Acqua Decima

The words best describing this masterpiece are: REVOLUTION and EVOLUTION. I’m really surprised how fragrance that would seem to be generic actually is different than typical citrus-herb based perfumes and evolves so amazingly on the skin in the course of time. Revolutionary is the silage of citrus notes that are present for hours while in other even very expensing fragrances they are usually gone in minutes after application. The second revolutionary is mint – it can disappear from perfumes even quicker than citruses but here it stays forever. Evolution includes woody notes that are not present at the beginning but after 5-8 hours emerge on skin making the new completely different aura. Woods, woods and more woods which are semi-dark. I don’t believe these are only white woods. In my opinion ebony and cashmere woods are prominent with some touch of cedar. They play together with some not very obvious sweetness – pralines may be? Nevertheless I love it for the summer sunny days.

Acqua Decima. This is a lemon drop type of fragrance. It opens up very bright with a super realistic lemon and mandarin orange notes, which are backed up by a touch of mint, neroli and some faint petitgrain. I really like this fragrance, it is a great summer scent and would probably be in my rotation, however... it does not last at all. First ten minutes are fine, but then it immediately becomes a skin scent. It's overall longevity is about 3 hours, no more. I find this to be highly disappointing. The price is not helping either. So, my final verdict is that the fragrance does have potential, only if it lasted for at least six hours (which is difficult for a citrus based fragrance), maybe then the 105 EUR price tag would be justifiable. Sadly, it is not.

Got mine today (95 ML) on a Dutch sort of Ebay site (Marktplaats.nl) for only 50 Euro's (55 dollars)! It's a typical summery scent that reminds me strangely to a bar of soap my grandmother used to lay between her clothes in de closet to keep them smelling fresh. Strange thing olfactive memory... I like the scent very much and it changes very quickly in the first half an hour. Please don't try on a strip but spray it on your skin and wait for a couple of minutes... It makes you happy. Longevity: neh... just re-apply regularly.

Amazing! Don t let the EDT concentration fool you: it is strong, lasting and potent. Very close to Renaissance and Nio from Xerjoff but more affordable.

Now open a lemon .... a good lemon, not that crap from the supermarket, one of those lemons that are struggling to fit in the palm of a hand, open it and smell ..... take a tangerine but not skimpy of the retina those in the supermarket that you feel the smell from 10 feet, open it and smell it, go into the garden, I'm going to the land of my father, look for plants of mint, here they are ... I hear them from afar ... smell .. now ... imagine a garden, a garden in Positano, overlooking the sea, surrounded by lemon trees mandarin and mint .... here is what the Tenth water ..... is not a cologne water is not the simple water of Cologne ..... it's a glimpse of the garden of Positano ... you can not believe me but close your eyes and smell ..... then may not like it but also smell with their eyes closed .... for the rest, in Italy € 98 100 ml ..... rating 9/10