Sabbia 167

The opening is very optimistic. The light citrus overture is full of spring joy. In a few minutes the traces of spring wind are hardly noticeable; it is getting closer to the skin. I guess the sillage might be expected with many sprays. I can imagine it as a safe boudoir fragrance and an office one as well, because it sounds intimate, calm on the one hand and elegant, politically correct on the other. It could equally work out to provide domestic comfort and to smooth office routine. My short definition for it would be a powered iris or nice floral powder. Nevertheless it is rather feminine with a language of semi-tones, a touch of elegance and even a light hint of glamour. Iris-lovers might find it rather interesting. The dry-out is pleasantly creamy. I wouldn’t be upset to receive it as a gift but I am not in a hurry to put it on my wish list either. P.S. It has just occurred to me that it could be interpereted as an iris version of jasmin noir (bvlgari).

This has to be the driest note of Iris i have ever smell it recreates the dryness of the sand to the T and leaves no punches but it's a overwhelming scent so i would be careful how much to apply this scent is loud and if you want to be notice this scent is right for you Dries with a bitter note of lemon I can't detect any Mandarin orange it seems to be drowned out from all the dry Irises. The drydown is an faint hint of Sandalwood, Less is more the saying goes and this the prime example with only 4 notes it doesn't take a lot to make this scent powerful due to the Irises also i also notice that this a youthful and more brighter version of Molinard Habanita with the same Powdery Compound but this aimed for the Younger Crowd.

I think that it could be interpreted as an more sweet and more intense version of Infusion d'Iris by Prada!

I initially loved this at first sniff but then the final notes ended up being Dry, peppery and powdery...Not exactly a lasting impression

I don’t know why this hasn’t gotten more attention than it has. At first it is very bright, but the mandarin and lemon mostly burn off the top pretty quickly, and just a touch of lemon remains, but it’s not tart and it’s balanced by the light touch of praline. It smells of very natural powdery sandalwood and iris, though it is sweetened just a touch by the praline, so it doesn’t go too dry. It’s a very quiet gem that has been lost to the discontinuation gods and obscurity.

It is Very Very Very sweet like there is no citrus fruits at all. Maybe a light mandarine breeze over the lake of total sweetness. But on body it sounds like a lovely baby powder for hours and even upraises the mood! The best one from Vivara family (to my opinion), and really very unusual! If you wear it and it suits your skin type, you will be definitely noticed.

Weird dry arrangement that smells a tad chemical on top, and fails to draw me into its development. I would say that it's worth wearing in the spring, but one could do better. The powdery, dry austerity of 167 is the only thing going for it, and you can get that with an $11 bottle of Coty Musk for Men.

How, pray tell, can a fragrance "sound politically correct?