Porto Bello

I don't smoke but I can imagine, if I did, if I were a smoker, and had been on a very long flight, like 16 hours, and you finally get off the plane, and you crave smoke like breathing, the first inhale you take is divine, it feels like you are finally breathing after 16 hours of holding your breath. And breathing in while inhaling your favourite cigarette you feel alive... That's how I feel about PortoBello. If I had a perfume addiction, this is the fragrance I would crave. Today I had a basic, normal day, not a lot of stress, but somehow I was worried, and I couldn't breathe. I did yoga, I went for a walk, I met friends for dinner...and still I felt like I coudln't breath. Before bed, I sprayed 3 times, Portobello on my wrists, and in my hair. It immediately felt like I had lit a joint and got high on the intensity of these incense/resin/orange/whiskey... I can't describe it, but nothing makes me more relaxed than this smell. It's very hot today and I had been wearing light florals all day (Aqua Sacrae, tuberose and jasmin, Saiga also...). It was too shy, my CNS central nervous system needed more. I love wearing Portobello in summer, when the intensity of Italian 35degrees make it explode like a bomb. I adore this perfume. thank you JCE.

You have to understand, how to smell this ;D. It starts littlebit masculine, but when there is question about womans skin, it isnt masculine - it blends so nicely, and turns into smooth, velvety and there is a touch of eastern vibe, maybe frankinsence with benzoin - and it is like those storyes: witch your neightbour friends mother use to read to us, from those heavy childrensbook.- Someone knows the name of book, where was allways some magic with the story. Somehow, even I am really demanding with my perfumes, -this perfume is one of those perfumes, which will get more charismatic, and more complex, when it goes older - trust me, this is littlebit like "Sean Connery" in the perfumes. This really has, the sexappeal, - you can try it, and then, come back, and tell to us, was I wright ;) - I believe so :P

This perfume smells so sensual and tasty to me. My skin chemistry though is known to destroy perfumes and make them sweeter and musky so maybe that's why. But I ADORE this perfume, it smells high quality and is like a sweet, incensed smoky orange on top of some wood. I could wear this on a night *and* day but it leans more towards an evening scent! I'd prefer this for colder weather/seasons. I'm tempted to call this one a signature scent for me because I love it that much and the samples don't cost too much so I recommend you give it a try before buying a full bottle! When I first sprayed this on my wrist for the first time, it did also smell quite masculine on me by dried into something sweeter. After a few more sprays on different days, I was sold, so give this perfume time to shine!

Now owning both Jazz Club and Porto Bello i was able to compare them a lot better. Porto Bello to me smells like an Orange pipe tobacco. Smelling it from the bag. Whereas Jazz Club seems to create a similar scent profile but coming from more places making it less easy to pick out all the notes. Porto bello to me can be worn almost everyday, all the time. And Jazz Club is more for fall and winter and more evening then day. I honestly love them both but i do like Porto bello for being something different that i can wear to work. There are a lot of seductive evening scents. I also believe Porto Bello performs slightly better.

Found it very off putting in store because of the green, almost menthol or eucalyptus-like note, but after maybe 10-20 minutes it had turned into this lovely sweet amber scent on my skin. On me the herbaceous and green notes disappear almost entirely, and I haven’t picked up on it at all since that first spray in store. Definitely don’t think it pulls masculine, at least not on me. I get tons of compliments and my mum even bought a bottle because she liked it so much on me. If you, like myself, tend to bring out the sweet notes in perfumes this is a must buy for autumn (but i wear it year round)!!

As of now, this is my second favourite from the house. Behind Fort Royal but this is more versatile so it gets points for that. A woody fragrance making you think of pipe tobacco with orange. Which is basically all i can think of when i smell this. But it's a different scent good for the office on all seasons except maybe summer. I love this house a lot and has quickly become one of my favourites. Especially because i find most of them for great prices. For niche scents that are this wearable, insane.

This was an instant love for me. Tobacco (not listed), benzoin and then som olibanum. I do not get oranges or citrus, but itis probably there. The tobacco is lovely and does not take over, which it normaly does in most tobacco-perfumes I have tested. This part is gone after 2-3 hours, by then mostly olibanum and vanilla remains as a nice skin scent for 2-3 more hours. Great scent, I just wanted it to last a few hours more.

Literally one of my favourite perfumes ever. I’m sitting here sniffing the empty bottle writing this review. Definitely will buy it again. I prefer wearing it as a skin scent, is nice to layer if you have something simpler on top, but it can definitely pull weight on its own. The type of scent I just want to sleep sniffing

最初に香ったときは、「これは絶対に自分には合わない」と思った。 クセが強く、どこか気難しささえ感じる香り。 でも、煙がかったような絶妙な苦み、コニャックのような芳醇さ、そこにふわりと重なるオレンジの爽やかさ。 まるでフルーツパウンドケーキのような、奥行きのある甘さとほろ苦さがクセになり、気づけば虜に。 この香りをまとうと、タートルネックにスキニーパンツ、眼鏡とヒールでカフェやスタバで本を読んだり、仕事をしているクールな女性が自然と頭に浮かぶ。 媚びずに、ただ自分らしくいられる。そんな芯の強さを感じさせる香り。 秋冬になると、ほぼ毎日のように手が伸びてしまう。 もうこれは、私にとっての“自分の一部”のような香水!

A smoky blend of incense and sweet orange. That's how I feel it and I absolutely adore this combination. Not much else to say, really. If you like those two you'll definitely want this. It has much more to it, of course, but those two give the biggest impression for me.

This is a nice surprise. I liked it from the first sniff: warm, rich, sweet, and sort of smoky vanilla. For me there are two stories in this fragrance, two main notes that are distinct, yet they combine very harmoniously. If you ever have the chance then give it a try.

Great from start to basenotes. It is rather linear and smells natural and good quality. Couvent des Minimes is becoming one of my favorite creator. I bought other perfumes from their mine. Great surprise and great perfumes for men or women.

This is beautiful and seductive. On my skin it smells like Jazz Club layered with Naxos, not overly masculine but perfectly unisex. It gives mysterious and happy bright vibes at the same time. Totally underrated hidden gem.

A pleasant surprise for me. Quality is good. Longevity is above average. There are no tobacco mentioned in the notes but I can definitely smell it. This reminds me of Dior Tobacolor. Definitely masculine in my opinion.

Wow, this is nice. Unisex, but more feminine I think. A powerfull fragrance, not good for dates, but for business meetings. Very interesting. Works better over a sweet body cream.

I really love its unique, complex scent. Somehow, it makes people notice it and ask what I’m wearing. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have much sillage and doesn’t last long on my skin.

You get a sleek beautiful bottle with a sweet orange, elegant, slightly boozy scent, My recommendation is to get this and gatekeep it and it does last and smell good 👍

Delicious, almost magical scent. The notes of citrus and petit grain are clear, warm and blessing. One of my favorite low price perfumes. Sillage could be longer

For women, like me, this smell is very strong green sweet and it fits into my sweat smell because it keeps me awake all the time. Absolutely 10/10

Absolute banger for nights no matter the season. 50$ for a 50ml niche-fragrance is mental. Longegivity: 8+ hours Smell: 9/10