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Angelo Di Fiume Linari 2008

7.5 / 10 212 Ratings

A perfume by Linari for women and men, released in 2008. The scent is gourmand-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Gourmand

Sweet

Fruity

Powdery

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Orange

Wild cherry

Bergamot

Raspberry

Heart Notes

Caramel

Jasmine

Rose

Ylang-ylang

Base Notes

Bourbon vanilla Benzoin

Benzoin

Sandalwood

White musk

Patchouli

Perfumer

Mark Buxton

Ratings

Scent

7.5212 Ratings

Longevity

7.4159 Ratings

Sillage

6.3153 Ratings

Bottle

7.4147 Ratings

Value for money

6.325 Ratings

Submitted by DirkDS, last update on 08/19/2025.

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Reviews

16 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/08/2012

5Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Dolby
69 Reviews

Dolby

Helpful Review 3

Declarative + Unwholesome = keep it Lidded

Here’s the dilemma … It doesn’t smell bad, as in BAD.
It’s very sweet and fruity.
A big gourmand with a hefty dose of citrus.
BUT
It belongs more in the Britney/Paris realm, and if the price tag was to match this lot, I would be inclined to accept it as it is, even though it wouldn’t be part of my perfume wardrobe in a million years.

The problem I have here, is that this is an expensive niche and I just don’t get why somebody would fork out the big bucks to smell like one of those uber sugary and artificial Victoria’s Secret body sprays. Beats me.

The drydown is somehow less in your face simply because the glow in the dark fruit salad aspect has had time to dissipate a bit. It’s still present, but less dominant, having reluctantly ceded the front stage to a syrupy milky concoction.
See Dulce de Leche for reference.

All in all though, still, nothing much to write home about, and now that I think of it, it's pretty damn similar to Fancy by Jessica Simpson.
Save your $$ and go for this instead.

05/25/2012

5Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

Sherapop
1240 Reviews

Sherapop

Helpful Review 1

Keyword: Caramel

Linari ANGELO DI FIUME is a very sweet floriental perfume, with much more caramel than flowers, in fact. Although it is classified in some places as unisex, I'd be very surprised if many gents took a liking to this. I'd even go so far as to say that this fragrance bumps up against the limit of acceptable sweetness for many gals as well. The composition seems similar to a celebrity scent intended for teens, except that the quality seems a lot better than most of those.

Aside from the sweet caramel, I smell a fairly big dose of benzoin, which is always a good thing in my book, along with the sandalwood-vanilla combination so often featured in designer floriental perfumes. Here, I grant, it smells fresh, not sour or stale or synthetic, and it seems to last forever (I eventually took a bath...).

In spite of its modest virtues, all in all, when all is said and sniffed, ANGELO DI FIUME (River Angel??? Perhaps the name is a reference to Thierry Mugler ANGEL, and this is a river of caramel???) seems to me to be redundant, and I cannot imagine very many people wanting to buy such a scent at the asking price, unless they have become smitten with the fancy bottle, in which case I'd recommend seeking out one of the more distinctive perfumes of this line.

02/13/2025

7.5Scent

DogiCoco
637 Reviews

DogiCoco

1

Another cute cotton candy scent

Angelo di Fiume is a sweet gourmand in the vein of Pink Sugar and the likes, but without the burnt notes, licorice or anything else that makes PS controversial. Angelo di Fiume is a more refined, smooth version of the same concept.
It smells like citrus fruit, red berries, lots of vanilla, caramel and cotton candy. Orange is the most noticeable fruit in this. I also find it a bit chocolatey in the opening, which goes nicely with the orange. Maybe the patchouli is just very chocolatey here, because I don't get a lot of patch otherwise.

Some of the scents in this category have a very musky base (for example Al-Rehab Soft), but this dries down very vanillic and caramelly with only a light touch of musk.

All in all it's a very nice scent for gourmand lovers, but doesn't completely blow me away, especially for the price.

03/17/2019

8.5Scent 10Longevity 6Sillage

DonJuanDeCat
2047 Reviews

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DonJuanDeCat

Top Review 13

Glazed Apples and Pulling Caramel Candies

Time to drool!
… oh, where are my manners, I should of course greet you first! So good evening everyone and blah blah… you know how it is :D

So then, once again: Time to drool! Oh yes, now you can already guess that I must be introducing a sweet and delicious fragrance, if you didn't already have that thought while reading my title. Because today I'm talking about "Angelo Di Fiume" by Linari, a brand I personally wasn't familiar with (but you surely are, as you are the all-knowing freaks as always! :D).

The name of the fragrance translates to "Angel of the River"... for whatever reason,... however, this scent already smells divine, at least when it comes to sweet and delicious fragrances that make you want to run to the kitchen to grab something sweet while sniffing. The fruit bowl with all the healthy fruit is of course ignored, unless you dip the fruit in a chocolate fondue.

Well, is your mouth watering yet? Then just wait for the scent description :DD

The Scent:

The fragrance starts immediately with an intense caramel note that reminds me of fairground or Christmas market stalls filled with all sorts of sweets, like those glazed apples that can break your teeth, or delicious caramel candies (especially from the brand "Riesen"), which can pull out dental fillings… hmm… all this sweet stuff really seems to be bad for the teeth, who would have thought?? :D
Another intense note is vanilla, which gives the fragrance a strongly sweet but also softly powdery note. Oranges are present in the background, and I can smell light, general woody notes.
Some say that you can also smell cherries well here, but I couldn't detect any cherries. At least not directly. With a bit of imagination, you can make out a very slight, liqueur-like note that seems to mix a bit with chocolate, along with light fruity notes, so that you might think of Mon Cherie. By the way, I also find that very delicious… but it doesn't last long, as you can soon smell mostly vanilla and caramel again.
Resinous notes like benzoin give the fragrance a nice, gentle side that fits very well with the sweet notes. Everything smells so delicious, sweet, chocolaty, but without being sticky or overwhelming.
Much later, it somehow smells like nice pastries, like cookies and similar… and a little later it only smells of powdery sweet vanilla. A very beautiful fragrance!

The Sillage and Longevity:

The sillage is initially good, so it is easily detectable. After a not too long while, however, it weakens a bit and becomes rather mediocre,… well, a bit better than that, which means it is still detectable, but now from a slightly greater distance. The longevity is enormous, as the fragrance (or rather the vanilla in it) was still quite noticeable on my arm the next morning. So in my opinion, it can definitely last a whole night!

The Bottle:

The bottle is cylindrical, flat, and black, making it look a bit like a hockey puck :D It has the name of the fragrance and the brand in golden letters on it, which creates a nice contrast to the dark bottle. The brown cap is also cylindrical and made of wood, which gives the overall impression a more high-quality appearance. A beautiful bottle.

Sooo…
So? Are you still drooling or already snacking? :D
I have coffee sitting on my table. Normally, I would have probably drunk the coffee quite normally without any sweets on the side, as I don't always snack on cookies or biscuits with it (except during Christmas time, when I eat even more sweets than usual). But now I have a small box of those delicious chocolate-covered sticks here! No, not Mikado, but something similar and also very tasty! I just can't always resist such things, so I'm glad I don't have to test such delicious fragrances every day.

So, if anyone thinks that this fragrance just smells of sweets, I can reassure you, as the fragrance is indeed very sweet and delicious, but also comes off as perfumey and thus is definitely wearable, unlike fragrances that smell purely of chocolate, for example. Therefore, this fragrance is mainly intended for going out, preferably in autumn and winter, as it leaves a somewhat wintry impression as described. In terms of scent, I find it very feminine, so I think it might suit men a little less well.

It is definitely recommendable, but maybe not for those who are sometimes weak-willed and immediately need to grab something to snack on when they smell such fragrances, as otherwise the cravings can drive you crazy :D

And with that, I'm at the end again and wish you all a lovely evening :)

08/25/2015

8Scent

pudelbonzo
2405 Reviews

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pudelbonzo

Top Review 12

Peacemaker

I had the brilliant idea to place a doghouse over the robotic lawn mower, so the good Robi stays cozy warm and protected from the weather.

Today the doghouse was delivered - unfortunately in parts - for the cheerful DIY enthusiast.
Optimistically, my husband and I got to work, but this mission turned out to be more difficult than expected.

The pieces resisted coming together, and the screws seemed a bit short.
My husband generally doesn’t hold back his feelings and cursed like a sailor.
I struggle to distance myself from moods and retreated to my fragrance room.

I reached for Linari, and my battered spirits gradually lifted.

Ah, this creamy caramel sauce, topped with Bourbon vanilla, soothes my nerves.
Gently enveloping this treat are fruity raspberry and aromatic wild cherry.
The rose and jasmine are elegant but still emphasize the softness of the fragrance.

In such a mild mood, I re-entered the DIY scene - and lo and behold, even my stressed husband looked up and sniffed.
His interest was piqued, and he asked about the source of the pleasant aroma.
We both paused, took a break - and got back to work fresh and peacefully.

Thanks to Linari as a peacemaker.

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