Alto Paolo Conti 1997
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High up yet still grounded.
I really scored something good on eBay for a very small amount of money!
I wasn't sure what to expect, but as a fragrance nostalgic and given the manageable financial risk, I bid on ALTO (original packaging and unopened!). And in the end, I won the bid and was very much looking forward to my package.
Here on parfumo, there hasn't been a comment yet, so I have the honor of being the very first to comment:
Even though ALTO translates from Italian to "high," the name does not do the fragrance justice at all. The scent does not soar high; it is rather down-to-earth.
Alto is another representative of the classic school: quite simply structured and thus very straightforward in its orientation. Some different fruity nuances are detectable right at the beginning, and the start is generally quite fresh. But after a while, it comes back: the classic men's fragrance of the 80s.
I would describe the scent as dry-woody, but it is still pleasantly "non-scratchy." It seems to be due to the amber according to the fragrance pyramid.
The longevity is also acceptable at 6-7 hours. Honestly, I would have wished for just a little more staying power, at least for the length of a workday. But in the end, that is still manageable.
ALTO was created in the late 90s. But I think it was designed as a tribute to the classics of the
70s and 80s. At least, I would undoubtedly categorize it scent-wise into those decades.
My partner usually does not like these old men's fragrances at all; she finds most of them absolutely unbearable. But here she actually asked me what delicious scent I was wearing on my skin. And since her approval of my classic scents (e.g., Denim, Brut) is extremely rare, ALTO naturally earns an honorary place in my already totally overloaded fragrance cabinet.
Conclusion: ALTO gives me a feeling of elevation and ultimately lives up to its name.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but as a fragrance nostalgic and given the manageable financial risk, I bid on ALTO (original packaging and unopened!). And in the end, I won the bid and was very much looking forward to my package.
Here on parfumo, there hasn't been a comment yet, so I have the honor of being the very first to comment:
Even though ALTO translates from Italian to "high," the name does not do the fragrance justice at all. The scent does not soar high; it is rather down-to-earth.
Alto is another representative of the classic school: quite simply structured and thus very straightforward in its orientation. Some different fruity nuances are detectable right at the beginning, and the start is generally quite fresh. But after a while, it comes back: the classic men's fragrance of the 80s.
I would describe the scent as dry-woody, but it is still pleasantly "non-scratchy." It seems to be due to the amber according to the fragrance pyramid.
The longevity is also acceptable at 6-7 hours. Honestly, I would have wished for just a little more staying power, at least for the length of a workday. But in the end, that is still manageable.
ALTO was created in the late 90s. But I think it was designed as a tribute to the classics of the
70s and 80s. At least, I would undoubtedly categorize it scent-wise into those decades.
My partner usually does not like these old men's fragrances at all; she finds most of them absolutely unbearable. But here she actually asked me what delicious scent I was wearing on my skin. And since her approval of my classic scents (e.g., Denim, Brut) is extremely rare, ALTO naturally earns an honorary place in my already totally overloaded fragrance cabinet.
Conclusion: ALTO gives me a feeling of elevation and ultimately lives up to its name.
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Yatagan 6 years ago
Actually, it's an old men's fragrance that neither Cappellusman nor I know. You've really found a rarity there. The bottle definitely looks like it's got some serious cult status. I would have guessed more the '70s, but the late '90s surprised me.
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