Top Notes 
Bergamot
Lemon
Pink pepper
Petitgrain
Heart Notes 
Cedarwood
Cardamom
Geranium
Base Notes 
Oakmoss absolute
Tonka bean absolute
Patchouli
02/20/2024
Lanatra
18 Reviews
Lanatra
1
A walk in the airport
The first whiff from AdP Quercia takes me back many years. I was a teenager and this was not a style I wore myself, but I loved it. To me, it is not as much a walk in an oak wood as it is a walk in the morning hours through the departure area of perhaps Schiphol, Charles de Gaulle or Frankfurt Main, cirka 1991.
AdP (as in Acqua di Parma, not Aéroports de Paris...) Quercia is an excellent, fresh morning scent to me. It is a presence that lasts for many, many hours. It is also a very solid and linear scent that will last you the whole day, excellent quality
While you might say "What's not to like" at this point, this is not a bottle I own. I was close to, but gave up after 5-6 wearings. The reason was that I simply grew a bit tired of it. You see, it still sings "Good morning" well after 16:00, in a voice just a little bit more creaky and worn. Trying to break down exactly what happens, I realised that this perfume sings a song that lacks a baseline, and without it, it does not carry through and becomes ever so little annoying. Whatever counterpart Quercia had in the 80s-90s was grounded with a solid barbershop base, that ensured a safe landing sometime in the early afternoon.
The concept is not dissimilar to Colonia Essenza, although with very different ingredients: Colonia Essenza starts out smelling absolutely lovely, albeit very soapy. But after a time, whatever there was that supported the lovely high notes is gone. And from being an accomplished luxurious soap, it ends up being your regular one.
It is a bit of an Entzauberung process that happens. Acqua di Parma is generally expensive, and Quercia EDP especially so. So therefore, I cannot accept that the world class soprano voice from the morning hours sounds like my highly beloved, but not very musical grandmother after lunch.
AdP (as in Acqua di Parma, not Aéroports de Paris...) Quercia is an excellent, fresh morning scent to me. It is a presence that lasts for many, many hours. It is also a very solid and linear scent that will last you the whole day, excellent quality
While you might say "What's not to like" at this point, this is not a bottle I own. I was close to, but gave up after 5-6 wearings. The reason was that I simply grew a bit tired of it. You see, it still sings "Good morning" well after 16:00, in a voice just a little bit more creaky and worn. Trying to break down exactly what happens, I realised that this perfume sings a song that lacks a baseline, and without it, it does not carry through and becomes ever so little annoying. Whatever counterpart Quercia had in the 80s-90s was grounded with a solid barbershop base, that ensured a safe landing sometime in the early afternoon.
The concept is not dissimilar to Colonia Essenza, although with very different ingredients: Colonia Essenza starts out smelling absolutely lovely, albeit very soapy. But after a time, whatever there was that supported the lovely high notes is gone. And from being an accomplished luxurious soap, it ends up being your regular one.
It is a bit of an Entzauberung process that happens. Acqua di Parma is generally expensive, and Quercia EDP especially so. So therefore, I cannot accept that the world class soprano voice from the morning hours sounds like my highly beloved, but not very musical grandmother after lunch.
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