Bottega Veneta pour Homme 2013 Eau de Toilette

Bottega Veneta pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) by Bottega Veneta
Bottle Design:
Lloyd & Co.
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7.6 / 10 572 Ratings
A popular perfume by Bottega Veneta for men, released in 2013. The scent is woody-spicy. It is being marketed by Coty.
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Main accords

Woody
Spicy
Leathery
Resinous
Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
JuniperJuniper Siberian stone pineSiberian stone pine Calabrian bergamotCalabrian bergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Balsam fir resinBalsam fir resin Clary sageClary sage LabdanumLabdanum PimentoPimento
Base Notes Base Notes
LeatherLeather Indonesian patchouliIndonesian patchouli

Perfumers

Ratings
Scent
7.6572 Ratings
Longevity
6.3493 Ratings
Sillage
5.8498 Ratings
Bottle
7.7485 Ratings
Value for money
6.9183 Ratings
Submitted by Cassandra, last update on 06/27/2025.

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Reviews

20 in-depth fragrance descriptions
ColinM

516 Reviews
ColinM
ColinM
Top Review 8  
Elegance and modernity
Despite having won a couple of “prizes” among which the Basenotes Award, apparently this scent seems quite controversial, with many connoisseurs being disappointed by it. It looks like one of those perfect candidates to be discontinued soon – many “people who love fragrances” seem to consider it too trendy and shallow, many “people who love mainstream” probabily consider it too light and understated. Well, I am among the fans instead. Love at first sniff, and it even grew on me. I find Bottega Veneta pour Homme filled with an insane amount of class and intelligence: it’s discreet, utterly enjoyable to wear, rather complex, fascinating and incredibly well blended. The opening is memorable, at least to my tastes: a sort of green, fizzy pine-citrus accord on a super thin yet dark base of patchouli, finished leather, and a warm resinous-floral-earthy note of labdanum which provides a subtle feel of warmth underneath the overall freshness. Now imagine this just whispered, toned down to an almost “meditative” quiet. A refined, hyper-modern concept of elegance, perfectly solid and substantial. It’s like being in a minimalist contemporary building in the middle of the forest: you feel the aromatic cold green breeze from outside, but there is also an aseptic, clean, silent feel of modernity – almost alienated (the astringent citric notes play a role here, as they smell almost like “ammonia” in a way). A sort of futuristic reading of “classic” clean masculine elegance – this is actually the interesting thing here, besides the fact it smells great (not that this is secondary...): the notes I’ve listed are possibly the most common in classic “fresh” colognes, but Bottega Veneta pour Homme smells just completely different from all of them. Miles away from any other cologne. To me, Maisondieu and Andrier perfectly managed to “translate” the classic structures into a future language - made of, well, I don't know what, probably a creative use of synthetics and naturals, or whatever magic they made to make Bottega smell like this. About projection & persistence, which seems quite “debated” as well as many people seem to consider them a flaw here; it is undoubtedly much close to skin, but surprisingly, you smell it “around” you for hours – you get this green-black smell coming and going, which is subtle yet much more distinctive than you think. To cut it short, I’ll be honest: I find this both one of the best “contemporary formal” fragrances at the moment, and call me idiotic, a smart, compelling, clever and apparently completely underrated avantgarde rewriting of classic canons. Which makes Bottega Veneta pour Homme almost challenging to wear, as it’s so deceptively subtle it’s so easy to underrate it and dismiss it as a shallow trendy scent. While it’s not, it’s a veil of great contemporary perfumery. I appreciate Bottega Veneta had the guts to come out with something like this. Although I admit the volume knob may need a fix (but I think they made the “extreme” version for that?), I personally love this a lot.

8,5/10
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9
Bottle
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
8.5
Scent
Pepdal

238 Reviews
Pepdal
Pepdal
Helpful Review 5  
Bottega Veneta Pour Homme
This release stands out from a lot of modern day designer releases for its quality. It is just about a hidden gem and if you are after a safe, but very nice masculine, it would be well worth checking out. Please see my video review.
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7.5
Bottle
3
Sillage
3
Longevity
9
Scent
Gold

541 Reviews
Gold
Gold
Very helpful Review 4  
Smooth Italian elegance
If you like the "Bottega" fragrances for women, you'll be halfway hooked because "Bottega Veneta pour Homme" is similar in structure. It's a related formula of intense citrus head-notes except the "pour homme" -version goes into a more herbacious, woody direction by adding fir resin and pine. In the drydown I can smell the same leathery note as in the scent aimed at women (which I prefer). The female "Bottega" includes some kind of "oakmoss" which makes it more interesting for me, particularly in view of the fact that it is a recent perfume coming from Coty. Well, there is no oakmoss in this decent, beautiful masculine version, which seems to lack projection and longevity. Coming from "Bottega Veneta" you would expect something elegant and sophisticated, and that's what you get. In spite of the accent on wood and leather, this one is a "smoothie". The person who uses this fragrances probably plays it cool, my impression was that I never felt obvious wearing it. Might work well as a kind of fragrant security blanket.
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5
Bottle
2.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
6
Scent
Drseid

821 Reviews
Drseid
Drseid
Helpful Review 5  
Overshadowed By Its Sibling...
Bottega Veneta pour Homme opens with an all too brief blast of relatively sharp bergamot citrus and alcoholic gin-like juniper berry before the fragrance turns slightly green as it transitions to its early heart derived from coniferous pine that slowly turns into green fir tree. Joining the coniferous woods lies a vague near aqueous mildly herbal woody undertone that adds a soft, smooth texture. The dry-down turns to a labdanum derived slightly powdery amber and subtle leather tandem joining patchouli from the base as the coniferous greens disappear. Projection is below average (though more than a skin scent) and longevity is above average at 9-10 hours on skin.

While I never purchased the original Bottega Veneta release I have fond memories of sniffing it at their Las Vegas Palazzo boutique while on vacation and coming away relatively impressed. Based on those positive sister scent memories my expectations for Bottega Veneta pour Homme were much higher than normal. Unfortunately, different perfumers were responsible for the sister compositions, and alas, Bottega Veneta pour Homme comes up more than a bit short in comparison. The composition's heart really revolves around what I can only describe as "vague aqueous soft woods". Unlike the vast majority of occurrences where that term means "artificial smelling" in this case they really do not largely come off that way. That said, while the execution is rather good, the whole thing comes off as a tad too familiar until soft leathery labdanum in the late dry-down adds much needed distinguishing character. The bottom line is Bottega Veneta pour Homme is a cut above the average release and is pleasant enough to wear, but it does not distinguish itself enough from the ever growing crowd of competitors to warrant an unreserved recommendation earning a "good" rating of 3 stars out of 5.
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10
Bottle
5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
8
Scent
AromaX

33 Reviews
AromaX
AromaX
Helpful Review 4  
Elegant office scent full of character
Leather type of Bottega Veneta pour Homme makes me think of its possible descendants like Antaeus by Chanel en a little bit of Bel Ami by Hermes - a similar masculine leather and herbs mix.

On me its a calming and introvert scent that makes me think of a forest with its sweetish scent of fir balsem and the nuance of the decaying leaves.

It definitely has the character due to the leather and herbs notes on a dark base. But it's calm and not overpowering due to low silage - makes it a good office scent for someone who likes powerful, but not overpowering fragrances. And it has its elegancy as well.
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 2 years ago
8
Bottle
6
Sillage
6
Longevity
8
Scent
Fresh and woody with a slight oldschool facet. Aromatic, spicy, with a soft leather and green notes from a forest. Poor performance.
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ElysiumElysium 3 years ago
10
Bottle
5
Sillage
6
Longevity
10
Scent
In my autumn rotation. Am I the only one who feels an overdose of incense? Maybe the resins of fir and pine. Underrated
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Syzygy73Syzygy73 8 years ago
8
Bottle
5
Sillage
5
Longevity
8
Scent
Pine forest fresh without the toilet cleaner astringency. This is Italian elegance and style though more piano than forte in performance.
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