the collection out of all those I've tested up until now. Oh well.
Ihwayne 3 months ago