Ladies and Gentlemen,
today we are going to take a look at a rather unknown fragrance, namely the perfume Deep by Bellini. Although I should rather say "unknown brand," as the scent is quite well-known, but more on that later.
Normally, I would hardly have noticed this inconspicuous bottle. A perfume for just about 5 euros for 75 ml?! That can't be anything... or can it? Well, let's see.
The scent:
As I said, I would probably never have come across a perfume from Bellini online, as there is hardly any information about the fragrances available online, and there are good reasons for that.
On the one hand, the seller saves a lot on advertising and marketing expenses (thus no online presence), and on the other hand, these fragrances are inexpensive dupes... little doppelgängers for the tight budget, and therefore there are no official ingredient lists or fragrance pyramids. However, since I have a LIDL close to my workplace, I am often there (I wonder when my photo will hang on the wall there with the caption "Customer of the Month" haha).
So, I have stood in front of the small inconspicuous testers a few times, but this time I was curious and decided to give one a try. The first spray and... mhhh... smells good.
Oh... uh... smells familiar...
The perfume starts very clean, soapy. Shaving foam is not a bad comparison at all. It has a slightly sweet, aquatic freshness that smells like aftershave. Pleasant, masculine, unobtrusive, good.
You can wear it.
But what does it remind me of? I read something online about Chanel Bleu... it's been a while since I smelled that fragrance from Chanel, but it seems too familiar... I had a bottle years ago that smelled strikingly similar. Then it hit me.
Cool Water Eau de Toilette It's really close. The only thing that bothered me about Cool Water was a sharp note that tingled in the nose. That is not present in Deep. It smells softer and rounder.
There is no real development. It is a linear scent. Starts fresh and aquatic, with a subtle vanilla sweetness and sandalwood for me. Possibly a hint of lavender and geranium.
The Bellini Deep has a shower gel freshness, which is not bad at all. I have experienced much worse in more expensive perfumes.
Conclusion:
Deep by Bellini is a solid fragrance. No innovation, nothing new or exciting, but definitely good. The longevity is rather average. On me, it lasts about 3 hours quite decently; after that, it becomes quite close to the skin, and after 7 hours, most of it has nearly vanished. With my acquaintance, you can hardly smell it after 2 hours.
But well... we are talking about a fragrance that costs only a fraction of its original. Of course, there can't be many oils in high concentration, which affects the longevity. So you just spray it on multiple times a day. If you like Cool Water and can deal with a fading longevity, then you can definitely give this one a try.
Summary:
Scent: 8
Sillage: 6
Longevity: 6
Bottle: 4
Price-performance: 9
If the longevity were better, then the original from Davidoff would have to watch out. Although even the original doesn't shine here, and the Bellini offers a nice alternative.
The bottle is dark blue, somewhat transparent, with a light plastic cap... simply kept inexpensive. But it doesn't bother much. The design does indeed remind me a bit of "Bleu de Chanel (Eau de Parfum) | Chanel," although
Cool Water Eau de Toilette also has a blue bottle, albeit a bit lighter and, above all, longer. Is the name Deep now a reference to deep blue or bleu, or rather deep cool water?! I tend towards the latter.
Make your own impression.
Thank you for reading my review.
Best regards,
Your Gentleman
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