Gomma

Once again, Colin Maillard's review takes the words right out of my mouth. ;-) It does have an association with Knize Ten.. I have both now, and applied one of each to my wrists. They're so similar at first. It's like Etro decided to replicate it almost exact, with slightly less complexity. Still it's confounding how they are able to create this aroma with just 5 aromatic ingredients! I have to believe the listing here is short a little. Gomma is a little softer, a little easier to wear (more floral, slightly lighter sillage), but doesn't last quite as long when compared to Knize Ten. This is my experience from the version in the paisley box (gold cap). I suspect the leather note is achieved with birch tar, which has more of a rubbery impression. It's bold and chemical like, and makes it difficult to perceive the other notes, like jasmine and artemisia. But into the dry down, there is some abatement to the rubber note. Difficult for women to wear this, I expect (despite it being offered as unisex). This is one of those thought provoking fragrances you wear to suit your mood. If I was forced to choose between Knize Ten and Gomma, it would be Gomma... unless it was a fresh bottle of vintage Knize Ten! UPDATE: I picked up a newer bottle as well, the version with the large thick cardboard box and purple color band around the middle. It's pretty much the same as it was. And you can find these periodically at cheap prices. GOMMA is a 'best kept secret' fragrance for those who enjoy a fragrance like Knize Ten. Frankly, I prefer it. Fragrance: 9.3, Longevity 8, Value 9

What a treasure this turned out to be - the perfect fragrance for someone who appreciates cars. I've been wearing this for 3 days straight and I'm not bored at all. Beautiful, elegant, classical construction leather. Knize 10 adjacent but better IMO. The opening is a sparkling aldehede, musk, heliotrope, jasmine with a sliver of green. After the opening and mid subsides you're greeted with a slightly industrial WD-40, a clean white rubber, and a fresh smooth vintage leather. Not like any modern leather, this is classy, old school and not in your face. Imagine a classic show car, painstakingly restored to perfection, clean enough that you could eat off the seats or the dash board. That's what this drydown smells like. A far cry from other car fragrances such SMN Nostalgia (in your face gasoline) or Imaginary Authors Cobra and Canary. This is easily the most elegant, delicate; a dream like car interior with that soft musky heliotrope Etro vibe. Discontinued and hard to find these days, but totally worth it. Do not buy if you are expecting a modern leather like tom ford this will disappoint you. This is a different kind. ×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××× Scent 100/100 Performance 60/100 ××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××

Love at first sniff, as this fits into the "my type of scent" category. Throughout the wearing...this went thru "phases" on my skin, thus reminding me of a few other scents like Bandit...Aramis, Azuree ,Jolie Madam,Habanita,Galop, Cabochard and even a bit of Shalimar. There is a leathery floral vibe....but that part is "dry"...with underlying touch of sweetness....also herbal and animalic. The dry down is when I get almost full on.....Bandit by Robert Piquet (older version). Performance so far is very good. The opening is a "bang!"....and may be off-putting.....but you must let this scent go thru it's course to fully understand/feel it. (IMO) My first Etro purchase.....very happy with this hidden gem...and I look forward to checking out more from this house.

This is a floral leather fragrance in the same vein as Knize Ten (but the leather is more forward here, compared to K10, in which the florals are more forward). I agree with the previous comment that the citrus-artemisia duo gives it a green/bitter kick, making it wearable in warm days, and probably more interesting and wearable than its older brother. Performance is acceptable, and the current honest online pricing doesn't hurt. Should you need only one "old-style" leather under $100, this is it! Spring/Fall days, 30+

I was already pretty impressed with Etro (I could easily pick out 10 I like) and then THIS came out of nowhere--it's quite an amazing scent! Although I've never tried Knize Ten, it feels like a fresher brighter SL Cuir Mauresque with floral shades, very wearable, almost like Dior Cuir Cannage without the womanly/powdery facets. Close to the same league as Hermes Bel Ami but not as masculine (almost unisex). This is my favorite from the house and can easily be someone's signature everyday leather cologne!