1881 Riviera

Minty, green, woody, spicy, not too floral, a little fizzy and almost medicinal/balsamic/tarry/phenolic. A little spiky. Very nice, not too heavy overall. Good for spring, cool summer days and summer nights, and absolutely wearable in the autumn but perhaps a little green, at least up front, to see as much use then as in the spring or the cooler parts of summer. The far end of the drydown is very similar to that of Jo Malone's Wood Sage & Sea Salt. In the JM case, I thought that that must be the ambrette accord. Whatever it is, in that scent or this one, it may not draw a lot of attention but it just does not let up. I like that part a lot. [Edit: I'm pretty sure that here it's patchouli. This is quite the patchouli bomb in the dry-down (and a jasmine bomb first off). Applied directly, this is pretty strong, perfumy and not to my taste. Still, it layers well with Silverlake, for a start.]

Nose Note #1087 I rarely get an idea of buying a full bottle on a first experience - this is one of these rare cases. I have an original sample. What a beautiful masculine elegant tea-centered scent! It's not a performer, it's one of those office friendly scents, but man, what a nice take on the tea note. Watery green jasmine tea, somewhat like Arden Green Tea, but masculine. Or like a less obnoxious version of Nishane Wulong Cha, again - more masculine. It may not exhibit an abundance of complexity, but it is very beautiful. A rare instance of a jasmine forward scent for men. I can't remember any other. It also has a very subtle metallic touch. I'd say if you like Creed Silver Mountain Water - you'll also like this. Performance could be better though. 8.8/10

My first impressions about the fragrance of Cerruti 1881 Riviera is that it resembles the perfume Cerruti 1881 L'essence. As far as I remember in that perfume, notes such as mint-leather were in the foreground. It's a masculine fragrance that I really like. This is also very nice, it seemed to me more successful in terms of permanence and visibility. Riviera gives more floral notes. It can be the effect of jasmine note.

Definitely has points for uniqueness. I think I'm in Love with it, but sometimes I hate it. Strange from up-close, its sillage blooms : floral, salty, woody, indolic and minty. This is one of the most interesting scents I know, one of those you have to try to give you an idea of the actual scent, because no reviews below or even mine perfectly encapsulates how this fragrance really feels like.

Based on a sample. Starts off like TF's Costa Azzurra Acqua then dries to Jo Malone's Wood Sage and Sea Salt. Both are favourites of mine, and the former is hard to find now, and expensive. This is a really good summer fragrance, with decent performance. And at < £50 for 100ml, is a steal. 4/5