Pontevecchio W

Excellent! If you experience this only on paper or test strip this is mostly about the florals - very pretty, dewy petals with warm musk. But! Try it on skin to also release the citrus fresh notes first of all (reminiscent of good Italian Eau de cologne), then as it develops you'll notice how the coriander (and perhaps lasting citrus notes) retain a certain savoury edge that stops this from being 'just another romantic floral' - though this is a romantic floral, albeit one with warmth and abundance. If you've ever encountered sambac jasmine in the heat, you'll remember that extraordinary combination of heady, milky sweetness and dewy euphoric humid green. This perfume gives you that experience- though more temperate, less milky and heavy. To me that is a sort of genius. I almost got it from Tom Ford's Jasmine Rouge - not the heavy indole-laden jasmine you experience from jasmine absolute, but the olfactory equivalent of how jasmine is experienced in nature. If it was just that - then it would be an over simplified perfume, but here in Pontevecchio I experience the warm musk dry-down, subtle powdery wood of sandalwood and a certain relaxed quality - the sense of not aspiring to any status - someone comfortable in their skin. My friend, on smelling this, described it as a sort of 'contented' scent. So yes, it's definitely not one of those unsettling sexy animalic, or challenging niche style perfumes. Neither would it be described as zesty or youthful. But if you're not youthful as such any more, then why on earth would you want to do anything other than embrace your mature womanliness?! This is a perfume of warmth, summertime and simple enjoyment of the good things in life. To get a bit esoteric on you, it's the perfume equivalent of the nine of Pentacles in the Rider Waite tarot, have a look at that image and you'll get it! Sillage soft to moderate. Longevity 8 hours plus though it becomes a subtle skin scent (on clothes retains floral notes longer with less musk)

Intense, warm white floral, beautifully balanced. Feminine, uplifting, very summery and sophisticated. I've had a full bottle of this since about 2016. I believe it's intensified snce then. I store all my perfumes carefully in a small cabinet, so it's not gone off at all, rather it's stronger. This is a good thing since it's excellent value for money! I've always perceived this as a perfume of contentment. It absoloutely suits high summer - the height of June into mid-July, where it celebrates beautiful flowers. I just wouldn't wear it in cold weather as it would seem incongruent. It balances savoury, floral, spicy, citric, sweet and musky just perfectly. I mean, to my mind musk is ideally a subtle component of perfume that comes to the fore in drydown, in a warm, come hither sort of way. Ponte Vecchio does that perfectly. I find the tops notes quite powerful - so much so that I tend to squoosh this into the air and walk into it, rather than spray direct onto skin. Give it a day though and you'll really notice the gorgeous dry down, surely the mark of a high quality scent. Perfect for summer celebrations. It's not cutting edge, it's not old fashioned, it's just happy, subtly sensual and feminine. Big love!

Guusje is right, this is lovely! The Bergamot and Mandarin seem to pass me by completely, but I can detect the faintest hint of spice for the first ten minutes delicately overlaying the floral heart. I can smell all three of the florals, but on me it is the Iris which is the Prima Donna taking centre stage, whilst the Rose and Jasmine dance about her, wafting their breezes in a rolling meadow bathed with gentle sunshine. This evokes a feel of being in nature, ... soft, delicate, airy, and serene. Slightly creamy, slightly powdery, and very very feminine. This would be perfect for a romantic picnic for two in the countryside. It's as though the powdery whisper from the dusky iris and rose gently and gradually floats off with the breeze leaving a dry down that for me is dominated by white musk, with just a hint of sandalwood and amber. The closest thing I can liken this to that may give a good idea of the general smell is a softer, smoother version of Annick Goutal – Passion. If you like that, then I am pretty confident you would like this, ..maybe even more so. I'm fence sitting on a preference myself :-)

Oh, oh, oh. This is beautiful. I'm not as educated on fragrance as others here, and I'm certainly not as poetic, but let me just say that this is SUCH a lovely, womanly scent. I say, "womanly", because in my opinion it is for a woman, NOT a girl. It's much too deep and complex. I had earlier declared Café Chantant (also Nobile 1942) as my signature scent, but I think this lady is going to knock her aside for a bit. It's just Too lovely. Wear this in the evening, and in the morning when you smell it still on your skin, it will make you smile. For me, it's flowery, but not *too* flowery, musky, but not *too* musky. There's the tiniest note of vanilla that pops up. There's something deep and romantic and complex about it that I simply don't have the vocabulary to describe. Deep, voluptuous loveliness. Like the warm glow you get from sipping a nice Porto as the sun is going down. Love.

Very Pretty & Romantic! The refreshing opening with bergamot and mandarin orange blends in perfectly and smooth with the floral heart notes. Iris, Jasmin & Rose are all there when the scent settles on the skin. Although Iris definitely sets the tone, Jasmin & Rose nicely balance out the powderiness of Iris so the powdery tone stays ever so subtle. The musk is clean and the sandalwood soft & creamy. Coriander seems to be there from top till dry down, lending its fresh citrus-like aspects to the composition while also adding a subtle warm glow. Wears fairly close to the skin with moderate longevity. ♥♥♥♥