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Brutus Orto Parisi 2014

7.9 / 10 372 Ratings

A popular perfume by Orto Parisi for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is woody-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Earthy

Resinous

Smoky

Perfumer

Alessandro Gualtieri

Ratings

Scent

7.9372 Ratings

Longevity

8.1327 Ratings

Sillage

7.5324 Ratings

Bottle

8.1331 Ratings

Value for money

7.3205 Ratings

Submitted by Farinelli, last update on 11/22/2025.

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Reviews

21 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/05/2024

8Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Smirky
483 Reviews

Smirky

3

Nice scent, poor performance

Brutus is a unique fragrance that leans heavily on patchouli. Brutus struck me as lighter and the patchouli was earthy but not heavy, with a touch of freshness. Was very impressed with this Orto Parisi offering in the patchouli category. While the scent is great, the performance was a complete letdown. Projection was moderate - a compact scent bubble, maybe about arm's length. I could have accepted that but the longevity was likewise unimpressive. Barely got 4 hours out of it until it became a weak skin scent. Tested from a sample. I'll skip this one.

01/29/2025

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Lanatra
27 Reviews

Lanatra

4

Revolt is not the same as a revolution, but it can be necessary

Many people are surprised by how Brutus diverges so much in style from the rest of the Orto Parisi line. To that, I can only add that if there is such a thing as classicism in perfumery, Brutus as such certainly belong to the classics, much as figurative painting is opposed to (hyper)modernism. It makes me think of the paintings of Odd Nerdrum, in my view someone who excels and make use of every classical style that has existed, but also someone who always manages to apply a layer of contemporary relevance to his compositions.

I often entertain the idea that the concept of Brutus is an allusion to Guerlain's Heritage. It is seeking to escape the shadows of a classical titan, and to be an act of revolt. The question is what does indeed follow the First Triumvirate.

I think the perfumer Gualtieri was no adolescent rebel at the time Brutus was created. He knew well that performing an olfactory Ides of March will not reinvent the wheel nor change rules radically. It is, after all, a bit tiring to always feel you need to break things and make something that surprise people. Some will yawn and say "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose".

Personally I think Heritage survived the stabbing and to me, the perfume "Brutus" is guided by a Second Triumvirate of Heritage EDP, Kouros and perhaps something like Yatagan. But it is of course entirely its own thing, these three are just vague memories occasionally invoked when I spray it on.

Brutus is one of my favourite office and daytime scents, a perfect balancing act where I get a caleidoscopic journey from tradition to novelty while my surroundings gets enough of something familiar as to not be too surprised or put off. I would say that Gualtieri does not care too much about categories such as fougère or chypre, and that Brutus is a bit of both. It has warmth for winter, freshness for spring, herbs for autumn and citruses for summer use, but for very warm days there are other things I would rather reach for.

Although idiosyncratic, it is hard to imagine it to be seen as strange in a formal evening setting. But, say, if I sprayed on Brutus in the morning and needed a very quick change into evening attire without a shower, I would be more inclined to replace it with Héritage EDP. If you don't care to own too many bottles, Brutus is a brilliant allrounder, however.

Some say performance is poor, but I disagree. This style of perfume will always come forward as cloying if it is too strong, and it is not very gentlemanly to seek to impose yourself on the entire room you are in. And, although I mostly go noseblind for it myself sometime after lunch, I do get occasional whiffs also in the evening.

All in all, I think it is worth the money if you fall for it like I did, but if you can do with a cologne or EDT for office, there are cheaper things to buy.

05/18/2022

10Scent 8Longevity 9Sillage

Dan93
70 Reviews

Dan93

4

A day in antic Rome

The sweat drops on the burning ash in antic rome. The gladiators swing their swords and fight each other. Sweat, blood and testosterone!

This scent is very masculine and represents and era of muscular man, fighting in the ash or heat.

It‘s woody from the beginning and keeps its level very high! The longlivity is above average ansd the scent does stay at one top level all the time you wear it.

If you are looking for a woody scent, that leaves maximum of masculinity and power, you should go with this Orto Parisi fragrance.

I own Megamare and Brutus (for now!)
and I love both of them. Brutus is not casual, but I would call it a signature scent! Very powerful and head turning!

04/11/2024

6Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Daylight
6 Reviews

Daylight

2

Modern day Brutus?

It draws you in with the metallic notes mixed with the amber, patchouli and lavender in the beginning, teasing you almost, by giving you the hint that there is something deeper. Then it settles down into what I can only describe as slightly more exciting than your average "mens perfume" This really is as if Brutus got demoted to being a floor manager at a medium sized corporate office. If you are looking for a more niche office fragrance this is probably a decent option at least.

Ive tried 5 Orto Parisi fragrances (as of writing this) and even if I ended up not liking a lot of them, at least they had something intriguing to offer. With Brutus its unbearably.. generic, not bad, but really not that interesting either, especially for a brand of this prestige and ultimately price point.

06/14/2025

Reddawks
83 Reviews

Reddawks

2

Tu quoque mi fili.

In a parallel universe, this line isn't spoken by Caesar as the 23rd stab approaches, but by a father staring at his rebellious, heavily pierced teenager, dousing himself in clouds of Kouros.
To be truly rebellious isn’t just to contradict for the sake of it. It’s to question what others take for granted, to challenge the untouchable, to sift through it all—
and (this final step often forgotten), to accept what survives the pruning.

Alessandro Gualtieri is that rebellious teenager, and in traditional masculine perfumes, he found something worth keeping.

Enter Brutus. Gruff, authoritarian, yet not without charm: he wears his father’s clothes and charisma, stands tall—elegant, even endearing—ready to assert the personal force of his revolution without erasing his father's legacy.

The true rebel wears a suit and tie, and smells of patchouli and lavender.

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