Scentrack:
Thomas Dutronc – Comme Un Manouche Sans Guitare
Oriental interplay of spices is the main theme in this composition. Black pepper, cardamom, strong cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg. All these spices are mashed together in one intensive soup that is sometimes hard to isolate a separate spice. Personally, I prefer less spices and more pronounced to feel all the depth separate notes. After this spicy heart the base is somehow shy and mellow. The strongly artificial vanilla note takes the lead, similar to another blue bottled scent – Hugo Boss Dark Blue. This vanilla (like note of vanilla-flavored coke) is accompanied by some musk and woodsy notes. In spite of the strong spicy character of the heart, the composition is very balanced. Even too balanced to my liking. I feel the composition has a potential to be darker and more intensive, unfortunately it is just another middle of road designer fragrance. The spicy heart and vanilla drydown are really nice. In fact, Bella Notte is very enjoyable. I prefer it during summer nights due to its extreme shyness. The main issue of 1881 Bella Notte is poor performance. It lasts only 2-4 hours on my skin with minimal sillage
