Orangerie Venise

Armani Orangerie Venise is one of the most recent releases from the Prive collection, composed by Dominique Ropion. I smelled it in passing in Neiman Marcus some weeks ago and was rather instantly taken by it, as it’s fairly rare nowadays that a citrus/neroli-intensive type of fragrance stands out, but this was clearly did it, and so I was generously gifted a couple of samples by the nice store associate. Orangerie Venise smells of a mix of neroli, petitgrain, orange, and florals, in that order, with some interesting complexity that renders it neither particularly bright nor especially woodsy, so it doesn’t veer into the territory of, say, Tom Ford Neroli Portofino Forte. It’s overall fairly smooth, but with just enough citrus bite, via the orange bigarade I gather, to remind that it’s a citrus fragrance. The base notes are cedar, moss, and ambroxan, and create an easy, woody, albeit forgettable bed for the rest to land on. It’s sophisticated, inventive, fresh, and interesting, and frankly a bit difficult to explain, given the abundance of neroli fragrances in the market, but the key takeaway for me is that it’s nuanced and performs reasonably well, all things considered. Priced at $175 for 100ml retail, it’s at the more modest end of Armani Prive, contra the dark-bottle fragrances in the $300 range, but it’s probably available even cheaper with discounts or (eventually) on the secondary market, so it’s not a bad deal and likely to get better. This is surely on my radar to retry and perhaps grab a bottle of. 8 out of 10

This is a truly sensational neroli by Ropion. I've been smelling a lot of neroli fragrances lately and this one stopped me in my tracks. I always think it's a shame when lukewarm reviews come in early, in case they influence the way the fragrance is received. It's green, sweet, fleshy and bright, with not at all bad lasting power for a fresh fragrance. I really adored this on the spot, and wearing it for the day didn't lessen my appreciation. Elegant, and brilliantly done. You can smell that this has used more expensive ingredients than some. Yes, from Tom Ford to 4711, Diptyque to Jo Malone, they all share the characteristic linear neroli accord, but this one stands apart for its complexity and good taste. Simple but special.

I picked this up the day Bloomingdales got it in stock. I had wanted to try it for months as I have really enjoyed many of the Prive line and have trouble finding citrus and nerolis that works off my skin. For me this one is a winner. After 2 hours the cedar has come through more and I agree with lovescully's reference to Cedre Olympe which I have. This one is now a staple in my warm weather rotation along with Vetiver D'hiver and Eau de Jade (which I often layer together for a bergamot blast). It does sit close to the skin, and has moderate longevity so at Prive prices no one should blind buy, but once we get out of these lockdowns, try some on your skin for a few hours and see.

This is better than I thought, but not what I expected. This doesn't really smell of oranges so much as smelling like orange blossoms. The performance on this is very good and man does this smell expensive - you can really tell this one is higher end. Ironically, this one, to me, smells a lot like Artisan Pure by John Varvatos, which was a pretty big seller for JV a few years back - granted a much higher-end and smoother version. This is complex, but really good. Performance on me - so far 9 hours and going and I'm still getting solid whiffs of it so the projection is very good too. You can certainly wear this easily for spring, summer and fall. 8.5/10 This is a winner

This fragrance smells like a cross between an orange creamsicle and an expensive lotion. It smells so elegant and as an orange lover, I catch small wafts of very-appreciated, high-quality orange for 1.5-2 hours, then it becomes an intimate skin scent. Longevity is pretty lackluster, I only smell it on my skin for four hours. I'd use this on a date with someone I haven't seen for much time yet because this is very intimate and safe but still unique. 8.5/10

This tart, slightly bitter citrus forward fragrance is a refreshing scent in the style of a traditional Eau de Cologne. Reminiscent of Acqua di Parma’s Cologne series, or Concentre d’Orange Verte by Hermes, but with a little more of a substantial woody base. It also reminds me somewhat of some traditional men's shaving products. On my skin this performs adequately for an eau de toilette. I get about 4-5 hours before it's completely gone from my skin.

Love it. Really fresh, amazing for the hot weather. This reminded me of LV Cactus Garden a bit, they are not the same but they are quite similar. Citrus opening with orange being the prominent note, dry down is where it goes to the herbal, slightly smokey side, which i think comes from the buchu note which also reminded me of matè, they both give that herbal/smoke smell which i absolutely love. Worth trying out.

Love, love it. Very much an experience, with a bitter, bitter opening, a juicy, fresh middle— and a light, airy, woody, drydown. Smells better in warm weather, when the air is blossoming. I love it. Addictive. Ropion always misses by one click for me...this time he blew me away. Btw, if the bitter opening is TOO bitter for you: sometimes I mix with a 1/2 spray of Dries Van Noten’s Jardin l’Orangerie... lovely.

One of the most beautifully blended citrus smells and it's not like a powerfull lemon or something its more other citrusses and it is so perfect it is just so nice to smell this it makes you feel happy and lifts your mood performance is good for a summer fragrance. defintly quality in a bottle one of my favorite citrus fragrance 8/10

This looks wonderful. I'm an admitted sucker for anything Armani Prive and will buy this as soon as it's available in Australia. From the notes, it almost sounds like a combination of 2 former Prive creations (now discontinued) Cedre Olympe and Oranger Alhambra.

Really good Summer fragrance. Photorealistic orange fragrance with some depth to it. Smells refreshing, high quality and the bottle is beautiful

I've tried it in heat it's on my list for next purchase. if you live in Middle East it's suitable it performs very well. I RECOMMEND IT

It's a skin scent for sure. Very clean but with bite. I think it lasts longer on my clothes but I get whiffs of it for about 2-4 hours.

really the person voted sillage has tested this???????????????????????

Beautiful and well rounded spring/summer scent. My Top 3 OAT freshie.

Dear Armani Orangerie Venise. I love you!

Expensive bullet DODGED. I had hoped and feared that because this was so expensive, it would be a definitive, long-lasting, daringly luxurious orange scent - and I'm a serious orange frag hound, tried dozens and still seeking the Perfect One. So I tested this one with a mix of shock at the cost and apprehension I'd love it. Was honestly more relived than disappointed to find a perfectly nice-but-generic middle-market neroli up top, good and zesty, sparkling but not quite stellar ... which then dries down in under 45 minutes to an utterly generic, identikit fresh-citrus with a very slightly metallic-laundry-muskish bias which just sinks it out of contention for me. Never projects or trails much and is altogether gone in under 3 hours whether on skin or fabric. Yes, it's pleasant. But little more than that. This one could have done with a far bigger dose of orange ambition. For me, if you're looking for just good strong neroli, Yves Rocher Secrets d'Essences Neroli does that better, for a fraction of the RRP of the Venise. So like Armani merchandise in general, or Venice itself - I'll nod at the high quality and high prices, and move on to something cheaper and quirkier. (Somehow I don't think billionaire Giorgio will be too much affected by this ...) A weak like, in every sense. It's fine, but an anaemic performer and out of my league.

I love all kinds of orange blossom scents, which has the ironic effect of making me more critical of them: I have so many in my (decant) collection already that a new one has to be pretty special for me to consider it. For that reason, I don't think I'll ever need more of Orangerie Venise than my little decant: it's very nice, but not extraordinary. As can be expected from this line, it's high quality; very well blended and kind of mellow, with neroli and petitgrain and orange as the main stars of the composition and a rather synthetic cedar in the background, neither too sweet nor especially bitter. Very nice, like I said, and definitely suitable for all kinds of situations in all kinds of weather except the coldest, but otherwise I find myself running out of words to review it, because in the end it didn't leave the extraordinarily big impression that is needed to make me want another orange blossom these days. Blasé, luxury problem, I know, but there you have it...

I blind bought this and I have to say that im a bit disappointed. Now Rose Alexandrie is absolutely my favorite and signature scent: a beautiful citrusy rose. So when I saw that my local store had a discount on this fragrance I thought I would just buy this one based on the notes. I love citrus scents! don't get me wrong But this one is a bitter citrus scent. That is why I got disappointed. It also leans more masculine than feminine in my opinion. And for the price its not worth the money. I gave this one to my father and he absolutely loves this fragrance! So its just a personal taste. Sillage and longevity is way better than Rose Alexandrie, that's for sure!

What do you get if you mix ambroxan, Iso e, with à really nice Neroli /orange/ petit grain opener ? You get this scent. It starts really well... But then gets generic. It's kind of sad... It reminds me of a Jo Malone fragrance : a firework. It's not bad, and many will like it. But make sure you give it over an hour to dry down to see what you are really getting.