Nuvolari Rubini 2021

Nuvolari is a phenomenally awesome fragrance for two reasons. First, it is not linear and goes through interesting development or, rather, evolution as it dries down. Secondly, the choice of notes results in a truly unique fragrance. The notes might raise an eyebrow, but Nuvolari is totally wearable.

The opening contains a very short burst of citrus, which, as it dies away, reveals more of the fuel and peppery notes. It's a bit brash at first but then mellows out a bit. Suddenly, I detected a boozy rum scent which blocked out the fuel note. Totally new experience for me is that the boozy note disappeared as quickly as it came only to reappear after about 30 seconds and then disappeared again. At this point, a deep rose note quickly appeared and then disappeared in the same manner. Very surprising. At this point, the fuel note started to morph into an asphalt/tar type of scent. It was also kinda screechy and only gradually started to mellow out and blend more with the woody notes. The asphalt accord gave a sharp edge or bite to the woody notes which had taken on a slightly creamy texture.

At this point, I found it to be really nice and quite wearable. My advice would be to apply Nuvolari about 30 minutes before going out or meeting someone. The asphalt note is there, but not immediately obvious to anyone getting a whiff. The first impression is more of a smoky note. If you concentrate on it though, it's obvious that it is asphalt.

As you might guess by the above, Nuvolari really made a big and good impression on me - a beautiful hyper-masculine fragrance. Performance was also quite good. I'm definitely getting a FB.