Via del Corso, Roma Bottega del Profumo 2010

I love almond scents, I love gourmand fragrances, and I love scents with a good punch. So, my fragrances don't need to be shy. In my collection are the vintage Hypnotic and the new Confetto. And every time I picked up one of these fragrances, I couldn't imagine wearing one of them. There simply wasn't an occasion, even though the scents are beautiful in the right cautious dosage. Going out to eat? No, I'm not the dessert. In a meeting? Oh please not, something more understated would be better. A whole day with different people? These two fragrances never fit any occasion. Gosh, and they are so beautiful. But always somehow too much. And then, three years ago in Munich, I met him... via della corso. A brand completely unknown to me. And it was love at first sniff. A fragrance direction of which I had already had a few, yet it was completely different. It has hints of Confetto or HP. But it is more refined, more reserved, the elegance of a sophisticated Italian woman. The almond, beautifully intertwined with orange blossom, is immediately present and remains consistently dominant throughout the entire fragrance journey, always welcoming a sweet mandarin with open arms; I can't recognize jasmine or any other flowers, maybe they aren't even there, but musk makes this scent warm and cozy. Vanilla only comes in late, this dry vanilla bean paste that you scrape from the pod, which tastes almost a bit bitter when you lick some off your finger. Overall, this scent is by no means sweet. It accompanies me throughout the whole day, envelops me, makes me self-assured; I never have to think about whether it fits. Unfortunately, today when I wanted to reorder it, I found out it’s no longer available :(
So I will have to cherish the last 10 ml of my beautiful elegant Italian woman.