Souvenir d'Italie Roccobarocco 2000
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Italia, mon amour
Well, what to say... I've come upon a miniature online and bought it. Beautiful bottle intrigued my imagination for quite some time and I was wondering is it justified to buy a full bottle of this snow-globe like, magically packaged fragrance.
I must open with a disclaimer: I'm not sure in what state is my mini, I bought it over eBay. That being said, here goes my impressions of Souvenir d'Italie .
Strong alcoholic opening, quickly settles down. Top notes are deep and fruity without being gourmand or sweet or edible, but very fleeting. They last only couple of whiffs to take and enjoy. (Maybe that's because my mini is a bit old and top notes are disintegrated a bit?) After just a couple of minutes, I enter into what's this perfume is really about - wonderful cardamom that gives it a smoky (I often perceive woody and spicy notes as smoky), warm and spicy note.
In this phase, it's really wonderful, charming, mature and sexy fragrance, office friendly, wearable any time of the year, but maybe better in colder days or evenings.
It's nicely blended, nothing "pops out" as unbalanced or screechy. White flowers an wisteria give it a luscious quality but only as a "second violin" to the cardamom. It never gets sweet, it's mostly fruity (but for a very short time) and then wonderfully woody and warm spicy. (Just like Jessica Simpsons Fancy love, I get this sexy smokiness - like a dusky sunset after a really hot summer day...Maybe I'm crazy.)
Longevity? Well, not a bombastic one. It won't last more than 3-4 hours (at least a splash version), so you'll need to reapply throughout the day. It's not loud either, it stays close to the body, but once again, I've tested only splash (no sprayer).
Nevertheless, really beautiful fragrance from the beginning of the century. For me, definitely full bottle worthy, even on "discontinued fragrance" prices.
I must open with a disclaimer: I'm not sure in what state is my mini, I bought it over eBay. That being said, here goes my impressions of Souvenir d'Italie .
Strong alcoholic opening, quickly settles down. Top notes are deep and fruity without being gourmand or sweet or edible, but very fleeting. They last only couple of whiffs to take and enjoy. (Maybe that's because my mini is a bit old and top notes are disintegrated a bit?) After just a couple of minutes, I enter into what's this perfume is really about - wonderful cardamom that gives it a smoky (I often perceive woody and spicy notes as smoky), warm and spicy note.
In this phase, it's really wonderful, charming, mature and sexy fragrance, office friendly, wearable any time of the year, but maybe better in colder days or evenings.
It's nicely blended, nothing "pops out" as unbalanced or screechy. White flowers an wisteria give it a luscious quality but only as a "second violin" to the cardamom. It never gets sweet, it's mostly fruity (but for a very short time) and then wonderfully woody and warm spicy. (Just like Jessica Simpsons Fancy love, I get this sexy smokiness - like a dusky sunset after a really hot summer day...Maybe I'm crazy.)
Longevity? Well, not a bombastic one. It won't last more than 3-4 hours (at least a splash version), so you'll need to reapply throughout the day. It's not loud either, it stays close to the body, but once again, I've tested only splash (no sprayer).
Nevertheless, really beautiful fragrance from the beginning of the century. For me, definitely full bottle worthy, even on "discontinued fragrance" prices.