Top Notes 
Hay
Rosa centifolia
Heart Notes 
Ambrette seed
Rum
Base Notes 
Musk
Oak wood
Vanilla
Hilary89
34 Reviews
Hilary89
1
Nice floral woods scent - heavy on the oakwood
My stream of consciousness review:
Sprayed at 1:30pm
Romano is coming in strong with a sweet, kind of herbal, woodiness at first spray. I’m getting some of the rose and rum notes, but the dominant scent is the oak - like a freshly planed board of oakwood. The overall effect is somewhat like being in a high end hardwood furniture store where the employees recently sprayed a light rose air freshener.
30 min in and it’s softened quite a bit to a fresh, floral woods scent. The oakwood is still at the forefront, which I think is why it reminds me of “Alpine” from Ellis Brooklyn which I remember describing as a vintage cedarwood chest. The woodiness is very enveloping in that it feels like being in a wood paneled room or a new cabin. But the floral and sweet notes give it a bit more dimension than “Alpine”.
1.5 hours in and it’s faded substantially. I am getting more of the vanilla now, but it definitely doesn’t overpower the oak. The rose isn’t really present anymore which is a bit disappointing.
4 hours in and there’s no projection, but I can definitely still smell it up close. So at least the longevity is decent.
Overall, I’m not sure if I’m currently in the market for a super woody fragrance, but this is quite lovely as a floral woods scent. I'll hold on to the sample for future reference.
Sprayed at 1:30pm
Romano is coming in strong with a sweet, kind of herbal, woodiness at first spray. I’m getting some of the rose and rum notes, but the dominant scent is the oak - like a freshly planed board of oakwood. The overall effect is somewhat like being in a high end hardwood furniture store where the employees recently sprayed a light rose air freshener.
30 min in and it’s softened quite a bit to a fresh, floral woods scent. The oakwood is still at the forefront, which I think is why it reminds me of “Alpine” from Ellis Brooklyn which I remember describing as a vintage cedarwood chest. The woodiness is very enveloping in that it feels like being in a wood paneled room or a new cabin. But the floral and sweet notes give it a bit more dimension than “Alpine”.
1.5 hours in and it’s faded substantially. I am getting more of the vanilla now, but it definitely doesn’t overpower the oak. The rose isn’t really present anymore which is a bit disappointing.
4 hours in and there’s no projection, but I can definitely still smell it up close. So at least the longevity is decent.
Overall, I’m not sure if I’m currently in the market for a super woody fragrance, but this is quite lovely as a floral woods scent. I'll hold on to the sample for future reference.
