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Giardino Dell'Eden

Hortus Giardino Benessere 2025

7.8 / 10 114 Ratings

A new perfume by Giardino Benessere for women and men, released in 2025. The scent is fresh-citrusy. It is being marketed by Cereria Terenzi Evelino.
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Main accords

Fresh

Citrus

Green

Floral

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Italian lemon

Sicilian orange

Italian fern

Italian freesia

Italian lavender

Indian cardamom

Italian osmanthus

Italian violet

Heart Notes

Chinese Jasminum grandiflorum

Thai ylang-ylang

Italian peach blossom

Apricot blossom

Asian lotus

Italian plum

Japanese cherry blossom

Base Notes

Musk

Tuscan oak moss

African ebony

Australian sandalwood

Italian oak

Italian birch wood

Italian red elm

Perfumer

Paolo Terenzi

Ratings

Scent

7.8114 Ratings

Longevity

7.0101 Ratings

Sillage

6.797 Ratings

Bottle

8.493 Ratings

Value for money

6.671 Ratings

Submitted by TheBladi11, last update on 09/24/2025.

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The fragrance is part of the Giardino Dell'Eden collection.

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30 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/18/2025

6
Pricing 9
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 6.5
Scent

DasCroe
91 Reviews

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DasCroe

Very helpful Review 11

Marcus et Cornelia in horto ambulant...

Well, who else had Latin and knows the story of the snake in the garden? Fortunately, we rarely encounter reptiles when sniffing fragrances, so I'm curious to see what kind of garden (lat.: hortus) the House of Benessere is offering us here in a very pretty bottle.

Expectations: Mediterranean? Italian summer? Lemon grove?

The first surprise right at the start, the idyllic garden probably attracts the gardener rather than the lady of the house, although declared as unisex, I find it (tested on my skin) as clearly masculine leaning, pleasant aftershave/summer cologne vibes - I get relatively much lavender and cardamom with a dry, unsweet lemon (peel). I like the green-yellow opening, it's unsweet, not too fruity and nice and fresh. But it is NOT typically Amalfi / Calabria agrumy!

After 30 minutes, the lemon slowly says "Ciao Bella" and makes way for a very subtle, indefinable creamy floral scent. The fragrance pyramid reads incredibly poetically, I admit it, I can't recognize any individual components. Even with the very classic base, we can simply reduce the dozen creative woods to "dry woody, fortunately no sandalwood" (terpinolene and pinene are listed), in combination with musk + moss a smooth evergreen.

Hortus is a pleasant, soft, pleasing fragrance that does not have any disturbing notes. It doesn't shout or drum itself on the chest (yes, I'm squinting in the direction of the ambrox screaming necks that you can smell halfway across the city center and hours later) but chills in the shade in a white linen shirt with the sleeves rolled up. I find the sillage very pleasant and suitable for everyday wear. I would rather see it on HIM than on HER. Maybe I'll force hubby to do a verification test later...

So, I'm off to the hortus, er garden, to look for a round in vino veritas...

07/18/2025

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 6.5
Scent

Puderperle
40 Reviews

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Puderperle

Very helpful Review 10

The forest from the forest

My eyes were already squinty from working on the screen. So a little walk couldn't hurt. The walk through the forest next to the park should also be good for the soul.
I paused for a moment when I heard a cheerful whistle. Someone seemed to be in a good mood. Drawn by this, I tried to identify the source.

Past the flower bushes, I spotted it at the edge of the forest under the warm rays of the sun. But what was it? It could have been a scene from a commercial: A man stood hunched over a large wooden tub. He was moving rhythmically to the sound of his whistle. You certainly couldn't call it dancing. But he seemed to be a funny fellow. There were at least 100 lemons scattered around him, some of them already squeezed.
When he came up, I had to stifle a laugh. With his face covered in shaving foam, he took bright white laundry out of the bucket and wrung it out thoroughly. Only now did I see the lines tied in the air from tree to tree. The white shirts now fluttered just as happily in the gentle breeze, smiling graciously at the grass beneath them. A soapy freshness embraced me. I was spellbound by the spectacle that presented itself to me. He didn't seem to have noticed me, as he was busy cutting up more lemons and dripping them into the wash water.
The citrusy scent tickled my nose, making me sneeze.
He wheeled around "Who's there?"
Shit, I had ducked too late. Embarrassed, I stepped out from behind the bushes.

"Forest," he introduced himself.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I'm doing my laundry in my favorite place." Sure. With a soapy face. As if it were the most normal thing in the world. A long strand of hair fell into his face.
"Are you some kind of forest gnome?" I asked. Maybe that was a bit cheeky, because instead of answering, he told me to close my eyes. I would never have done that to a stranger. Especially not at the edge of the forest. But the atmosphere was so friendly and inviting that I only half-closed one eye. It rustled. "What do you smell?" he asked with a laugh when he noticed my cheating.
"Is that lavender?" Yes, it was a bunch of lavender that he held under my nose. It had a calming effect. "You can crumble this into the washing water," he urged me.
And before I knew it, I was part of his spectacle. He scattered bright flowers from an organza bag into the air, which trickled down on us and giggled softly.
As some of them stuck to his chin, he remembered that he hadn't shaved yet. His new accomplice had thrown him off his game.
Now I saw him properly for the first time. Oakmoss green eyes. Yes, he was as likeable as his nature.

After the work was done, he invited me to sit next to him on a wooden bench. The laundry fluttered around us like white pennants at a festival in Sicily. We drank diluted lemon juice and enjoyed the lavender soap air caressing our faces.

Tomorrow I will bring my dirty laundry.

Hortus. A masculine fragrance for me. It opens citrusy, fresh and green. I love lavender in fragrances. I find it gives an attractive note, a depth to it. The first thought that overcame the top and heart notes: a pleasant aftershave.
Slightly soapy and a slight hint of powderiness from the violet in the transition to the heart note.
I would be lying if I said I could smell the flowers it contains. I would have guessed juniper or something coniferous.
The sweetness is so minimal that it almost goes unnoticed. I would rather say the scent is tart. But not rough. Thought of pepper, but that's not listed either. It must be osmanthus and oakmoss. Woods ground and make it warmer towards the end.
Longevity is actually decent on my usually hungry skin, over 7 hours now and still lasting. Sillage was also quite good.
I can definitely imagine the fragrance on a man. However, a little sweetness wouldn't have done it any harm.

Update: After 9 hours, it is slowly starting to wear off. This guy has stamina.

Thank you Parfumo for the chance to test the fragrance.

07/23/2025

6
Sillage 8
Longevity 6
Scent

Ttfortwo
41 Reviews

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Ttfortwo

Helpful Review 10

Garden? Well yes....

This will be a short review, too long for a statement, too short for a detailed review, difficult, difficult.

Just as difficult as the fragrance itself - for me anyway. What did I expect: "Hortus" - the garden... mediterranean perhaps, but definitely natural, sunny, pleasant. And the ingredients! Italy, a little bit of Asia, a little bit down under! An exhilarating journey around the world!

But no. None of that. I can definitely smell a lot of citrus in the opening, yes, but not fresh, Mediterranean, natural, but something on the darker side, dried citrus peel and dry for a long time.

Not unpleasant, but not "citrus-fresh".

And what else did I expect in view of all these "I'm sooo natural" pitched ingredients? Blossoms, of course.

No, unfortunately, even the flowers are completely lost on me, instead a thunderous synthetic comes around the corner almost from the start. Iso? Pretty sure. Any -xan at the end? Not to be ruled out.

What remains (for me - others apparently smell different)? A rather masculine fragrance, rather dry, quite pleasantly woody and unfortunately very synthetic.

Hortus? Garden? Nature? No, not for me.
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Oh yes, should I be drawn by chance: Please draw again and pass the bottle on to the next person. I didn't want it. Thank you.

07/18/2025

6
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Unverdünnt
12 Reviews

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Unverdünnt

7

Bergamotta di Calabria

This review is a joint project of the afternoon ice cream parlor occupants. Original Italian ice cream parlor please. The protagonists can be taken from the review of Sublime.
In addition, my girlfriend has lived in various regions of Italy for many years. So, testing an Italian perfume in an Italian ice cream parlor with Italian lifeblood, real and imagined.
Hortus opens with Calabrian lemons, sparkling, light bitter notes, a hint of lavender, the green of ferns, the fullness of orange. Everything comes together harmoniously.
As with Sublime, the flowers are lost, at least for us 4 Musketeers; it is more of a hint than something we can smell. In the heart and base notes, we agree that we perceive a maritime fragrance. Attention, subtle difference: maritime, NOT aquatic. The Italians in us say the warm wind of the Tyrrhenian Sea is blowing over. I misspelled Tyrrhenian three times. Yes, I've only been blessed with a Mediterranean temperament. We can't separate all the woody notes in terms of scent. It's a light wood, imbued with maritime lightness, musk turns it into floating wood.
Overall, we are all impressed by the fragrance. The Italians are wishing they were in the Mediterranean and are "sighing". Ok, I want to go too.
This review is a joint project by Hannelore, Dagmar, Anna and Petra. Next time we'll take you with us.

07/18/2025

7
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

ChristianSch
12 Reviews

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ChristianSch

7

The quiet beauty of an Italian summer morning

The opening of Hortus is characterized by a clean, pleasantly sweet lemon. It is neither tangy nor shrill or flashy, but finely embedded in green nuances. The overall impression is also classic, especially in combination with Italian freesia and lavender. For me, it feels like a walk on a cool, pleasant summer's day in Italy, past lemon trees and green gardens.

In the heart section that follows, the fragrance develops in a floral but controlled manner. Everything remains discreet, creamy and subtle with flowing transitions. A slight soapiness is noticeable, but this is intentional and fits in well. There is an elegant restraint that gives the fragrance a certain depth.

Paolo Terenzi's signature comes through clearly in the base. Dry woods, a hint of lemon tree, very harmoniously rounded overall. The fragrance remains clean, citrusy, green and classic.

Longevity and sillage also suit this fragrance well. It is not a crusher, but by no means fleeting either. A present but pleasant trace remains in the air for some time. This is absolutely fine and is consistent with the overall effect of the fragrance.

Conclusion:
Hortus is not a loud fragrance that pushes itself to the fore. It is a pleasantly natural and cultivated companion with Italian flair. Anyone who likes clear, green and citrusy compositions will find a harmonious fragrance for everyday wear and warm days.

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