Tuscany Per Donna

I just realized I have never reviewed this one - one of my original loves! I wore this in the 90's - it was my signature. Then forgot about it somehow in the 2000's. A few years ago, I thought about it again. I could remember it's exact smell and went to the Estee Lauder counter to find it had been discontinued for a bit (?) then was back without the bottle or the color. I got a spray and it, while reminiscent, was nothing like the original. I walked off disappointed. Fast forward to winter 23 and I had that scent memory again, and tracked down a vintage bottle (copper top, peachy colored juice), almost full, praying that it hadn't gone off. It was wonderful! It was shocking how strong it was, how "dark" the florals are, plus that smell that blends but can have a mild bit of garlic or urine or body odor that is in there, but not in a bad way. The smell is a little dated, which is the shock because everything today smells washed out, simple, and overly sweet (I work around teenaged girls and just yuck to all that fruity sweet forgettable grossness most wear - no offense intended to any young Fragrantica-istas on here). But it is dated in the best way. I am so glad to have this bottle. I find it best as a fall/winter floral because it is so full bodied. It is what you want to waft off your heavy coat when someone takes it at a winter party. Deep fruit, blended florals, sandalwood. So nice. Love! PS. I see some good reviews on here for the new formulation, so maybe that's a try again when mine runs out - or maybe, since not so full bodied, its now appropriate for warm weather???

I first encountered Tuscany Per Donna when my mom gave me a set of Estee Lauder miniatures for Christmas one year (thanks Mom!) I fell in love with it and wore it in cold weather for several years in the 90s. I'm not sure how many bottles I went through - 2 or 3? And I'm not sure why I didn't get more when I used up the last bottle. I think it was because I had discovered Lolita Lempicka, the original 90s version. (Ah, LL! Why did they reformulate you?) I'd rate this as 10/10. Beautiful scent, it lasted well on my dry, perfume eating skin, and moderately priced - not a drugstore price, but not a luxury price either. And yes, it smelled a lot like Samsara, at a much lower price point. I don't know if the latest version also smells like Samsara; I'll have to try it sometime and see. I'd say this is office safe if you spray it lightly. If you have the EDP, one spray is enough,. And I'd be cautious about wearing this at work if you sit close to others, and on mass transit. I'd say it's not a safe blind buy unless you love Samsara. And not a safe gift unless you know the recipient loves strong spicy oriental florals. Is it full bottle worthy? Yes, it was to me. This one has a lot of carnation in it, and I love carnation!

This fragrance is vastly underrated in my opinion. I know it's been around for nearly 30 years, so that may be why it's not as appealing to teenagers and younger women. But I remember this fragrance from my youth. I remember smelling it on those scented strips in magazines when it was new, and I always wanted a bottle. I loved the original box with its floral tapestry design. As a young woman in my 20's, it cost a little more than I wanted to spend (back then). So, I decided that one day I would splurge a little and buy a bottle. Then I stopped seeing it around and I forgot all about it. Fast forward nearly 20 years later, and I have rediscovered it! I'm glad it's still around. It's very lovely. It is for more sophisticated tastes...it's not "girly" like an Ariana Grande or Brittany Spears fragrance. Even my husband commented on it one day when he caught a whiff of it after coming home from work. His face lit up and he said "I like this perfume. It's beautiful." Believe me when I say that he can be brutally honest, so if he says he likes it, he really means it. If he didn't like it, he'd say so. I'm glad to see that there are some other people out there who appreciate this beautiful fragrance as much as I do.

I have the current version of this and really adore it. I found this vintage today at a rummage sale and bought it for $10 full bottle. Smells very similar to my current bottle but with a bit more depth. And it reminds me of Guerlains Samsara but with carnation instead of iris. It is kind of like a Poor girls Guerlains. I don't mean that in a bad way. Guerlains can come off stuffy and unapproachable. So many high end designer perfumes use iris in their compositions and while I do like iris it can come off cold. Carnation on the other hand is spicy but a bit more down to earth and approachable IMO. In my experience men love a good carnation note much more than iris heavy fragrances. The Tuscany per Donna woman is the friendly pretty lady next door that will cook her man a fab dinner instead of expecting her man to take her out. She is fun and warm and kind. Giving, lusty, full of life, a joy to be around. I will enjoy wearing this come fall. Rich heady peach floral.

They dont make them like this anymore. I cant believe how underrated this perfume is. It's unbelievable. I have a 3.5ml miniature vintage of this & all i can say is if you dont like this perfume you definitely have a bad nose. Keep in mind im a male in my mid 20's wearing this so it probably smells different on me than it does on you. The name Tuscany definitely suits this fragrance. It's so Italian. Extremely sexy! I can picture a warm cozy summer day in Tuscany. strolling in the fields of Tuscany with the love of my life. A red haired mature woman. She's got red silky hair, her skin freckled and her eyes as green as the grass. She's got on a long black dress, a straw hat and some sandals. Surrounded by greenery and fields of flowers. We somehow end up in a small cafe and everything turns oriental. Holding hands sipping wine & eating cheese cake. Basically what i'm trying to say is if you want to drive a man crazy (in a good way) wear this perfume.

My wife only has a few fragrances, and this is one of them. I was sniffing around the other day and thought to myself that, since I really liked the smell of this one, I might give it a shot myself. (For the record, I am a guy.) Got a couple of compliments on it. for my money, the best part is the drydown--a wonderful blend of amber, cedar, and vanilla. I also did a blind "fragrance challenge" with this scent. In the challenge, I wear two different scents, one on each wrist, and label them fragrance A and B. My wife and son give a couple of sniffs about an hour after initial application and pronounce judgement. I pitted TPD against The Dreamer by Versace (which is similar in some respects) and Aqua di Gio pour Homme (which is totally different). TPD won both challenges unanimously. Moreover, neither of them could tell that this was supposed to be a ladies scent. Bottom line: A very interesting scent...for men!

Oh this perfume has quite a story in my life! I used to have a smaller bottle in my early twenties, but when I had more money available they already discontinued it in Holland. So I gave up on it back then. Then walking in the city centre of Amsterdam, I saw a little store selling vintage perfumes (a bit like treasure hunter Amarilia). And the man there had a 100 ml EDP available. It was pretty expensive, but at least I had it again! Then I used to stare at the box with the beautiful flower print and ADORE it. Years later shopping in Manhatten I saw it available in stores! I was so jealous that they had it in the regular collection! I had been using my 100 ml EDP very carefully and now, years later, I have a backup from NathalieZ. You are GORGEOUS my sweetheart! Action

It seems like a lot of talent went into this one, or just a very, very happy accident. Definitely a little masterpiece. I see some pur parfum available online at reasonable prices, and I highly recommend it. Side note: to all the younger people who just wear what smells good to them and don't worry if it's "age-appropriate" or not, this is a sign you're a perfumista. ;-) By the way, is it the Styrax and/or the Sandalwood, or the combination, that gives the fleeting top notes that hairspray quality that is shared by Samsara? I am of the mind that challenging top notes are more than worth the wait if the end result is something magnificent

I was given this perfume by a friend, and at first, I didn't like this one, it smelled so dated and 90's. But I sprayed it on my wrist this past winter, and I couldn't stop smelling my wrist. I detected a note that I just couldn't get enough of, kind of powdery in a way, and come to find out after looking it up on fragrantica, that it was vanilla! I'm so addicted to vanilla! This is an awesome perfume that has definitely grown on me, but please, please wear with a light hand, it can get overpowering very fast...one two spritzes at the most!

Although it's not as great as it once was, I still really like this scent. It still has that vintage vibe. Heady florals and old fashioned fruit notes, not the overly sweet fruit notes you find in more modern perfumes everywhere. On me, this perfume is very strong and the drydown still has that intensely warm floral with a slight laundry-ish Lauder signature that you find in their vintage line. More for the over 30 crowd, but anyone who likes it could wear it. It was gone for a while, but glad to have it back.

A few years ago, I used to wear this in the fall and winter. I went through a couple bottles of it. Then...I'm not sure what happened. I started feeling like it was a little too sweet - the vanilla maybe? So I finished up what I had and started wearing Lolita Lempicka in cold weather. I agree with other reviewers - this one is strong, even as an EDT. Apply it lightly. I find this to be true of all the Lauder fragrances I've tried. Good for them. They're giving the consumer his/her money's worth.

I used to wear the original Tuscany per Donna back in the 90's and early 2000's - the one with the coppery cap and box with a floral tapestry on it. I understand a new version was released in 2020 - I have not smelled it. Anyway, I recently got a sample of Belle Cherie EDT by Fragonard and I think it smells so much like the original Tuscany per Donna! Fragonard fragrances are not that expensive either. Maybe get yourself a sample of Belle Cherie EDT and see if it satisfies...

i fell in love with Tuscany por Donna the first time I smelt it. it is a wonderful floriental perfume that lasts well and smells divine. typical of florientals of this vintage Tuscany for Donna starts strong but mellows into a lovely powdery floral amber. I still have a vintage bottle that I use sparingly as reviews suggest that the new version is nothing like the original - so if you can get a bottle with the bronze cap in the tapestry box grab it!!

I have had this for years and love it. Upon first spritz it is really strong and it is rather powdery. This fragrance at first is a very beautiful blend of so many different notes that for me it is hard to single them all out. The dry down is the magic with the Sandalwood and Amber lingering with what I smell of Peach, Carnation and Hyacinth. This is a very soft feminine scent and I love it! 10/10

I found a vintage edition of Tuscany. It’s just so beautiful. Indeed it is similiar to Samsara, on a bit sweeter, fruitier and less creamy vibe. It has wonderful sillage, generous but not intrusive, and longevity is also good. While not innovative as long as there is Samsara, it’s a beautiful, feminine, solar alternative. Edit: 16 hours later and I can still smell it where I sprayed it (on skin).

IMHO this is one of the most beautiful perfumes ever manufactured. It is sweet, elegant and alluring. A real keeper. I wore this a lot back in the day and don't know if they make it anymore or not. However there are lots of perfumes that have made a "comeback" and have been reformulated that are just the bare bones of what they used to be. That's a shame. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

For a woman who is confident, fun, and wants to be noticed by all, this is a great in the world of fragrance! Yes, it is an older fragrance, but it is one that should be in any wardrobe that is classy! Enough spice to bring depth to balance out the sweet peach and plum, but enough sweet to still be fun. It lasts forever on fabrics and on me. Yummy!

At first I hated this and was glad I only spent $2.99 on the big (full!) vintage bottle I thrifted last year. Now I'm jealously hoarding it and thanking the Secondhand Gods for blessing me with such a fabulous find. I love it. It's a plump brunette laughing & drinking a peach Bellini on a plush lawn next to a cyprus grove under a lemon sun.

Tuscany Per Donna is what I imagine Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida smelled like! It's warm, spicy, and still elegant - wear this when you want to feel like a bombshell. I don't notice much of a sweet or fruity scent; this is mostly amber, cedar, and spicy florals. Sex appeal in a bottle!

I bought the bold box version without knowing anything about the reformulation. I wanted a spicy oriental to add to my collection which tends to be flowery. This is a very nice full fragrance and I’m happy. It is well blended and classy. I appreciate what people have added in their reviews.

This juice is just stunning! It's warm, rich and deep, but at the same time it's light, dusty and slightly sweet. I know that it's going to be one of my very favorites.

I wear this and I feel gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. It lasts so long on my skin, I love it. I will always have a bottle on me.

Love this fragrance, and it does remind me of Tresor as well. So nice, had it in the 90's as a gift, very rich and feminine.

This perfume is available in Belgium or in USA? I need to know this because in my country I cant't buy it anywhere now.

Sexy fragrance ...stay on power. People can't help but to ask what you're wearing. Very feminine.

Una fragancia que permanece a la vez que no es estridente, muy fácil de llevar y muy femenina.

Loved it for decades and decades. Very classy & italian style. Very sensual as well.

Having already set foot on the sweetest of memory lanes by donning TRESOR for the first time in years, I could not resist indulging once again in TUSCANY PER DONNA, which I have always viewed as a close cousin in spirit, flavor, and form. And I do mean flavor! TUSCANY, too, offers a blast of sweet rose with lots of vanilla and peach, but this fragrance has a somewhat better defined development trajectory than TRESOR. Which I suppose is fairly faint praise, since TRESOR is practically linear to my nose! TUSCANY dries down to a still very sweet but also woody-spicy layer with more depth than TRESOR, perhaps because of the panoply of other notes, most of which are simply drowned out by the peach-vanilla-plum-rose tour de force. It's funny though, I always preferred TRESOR before. Today, TUSCANY seems slightly more perfumey than TRESOR, and I love the scent of both, but they seem so very far away from the chypres I've been wearing of late. I think that's okay though. I can love the music of Elvis Costello and J.S. Bach at the same time, so why not TRESOR and TUSCANY alongside MITSOUKO and L'HEURE BLEUE?

The hyacinth comes through with a blast at first but then becomes suffused in a soft aura of pitted fruit (peach mostly/ less plum). I am particularly sensitive to the indoles which read very pissy/poopy on my skin so the jasmine plus hyacinth could be problematic. Thankfully, here they are well blended with other flowers (I am picking up lots of general "rose") so the overall effect is very pleasant. It definitely projects, two small sprays and I am in a big cloud! There is a "soapiness" that peeks through here and there even from the beginning which also balances out the indolic notes.Not getting much citrus or green grass. Overall a well blended, rounded perfume that does not show its' age.

Estee Lauder Tuscany per Donna (1992) - floral sandalwood - Originally under the Aramis brand and created by #kennethruocco of Firmenich. Starts with this greenish Hyacinth, bright citruses and stone fruit. I also get waxy Aldehydes. As the perfume progresses, it resembles Samsara’s sandalwood accord, but the floral components in this perfume is definitely more complex - not focused on an individual flower, but a bouquet of Roses, Jasmine, Ylang-ylang, and white florals. As the florals tone down, an amber oriental accord becomes prominent. Such a powerful way to share the story of the Tuscan sun.

Yummy!! I’m just getting introduced to this beautiful scent! It is definitely a fragrance that is my style! It’s a beautiful combination of florals and the amber in the base really comes through! It’s not overly vanilla or musky. So well done, it’s no wonder it’s a classic! It is s not dated at all, but does have a 90s vibe! (Which I absolutely adore!) the sillage and longevity are great! I’m not sure if this is a vintage bottle or a new one but it’s very beautiful! If I can remember, I’ll look up the batch code and let you know!

Tuscany was my first signature scent, back on my 20s. I got it for myself at a department store, and I remember feeling so very, very grown up and classy doing so. I wore it every day and went through most of the bottle before my chemistry began to shift and it began to turn powdery on me. I was heartbroken and gave what I had left to my now sister in law. It came across as a grown up, responsible fragrance. It's not whimsical, nor is it overly seductive. ( Even if I did feel like the Queen of Sheba wearing it.)

Beautiful, classy and feminine scent. It reminds me of a woman in a silky dressy gown, going for dinner near seaside with warm summer breeze. Definitely evokes European 80s, 90s era appeal. Just right dose of sandalwood, ylang ylang, jasmine and slight citrus zest. Lots of notes listed, well composed together, I smell majority of them. Soft and seductive perfume. Genius creation. Quality done. Lasts 6+ hours. I have the original version, worth every $, because they don't make perfumes like this anymore.

I happened upon this scent a few weeks ago when I was testing some Lauder fragrances and I very nearly bought some. There was something about its bracing mix of citrus and carnation that caught me off balance and held me in its spell for several minutes. In the end I went home with a bottle of Knowing, which in hindsight is truthfully more my style. But if you have dismissed the Lauder lineup as too floral, too mass-market, or too anything, give Tuscany Per Donna a sniff. It may just change your mind.

For the record i'm 21 and i love this perfume with all my heart and soul!!! my lovely aunt gave it to me for my birthday 7 years ago and since then it's my favorite fragance and i wouldn't change for any other scent that i have and i always get compliments. though if you live in a very hot and humid country like mine (Brazil) you might wanna use it only at breezy nights and/or fall and winter nights (that's what i do)IMO . i would describe it as a woody spicy yet fruity(?) if that does make a sense.

I was gifted a bottle of this in 1993, a lady I worked for ordered Esteee Lauder products via mail order/catalog and would get scads of freebies included in her order. I loved wearing this because it was so out of the norm in comparison to what my friends were wearing. I would buy a bottle of this again in a heartbeat, everything about sings of nostalgia to me, especially the notes of carnation and peony that come through the strongest to my nose.

I have the vintage bottle, and it's lovely. If I run out, I might not buy more because the new bottles look CHEAP, and nowhere near as classy as the old bottles. What is Estee Lauder thinking? If this is what they are changing their bottles to, sales might drop off. There is no way I'd pay Estee Lauder prices, and end up with a perfume not even pretty enough to leave out on my dresser. What a shame.

It was a gift from my boyfriend in the late 90s. I loved it at that time. Modern and chic. Not the regular florals but a more a woody and musky scent with a bit of depth. Loved the minimalist bottle design and colour of the juice.

I was given this perfume for a good friend, I like it so much, it was a long time (about 1997). too bad I can't find it in my country 'cause for me was a pleasant and delicated scent.

The dry down is exactly like Natori by Natori on me: all plum! Very smooth, fruity and sexy. Could be worn day or night.

Everything is blended soooo well!! Its spicy yet quite sweet. Highly recommend!

I like this but think it smells an awful lot like Guerlain's Samsara.

Somehow I find the notes combative. They are all gorgeous, especially the florals, but I don’t feel like they relate particularly well to each other. But it’s hot where I live today and this does seem like a scent that would shine in cold weather. There is something in the dry down that reminds me of vintage Spellbound. Now I’m wondering if Estée Lauder has a house base.

A beautiful bouquet of flowers! I notice the hyacinth and the lily of the valley. This is really quite lovely. However, my vintage bottle has begun to turn, so it slowly evolved into the porta potty civet smell. She must have been an amazing perfume in her day.

Among carnation, ylang-ylang and peach I find an unpleasant garlic note. It's short-lived but very strong. I wonder what it is I'm smelling. Otherwise, I can say that Tuscany per Donna is an elegant "grownup" perfume, but it lacks originality in my opinion, it doesn't stand out sharply against the background of similar floral woody scents. The projection is mild as well as sillage. This said, I'm testing TPD on my skin, and it doesn't suit me, but I can see its potential - with the right skin chemistry it can be nice.

Really, really not my style. Comes across as overly sweet, cloying, almost, and there's something in it that just does. not. work. for me. (I think it's the misplaced plum.) Ugh. I've been known to move two (or three) seats away from people who are wearing this.

Tuscany is my favorite of the Estee Lauders, a brand I was never really hooked on. I also like their classic White Linen. Tuscany reminds me of Donna by Pavarotti. They are both one of those heavy fruity florals from the 90's. Beautiful. Rich. Decadent. Indeed this fragrance whisks me away to Toscana Italy and I can hear opera, Verdi's La Traviata, playing on a Victrola in the background. I see a balcony on a villa overlooking verdant hills and lots of vineyards, cobblestone streets, flirtatious busty Italian women with long dark hair and sexy peasant women's apron and dress offering men some grapes, oranges, peaches and grapefruit. This is how the fragrance opens by the way, with those fruity notes. It's summer time and there is an intoxicating aroma of love in the air. Sophia Loren is out there among the women, and she will find the wealthy man from Rome that is here to buy some fine wine from her father, but will take her away to adventure and heartbreak in Rome. Nine flowers adorn the heart of this perfume. They are honeysuckle, carnation, orange blossom, violet, jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, lily of the valley, rose and peony. In addition there is the hyacinth in the top note. Honeysuckle is prominent and provides a honeyed warmth to this sunny floral fragrance and it has a divine chemistry with the Ylang-Ylang and orange blossom. I can smell the carnation and lily of the valley which make this fragrance rather green, in addition to the top note of green grass. It's amazing how they were able to recreate what I just described: a floral field and hills of Tuscany. At the base we have warm glowing amber, sweet vanilla, soft sandalwood, some musk and cedar. The sandalwood is perhaps the strongest note here, and this is a luxurious masterpiece of the floral chypres. I am so in love with this fragrance and love to wear it when I have the opportunity to go to Italy, to Milan for Fashion Week. This is a wonderful fragrance. I own a vintage original formula and that's what I've been reviewing. I don't know if this frag has been reformulated but if it's been reformulated I'm pretty sure it can't compare to the beauty of the original. Tuscany Per Donna. You have to go there. Enjoy.

Tuscany is a summer in Italy. It smells of fruits and flowers in a cornucopia that is this fragrance. I love fruity florals and this is a full bodied long lasting very elegant and spicy form of fruity floral unlike others I've experienced. I can totally smell the peach, the plum and grapefruit in the opening. It has those 90's fruity openings like Lancôme Tresor, Donna by Pavarotti, Yves Saint Laurent Champagne, and Oscar de La Renta Volupte. Once the fruit fades away there's a kind of strangely beautiful intermission and it's honeysuckle's turn to show off. It's a very realistic honeysuckle scent which also blends with green grass. When I saw that this scent had green grass notes in it I was curious as to how it would smell. It's like the most beautiful perfumed grass I wish my own lawn smelled like that. The fragrance develops into a floral scent of lily of the valley rose, ylang-ylang and carnation. The carnation and ylang-ylang are the flowers that most stand out not just for me but apparently others that have smelled this and worn it. A friend of mine wears this and she also smells a lot of ylang-ylang. It's a beautiful field of flowers type of smell but not in a Glade air freshner type of way at all. Nothing cheap or synthetic about it just a classy romantic gorgeous flowery smell. The dry down reveals a lot of good things: aromatic styrax and sandalwood/wood notes. Gorgeous absolutely gorgeous.

I got a bottle of this way back in 1994, and loved it. Even when it ran out, I kept the bottle, because there was a teeny tiny bit left in it (which I couldn’t get out) because I just loved the smell of it so much. I was most upset when I went to get another bottle and I found out that it wasn’t being made any more. Then several years ago, I found out that Estee Lauder were making it, so I went looking on the net and found some. The box and the bottle were identical to my old bottle, and it smelled exactly as I remembered - awesome!! I haven’t worn this for a while, so I hauled it out this morning and then wondered why I had neglected it. It’s just lovely. While I get a bit of the fruit at opening, it very quickly becomes a soft cloud of beautiful, warm, spicy vanilla-amber-sandalwood, with a touch of sweetness from the carnation. There is something so deliciously warm about this – it’s very feminine, without being girly. It makes me think of a sexy little black dress, and champagne glasses, backlit by a toasty warm fireplace, just waiting to be picked up and sipped. Don’t ask me why – that’s just what springs to mind whenever I smell this. I do understand why some people think of Tresor when they smell it – they have a lot of notes in common. This, however, is more spicy. I still love it as much as I ever did.

I love this fragrance. The peach opening is so soft and beautiful. It is a fresh fragrance and always makes me feel happy! Very pretty to wear. It is extremely difficult to purchase this perfume in Australian stores as it has been discontinued - It was only available in stores for a short time in the mid 90's. I found three, 100 ml bottles in a discount perfume store and bought all 3 of them. I think it will only be available to purchase online in Australia - but I think that I have stocked up enough. I really enjoy this fragrance. P.s. We don't have the "new" design bottle of Tuscany in Australia as yet, still extremely difficult to find. Update.....I've seen the new bottles that Estée Lauder is using for all their classic perfumes such as Tuscany, Cinnabar, Intuition etc.... While I loved all the unique original bottle designs and I miss them, I understand why EL has gone down this path... It's to be able to still bring us these amazing fragrances, rather than discontinue them, and of course still make huge profits for EL.... It's all business and marketing decisions. For me personally, I am greatful to still be able to purchase my favourite "classic" EL fragrances..... I will treasure my original bottles even more.