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When I first sprayed this, I immediately thought "oh, it's BR540 Extrait". But it took about 30 minutes for it to immediately leave that saffron bomb behind. The mate and woods kick in quickly and turn this from a feminine-leaning top note to a masculine-leaning base. It becomes a sweet/spicy/floral masculine scent that, unfortunately, is just in line with the trendy DNA right now. This whole bergamot-focused sweet/spicy/wood base trend isn't going anywhere.
This is a solid fragrance, but it doesn't separate itself from the very crowded market. Not even the sharpest nose will smell this on me and say "oooh, Torino22?" It is just another Ex Nihilo, Creed, ATH, Sospiro, Xerjoff creation that can't pull itself away from this trendy DNA.
THAT SAID....if this is the one you choose out of all of those options, you won't go wrong. It's a well-crafted fragrance.
This is a solid fragrance, but it doesn't separate itself from the very crowded market. Not even the sharpest nose will smell this on me and say "oooh, Torino22?" It is just another Ex Nihilo, Creed, ATH, Sospiro, Xerjoff creation that can't pull itself away from this trendy DNA.
THAT SAID....if this is the one you choose out of all of those options, you won't go wrong. It's a well-crafted fragrance.