I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but when I smell “fresh peony” or “fresh magnolia” scents on the atomiser, they smell kind of fishy to me. This one was no exception, and it was very offputting, so I hesitated to try it on skin.
However, once I did, it exploded into a shockingly strong powdery floral musk.
I can appreciate a floral musk, but it’s not something I usually feel like wearing, and if I AM going to wear one, it’s gotta be a Serge Lutens.
The base notes of Emozione Dolce Fiore - which is basically the entire fragrance for me - give me a beachy lotion feeling that's almost identical to Datura noir Eau de Parfum. I even feel like this shares a bit of the rubbery latex accord from Datura Noir, but that might just be by association. The white musk completely overwhelms everything else on my skin; I get no citrus or peach or whatsoever, and no suede either, which is disappointing because those notes would make this scent a whole lot more interesting. The only other thing I detect here besides the incredibly loud musk is a bit of fresh floral (mostly peony I think) which wafts around for the first hour or so before evaporating.
All of that probably doesn’t sound very complimentary, but I actually found myself rather enjoying this, purely because I love Datura Noir and this reminded me of it. However, is it something I’d wear? No, I rarely feel like wearing this kind of scent and when I do, I’m going to just wear Datura Noir or another Serge favorite. Also, I don't really see the point in wearing something I can't appreciate fully because my skin chemistry doesn’t bring out all the notes. I’d be interested to smell it on someone else.
P.S. Although Parfumo has entries for both an EDT and EDP version, someone said that this is inaccurate and there’s actually only ever been an EDT. Well, if that’s true, it’s VERY strong for an EDT.
