Puro Fico (Eau de Cologne) by Officina delle Essenze

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Puro Fico Officina delle Essenze Eau de Cologne

7.1 / 10 183 Ratings

A perfume by Officina delle Essenze for men. The release year is unknown. The scent is oriental-floral. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Oriental

Floral

Woody

Spicy

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Rose

Passion fruit

Blackcurrant

Geranium

Hibiscus

Spicy notes Tagetes

Tagetes

Hexagonal Vinyl

Heart Notes

Rose

Oud

Saffron

Cypriol

Ginger

Marine notes

Cardamom

Coriander

Patchouli

White pepper

Juxfriplon

Base Notes

Cedarwood

Ebony

Gaiac wood

Mahogany

Musk

Sandalwood

Spicy notes Amber

Amber

Patchouli

Thrimzakpul

Ratings

Scent

7.1183 Ratings

Longevity

7.7168 Ratings

Sillage

7.3169 Ratings

Bottle

5.6160 Ratings

Value for money

8.866 Ratings

Submitted by Apicius · last update on 11/14/2025.

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Reviews

13 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/15/2012

8Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Apicius
1328 Reviews

Apicius

Top Review 5

An Aquatic Oud?

With Excellent Men Al Haramain creates a crossover of western and Arabian styles of perfumery. Especially in the head note this is superbly done. Next to a good portion of oud I smell lots of fresh, cool notes. As far as I can see, Excellent Men even has an aquatic appeal!

There is one idea that has not come to the mind of most western perfume lovers yet: Oud perfumes need not necessarily be opulent and sultry. With Excellent Men, this Arab brand shows how to do it!

Next to the freshness I sense some bright, spicy notes. It is always difficult to guess the fragrance notes if the manufacturer does not give any information. But I would like to think that this certain spiciness might be coriander which we find in a rather sharp and harsh form.

The best interaction of western spicy freshness and Arabian oud in my opinion takes place in the head note. After this, Excellent Men slows down a bit. The western part of spicy freshness takes over and overlaps the oud – at least on my skin.

This is not a serious deficit for a midmarket perfume. Excellent Men is a discovery for me. One will not find an oud like this among the releases of the western perfume brands. They prefer to preserve the cliché of florid Arabian nights an imaginations of harem eroticism. To all those who are interested to explore Arab perfumery beyond the current oud hype, I can highly recommend a test of Excellent Men.

Excellent Men can be worn throughout the year – due to its freshness even in summer!

02/10/2012

Jubliant
70 Reviews

Jubliant

4

AMAZING SCENT!!

I will come back and edit this review. I am just blown away by this fragrance!! I can not stop smelling my wrist!

The top is quite aquatic with exelllent aoud and cedarwood basenotes to anchor it!! I almost smell a slight bit of pepper in the middle notes and maybe anise. Upon further investigation it is too sweet to be anise. Maybe some labdanum or honey is keeping it sweet.

I will NO DOUBT be purchasing this for my fiance!!

06/05/2018

9.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Terente
33 Reviews

Terente

3

Too much rose for me

Blindly bought this based on very good reviews.
Rose, rose, rose... and some discreet oud.
I can't share the enthusiasm of some who reviewed so favorable this perfume. Maybe it's just me. I hate rose dominant perfumes and not because i don't like roses, on the contrary, I love them. But the rose note in these arabians is so pungent and, unfortunately, so dominant. Al Haramain Excellent is a strong perfume, at least in opening. The opening really burns nostrils. For me it's a linear perfume, with an omnipresent rose note. Only in late drydown rose note diminished and a musk-amber faint combination can be revealed.
For lovers of rose note I reccomend Mukhallat Oud Al Mubakhar: it's even stronger than this.

Absolutely nothing in common with Lapidus PH as some say. Lapidus is heavenly.

EDIT: for compliance I'll not modify my original review, but I'll supplement it. I wore the perfume some days and I accommodate myself with it. Its stridency diminished and I could smell also under the harsh note of rose. Now I conclude that the perfume is not so bad, but still isn't between my favourites. It has good performances/price ratio and it could be a good choice for rose based perfumes lovers.

EDIT no. 2: in fact the perfume is outstanding. The quality is much above the price. Now I like it very much.

04/11/2023

Valentino888
9 Reviews

Valentino888

3

Charming melonish opening, then aquatic rose & saffron Oudh

"Excellent Men" by the house of Al Haramain is an underrated gem that, imo in any case, very much lives up to it's name.

A sweet, floral, warm, rose fragrance is how it comes across. I agree with others who bought this there is an aquatic side to it. There's some oud in the mix. There's definitely a unique smelling floral & outdoorsy happening going on here, seems unisex to me bc of the prominent rose note and an easy reach for the day time all year round but personally in the late spring, early summer time of year. It has better than average longevity with heavy projection in the first few hours.

Hard to compare this rosy, fruity, oriental scent I feel on my skin bc it's unlike most frags I have right now in my fragrance wardrobe. Some hints come to mind of an amped down PDM Layton minus the pungent Apple, Jasmin and Lavender. For someone who likes oriental fragrances in the 40-plus age range mostly.

In terms of value for money it's a solid 7.5/10 with "Excellent Men". A favorable proposition at the approx. $20,00 price point from the house of Al Haramain. I can recommend it although it's not a fashion statement or date night kind of scent, rather a non-offensive, gentle, unique, somewhat dreamy and well made woody blend with elevated rose and floral notes. If still available in your area, don't even think twice. I'm saving the sprays these days though bc it's sold out here lately.

Nice to have in the rotation as a modest yet blind buy worthy week day scent for work or to take to a holiday destination bc this one can go in different directions. It's that kind of a scent, it's either elevating the mood with an aromatic distraction as you breeze by from the oriental floral notes in a sometimes dreary office environment (or it's my imagination playing tricks on me) to underline/celebrate a vacation, the joyousness of a leisurely sunny afternoon.

The note breakdown according to the house of Al Haramain webpage I've listed down below FYI bc it differs somewhat from Parfumo and Fragrantica lists only the notes; "woody" and "warm spicy".

[Top notes] Rose, Geranium, Marigold, Hibiscus Blossoms, Spicy, Cassis, Passion fruit. [Middle notes] Marine, Rose, Saffron, Coriander, Ginger, White Pepper, Cardamom, Cypriol, Agar wood, Patchouli. [Base notes] Amber, Spicy, Mahogany, Sandalwood, Ebony, Guaiac wood, Patchouli, Cedar wood, Musk.

scent: 8/10
longevity: 7/10
projection: 6/10
overall: 7.5/10

Music: Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze

~ Valentino888 ~

04/16/2018

9.5Scent 10Longevity 9Sillage

Mossawir
7 Reviews

Mossawir

Amazing - unique Fresh and Aud

if you think its cheap in price. i agree but if you think its cheap in quality i am sorry you are mistaken. this is beautiful smell based on oud. Fresh, Auqa and unique combination of oud. i am just amazed how this is so cheap in price. 100 ML for $10. it lasts around 10-12 hours on my skin. i get compliments. drydown is just amazing. get it in your collection.

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