Notte Bianca

Got an official sample of this, wearing it for some time now. This is a very pleasant scent. Upon applying I get a very nice accord of orange, woods and anise. These notes go very well together. After some time the orange subsides, the anise is more prominent now and it settles into a somewhat licorice-like woody scent. I can see this being a Mark Buxton fragrance, his Comme des Garçons 2 is actually one of my favourite fragrances. I'm not familiar with the fragrances that people say are similar to Notte Bianca, so I can't really compare. It's hard to say anything substantial about the performance, as it's such a tiny sample sprayer. You'll get a much better wear from an actual bottle, I'm sure. That said, I applied quite a few (tiny) sprays, but felt like the fragrance was fleeting. I think I reapplied after 1,5 - 2 hours and it's already very faint again one, two hours later. Not sure how much it projects, seems to be soft, but again: those sample sprayers are pretty worthless, especially this one. Definitely woody, but not outspokenly masculine. Very unisex. I would recommend sampling this, it's interesting. Update: Many hours later, I can still vaguely smell this around me from time to time. Got some on my clothes, so that could be it. But I can still smell the deep drydown on my skin (only when pressing my nose to my skin), it's sweet and creamy. So yeah, longevity seems better than it first appeared, but to be sure you need to do a proper wear from a proper bottle atomizer.

One of the memorable scents from Linari, Notte Bianca. From the very first spray, I thought this could have been easily an Escentric Molecules fragrance! I am surprised by reviews below because I do not get most of the mentioned notes. Instead I get a mixture of Iso-E super and ambroxan. Blindfolded, I would bet money that this is an EM fragrance. I like it a lot though. But as mentioned, it is very weak, and can be used as skin scent. If by any chance there are synthetics like iso-e super in this, then maybe it’s some of us who cant smell much whereas others notice stronger. 150 euros for this ? Thanks, but no thanks.

Oh, beautiful joy! Grapefruit is purported to therapeutically deliver a promise of joy, and here it is prominent in the opening; clarifying and stimulating along with orange, bergamot and a fresh amber glaze. Anise, clove and tonka are sweet, spiced and mouthwatering. Combined with the woods, herbs and musk the heart becomes smooth and strong. Refreshing yet warm, Bianca Notte is magnetizing with a familiar men's Armani Code thing going on, only more piquant with an occasional prickle of green and not as cloying. Unisex to masculine, this Linari is effortlessly alluring.

The opening is so refreshing and wonderful, very vetiver strong, but it died quickly and in came the anise of which I don't like that much. It brings some depth into this fragrance though and almost reminds me of some kind of liquorise. This is an amazing scent and I definitely would wear it if it weren't so pricey.

4,09 is current rating on Notte Bianca. In my opinion very underrated. Its in the same category as Bal d’Afrique, but this NB is better. Its an unique, crowdpleasing gem. Really surprised by this as I did not think it look that good according to the notes. This was a 9/10 for me.