Musk Lorenzo Villoresi 1995 Eau de Toilette

I think it is a heavy floral scent with medium muskyness, and some slight spicyness to it. Musk is the name of the fragrance, but in my opinion "Rose Musk" would be more appropiate. In the drydown the vanilla and amber is more dominant, giving the composition some sweetness. It is more on the feminine side, but I can imagine wearing this for a romantic evening, or a day when I am in a bright, poetic mood. I think Lorenzo Villoresi blended this in a more traditional manner. Sample before buy. I like it.
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My initial impression of this scent was not too great. I read this as a heavy rose on a powdery-ambery base. I wrote 'a bouquet of old ladies' in my notes. That was a long time ago. I kept the sample but never considered wearing it again. Until today.. I did a grab in my big box of random samples and it was decided that I should give Lorenzo Villoresi another try.

Again, I feel the level of powder and rose are on par with several classic (old-lady) perfumes. There is an aura of musk, though, that I completely missed in my earlier experience. It is clearly present, but kind of overpowered by the florals. In the past year I became more familiar with the musk theme and I learnt to appreciate it in all its forms. The musk in this case is clean, powdery, minimally creamy and not as sweet. Towards the drydown the florals settle down. The amber-sandalwood base leaves a warm, creamy impression with a minimal sweetness. The rosy musk aura remains until the very end.

Still, not my favorite due to the initial floral-powder overdose. But I admit, I did enjoy the experience more, now that I learnt to find the nuances. Up from 5/10 to 7/10! I would consider wearing it again, at least to empty my 5 ml vial.

A pleasant, woodsy/spicy musk with a strangly fresh non-soapy rose floating about. I '''inherited'' a sample with little left, so I've only worn it twice, but I quite like it. It is non-offensive, sweet-ish, fresh, and with enough body to remain interesting. Lovely drydown. Lasts around 6-8 hours on my skin.

Past the rosy-minty slap of the geranium leaf, Musk (Muschio) is a surprisingly creamy rose-musk-sandal affair not a million miles away from Safran Troublant by L’Artisan Parfumeur. Tremendously diffusive and enveloping, it is one of those rare scents that manages to be sharp and mellow at the same time, thus straddling the Great Gender divide with ease. Yes, it feels like rose custard, but at the same time, it also smells like crushed herbs, that arid-umami Villoresi sandalwood, and a clean, woody musk. It is one of my favorite scents of all time and among one of my most worn in 2019, when I was living in Rome.

I feel like I have found what has long eluded me in Villoresi, a rose musk that is neither too musky nor too rosy, a great synergy happening here I've found in few fragrances (perhaps the now sadly discontinued Van Cleef & Arpels Pour Homme with its rose and leather).

The more I examine it on my skin, the more it moved toward masterpiece territory, its just so mesmerizing and dreamy to my nose.

My nose also detects geranium supporting the rose and a sheer dose of linalool (the rosewood?) softening and soothing, rounding it all off, and as it dries, a couple hours in, sandalwood crossfades with waning rose and what is left is a creamy, somewhat powdery skin scent with phantom wafts of rose.

A true delight. Cobalt blue was an excellent choice of color for the bottle, this somewhat smells like cobalt blue looks like...