Rotano

I like this. It has a musty facet, and I would personally slide in a "musty" accord somewhere in the stack. I'm not sure if I necessarily get a horse association, and probably wouldn't identify it as such if I hadn't already known. Having said that, I am not a horse person and so have very few logged minutes around horses. But there is a slight animalic skank in the opening, but not nearly as nasty as so many other animalic accords are. I can imagine this smelling like an old, well-used leather saddle sitting on an old, worn and musty rocabar (the blanket that sits on the horse directly under the saddle). But all of that in the most pleasant, wearable way. The cypriol is prominent. The performance is a question though. The quiet sillage is fine, but I can't smell it the next morning after a night wear. This could go in my Sartorial Collection and be in a formal wear rotation. Something about this reminded me of Oxford by Roberto Ugolini, which is on my to-buy list, so I went and looked at my review of Oxford. And this in my review stood out: "...Oxford does have a certain mustiness, giving it a somewhat antique vibe. An Old Money dark wood paneled library with Chesterfield tufted leather furniture, green rugs, etc....". That elegant old mustiness that gives an antique, old, or pleasantly worn vibe is present in both. I think I'll try layering this with Hermès Rocabar and then separately, Lalique Equus. Update: I received an advertisement via email from Maison d'ETTO, saying "Our 60ML, full-sized bottles are intentionally travel-ready and carry-on approved" and are "TSA-Approved" 😂. Um no, its just a creative but ridiculous way to justify undersized bottles at exorbitant prices. Funny. Still a great fragrance though.

I'm already in love with Rotano. What a wonderful experience it is. As many have already noted this fragrance is a deliciously sun warmed clean leather. The musk is such a natural, soft, comforting blend. It's animalic, it's human, it's so unique and I simply cannot get enough. Myrrh lends a resinous warmth. It's also oily in the best way possible. A well oiled, well kept leather. Liquid smooth and shiny. A freshly cleaned horse coat gleaming under a summer sun. The longevity is good, held up fairly well overnight, though it's not much of a projector. I want to spray someone I love down with this and bury my face in their hair and neck, I want my home to smell like Rotano. God if only I had pockets deep enough to get a full bottle. One day I hope. If you can get your hands on a sample do it before I get them all.

First Impression: right away, this grabbed me and didn't let go. Testing on skin I get tons of nuanced cuir swirling around over bed of resins dripped wood. Absolutely phenomenal leather that isn't challenging imo, and smells expensive and unique. Feels like it's telling you a story. High art leather which is generally not a thing in this genre, but THIS is a great wearing experience through and through. I purchased a full bottle pretty quickly and so did my buddy. This one hooked me fast. ---------‐--------------------------------------- Scent 98/100 Performance 75/100 P.S. This contains horse hair & sweat tincture but it's not gross or barnyard. It's more about the animal and beautiful leathers instead of manure.

On the quest for as perfect an equine leather as there possibly can be, several were promising to start, but would often disassemble into hackneyed dry downs. Then I smelled Rotano and it is the exact whiff of horse stable that I wanted so badly, the buffalo leather seat of a worn and loved saddle, waves of timothy grass and sun-seasoned softness into a blanket. It has a warmed, almost musty wood and translucent frankincense resin in its base that feels like dusky bliss. This is at the junction of sexy and serene. As I wear it, I listen to Slowdive's Pygmalion, the sky is that cerulean color just before everything goes dark, and it's just everything I could ask for in a fragrance, right here and now.

To me this smells like a long day working in the sun with dirty, calloused hands. Definitely dirt under your fingernails. Fur and mud caked onto very worn in jeans. Sweat soaked tack that's like hot and moist. Smells like someone who doesn't have health anxiety (complementary) and will drink directly from a rusted spigot with not a single afterthought. Anamalic as the Dickens. It paints a very specific image for me that feels nostalgic and personal. Not very confident that this would be a crowd pleaser if you wore it out and about.. but I will try anyway