Il Tempo Delle...

Um, this is absolutely freaking delicious! Don't buy this unless you're prepared to handle complete strangers leaning in trying to sniff your hair. I sprayed it on myself at Scent Bar and spent the rest of the day being chased around LA by people asking for the name of my perfume. At one point, I was in a meeting and everytime a new person walked in the room they exclaimed "Someone smells really good!" and everyone would laugh because each previous person through the door said the same thing. On first spray, it's tart, sweet, crisp green apple. Then it's joined by milky, creamy buttery notes and a strong rich vanilla. Patchouli is in here as well. The drydown gave me Angel vibes but with heaps of green apple and cream. It's really great and there's waaaaayyy more going on with this than apple, sugar and vanilla. I now have a full bottle and it's a compliment getter and the longevity is fantastic. My only complaint is for the price these bottle are ugly and cheap looking. I mean come on, please give me something I can display on my dresser for this price.

This yummy scent is a favorite to wear to bed or while baking. It smells like juicy green apples in a flaky pie crust with hint of cinnamon after pie is taken out of oven. Projection is not good but I don’t mind it being a skin scent. It only lasts about 2-3 hours but reapplying it is no big deal. This is a delicious layering scent with other gourmand perfumes that may need a little boost. Spraying this in my hair does leave a scent trail. I like to layer this with tea scents that may be too plain or strong. This is a safe blind buy if you love apple pie, gourmand sweet scents, and want a tasty layering perfume for your collection.

For me, Il Tempo delle Mele is somewhat a departure from most of the Hilde Soliani offerings that I've tried in that it leans somewhat fresh and less dessert-centric. as her fragrances often do, ITDM involves a relative simple note listing of apple, vanilla, and sugar, but because the apple is somewhat tart, it contrasts the sweetness of the rest of the mix pretty effectively, and renders the entire perfume more warm- or mild-weather appropriate as opposed to being a heavier-leaning dessert item that is best reserved for winter (i.e. Buonissimo). Performance is more modest than most Hilde Soliani entries but that makes sense due its composition resulting in a lighter, tarter product. Still quite delicious, unisex, and, as mentioned above, versatile. A refreshing departure from the norm, as well. 7 out of 10

It’s amazing how this perfume goes through several very distinct versions of apple possibilities, and also how fast it happens. Crunchy and tart green apple morphs into a golden sweet and a little spicy apple cider within the first 5 minutes of applying to skin. This cider then turns into a baked apple dessert with generous helpings of fluffy vanilla and a sense of golden pie crust in the next 30 minutes after that. But occasionally it will revert back to the beginning; the tart green apple reappears, and the cycle starts again. Sadly lasts only a few hours on my skin.

Not my favorite HS I've sampled so far, but I do get the appeal. I don't get a buttery, apple pie scent from this, but a sweet, tart granny smith apple shampoo with a milky vanilla that borderlines on the synthetic side (reminds me of coconut shampoo). It's far from generic and is not as aldehydic and squeaky clean as a Garnier Fructis shampoo. The dry down is really pretty and turns into a sweet, milky skin scent.