In keeping with the city's long trading tradition, a perfume was launched in 2021 to celebrate the 1,600th birthday, created by the makers of the Merchant of Venice line. Apparently, algae and their not particularly pleasant byproducts for the lagoon contributed to the packaging. One could cynically view this as politically correct, zeitgeist-driven money-making or simply enjoy the fragrance and the city.
As a lover of Venice, I choose the latter for once.
Venezia 1600 Sal comes very close to a sea breeze scent, with sweetness balancing the saltiness. I would shorten the aforementioned notes to Calone, a hint of floral sweetness, and softener musk. However, they work together unexpectedly charmingly and pleasingly.
For fans of various Aqua di Gio, etc., it's definitely worth a test, and for fans of Venice, even more so. Definitely unisex; I like the scent on my boyfriend almost even more :)
In summary: If it weren't for the Venezia 1600 logo on the bottle, combined with the purchasing experience in a delightful little perfumery in Venice, the fragrance surely wouldn't have been worth a glance for me. I gladly and willingly pass on aquatics with Calone and other synthetics with clean undertones. But sometimes, marketing works even on the hard-hearted, who are pleased to have fallen into the Venice trap!
FlirtyFlower 4 years ago
