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A King of Summer
My collection was built on dark, dense and heavy winter fragrances and it took a bit of time for me to develop the pallet for freshies, aquatics and generally lighter fragrances. Presently, I have become quite infatuated with this genre of fragrance and I was fortunate enough to acquire Neroli Portofino.
Straight to it, this is one of the most sophisticated spring and summer time fragrances I have come across: From the opening, there is a very controlled blast which comes across as a neatly blended citrus cocktail. Immediately, the fragrances make it abundantly clear that it is geared towards the slightly more mature, more refined demographic, rather than any younger audiences. From casual office use to more elegant, more formal and dressed up occasions – This fragrance boasts tremendous amounts of versatility and can be employed in a plethora of settings.
The initial citrus quickly subsides, or at least, trades positions from the forefront to a background supporting element. At this point, the is a slight green and almost grassy texture which begins to make its way to the spotlight and it stays there for the lifespan of the fragrance. This same texture adopts a slight wood accord and this makes it evolve slightly to almost medicinal sensibilities with a splash of aquatics to help maintain the fresh aspect.
To very crudely describe this phase, it comes across as walking through dense vegetation with the occasional stump housing lush swaths of moss with a crystal clear stream of water coursing orderly nearby. At this point, the fragrance will remain so until the end of its lifespan. It is sensational. Within first application, the scent will project softly within a few feet and as it evolves, it will gradually return to a skin-scent which will linger easily into the 8, or even 9-hour mark.
I fortunately also own Bvlgari’s Wood Neroli which shares striking similarity with this fragrance – In short, Bvlgari does come across as the better blended between the two and feels more rounded and polished. However, the Tom Ford somehow still comes across as superior quality despite falling behind slightly on the blend comparison. Neroli Portofino unceremoniously outclasses the Bvlgari in terms of performance because it lasts significantly longer while projecting further. Some may feel that it may be redundant to own both since they share so many parallels but I feel both need to be explored at length because there are also some differences that color the two scents differently.
In summary, this fragrance is an absolutely must-own for the corporate, the mature and the refined fragrance connoisseur: Spring and summer are absolutely under siege if you employ this gem and if anyone has proclivities for fresh and clean scents, this will completely revolutionize how you perceive fragrances of this genre.
Straight to it, this is one of the most sophisticated spring and summer time fragrances I have come across: From the opening, there is a very controlled blast which comes across as a neatly blended citrus cocktail. Immediately, the fragrances make it abundantly clear that it is geared towards the slightly more mature, more refined demographic, rather than any younger audiences. From casual office use to more elegant, more formal and dressed up occasions – This fragrance boasts tremendous amounts of versatility and can be employed in a plethora of settings.
The initial citrus quickly subsides, or at least, trades positions from the forefront to a background supporting element. At this point, the is a slight green and almost grassy texture which begins to make its way to the spotlight and it stays there for the lifespan of the fragrance. This same texture adopts a slight wood accord and this makes it evolve slightly to almost medicinal sensibilities with a splash of aquatics to help maintain the fresh aspect.
To very crudely describe this phase, it comes across as walking through dense vegetation with the occasional stump housing lush swaths of moss with a crystal clear stream of water coursing orderly nearby. At this point, the fragrance will remain so until the end of its lifespan. It is sensational. Within first application, the scent will project softly within a few feet and as it evolves, it will gradually return to a skin-scent which will linger easily into the 8, or even 9-hour mark.
I fortunately also own Bvlgari’s Wood Neroli which shares striking similarity with this fragrance – In short, Bvlgari does come across as the better blended between the two and feels more rounded and polished. However, the Tom Ford somehow still comes across as superior quality despite falling behind slightly on the blend comparison. Neroli Portofino unceremoniously outclasses the Bvlgari in terms of performance because it lasts significantly longer while projecting further. Some may feel that it may be redundant to own both since they share so many parallels but I feel both need to be explored at length because there are also some differences that color the two scents differently.
In summary, this fragrance is an absolutely must-own for the corporate, the mature and the refined fragrance connoisseur: Spring and summer are absolutely under siege if you employ this gem and if anyone has proclivities for fresh and clean scents, this will completely revolutionize how you perceive fragrances of this genre.
Thronumgod
