Acqua Viva Profumum Roma 2006

This has always been a favorite of mine: an extremely addictive lemon summer scent suitable for easy refreshment with a slight yet enough amount of story-telling and harmony. It smells like lemon peel, hints of orange peel here and there, with very little touches of cypress and cedarwood that provide the fragrance some more aromaticity and a final broom note to eat away anything sour. It surely dries down more sour than its opening but it's not a sour fragrance. You could compare it to Eau d'Hadrien by Goutal but that one is more ephemeral and woody oriented: take the lemon note and think about it as amplified and succulent.

Wow, such realistic lemon to start with. It's in your face citrus but not furniture polish opening as some have described. It does settle down quite quickly to a rather manly citrus fragrance with a backbone. Great for a summers day and with reasonable performance. I do not get 10-12 hours as some suggest. It will be part of my Summer 2021 wardrobe this year.

Acqua Viva is a nice, fresh lemon zest/rind scent. It is a cold scent, so really only wearable in summer. It’s too sharp for me personally. I think I would find this too much in the heat as it’s also quite strong. A little definitely goes a long way with this one. It’s also surprisingly long lasting for a citrus. Worth the money if you’re looking for a refreshing, lemon scent. My first impression of this was that it reminded me of haribo lemon and lime jelly sweets. This one is just too much for me personally.

My preference would be Dulcis in Fundo over this one. I find it lighter to wear and prefer the sweetness of it, which makes it more versatile and wearable in different seasons.

starts as pure lemon, dries down to what is smells like when you rub a lemon tree leaf between your fingers and a hint of wood for me. the only fragrance i’ve been stopped on the street for but potential headache inducer if over-sprayed. lasts for days on my clothes and hair but the price is still insane

This may be my shortest comment.

Acqua Viva opens with a wonderfully natural, citrus-orange, incredibly zesty and full-bodied note. It is as invigorating and mood-lifting as one could wish for. The fragrance feels refined and high-quality. After about half an hour, the impact of the citrus note noticeably diminishes, and a subtly woody-herbaceous note blends in, which is quite discreet and defines the remaining development. Unfortunately, the magic of this unique fruity freshness does not return.

The longevity on my skin is about 6-7 hours; however, the fresh-fruity, intense note is only perceptible for a short hour, after which it, along with the sillage, significantly fades.

A beautiful, sparkling, invigorating sweetened citrus scent, incredibly pure and natural in appearance, which has disappeared from my skin after a good hour (and this in several tests). After that, a rather uninspired and quite weakly woody bitterness prevails. Thus, just a fleeting dream! I thank Greenie07 very much for the sample.