Rauque Roberto Greco 2023
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Very helpful Review
Masterfully blended!
Rauque is another Roberto Greco's successful collaboration. This time with Christopher Sheldrake. The perfume created is meant to reflect Roberto's childhood memories of vacations spent on a farm in southern Italy. As with Greco's previous compositions - Oeilleres and Porter sa Peau - there's a vintage vibe here, but in this case, mixed with Sheldrake's signature melancholic style.
The scent is a shapeshifter. It opens with a beautiful blackcurrant bud, with hints of violet. Almost instantly come sweet, powdery flowers. I detect mainly cassia with slightly earthy narcissus, but the blackcurrant is still present, adding freshness to the composition. After a while, myrrh with leather, with a little bit of sweet mushrooms starts to dominate, and I have the impression of a waxy or oily texture. An animal aspect is present from the opening till the end, although it's not sharp or dank. The drydown is a little bit of everything from the previous phases on an amber base.
It's unisex, not leaning to any side. Longivity is impressive, sillage is on a good level. If I'm looking for similarities, from the ones I know, I think it's closest to 1740 from Histoires de Parfums, although Rauque is more complex.
Very worth trying!
Greco, the photographer, refers to the subsequent flacons as copies of theirs work, which consists of images and fragrance created simultaneously and complementing each other. For those who were unable to visit his exhibition where the artwork was presented, the nice addition to the bottle is a booklet/mini album with beautifully reproduced photos and an author's commentaries.
The scent is a shapeshifter. It opens with a beautiful blackcurrant bud, with hints of violet. Almost instantly come sweet, powdery flowers. I detect mainly cassia with slightly earthy narcissus, but the blackcurrant is still present, adding freshness to the composition. After a while, myrrh with leather, with a little bit of sweet mushrooms starts to dominate, and I have the impression of a waxy or oily texture. An animal aspect is present from the opening till the end, although it's not sharp or dank. The drydown is a little bit of everything from the previous phases on an amber base.
It's unisex, not leaning to any side. Longivity is impressive, sillage is on a good level. If I'm looking for similarities, from the ones I know, I think it's closest to 1740 from Histoires de Parfums, although Rauque is more complex.
Very worth trying!
Greco, the photographer, refers to the subsequent flacons as copies of theirs work, which consists of images and fragrance created simultaneously and complementing each other. For those who were unable to visit his exhibition where the artwork was presented, the nice addition to the bottle is a booklet/mini album with beautifully reproduced photos and an author's commentaries.
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