Amorvero Hassler Eau de Parfum

Amorvero EdP opens with a slightly green citric tinge as a deep rose subtly emerges with tuberose joining it near immediately. As the composition enters its early heart the tuberose takes over with the rose shifting to the background in quiet support. Slowly as the composition makes its way through the middle development a fine jasmine joins the tuberose as co-star and at times sole star before the two join together late in perfect harmony with traces of the still just detectable underlying rose tying things together. During the late dry-down the composition shifts gears near completely as slightly powdery vanilla joins relatively dry sandalwood and amber from the base with remnants of the tuberose now in support. Projection is very good and longevity excellent at well over 12 hours on skin.

Amorvero EdP is a composition that for whatever reason was not on my priority list and seemingly has eluded most others since its introduction in 2000. While definitely Italian in origin, the composition style comes off similar to French classical. It is quite floral from the near get-go with the tuberose and jasmine developing independently before slowly meshing together through the heart phase as co-stars with rose used more as a binder. The dry-down is quite the change of pace though no less interesting as the vanilla, sandalwood and amber all combine perfectly to create a soft, slightly powdery dry warm finish that eschews the normal sweetness expected from the three. The whole thing is extremely skillfully orchestrated by relatively unknown nose Lorenzo Dante Ferro, and his work here proves he is one to keep an eye on in the future. The bottom line is the feminine targeted Amorvero EdP at $240 per 50ml bottle is far from inexpensive, but its outstanding quality is undeniable, earning an "excellent" to "outstanding" overall rating of 4 to 4.5 stars out of 5 and a strong recommendation to all, but particularly those with preferences for compositions following a classical structure.