Symphonie de Néroli

I am just trying this perfume and It is a new great discovering. Symphonie de neroli is a very good neroli scent but very different to the typical neroli perfume. Usually neroli scents are fresh and bright... But this one is dirty and Dark! The opening is really surprising! When i waited a subtle and fresh scent... I found a very intense and dirty smell...dirty but nice!! I can get the smell of the oud, a fecal oud, with some manure smell in the back... But un front a very bright and intense neroli. The clementina is very noticeable atnthe opening as Well. Then the Jasmine and the vetiver grow Up giving to the mix a Green and creamy vine, mixed with the ambergris and the tolu balm. The dry down is sweet with the ambergris and the bright neroli becoming a very weareable scent, more like br540 than neroli portofino... This perfume is great for day and night, unisex and with a very good quality and performance, as most birtnikoffs! Scent: 8.5 Longevity: 8 Sillage: 7 Quality/price: 5 Versatility: 8 Originality: 10 Global: 8.5

I have the old wooden cap version so not sure about the new ones, but this is a stunningly beautiful perfume. It's not as brash as some of his other creations, and manages to be strong but polite. The neroli and citrus in the top sing out from the skin, with a slight soapy aldehydic feel alongside, and within ten minutes the oud comes forward, a familiar oud if you know Bortnikoff's older creations (not the scratch you get these days) with resins and vetiver providing a warm, woody cushion. It's familiar territory but definitely one of his most accomplished, least heavy-handed creations. The balance feels like French perfumery.

One of the most beautiful openings I've ever felt. An unbelievable bright, emerald-green, juicy neroli backed up by lots of balsamic (non-dirty, probably thai or cambodi) oud. Along with the mineralic texture of frankincense, the tartness of labdanum and the old world feel of galbanum results in one of the greenest, most effervescent yet syrupy scents from Bortnikoff. I've never went through a sample and then ordered a bottle home so fast before, this is a truly special fragrance and a must-try for fans of neroli. Although if you're only after the soapy kind, you may be overwhelmed by this one.

The name matches really well with the scent... This is a very very beautiful and wearable fragrance, Olympe was totally right saying : "a contrast between darkness and light". Poetic uplifting perfume with some dirty florals in the opening and a mysterious woody background that gives it more character, and makes it darker. Leans more masculine to me, I enjoy wearing it with a white shirt, linen pants and mocassins in spring/summer afternoon and evenings, or for meditative purposes. Crowd pleaser, not very loud but Lasts long. Amazing Fragrance, try it if you can. 9.5/10 in my humble opinion.

A lovely pleasing Floriental centered around a juicy neroli flower note this is a happy sweet perfume. The perfume is designed as a floral chypre and opens with a burst of citrusy fruits before moving to the neroli heart. The neroli is surrounded by slight jasmine and vetiver. The perfume dries to a mossy woody base of oakmoss, cedar, tolu and peru balsam, ambergris and slight oud. The natural fresh neroli takes centerstage right from start to finish. This unisex perfume has moderate to strong sillage and projection and excellent longevity. A pleasurable experience. Enjoy!