Italian Forest

This is such a wonderful fragrance. This does remind me of the Catholic church insense, it's very comforting and pleasant. Years ago I would go to midnight mass on Christmas with my dad, aside from when I was very young it was the one time a year I would attend a church service. He has since passed away and this smell reminds me of those times with my dad. It is extremely potent, a couple sprays fills a room, it's very long lasting, projects like crazy. I love cypress, and insense fragrances, but I find this difficult to wear, it's very strong and can probably be assertive to anyone around you. It's not bad by any means, and others may very much enjoy wearing this out and about, it's quite wonderful. I just prefer to wear this alone before bed or spray it on a pillow sheet because it's just a really comforting smell, and has an olfactory thing going on for me.

I’ve wanted to try Italian Cypress for a very long time, and I love the cypress note... Italian Forest seems to have more going on than the notes listed above would indicate. Something in this reminds me of a posh potpourri, like the smell wafting through Pottery Barn or housewares section of Nieman Marcus. There is a warm, soft spiciness here that makes it cozy rather than austere. I wasn’t expecting that accord based on the note combination. It’s not “cologney”, but smells more like a... scented candle? Maybe, not quite, but it’s closer to that effect than anything else I can think of right now. This is not a bad thing, just... different. It’s a quality scent that performs well and exudes undeniable classiness. I need to wear it more to see how I take to it, but, well, there it is.

If you have ever been to a Catholic church, this smells identical to the fragrant incense from the brass censer that the priest carries through the church. I used to be Catholic so it is a familiar and even pleasant smell. The fragrance is excellent, masculine, earthy and piney. The projection and longevity are both outstanding with very few sprays. I can smell this fragrance with every inhale. Psalm 45:6-8

My last bottle of TF Italian Cypress ran out about 7yrs ago. This is pretty close. At 1/3rd the price. The only difference I can tell is the longevity and thickness of it. Italian Forest is just a lighter version of Italian Cypress but the scent is pretty spot on.

As a person who appreciates TF IC and vintage Z-14 I ordered this and am not disappointed. Definitely same family of scents, which includes also includes Floris 1962. A well blended linear mossy cypress. I don't see anything in common with Polo Green.