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Leather Resins
Hey guys, today I'm commenting on the fragrance Testa di Moro, also known as Incense Suede by Salvatore Ferragamo. I had a sample of this fragrance lying around and I'm always happy when I have samples of women's fragrances :D
On the other hand, it wouldn't have been a problem to test such a fragrance in the women's section, as I no longer have such big issues testing women's fragrances in public, especially when the bottles look like this one. I do feel a bit uneasy now and then when I have to pick up a bottle that looks pretty, sweet, cute, colorful, and just very feminine, like the fragrance Signora from the same brand, which comes in a pink bottle with a cute bow. Or fragrances like Chloe, Prada Candy, or the worst of all: Juicy Couture :D (Although most fragrances from these brands smell great on me, I mean on a girl :D). But anyway, at least it's not as extremely bad as it was some time ago when I could only test fragrances in the women's section if I was wearing an invisibility cloak or something :DD
That being said, here comes Testa di Moro from the slightly more exclusive collection of Salvatore Ferragamo. It is a beautiful, resinous fragrance with leather notes, but "see" for yourself:
**The Fragrance:**
The fragrance starts with intense incense, which as always gives off a resinous-sweet scent and, if you like this note, smells quite good. In the background, it has an herbal-spicy aroma. There’s pink pepper, which smells both spicy and slightly fruity, and then there’s something “kitchen spice-like,” perhaps it’s the saffron that comes across as nicely spicy.
You can also distinctly smell the dried fruits, although I must admit that without the fragrance pyramid, I would never have guessed that it was dried fruits (you just don't encounter this note in enough fragrances to remember it well, but now that I know, I can say that it smells like dried plums to me, which also comes across as sweet).
A little later, you can also clearly smell the leather. Otherwise, it mostly remains with the resins and leather, as the fruity-sweet notes fade a bit into the background towards the base, making the fragrance not very sweet, and thus it comes across as more woody-leathery and spicy-resinous. Much later, the resinous and leathery notes are most prominent, while the woody and spicy scents recede a bit more. All in all, it’s quite a nice fragrance.
**The Sillage and Longevity:**
The sillage is strong at first, but settles into a moderate range as the fragrance develops, so you can't smell it very well from a distance, but you also don't have to get too close. The longevity, on the other hand, is significantly better, as the fragrance lasts over eight hours on the skin.
**The Bottle:**
The black bottle appears cylindrical, but is actually rectangular, with all sides slightly curved outward and the bottle seeming to get slightly wider in height. The brand and name are written in gold on the bottle, topped off with a cylindrical, brown wooden cap with a golden underside. A beautiful, elegantly designed bottle.
Okay, I liked the fragrance. Not so much that I feel I need to have it, as I'm not a huge fan of leather notes, but overall I find the fragrance very successful, so I would recommend testing it, especially if you like resinous and leathery notes. Because you can't really complain about the fragrance itself, except maybe that "Many-Fragrance-Tester" (sounds like an Indian name :D) might see it as one of those fragrances that have already been tested several times. But that's just how it is when you try many fragrances. It becomes increasingly difficult to find something truly new (and pleasant-smelling), but that doesn't mean that the thousandth resinous fragrance can't smell good for someone!
In terms of type, I would place it in autumn, but also in spring, as it is neither very light nor too heavy. It is unisex, although I would lean more towards the masculine side. And there’s really not much more to say, so I’ve reached the end and wish you all a lovely evening :)
On the other hand, it wouldn't have been a problem to test such a fragrance in the women's section, as I no longer have such big issues testing women's fragrances in public, especially when the bottles look like this one. I do feel a bit uneasy now and then when I have to pick up a bottle that looks pretty, sweet, cute, colorful, and just very feminine, like the fragrance Signora from the same brand, which comes in a pink bottle with a cute bow. Or fragrances like Chloe, Prada Candy, or the worst of all: Juicy Couture :D (Although most fragrances from these brands smell great on me, I mean on a girl :D). But anyway, at least it's not as extremely bad as it was some time ago when I could only test fragrances in the women's section if I was wearing an invisibility cloak or something :DD
That being said, here comes Testa di Moro from the slightly more exclusive collection of Salvatore Ferragamo. It is a beautiful, resinous fragrance with leather notes, but "see" for yourself:
**The Fragrance:**
The fragrance starts with intense incense, which as always gives off a resinous-sweet scent and, if you like this note, smells quite good. In the background, it has an herbal-spicy aroma. There’s pink pepper, which smells both spicy and slightly fruity, and then there’s something “kitchen spice-like,” perhaps it’s the saffron that comes across as nicely spicy.
You can also distinctly smell the dried fruits, although I must admit that without the fragrance pyramid, I would never have guessed that it was dried fruits (you just don't encounter this note in enough fragrances to remember it well, but now that I know, I can say that it smells like dried plums to me, which also comes across as sweet).
A little later, you can also clearly smell the leather. Otherwise, it mostly remains with the resins and leather, as the fruity-sweet notes fade a bit into the background towards the base, making the fragrance not very sweet, and thus it comes across as more woody-leathery and spicy-resinous. Much later, the resinous and leathery notes are most prominent, while the woody and spicy scents recede a bit more. All in all, it’s quite a nice fragrance.
**The Sillage and Longevity:**
The sillage is strong at first, but settles into a moderate range as the fragrance develops, so you can't smell it very well from a distance, but you also don't have to get too close. The longevity, on the other hand, is significantly better, as the fragrance lasts over eight hours on the skin.
**The Bottle:**
The black bottle appears cylindrical, but is actually rectangular, with all sides slightly curved outward and the bottle seeming to get slightly wider in height. The brand and name are written in gold on the bottle, topped off with a cylindrical, brown wooden cap with a golden underside. A beautiful, elegantly designed bottle.
Okay, I liked the fragrance. Not so much that I feel I need to have it, as I'm not a huge fan of leather notes, but overall I find the fragrance very successful, so I would recommend testing it, especially if you like resinous and leathery notes. Because you can't really complain about the fragrance itself, except maybe that "Many-Fragrance-Tester" (sounds like an Indian name :D) might see it as one of those fragrances that have already been tested several times. But that's just how it is when you try many fragrances. It becomes increasingly difficult to find something truly new (and pleasant-smelling), but that doesn't mean that the thousandth resinous fragrance can't smell good for someone!
In terms of type, I would place it in autumn, but also in spring, as it is neither very light nor too heavy. It is unisex, although I would lean more towards the masculine side. And there’s really not much more to say, so I’ve reached the end and wish you all a lovely evening :)
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