Parco Palladiano X: Olivo

I'd be lying through my teeth if I said this doesn't have an aquatic component. Olivo has an impactful opening - sharp, watery, fresh woody aroma that mimics the smell of breaking branches in a orchard - particularly if you were at a department store overwhelmed by twenty other scents like me. Upon close sniffs notes of violet, galbanum and cedar become quite apparent. It does have a savory, synthetic overtone and I'm tempted to say both Iso E super and ambroxan are at play here. As the scent develops this barbershop base becomes more and more apparent, creating a "contemporary classic fougere" feeling. Ganymede is another one I tried recently that gives off of this vibe, but IMO much more successful by ditching the ambroxan and embracing the musk and immortal as its drydown and is more interesting than Olivo. I bought a bottle as I was swayed by the beautiful opening in the boutique, but realistically I could live with just a decent. Sillage and longevity are both superb.

"Savoury" and "Mediterranean" are the words that come to mind - a very interesting creation, which really does remind me of olives out of a jar (although I must admit I'm not sure I would have identified this if it were not for the name - oh the power of suggestion!) Salty, green and refreshing without being citrussy or aquatic; great scent for a balmy summer evening. This fits perfectly into the Italian garden theme of the Parco Palladiano series, and I wouldn't have been surprised if you had told me that it was a Jean Claude Ellena creation. I'm not sufficiently familiar with the smell of mastic to pick this apart from the other notes, but I know it can be controversial and the whole perfume is unusual so please test before buying. Highly recommended!

I'm not familiar with the scent of olive, but I did blindbuy this because so far the Parco Palladiano line doesn't disappoint me. This one is no exception. Though I cannot pick up the individual notes, but I can say that Olivo is in the same genre as Cipresso, it's green, woody, a bit aromatic, a bit fougere. A classic scent with modern twist. I expect this kind of scent from the house of Aramis. But that doesn't mean that this is bad. Try it for yourself, it's unisex leaning to masculine side. I got 8 hours longevity with strong to moderate projection.

Really beautiful idea of a savory olive scent which I believe was created with an immortelle accord. It doesn’t actually smell like olives or olive oil to me but it paints a lovely picture that captures the salty and fruity and translucent green of olives. Decent longevity and quality. I might like to own this someday. 4 out of 5.

I was bough both X and V Lauro for xmas 2022, love both, but just doesn't work on me, have held on to both and tried to love them, but have both bottles just sat in the cupboard... popped them onto eBay today, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296130773357