Acqua di Parma Profumo 2008

I got curious about this fragrance simply because of the cost. I was lucky enough to find a gorgeous mini online and... I really didn't think I was going to like it. The first time I tried it my initial impression was, "Gah! That's strong!" and I was afraid it would give me a headache. However, I was really busy that day and must have washed my hands up to my elbows 10 times or more and guess what? The scent was still there. Since this is almost a miracle when it happens to me, I decided that I had to give Profumo a second chance. I'm so glad I did! Once it settles into my skin it's such a soft, classy, warm and feminine scent. It reminds me of 50's glamour and an age when women wore dresses and heels daily. I can definitely see myself investing in a large bottle of this in the near future.

What a lovely fragrance. Kinda old fashioned with its floral, slightly powdery notes but absolutely very feminine and classy. I don't smell too much bergamot or anything sharp and didn't find the drydown too woody. But that could just be how the scent works with my body chemistry. Really worth trying. Too bad it's so outrageously expensive.

Nothing short of perfection. Happy to add it into my collection. Such stunning honey laced with labdanum.

To me the amber is the dominant note here. Unfortunately not all amber based fragrances smell good on me! I agree that it's from the same family as mitsouko etc. Classy old school you can say.

This smells like class, luxury and elegance. It's a truly stunning chypre, oozing with old school opulence. I'm usually the first to complain about crazy expensive perfumes, but this one is worth the money. Maybe it's just me, but I find that the chypre label is becoming like the oriental label - perfumes are calling themselves that but not really being true to the genre. This one is a true chypre and I appreciate that. This opens as a powdery, citrussey, jasmine and rose. The citrus doesn't last all that long and then it becomes all floral. The rose is restrained and dry, but still lush. The jasmine is such high quality. There isn't the slightest whiff of anything synthetic here. The dry down becomes a little woody, a bit sharper than the powdery and ultra feminine florals that precede it. The moss is gorgeous, so rich and earthy. It finally becomes musky, but in a very feminine way. This is old school movie stars holidaying on the Riviera, dripping in jewels and arranging secret trysts away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi. If this perfume was a movie, it would be To Catch A Thief. Grace Kelly would have loved it. It's got moderate sillage and the longevity is stellar. I put this on in the morning, showered later at night and could still smell it on me when I got into bed.