Eau De Murano

It's a vintage gourmand, not overly sickening sweet like tons of modern gourmand perfumes out there. In the same realm with Tempore Donna Laura Biagiotti and Aura Loewe. I can smell the floral blended well with the fig, vanilla, and sandalwood (not in the list tho). It smells velvety sweet, almost edible, and comforting. I love how appealing the bottle is.

A balsamic rosy fig scent. Fig is the main player followed by the rose. The fig is of the dried variety, giving it a sticky date pudding feel. Hard to describe, not sure of the notes but this is what I smell. I enjoy it very much, is one of the most unique scents I own and I recommend it for autumn evening wear or possibly winter days.

This seems to be a little known scent. I have it since ages, so I guess I bought it not long after its release. And since it has been discontinued for some time already, it probably did not stay on the market for very long. I believe Murano is not a 'real' designer, but refers to the island (better: islands) of Murano, near Venice, Italy. It is known for its glass art. The opening of this fragrance is quite bitter-sweet - not very attractive at first, to be honest. And it needs quite some time to settle down, too. But if you give it the time needed, it develops into a pretty and attractive flowery-fresh scent, with a syrupy-sweet base.

Eau de Murano mainly smells of blackcurrant. An imposing scent that overwhelms almost everything else, but which still leaves a little space for the more discreet rose and fig. It's very fruity and very gourmand but what's interesting is that it's gourmand without falling into an overdose of sugar. And that's where we see the difference between a fruity perfume from 94 and a fruity one from now. Absolutely lovely.

nickflick is right - it does smell a bit like sticky date pudding. I love sticky date pudding but I suspect I was thinking of the combination of sticky date pudding and caramel/toffee sauce. This one is altogether a bit too figgy for me May end up on my swap list...

I don't know if my bottle is bad or what. To me, it smells like oakmoss (bitter and herbal) with cocoa and some underlying white florals. It is not fruity, rose, sweet, sticky pudding, dates or figs. Ugh. I had to wash it off today.

I think this is a fantastic Fall/Winter gourmand on a woman. It smells like fresh dates and fig without trying too hard to smell like food. It has a sparkling quality to it that I attribute to a nice high-quality black currant and rose note. All in all a high quality, well-blended scent.

The blackcurrant is immediately present giving the top a polished hairspray vibe followed by the depth of a ripe fig like the fig in a Fig Newton bar. It's an interesting combo I'd reserve for the winter.