Cascade

What was I angry about back then? Just the bottle was empty and when I wanted to order a new bottle of Cipresso di Toscana, Acqua di Parma had taken it off the market.
Of course I stocked up again for a completely overpriced price and then enjoyed my darling only sporadically. Finally it was not clear when and if there would be replenishment again.
What a joy it was when I suddenly read that the scent was coming back. However, it was first said in early summer 2019.
But suddenly I came across the site of an English mail-order company and they actually claimed to sell Cipresso di Toscana exclusively.
What can I say: not even 5 minutes later 150ml were ordered for 117 Euro plus 18 Euro express shipping.
Only then I started to read on and thought to myself, if that was no mistake, because the ingredients listed there indicated a complete reformulation.
A top note of star anise (I don't really like), elemi (a tree resin), orange and petitgrain.
A heart of sage and lavender and a base of cypress and pine.
2 days later it was time, the parcel from England was there, torn open, sprayed on and....
Yes, it's Cipresso di Toscano!!! Apparently star anise with elemi, orange and petitgrain smells just like basil, rosemary and sage.
Maybe it's my nose, but I can't tell the difference despite other ingredients.
After five minutes cypress and pine dominate anyway and catapult you immediately into the summery south.
Also in the comparison with the for 8 years well guarded predecessor both I and the rest of my family came to the conviction that really hardly a difference is to be sniffed out.
And it gets even better: I have the feeling that the shelf life has also improved.
So Aqua di Parma, thanks that my mails were answered with the request to put on the scent again (and I think I was not the only one who bombarded AdP with mails). Now you can top that by adding the fragrance to your normal assortment as soon as possible, and please also with shower gel and body lotion.

Ever since Acqua di Parma hired Cypresso di Toscana, I've been a seeker. Stocks are running low and a replacement has not been in sight yet. Well now there should be it again next year, let's see.
In my search I found many flops but also some treasures, Eau Neuve by Lubin is an example, Cedro the Taormina by AdP, or the Vetivers by Lubin: Itasca or Le Vetiver. And when I bought a new Lubin (Vetiris) it was also that I had a few samples bottled. Basic requirement: Cypress should be inside. And one of the rehearsals was L'Or du Sillage.
Admittedly, I have rarely read an advertising text that would have made me less interested in a scent. There's talk of celebrations on luxury yachts, everything's pretty overexcited.
But the scent blows my mind. I see myself less on the flybridge of a yacht than on the terrace of a small house, somewhere in the south, on a warm evening overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Because of me a luxury yacht can also sail there and pull a golden track (Or du Sillage) behind it in the sunset.
It starts with bergamot and a discreetly sharp peppery note and then the pines (pine trees that sway in the evening wind), immediately after that cypress and cedar are joined by other Mediterranean trees. A perfect chord of sunburnt woods underlaid with citrus in the background - to lie down in. I don't get the base note of suede and patchouli in the nose with the best will in the world, even after hours there is at most a little oakmoss.
Conclusion: a fragrance that actually makes me forget Cypresso di Toscana (at least for a short time), a new favorite in my collection.