Fiore di Riso

Creamy, warm, sugared lemon. A LOT pretty, a little sexy. But in no way juvenile or overly foody. I absolutely love this one. And while I do wish it had a bit more projection, it definitely feels very much a part of me when I wear it.

I bought this blind from an seller who I have a long relationship with on eBay. Every so often she purges at extreme discounts, and I usually pick up a few sweet deals as I did this time. I figure if I hate it I can always resell. It’s true, I would not call Fiore Di Riso groundbreaking, there’s nothing here particularly challenging. But what I do get I like: a layered jasmine flower, sitting on a bed of dry vanilla and citrus fruits, enhanced by a natural but light neroli. There’s not a lot of development from start to finish, and I can easily imagine this being a three season scent: Spring—Summer—Fall. And I’m lacking an easy to wear white floral, that doesn’t play a disappearing act. A blind buy that is a new favorite. I simply love how easy this is to wear, I love it for its versatility.... Spring into Fall, day into night. Perplexing though, are the notes that fragrantica is listing, and the review below (2 down). My bottle is silver opaque, matching what’s currently listed on the Farmacia SS site. The notes from their site are: Head notes: PEACH, TANGERINE Heart notes: WHITE FLOWERS, NEROLI Base notes: VANILLA, BENZOIN The difference in bottle appearance, coupled with notes that don’t match — I don’t pick up tonka, ginger or rose — leads me to beleive that Fiore Di Riso has been reformulated with major changes. I’m not sure why they wouldn’t create a new perfume? If anyone in Fragrantica Land can figure out this puzzle, I would love to know.

If there is no orange blossom in Farmacia SS Annuziata Fiore de Riso, then my nose must be out of joint today! No matter, there is no disputing that glistening white flowers are in abundance. Very feminine, very perfumey, thanks to the notable presence of benzoin. The composition is sweet, so this is nothing like the night-blooming jasmine soliflores. Nor is there too much overlap with Thierry Mugler Alien, one of the more famous jasmine perfumes today. Far from being an alien, lab-constructed perfume, Fiore de Riso feels and smells as though it came from the golden age of perfumery, pre-Y2K, back when the design houses consistently put out worthy perfumes in a steady and dependable stream (not true today...). Fiore de Riso smells lovely and luxurious, like white petals sprinkled with vanilla sugar and then dipped in gold. Thank you, pitbullfriend, for affording me the opportunity to test this enticing elixir! I am happy to have had the chance to test a perfume from a house established in 1561--three hundred years before Creed and two hundred before Guerlain!!!!

I sprayed it on a few times in a shop, and every time I loved it..I remember it starting off with a fresh blast of apple-like smell and then settling down to a caramel-suede-like skin scent.. Now that I own a bottle i feel like I understand it so much better! The initial freshness was orange flower, mandarin and bergamot (the fake apple I used to catch), and the dry down is a mix of jasmin and benzoin with just a hint of vanilla..I never noticed jasmin before! Usually not a fan of jasmin, i find this perfume wonderful - it is very well made, very wearable and very close to skin..I think it has a potential of becoming ones signature :) By the way, on their website the following notes are listed: top notes: White flower accord middle notes: davana (could use some help with this), ginger, marigold Base notes: oakmoss, sandalwood

"Fiore di Riso" is such a well crafted feminine floral perfume. Yes, it's not special and groundbreaking, but it's so elegant and non offensive, that I instantly liked it. Opening with a mixture of light, sweet citruses and indolic, a bit green jasmine "Fiore di Riso" got me hooked from the first sniff. It evolves around tonka bean making this very sweet and I'd say even warm, even though the most prominent vibe is "fresh". The drydown brings a subtle jasmine scent on a warm vanilla/tonka base. Feminine and pretty. Even though silage was excellent, longevity was slightly dissapointing, around 4 hours on my skin.