Fiore d'Ulivo

Am I the only one that adores this perfume? Yes, it is too chic to provoke, and, yes, it is best suited to a more mature audience. But it is still exceptional. Perhaps it's my Mediterranean heritage: this is all my childhood summers in a bottle. Endless valleys of olive, citrus and fig trees. You can actually smell the sun and salt water behind the aromas as well. My husband said it best:'This is what heaven must smell like'. I will get a full bottle because I have found nothing that compares to this. It evokes the very same memories as Philosykos, even though this is certainly not a fig fragrance. Think of this as its glorious first cousin. While Philosykos is the garden of a summer house, Fiore D'Ulivo is the entire provincial region. EDIT: Of course I got the full bottle when I found it as a small discount at Notino. I am treasuring this, wearing it about once a week. Great performer, my skin makes everything disappear but this stays true for hours. Between my permanent roster of MFK and Frédéric Malle frags, this is the most chic and sparkling one. This is my top summer fragrance along with Caligna, they are both brilliant compositions.

Fresh but not soapy, summery but not tropical, this is a scent I didn't know I needed until I was gifted it. Gifted by my partner, so I am admittedly biased based on the fact that he specifically selected it and enjoys it on me. Now it's a scent I can see myself reaching for frequently. Though the summers get hot here, I live in the mountains surrounded by forests/lakes and nowhere near the ocean or many beaches. Tropical fragrances, though lovely, can sometimes feel out of place. To me this fits the spring/summer by the lake bill perfectly. It's breezy and free, but it's creamy, well-rounded and long lasting. Olive blossom is not a scent I was familiar with, and it brings something so special to this. The citrus and basil evoke a sunny, classy, patio dinner feel. A beautifully composed non-generic freshie.

I am not going to lie. This is my first perfume from this house, aside from samples. It was a blind buy, and I chose it because I was curious about the olive blossoms. I am in love with it. The presentation is magnificent, although the pom-pom is coming apart already, I did pull on it a but much The bottle is a sunny yellow. The scent starts citrusy and then turns floral. I never smelled olive blossoms, so I cannot comment on that, but to me the florals here seem to be something between linden blossom and freesia. It is elegant, delicate, feminine, long lasting. Nothing to turn heads, but just very beautiful and serene, like a spring day with clear blue sky and not a worry in the world.

this is just as foul in 10°c weather as it is gorgeous in +27°c weather. when it first arrived, it smelled downright unpleasant and incredibly old-ladyish. i vaguely remember comparing it to mothballs and being very disappointed in it. six months later, i decided to revisit it, and i’m so glad i did. now i can finally appreciate the freshness of the basil and amalfi citrus. the aquatic and floral notes stand out beautifully, and as it settles it transforms into a beautiful creamy, almost velvet-like musky scent. so elegant yet so effortless. i’m very glad i gave this one another chance.

The opening was green and slightly soapy/sour, which scared me a little. But the drydown...omg...I may have found my new signature scent. It’s not exactly sweet nor citrusy, not exactly masculine nor feminine. I don’t know how to best describe it, other than just clean - what “skin” scents wish they were. On my skin, it lasted about 4 hours with very intimate sillage all the way. This is the type of perfume I call “earned privilege” (you may smell it once you know me well enough to hug).