Tagete Profumum Roma 2014

You probably know this too... you go on vacation and associate it with certain memories... some nice, some less nice... it can be food, it can be the hotel, the people you meet, and... fragrances, of course.

Over Pentecost, I went to Budapest this time... beautiful city... honestly, it’s a must-see. During a short break, I discovered a charming little perfumery with Profumum Roma fragrances and I thought to myself "hey... you’ve always wanted to try Ichnusa" so I went in... my friend waved it off... he loves fragrances but doesn’t really have the patience to look for them, so I went in alone while he sat outside.

Ah yes... I in my element... those are the moments when I wish to be an Indian deity with a looooot of arms. Ichnusa somehow disappointed me, I must honestly admit, even though it contains fig, but no... this fig scent was not for me...

I don’t know how long I was in there... definitely twenty minutes, and since I didn’t want to be rude, I went out briefly to my friend. The plan was also to let the fragrances I had sprayed on settle before going back into the store. So I sat down next to him and he said "wow... that smells good"... I replied "uh... which one, I have six different ones on me"... a quick sniff and he said "this one" and was practically glued to my left forearm. He went straight back into the perfumery and I followed, wondering which one it was, I pointed to Tagete and he said "sold!" So my friend is anything but an impulsive buyer... and yet he left the store with three new fragrances... hehehe...

Tagete opens with a powerful burst of flowers that makes you dizzy and you think... oh no, but you have to let it develop and give it time... after ten minutes, jasmine with oak moss comes through on my skin, floral, green, spicy, and it lasts about six to seven hours, and in the end, a fine but subtle sweetness joins in.

For me, this is a fragrance that can be worn every day in any season... morning, noon, evening... I wouldn’t over-spray it... a maximum of three sprays and it easily lasts until the end of the workday...