06/25/2025

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Nothing whole & nothing half
Afternoon Swim is one of my absolute favorites. Pisa is not marketed as a dupe, but the two are brought together again and again. Reason for me to test it with a bottling.
The opening really goes in the LV direction for a few minutes. Orangey, tangy and fruity. But after a very short time, a spiciness comes out that definitely doesn't make the fragrance a sparkling summer bomb for me. It almost goes in the direction of vetiver or a scratchy lemongrass that presses forward. This will be the mixture of amber and woods that pushes itself to the fore here - and that after only a very short time. With a Turathi (Blue), I get a certain spiciness or bitterness from the grapefruit, but here with the Pisa, this is supposed to work through the resinous woods - for me, it just doesn't go well together.
A lot of the text can be summarized as follows: It just doesn't harmonize. And it doesn't last.
If you're looking for a sparkling summer citrus fragrance, you've come to the wrong place. Anyone looking for a dry woody fragrance with resinous notes will start crying at the bottomless durability.
Bottle splash, price bearable.
For me only average in every respect and for me personally not worth a full bottle.
The opening really goes in the LV direction for a few minutes. Orangey, tangy and fruity. But after a very short time, a spiciness comes out that definitely doesn't make the fragrance a sparkling summer bomb for me. It almost goes in the direction of vetiver or a scratchy lemongrass that presses forward. This will be the mixture of amber and woods that pushes itself to the fore here - and that after only a very short time. With a Turathi (Blue), I get a certain spiciness or bitterness from the grapefruit, but here with the Pisa, this is supposed to work through the resinous woods - for me, it just doesn't go well together.
A lot of the text can be summarized as follows: It just doesn't harmonize. And it doesn't last.
If you're looking for a sparkling summer citrus fragrance, you've come to the wrong place. Anyone looking for a dry woody fragrance with resinous notes will start crying at the bottomless durability.
Bottle splash, price bearable.
For me only average in every respect and for me personally not worth a full bottle.
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