Anonimo Veneziano

Im so happy this beautiful oriental perfume is finally added to the database! I have it for almost a year and its still one of my favourites. It's a italian perfume to be exact, but it reminds me more of something from the middle-east. Some compare it to coco, and i understand why, as they have many similar notes. But for me is coco much headier and sweeter. Because anonimo veneziano is more comforting to my nose, i prefer a.v. In the opening you can smell the oranges with jasmine. Then it becomes sweeter and sweeter, for me almost cloying. Its the combination of jasmine and ylang-ylang. After say 10 minutes, slowly the softer floral notes (lotus and rose) shine through and the jasmine is still there. Then i get a waft of patchouli. Normally i dont like patchouli, but in here its so beautifull, its never overpowering and it blends wonderfull with the rose, the other flowers and the oriental base notes. You end up with a very soft and classy oriental smell. These notes i smell the most: labdanum, patchouli, Rose, jasmine, a bit of orange and woods. About the staying power: i have the fragranza suprema, and it lasts the whole day! Sometimes i can still smell it the next day in my hair or on my wrists. I smelled the colonia intensa only on paper, its less 'deep' then the fragranza suprema, I remember it as being more citrussy and a little bit less of the basenotes (labdanum,patcouli,woods) and rose.

Vintage Vibe YLANG-SANDALWOOD with French Labdanum. Once the spray dries and the sillage starts to open up, I can feel the citruses, led by orange, and already the ylang is swelling through. Ylang here is succulent, tropical & citrus-fruity. As it transitions to the heart the jasmine also emerges with soft purples & near-licorice nuances. Something about this stage reminds me of Chanel - mostly Coco EDP Chanel, but there's a dash of Chanel No. 5 in there also. The base is a sandalwood-patchouli blend that's enriched by French Labdanum & creamy sweet vanilla. This has excellent performance for year round wear and leaves an oily sheen on the skin like an extrait de parfum although it's an eau de parfum. Contrast to Coco EDP Chanel: These are different, but there is a similar vibe, and similarities with yellow-floral, jasmine, rose, sandalwood, vanilla & labdanum. However, Coco EDP is spicier with coriander & clove, while Anonimo Veneziano has a more forward patchouli. Both have excellent performance. Overall: gorgeous vintage vibe ylang-sandalwood scent, with excellent performance. It's a love for me. Enjoy!

Beautiful perfumery perfume! It makes me close my eyes and inhale deeply...... That said, I try to describe what I’m detecting. It’s deep, resinous, smoky and super sensual upon from the opening...a bit sweet but not too much, a bit spicy, but not too much – labdanum, ylang-ylang and a lot of juicy orange, dry sandalwood and earthy patchouli... As time goes it becomes more dry and powdery. The orange disappears and the amber-sandalwood combo becomes dominant. With its deepness it should be more suitable for night time and it seems to belong to some other era, but I feel just perfect wearing it also with jeans, T-shirt and biker-boots...I cannot get enough of it. The silage is good and the longevity is excellent – 12 hours. Day after I can still detect its presence - different, some kind of luxury soap smell...I’m really happy to possess this mystic gem. (Here has been mentioned some similarities between Bal a Versailles and AV...I confirm, they have the same vibe.)

I blindbought this perfume (at half price) and I'm seriously wondering about the "meh" reviews it is getting. I almost regretted buying it seeing these reviews. But I have to say Nobile 1942 seldom disappoints me and this one -again- is pretty wonderful. It reminds me most of their 1001, it's opulent and rich, it has a certain je ne sais quoi as the French say which keeps you sniffing your wrist. This is another example of how different we all are, it's seriously good and I would never have known if I let the negative reviews dissuade me. Nobile 1942, I'm a fan and I'm looking forward to getting to know even more of your perfumes.

This is just splendid. It's slightly fruity, but very warm. It's incredibly long lasting on me - I don't find myself "losing" it as I often do with other fragrances. It's lovely, sophisticated, sensual, and a bit mysterious. For me it's also got a quality of flowers that have been soaked in warm honey - not sure if I'm communicating that the right way (?) - but it is really wonderful. Have now bought a full bottle, because this is truly a special, unforgettable fragrance. Warm, beautiful, and interesting.

Beautiful radiant oriental. Not thin or diluted like many mainstream recent launches. I totally see the resemblance with Coco mentioned in some comments. While really Coco-family, it is more bright and gourmand than Coco, more golden. Impressive, as it is a rather modern fragrance by when it was launched but done in the great style of 80’s orientals which makes it a classic since birth.

Radiant citrus opening and then it’s all sweet labdanum through and through, with a delicate suntan lotion vibe. Can’t detect more from my sample but what I appreciate in AV it’s the kindness in delivery: notes keep on going gently and smoothly for hours, politely knocking at your door, without any sharpness. Longlasting softness in a bottle.

I'm a man. I don't like the opening, it is almost off putting and too much white flowers, heavy and feminine, but after a while the dry down is really nice and woodsy. Unfortunately not for men, but interesting none the less

A masquerade ball, a gondola ride, a mysterious woman...for where she goes, her perfume exudes. This is how the scenario unfolds in front of my eyes when I feel this fragrance, which was conceived to represent the balance between naivety and sophistication. With output notes of bergamot, red Mandarin, Brazilian Orange and Jasmine; heart notes of Damask rose essence, Indian night jasmine, ylang-ylang and Lotus Flower; and base notes of patchouli, Indian sandalwood, Indonesian cistus and vanilla, this Eau de Parfum does not fear in mastering the environment. On the contrary, is powerful and exudes from the instant it reaches the skin. Its fruity nuances camouflage among the flowers, among which the ylang-ylang shows why it is considered "the flower of flowers" (according to the Indonesian culture). Its sweet and sensual nuances dominate the evolution, opening little spaces for the jasmine and the Lotus flower. And after about 1 hour, the fragrance becomes less invasive and more calm and sensual, with a beautiful vanilla in the background. For those who do not know much of the universe of niche fragrances, I can say that during some brief and ephemeral instants, I felt nuances that made me remember, vaguely, the perfume Dolce Vita, by Dior (1994). A fragrance made to be worn in nights of mystery and seduction, in which future lovers meet for the first time, but their names are not revealed. Just the aroma stays in memory.

Opens with sweet notes of bergamot and jasmine. Then the ylang becomes stronger. Then, coumarin and aldehydes, despite not listed in the notes. The scent is gentle and floral at this point, combined with delicate lotus. Now rose starts to appear combined with soft woody notes. The drydown continues to be very floral, on a soft woody sweet vanilla base with a hint of powder and a strong rose. A bit soapy, too. Sillage and longevity are moderate. Lovely flower scent, love the ylang. Very feminine scent. Beautifully done, so delicate. I love it, but not sure when I would wear this. This perfume is suitable for long dresses, fancy jewelry and flower bouquets. Only thing I don't like is the soapiness.

#861 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Got this as a decant from FragrancesLine. Been decades since I've known a woman that wears Chanel, and even then they were all in their sixties or older. I've no idea if this is close or not. It's pleasant. Not something I smell often enough to say what it does or doesn't smell like. I just don't find these bath powder fragrances attractive at all and won't be getting a bottle of this for any woman I'm interested in. I think most would turn their noses up at it anyway. The women I know either live in the BR540 world or wear more unisex if not masculine leaning fragrances and this is not a fit.

It is a fine perfume, but a bit old. To me, it smells like a fur coat - which was long ago sprinkled with fine perfumes - kept in a cloth bag and not aired for sometime. Or, since it is linked with Venice, it smells like an old museum with damp walls. To some noses it may seem unhappy, decrepit and stalled. It would have served well some freshness or a bit of happiness, some lightness and breeze, the way Venice is, nevertheless. This is not a perfume for a sad person.

I have a sample of the Colonia Intensa which is beautiful liquid luxury with a rich, satiny feel--a glamorous floral enveloped in an exuberant light balsam. I don't think I can add much more to the reviews already here, except concurrence in the quality, artistry and classic allure.

It's like an eau fraiche version of the -just as big and bold- Yves Saint Laurent "Y". I never smelt a perfume that gets so close. It's very good and classy. A perfume you are ashamed to put on if you wear jeans and such, you need elegant clothes for this perfume.

it's like a twin of Coco extrait de parfum. A beautiful 80s'oriental revisited by Titian

Sometimes fragrantica makes me feel like I know nothing and my amateur nose is just.....unsophisticated. I don’t want to offend anyone but I don’t like this perfume. Obviously it’s rated highly and others adore Nobile 1942’s Anonimo Veneziano. My review will be an outlier. On my skin this is a big, vintage, oriental floral with patchouli Beyond that limited description I have a hard time picking out individual notes. But I feel that I have smelled Anonimo Veneziano many times before..... in the 1970s. Their are a few notes I don’t like, and for some reason I’m picking up powder — old powder that has gone stale, dusty, with violets and lipstick stains. I have a small 13ml bottle that is going up for trade if this is your thing, contact me. At least this confirms that I don’t like powder-driven, vintage scents.

I've now worn Nobile 1942 ANONIMO VENEZIANO a couple of times and have been struck each time by what seemed initially (upon application) to be the similarity to Jean Desprez BAL A VERSAILLES. Big sillage, oriental, labdanum amber, patchouli, spiciness (from ylang?). ANONIMO actually seemed somewhat leathery and dark, though I do not know what would account for that in the above notes. In a side-by-side comparison to BAL A VERSAILLES, I have to report that the cheap-o bargain-bin (tester for $11, yep) bottle of reformulated BAL A VERSAILLES edt won out against ANONIMO VENEZIANO, which seems sharper and less smooth. BAL A VERSAILLES has more of a golden amber quality and less stridency, for lack of a better word. In terms of sweetness and patchouli level, they are very similar, but I have to say that BAL A VERSAILLES seems to me like a better perfume. Sorry nichies (not Nietzsche...)! I guess that when you reformulate a perfume that started out with 350 different essences, then even if only a fraction of those survive, it's still going to be a decent creation. I understand why people find ANONIMO VENEZIANO appealing--and I do not mean to suggest that I do not--but now that I've compared it side-by-side with BAL A VERSAILLES, I realize that I won't be adding a bottle to my collection. Why?

In questa composizione si percepisce moltissimo il labdano, in tutte le sue sfumature. All'inizio è potente e speziato, liquoroso e denso, prepotente; poi si lascia accompagnare dai fiori, che ne smussano i lati più intensi e lo sfaccettano, dandogli note malinconiche e languide. Dopo qualche tempo, il sandalo polveroso e aromatico si impone nel fondo, assieme a un patchouly morbido e delicatamente rosato. Il profumo è deliziosamente retrò ma molto originale.

Whoever likes the Anonimo Veneziano Nobile 1942, must try the Intriga No2 Dzintars for women. They have different openings but almost the same with many similarities dry out process. The price for the Dzintars is 4.5 US dollars for 15 ml of concentrated perfume.