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06/17/2012
Sherapop
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An inoffensive and even likeable yellow scent
I decided to pick up a couple of Benetton perfumes just for the fun of it, having for many years now been of the opinion that they could not possibly create anything worth wearing. I think that this prejudice may have begun with the bottle of COLORS given to me by one of my sisters who at the time was working as a Benetton store manager. I never wore it, and honestly have no idea what it smells like, despite the fact that it sat in my armoire for years, ready at hand and ready to spritz. Was it the green glass bottle? Or the gimmicky quality in general of the Benetton brand? They were, after all, the original global advertisers. Don't know. At some point I apparently threw the bottle away, though I noticed at one of my favorite online emporia that a large tester of COLORS is now going for single-digit dollars.
Not wanting to risk erroneously upbraiding Benetton for old, stale perfume that has sat in a warehouse for years, I decided that my fresh sniff of this house should involve some of their newer perfumes. Enter BENETTON GIALLO, launched in 2010. GIALLO is a light mimosa-like fragrance which is surprisingly nice—given the price. It's really not a chemical soup at all, much less so, in fact, than many recently launched and massively advertised perfumes for which, to my amazement, many people appear prepared to hand over quite a chunk of change. This composition really does not smell synthetic to me at all except on the very edges. Overall, it's a perfectly fine experience to wear GIALLO.
The sillage is fairly low, and the longevity is mediocre, but in part for those reasons this makes a good summertime scent. Not too serious or heavy, but with quite likeable notes. I actually think that this is as good as Guerlain Acqua Allegoria Tiare Mimosa. Of course, I am of the opinion that Guerlain has been invaded by corporate accountants and industrial chemists who have lost all sight of the art of perfume, so perhaps that's not such high praise. In any case, GIALLO is wearable, and I shall wear it until it is gone, though I don't see a second bottle in my future.
Speaking of bottles: this one is nice, made of thick, substantial, seamless glass. I also like the boxes with their random assortment of color-inspired words.
I can definitely recommend this creation to people who just want to smell good. Very inoffensive and even rather likeable.
Not wanting to risk erroneously upbraiding Benetton for old, stale perfume that has sat in a warehouse for years, I decided that my fresh sniff of this house should involve some of their newer perfumes. Enter BENETTON GIALLO, launched in 2010. GIALLO is a light mimosa-like fragrance which is surprisingly nice—given the price. It's really not a chemical soup at all, much less so, in fact, than many recently launched and massively advertised perfumes for which, to my amazement, many people appear prepared to hand over quite a chunk of change. This composition really does not smell synthetic to me at all except on the very edges. Overall, it's a perfectly fine experience to wear GIALLO.
The sillage is fairly low, and the longevity is mediocre, but in part for those reasons this makes a good summertime scent. Not too serious or heavy, but with quite likeable notes. I actually think that this is as good as Guerlain Acqua Allegoria Tiare Mimosa. Of course, I am of the opinion that Guerlain has been invaded by corporate accountants and industrial chemists who have lost all sight of the art of perfume, so perhaps that's not such high praise. In any case, GIALLO is wearable, and I shall wear it until it is gone, though I don't see a second bottle in my future.
Speaking of bottles: this one is nice, made of thick, substantial, seamless glass. I also like the boxes with their random assortment of color-inspired words.
I can definitely recommend this creation to people who just want to smell good. Very inoffensive and even rather likeable.
