New Tradition

LOVE ! This opens with lavender/citrus....the mid-note florals are all "cloved' up....but not overly so....just enough..IMO. A perky rose with iris/ylang/carnation......add patchouli /vetiver & musky vibe. This goes "classic" and "retro". Just my type of scent. Moderate performance. Just sayin....not even close to Aromatics Elixir...

This is my favorite scent. I even wash my lingerie with the New Tradition shower gel. I get compliments on this scent whenever I wear it. Smells clean with a touch of patchouli and bergamot.

Very sexy. I can smell carnation, ylang-ylang, bergamot and some lemon in its opening. After few minutes more musk is added. The scent is nice, it remineds to some ritual incenses.

i don't like citrus fragrances but the citrus here is so good 10/10 formula imo

NEW TRADITION is interesting for the first hour as afterwards it turns to a very mediocre citrus/musky cologne that dissapears from skin within 4 hours. The first hour though is really enjoyable - fresh, spicy, aromatic, herbal and earthy at the same time. Most dominant notes on me are geranium and carnation, there is also rather watery patchouli and lemon. I did not get any flowers, so this is purely summery cologne like on me, perfectly suitable for both sexes. NEW TRADITION is appealing right after testing, but one might find that after some longer wear this simply becomes boring and IMHO is not full bottle worthy.

When I saw the [supposedly] prominent lavender, I was afraid it'd be a soapy fougere, but turned out to be a mixture of oriental spicy carnation (think a small fraction of Opium) and that classic gentlemen's cologne! Bravo, a "new traditional"!

Everything is by the book: geranium, carnation, dark rose (think Agent Provocateur), lavender, patchouly, an almost animalic ylang-ylang, and so on. Of all Etro scents, New Tradition seems the most traditional and the least 'new'. But the name is no accident. I think the phrase "New Tradition" defines the entire Etro collection. Their scents seem classic - in the sense that they don't pretend to be hip and trendy. But at the same time there's always something in this classical setup to prevent it from being boring, or mistaken for something actually old: some Dandy-ish element, some new aromachemical maybe, something in the construction that makes you sense the intention. I think the same for Italian sartorial craftmanship: those guys know everything about blazers, shirts and trousers. They choose the best fabrics and they do it by the book, because the most important is to feel comfortable and look good in these clothes. And then there are the small elements that make that blazer look modern after all: a colorful pocket, an unusual button, a camouflage pattern, an acid-green stripe. All these details that you can creatively play with, once you've mastered the craft. That combination of something familiar and something new, which is a staple in any information theory. This makes the suit ultra-modern, but also timeless, not belonging to a certain fashion period only. "Slow fashion"" is the term that some Italian brands use to describe their philosophy. That's why you can wear an Italian suit for decades.

Aiaiaiaiai .. Etro retro etro retro etro retro .... This opens up like an old tradition from the early 1980s, with a thick, sharp whiff of Cadonett. I take strong carnation and cloves with citrus at the beginning, classic lavender, bitter geranium. Fruity roses and ylangs. Bright patch and vetiver just behind the scenes that come forward farther in the dry. Dry but starched with moss like easy ironing spray. It becomes soft at the bottom, more pleasant and masculine with the sweet patchouli that commands the drydown and bitterness around. This is a scent of the cleanest of the clean, romantic, nostalgic and retro, with laundry, irons and ironing boards, starch and hairspray. Wash and iron. An old tradition that became useful and new during the lockdown period. In this Etro has seen a long way. Avant-garde?

Oh dear, sharp carnation mixed with a very powerful note of cloves... New Tradition, but it just reminds me those cheap incense sticks you can smell burning in big squares' markets in Italy. Where you can find the "ethnic" ornamental knick-knacks. I can imagine one of my aunts smelling like this in the 70's, but I was not yet born then. I would not want to smell like this, ever. If you are a fan of this type of fragrance, you'll love it. Sorry, not for me.

The ETRO-ism is all over this one. The soft creamy essence, high ingredients quality, low but persistent presence. Natural, and not very creative. But i do not love and collect Etro for their "experimental" or "modern" take on fragrances anyway (There are the ELDO, L'Artisan or Comme i can go for) I love Etro perfumes for their quality, traditionalism and that specific spa/therapeutical effect their Etro-ism has on me. In this specific case a great lavender- rose- carnation accord, with a bit of patchouli and musk for persistence. ****(*)

Synthetically fresh. New Tradition is a woody aromatic fragrance with a silky smooth finish. Provided is a soft floral that last a pretty good while yet providing the right amount of versatility. I also find this to be lightweight but fortified with spices galore. Decent.

Tried this one about ten years ago. Loved it! It has this envelopping quality to it and I found it to be very long lasting on my skin. It also has a nice sillage and got a lot of compliments for it.

i consider this a rather masculine fragrance with patchouly as a dominant note infuenced by the florals....it has a classic aura but dont know if it worths the purchase...

Patchouli essential oil + rose geranium + classical red rose. Rose geranium changes into rose. Very hippie.