Bvlgari Man Wood Neroli

Blind buy, partly motivated by the fact that I like the restraint and relative simplicity of many Morillas scents and that I have some positive experience of Bvlgari, and Morillas's work with the house. Wore it yesterday, as the one Englishman in a typically seedy Scottish pub (open early), to watch the Lionesses beat the Matildas to reach the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup. (Sorry, Matildas. Well played.) It was set to be a clear, moderately warm summer's day, and I wanted a fragrance that was fresh and summery but wouldn't draw the ridicule that Scots understandably love to heap on us English. I ended up choosing this over a fair few other options, because it was obviously fresh and smelt clean and professional on the air without being a one-dimensional lemon sherbet freshie (and anyway it was new). So far, although, yes, the spray nozzle feels fragile, I really like this. It has plenty of lean Mediterranean-style citrus and, although I'm not a big fan of aquatics, I do like a good ambergris accord--why I almost wore Issey Intense instead--and the one here really appeals to me. I get why some people might find it out of place here, but it is not a heavy or dirty ambergris and I find it works very well in underpinning the citrus with a different kind of freshness or marine tang that to me does not seem out of place in a fragrance that is very obviously Mediterranean (semi-barbershop) in style. I haven't yet discerned a whole lot of other individual notes (except maybe the soft musk) in this but I'm fine with that, as it's a typical Morillas fragrance in the respect that, while the other notes are doubtless there--this does smell woody too and is no thin, toppy citrus bomb--pretty much everything is done in moderation so the user wears the fragrance and not vice versa. Performance, or at any rate sillage, is moderate--again, that's often how Morillas rolls--and I chose to mist (not squirt) my T-shirt with this once, and to walk through a mist of it on the air a couple of times before putting on the T-shirt. (If this is a level of restraint alien to you--if you're the kind of user inclined to spray yourself directly, liberally, until the swarthy chest hair medallion guy down the street screams at you or has some kind of convincing seizure--then Morillas creations such as this may not all be for you.) The citrus and the ambergris accord are still noticeable on the T-shirt almost twenty hours later. Actually I can still smell this on myself.

Let me start by saying, I LOVE NEROLI FRAGRANCES. To date, my favorite best bang for the buck is Banana Republic Neroli Woods. Here's my honest take on Bvlgari Man Wood Neroli ... I love it, but for me ... I disagree with most who give it a far superior score to the Banana Republic one. Ok ... for my review: the bottle is heavy, masculine and very attractive and pretty much embodies the name MAN wood neroli. But ... the atomizer is sub-par, narrow spray and difficult to depress. The opening is nice, EXCEPTIONALLY nice ... on the slightly sharp, slightly sweet, yet also slightly SOUR side due to blending it with bergamot. In the mids the slightly sharp neroli tones down a bit due to the sweeter, BEAUTIFUL orange blossoms ... my personal favorite part of the fragrance. As the woody part of Bvlgari man WOOD comes to be noticeable, I was thinking that this would be the winner in my neroli fragrance line, but unfortunately the woody drydown is below average in strength, especially when compared to such a strong opening. Within 2 hours after wearing 4 sprays, I had to put my nose within a couple of inches to even detect the woody notes on my skin. The drydown scent profile is nice ... just way too intimate to warrant any praise. All in all, however, I'd still give it a 7.5 as my total score out of 10. For comparison, I'd give Banana Republic Neroli Woods a score of 8.0 ... and perhaps even a little higher. I have a review of the Banana Republic product under that fragrance. It is a slightly more "juicy" and naturally sweeter of an opening and a little more floral, too. It's pretty much a woody floral, but the drydown is very similar to the Bvlgari but lasts longer. My personal recommendation ... because they are pretty different, yet both good ... IF you can afford it ... GET BOTH 😉. ENJOY!!!

This smells like an Italian beach wedding. The bitter bite of the neroli clashes a bit with the sweet, juicy bergamot at the top, making the opening VERY sharp and could be off-putting for a bit. But, after about 15 minutes, the two top notes stop fighting and hug it out. I used to own a bottle of Acqua Di Parma Colonia, and this reminds me a lot of it. Wood Neroli seems to be a bit more of a modern take on that DNA. Especially within the first 2 hours or so. I see a lot of people disliking the drydown, and while I actually enjoy it, I can see why they might feel that way. This is far from a linear fragrance, in fact it almost has a split personality. The top notes, as I mentioned earlier, are EXTREMELY prominent and sharp in the opening, and until they completely go away, it's hard to smell anything else. But the curtains eventually close on the neroli and bergamot, giving way to a more calm, woody, floral-ish, clean scent. I think this is the perfect fragrance for anyone over the age of 30. For those who are a bit more daring or with more formal style, I would drop it to 25. It has a more mature vibe to it... an old-money aesthetic. Performance is good but nothing to write home about. I get about 3 hours of good projection, and an additional 3-4 hours of it being a skin scent. So about 7 hours until it's undetectable. The fragrance is quite strong & pronounced in the opening, so if I were to go to the office wearing it, I'd make sure to spray it a good hour or so prior to going in the building. It's clean, office-safe, and gentlemanly. I would easily recommend this to anyone who is a fan of classic Italian perfumery.

Soapy, clean, long lasting, luxury hotel lobby smell, expensive soap etc.. If any of these things sound interesting to you, i URGE you to try it out, perfectly priced (i paid 55e for 100ml) and one of few Alberto Morilas fragrances that are not lacking in the performance department. Top is amazing neroli scent, lasts 20minutes on me, love smelling it Mid is similar to top but more soapy, reminds me of really good quality soap and that smell you get while scrubbing yourself with it in the shower. Base notes i really don't smell any leather whatsoever, to me base which comes after 5-6 hours is a skin scent that smells like lemony woods, pine needles (very fresh baby ones) and not much else. If you are like me and are looking for a fresh summer scent to replace some old ones, i used versace pour homme, aqva amara (still plan to use that one tho) , dior homme cologne. This is a perfect thing to throw in stead of those, i am writing this on a cloudy 19 degrees celsius day (57F) so i can't wait to wear this out when it's scorching hot and have it project around me. Price 8.5/10 Uniqueness 7.5/10 Smell 10/10 Versatility 5/10 (only wear it two seasons, scent doesn't make sense to be worn in cold weather) Do you NEED this? Yes and No Yes- If you are searching for a fragrance similar to this, i would say it's top of it's class, really because of the quality and performance. No- If you own neroli portofino, maybe prada l homme, things like that and if you dislike soapy fresh scents. Oh and of course if you don't like neroli, there's a bunch of it off the top.

I’d say Alberto Morillas really got it right with this one, as Wood Neroli is way better than Neroli Portofino in my humble opinion and I generally enjoy Tom Ford’s stuff. Tested this in a perfume store on a Princess cruise ship to Alaska and immediately fell in love with it. The Neroli & bergamot are prominent in the opening but upon drying down the bergamot dissipates and I’m left with this beautiful lightly sweet, honeyed floral, creamy, musky, maybe lightly soapy Neroli & orange blossom scent. I didn’t even know I loved Neroli at the time, so that really speaks volumes in my opinion as to how good this is. To me, at no point is this ever harsh or cloying, just a clean, smooth, sweet, creamy, musky neroli. As a guy I find this definitely unisex but maybe leaning a bit masculine although any woman could easily pull this one off and smell incredible. If I smelled this on a woman I’d certainly ask what she was wearing & comment that she smelled wonderful. Fantastic fragrance, wish they made a parfum version that lasted a bit longer although I do get a solid 6+ hrs of performance while it lasts even longer on my clothing. Fantastic scent across the board!