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With the Potraits Collection, the house of Penhaligon's has reinvented itself again and taken a new direction. The new collection deals with fictional people of the good old English style and describes their character traits. However, all fragrances are first designed to be different than they first appear.

The Blazing Mr. Sam - a sparkling mister? Last name Sam? Uncle Sam! Ah an American?
That's right, Mr. Sam represents an American who appears with great self-confidence and is a guest of the family of Lord George, Countess Dorohty and Co.
Mr. Sam is loud, sprawling and pays no attention to rules of etiquette. Yet all the guests hang riveted to his lips and listen to his conversations. Some find him a bit redneck, others can't get enough of their exotic guest.

Penhaligon's has implemented this just great: a bull with horns, spicy and strong notes such as pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, saffron meet soft vanilla, tobacco,. A real Headturner the fragrance. Cuddly, but still with the head through the wall. And if you overdo it with the spraying, then it can quickly become too much.

A really really good fragrance. The overall picture pleases me very much. He fits super in the fall or winter. Discreetly used, it even fits into the office setting.
The only problem I have is that I cardamom, cinnamon, saffron, patchouli, amber / vanilla in the combination have already smelled very often and the fragrance is partially covered to 90% of Halfeti Cedar, Dolci di Giorno, Oud Malaki, Sotoor Waaw, Enclave.

Really heavy bottle, extremely heavy and pointed metal cap, dark blue juice. In any case, a valuable packaging.

I just love it when brands think of something in their creations. In the foreground is of course the fragrance, but if the brand itself, the story behind it, the presentation and the packaging are also thought out, the whole thing picks me up so right.

Acqua Viva, a fragrance consisting of Amalfi lemon, Mount Etna Broom and cedar wood. Relatively simple, but yet so masterfully well implemented. There is no fragrance, in my opinion, that depicts such a realistic lemon as this one. So I can relate to the many associations of Limoncello. Later more about the fragrance ...

Profumum Roma, a fragrance house - and specifically an exact fragrance - , which was allowed to experience a huge hype by certain artists.
But far before the hype, certain people who were knife grinders and blade manufacturers, thought about how to perfume their shaving soap and lotions after the war.
Everything should have Italian or at least Mediterranean reference. Each fragrance should be unconventional, reflect personal experiences, represent feelings and situations, while still following rules of the fragrance world.

All fragrances of Profumum Roma (PR) have an extremely high concentration of fragrance oil (up to 43%). One can spray them on or apply by supplied roll-on. Thus, it becomes clear, the fragrances are extremely long-lasting but also tend to be linear.
In times where Brands Acqua di Gío, The Dreamer, Chrome, CK Be brought out, PR comes along and brings with Acqua di Sale or Confetto really heavy perfume oils on the market - self-confident and willing to take risks.

With Acqua Viva is to represent the journey on a boat in the Tyrrhenian Sea. One experiences the mistral, a cold and dry wind and passes volcanoes. From the Amalfi Coast (lemon) to Sardinia or Sicily, you perceive the "volcano gold" (Etna Broom) on his dry wooden boat (cedar).
Such a beautiful, summery scenario, which you can also implement in the next vacation in Italy, remains with the oil particularly long on the skin and does not change. Not the most complex fragrance, but a beautiful capture of a situation.

The lemon is so realistic that you briefly consider drinking the perfume. Through the other two fragrances, such a great Mediterranean flair is created that you just have to grin.

The brand, the story, the courage, the perfume oil, Mediterranean ingredients, glass bottle, roll-on, decant, ... it totally picks me up. Truly art, truly quality that seeks its equal.

For me, an absolute good mood fragrance for the summer.

Orto Parisi - The vegetable garden of grandpa Parisi. The second project Alessandro Gualtieris and how can it be otherwise, it is again incredibly thoughtful, creatively designed and elaborately processed.

Let's start with the fragrance. Bergamask was my first Orto Parisi. Bluntly thought one thinks it is a fragrance of bergamot and musk - end. The is with Nichten so.
It is indeed a citrus fragrance, but this is not a bright bergamot, but an overripe lemon that smells slightly bitter. At the same time you get a big load of musk (bright) and in the background you still discover woods(cedar?) and flowers (lavender, orange blossom ?). All in all, a great spring and summer fragrance with great radiance and durability.
So the recession could end, but not with fragrances from Nasomatto or Orto Parisi. There is more to it everywhere and things seem different after the story than before.

When you consider that Vincenzo Parisi (Alessandro's grandpa) was a butcher by trade, you wonder what is meant by garden. A garden where you use all your senses, smell flowers and grasses, feel, eat fruits, herbs and vegetables.
Orto Parisi's credo: Wherever bodily fluids come out, the soul comes out. Fluids in the butcher shop? Now with the background knowledge that it is a butcher shop / butchery, the picture turns once completely.
It is about a hunter who fails, who is too afraid (Brutus). It is about hunting and rushing the prey (Bergamask). The multiplying (Seminalis). It is about cutting, washing and curing the meat (Megamare), grilling or smoking (Terroni), and eating (Boccanera) and excreting (Stercus).

Hunter - wooden rifle - wooden emblem in the cap. The hunt - horn of a fallow deer / deer - bright horn in the cap. Smoking - coal - volcanic stone in the cap, you understand what I'm getting at...
Glass bottles, metal caps with emblem, packaging that you have to open 4 times, fragrance color to match the theme. It's all coherent again.

All Alessandro Gualtiere revealed fragrance notes is that all Parisis contain Boya Butter and Pisse de Chevalle.

With knowledge, Bergamask (named after a folk festival of the city of Bergamo) is about hunting, adrenaline in the blood, fear pee, sweat from exertion.
This good-smelling fragrance now makes a lot more sense!

Extra tip: At extremely hot temperatures necessarily wear. Since it shines even more and the musk combines really well with your own body odor - no fun!

Me Alessandro has again directly on the hook. Pure art!

Gentle Fluidity Silver: The gently flowing silver. The name fits like a glove.

You get a super clean, metallic, sharp gin fragrance rounded off with vanilla. It is particularly suitable for cold, fresh weather, but also works in winter or summer.
Great everyday fragrance, even better in the office.

In the air, it sometimes exudes very light Aventus vibes, which is (possibly?) due to the exaggerated gin note, which smells slightly metallic and, together with woods and nutmeg, is reminiscent of pineapple and birch.
Don't get me wrong, Gentle Fluidity Silver has nothing to do with Aventus or is even "inspired" by it.

Pegasus - a graceful, strong, winged white horse. A shiny silver, heavy bottle with a heavy lid. The fragrance itself: Sweet, creamy, spicy, slightly woody. Association, appearance and perfume absolutely fitting and self-contained.

About the fragrance: Here you get a perfume that has very classic features with cypress, lavender and sandalwood, but has been greatly modernized with heliotrope, almond, vanilla and amber.
I often wore the fragrance on dates and with summery outfits in white, beige - brown or light gray.

Autumn? Winter? - yes, but not necessarily exclusively. Spring and summer go just as well.

For all those who have a clean, minimalist look and are looking for a suitable leisure fragrance: Voilà!