Alessandro Dell' Acqua

Geranium and pelargonium are the same thing. Geranium is the common name instead scientific botanical name is it pelargonium. Than making some easy calculation people feels in this perfume a lot more "geranium" than musk. And so it is. It is a sort of super soapy (Dove ones) pelargonium bomb fragrance. Metallic creamy fresh flowers. Truly chic. Audrey Hepburn in Paris! Could be the Rive Gauche of this millennium. A lot of sandalwood and white woods like dsquared. Notes like blackberry as well in the dry down. A real gem. Clean luminescent but rich and warm. Obviously not understood and discontinued... Also the advertisement was a fail. This scent has nothing of a black dress, nothing of a sea place, nothing of a "I'll show you how sexy i'am". That adv capture the attention of other women, not the ones who can like this scent, and by opposite make run the suitable women with that pic of awful buildings by the sea and wet women.

Alessandro Dell' Acqua is amazing! I have no other perfume that is similar to this. It is - as many others have said - extremely soapy, fresh, and, weirdly enough, super enchanting at the same time. I notice heaps of geranium and musk, and some peony. Also there is a delicious sharpness - probably coming from the sandalwood. Even though I like musk a lot, it often does not stay on my skin (or maybe I just cannot smell it after a short while). Here it has very decent lasting power, of 4-5 hours. Medium sillage. It is a cold smell, so I use it in summer only. By mere coincidence did I stumble upon an old tester bottle of Alessandro Dell' Acqua some years ago. I owe it to the positive reviews on fragrantica that I bought it right away. This website is so very helpful when making decisions on whether to (blind) buy or not.

I just got my hands on it. Testing it as we speak, from a mini bottle. I wanted it for ages. So, first impression, this is a Sexy Soap. Like a foam bath, filled up with violet and roses (but hey, where is the violet in the list? it must be another floral note that does the trick). Of course it is musky, so many of you agree on that. Actually if you think about it too much, musk is all you'll get, but it is all done in a very interesting and stylish way. The soapy top though moves way too quickly towards the warmer peppery-floral heart on my skin. I really wish it would stay spikandspan fresh for a bit longer. Overall a 7,5/10. I do detect musk, rose, pepper and geranium from the notes listed above.

Love at first sniff. So classy and posh, elegant and timeless. I think it's one of the most beautiful fragrances in the world and wish i had bought a bottle when i saw it as i have not seen it around for some time. It may no longer be available but i will keep an eye out for it. If you like 'White Linen' by Estee Lauder then you might like this as it is similar but not the same. I love both but i love this even more. It's just a gloriously beautiful fragrance, and if i see it again i will buy some. Very sophisticated indeed.

Wonderful scent. I have discovered it only recently and I fell in love with it. It is creamy and soapy musk, which is not sweet the way all the other musks are (geranium?). That is why it is so hard to replace. Please help and give me more tips what could be similar! It has nothing to do with Narciso musks, neither Jovan, My Name (these are typically sweet). It also has very calming effect on me... Love it. And sad it was discontinued.

I finally found something that to me projects the same spirit as Alessandro Dell'Acqua - Amouage Dia. Similarities are the aldehydes with a soapy base and floral bouquet on top (although a different mix in the floral bouquet). Different price range of course, and Alessandro Dell'Acqua is much harder to find. I think I love them differently but equally. They both make me feel fresh, feminine, upbeat.

One of my absolute favourites. I was disappointed to see now that it has been discontinued, this freaks me out because I really want to be able to wear this for the rest of my life. To me personally it smells fresh and soapy and although it is inoffensive to wear it is not boring it is really lovely. I may have to stock up before it becomes impossible to track down!

Such a nice every day fragance, easy to wear at any ocasion. Not loud, not close to skin. So unlike any others and honestly, I couldn't recognise all its ingredients. I smell flowers between fresh and clean notes, a drop of lemon - or rather hint of orange blossom...above all there is some powder, which makes it chic. Great, elegant, signature type perfume.

My all time favourite and signature scent, but of course it is discontinued. I can't identify the elements but I get lots of soapy sweet pea, which I love. Would buy again in a heartbeat if I could find any. Beautiful big sillage and long lasting. I have been looking for an equivalent perfume but have not yet found anything to match this one.

This is my all time favourite perfume (I always have the Parfum) but since it has been discontinued I have explored other options; Prada Infusion d'Iris is the closest I have found to replace this perfume, it is much spicier (orange blossom I suspect) but is quite similar aside from that (on my skin it is anyway)

This scent is definitely feminine with a capital F. But most of all: Sexy! I love the powder and the soapy notes as a lot of you have already commented on. I bought is 5 years ago and I finished the bottle so quickly it made me think it must be my favourite of all times. This is a perfume I would wear in bed...

When I first sniffed it memories of my grandma's shampoo flourished through my head, it was called Allantoin and was manufactured in Bulgaria in the years about 1980. Never came across a scent close to that one. It is just unique. I love that it develops over time. It smells clean and angelical.

I didn't like it at first. it defenitly wasn't a love at first smell. But after the 4th or 5th time, i really discover the beauty of it (it was a gift). It might have a soaphy smell after some minutes but it desapear quick enough to smell very musky.

Once in a lifetime you find a perfume you want to use for the rest of your life, this is mine. Oh and it is now discontinued ;,( Classy, sexy, fresh, warm and soapy, I absolutely adore it and have smelt nothing like it. Just my lucl :(

Beware of the fact that there are two concentrations: edp and edt. Both are different. My favourite is the edt version, which is more soapy clean, vivid and creamier. Edp is more powdery and definitely heavier.

Fresh and soapy--the sweetpea gives it a zing!! This is long-lasting and the sillage is around 6 feet. I like it so much I've gotten myself another bottle as I don't want to run out.

This is so beautiful! It is a fresh, clean but at the same time musky fragrance (which separates it from the Clean line). It is very unique and classy, a must have!

i got it from my brother who lived in netherland.i love this perfumme. the scent is the combination of fun fearless female plus sexy!!!!

Totally unique. Smells absolutely delicious. Very chic and expensive smelling but reasonably priced. One of my very favourites.

Smells like really expensive soap! Very feminine and fresh, lasting power is really great. Projection ok. Love it