Roma Laura Biagiotti 1988 Eau de Toilette

Roma was one of the first great perfume loves of my youth, when I started to take an interest in perfume at all :)
I loved antiquity and was very much into Greek and Roman mythology, and at the same time, I fell in love with the music of Rondo Veneziano, which was so new and extraordinary back then "Classic meets Pop"... Amazing!
And fittingly, at some point, Roma by Laura Biagiotti also became part of my collection in this (which I thought was) beautiful column bottle.
When I smell my old bottle today, so many memories come flooding back. Roma is a classic... many other perfumes have come and gone over the years and were sometimes discontinued... but Roma remained.
I have always read about the bad, new reformulations and didn't dare to buy Roma anymore, for fear of being disappointed.
In recent years, I have discovered so many fragrances and briefly fell in love with some. But when I rarely smell my old Roma bottle, I have to say that it can still absolutely hold its own today. I find this scent somehow timelessly beautiful, and I think I will soon get one of those new bottles.
A tiny little one... to test it out :)
It would be nice if Roma could become my daily companion again... somehow I have missed it without even realizing it.

Addendum (one day later):
I have been searching for an eternity, like so many others, for my personal holy grail... the ONE perfume... the signature scent... my TREASURE!
And last night, after writing this review, I wondered what in the world makes a signature scent.

- The scent should have accompanied me for a long time, ideally.
- I should share beautiful memories with it.
- Everyone should recognize me by this one scent.
- I have loved this scent unconditionally for an eternity... and still love it today just as much as many years ago.

So what on earth am I still searching for???
Today, right after work, I went to a drugstore (where fortunately you can still get the lovely Roma) and bought a 25ml bottle to test (due to reformulation and all).
Barely home, I sprayed it on...
...and there it is again...
MY ROMA!!! ...MY TREASURE!!!... Welcome home :))
Roma is the most worthy signature scent in my entire collection!

And personally, I don't find the reformulation nearly as bad as it's portrayed in some reviews here... and the scent is (for me) still just like it was back then... unmistakable! Maybe I am a scent barbarian... but that's just how it is for me :)
The bottle is just as beautiful as it was back then, the liquid has a beautiful, harmonious color, and I also find the frosted glass delightful :)
On MY skin, I smell the old Roma... that's just how it is... and I indulge in it and am simply happy :)
It's really a shame that it seems to develop quite differently for some people.
I have finally (re)found my holy grail... and amusingly, it has actually always been there...
I am now ceremoniously adding it to my account :)
"Oh"
I wish everyone reading this review a moment when they realize that the best things are often closer than one might sometimes suspect ;)