Pomelo Sorrento Gritti 2017

Just two weeks ago, I was sitting outside in a café wearing a sweater or a light down jacket, enjoying the slowly arriving spring. And what does Dave do? He brings forward his planned summer purchases like Pomelo Sorrento and Aqua Sextius by 6-8 weeks. At the same time, ALL spicy-sweet fragrances must go... of course... it will never be cold in Germany again;-)! Today, the terrace furniture is buried under a 5cm thick layer of snow. So what does Dave think? Well, I definitely need a warming sweet-spicy fragrance in my collection. At this point, I always rely on Dior Homme... but time and again, a once loose, now quite persistent thought slips under my outer brain cortex: But you’re also missing a vital gene! Or do you sometimes feel the same way? Somehow, I always have to clear out my collection seasonally... which, of course, is not particularly wise from a business perspective. Especially since my girlfriend rightly asks whether she should even tidy up the packaging or if the fragrance will already be at the souk by lunchtime...
So, I guess I won't manage the transition to Pomelo Sorrento anymore... ahh... right... spring... Pomelo... there was something!
Pomelo Sorrento is a magnificent representative of the category of fragrances "when will it finally be spring."
For me, Pomelo belongs in the citrus fragrance category. A category that struggles every year anew. Either they are compared to toilet cleaner, are too monotonous, too fleeting, or if they last long, then they are too synthetic or boring, or perhaps too creamy, too natural. Woods or often fig are mixed in to make them appear more multifaceted, but then often due to fig, they end up being quite cloying... in short, these fragrances have a tough time with perfume lovers, but they usually do very well in the wild.
Pomelo needs neither woods nor fig, nor any sunscreen or cocktail flair. Pomelo simply requires very high-quality and naturally appearing raw materials. A grapefruit/blood orange note that is simply wonderful. So incredibly juicy, zesty, and mega refreshing. I can't judge whether essential oils were used here, but it certainly seems that way. Despite having smelled 1000 citrus fragrances, this one somehow smells different. More multifaceted, although I can only recognize the dry tea character, I am sure that the aforementioned fragrance notes have been used; otherwise, the scent would never have turned out so beautifully, and I believe a few notes are missing- which ones? No idea, but Pomelo would hardly be so multifaceted, even if you have to pay very close attention to the subtle tones to even recognize them. Or is it simply the quality of a great perfumer who creates such a wonderful result with few but high-quality raw materials?
Pomelo makes exactly one developmental course change; in the second half, the fragrance becomes cleaner, creamier, and leaves an incredibly pleasant film on the skin that you can press your nose against. I can perceive the scent for several hours, although it is more intimate, but always well noticeable. The sillage seems to be very good, as I have already been positively approached about the fragrance several times. Pomelo has no major weaknesses, if anything, the price, but here you can see quite well that if you spend a few more euros, there is still much new and beautiful to discover even in this rather worn fragrance direction.

Honey... have you seen my Dior Homme packaging;-)???!!