214 Sevilla Dorada

#1323 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Got this as a free sample with an order I placed with purebrasil.com. The Botica 214 line has been on my list for a while. I can't tell a lot of difference between this and classics like L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme, Acqua di Gio. I suspect the low rating is more that most people are just bored with fragrances like this since they've been out there for thirty years now. Something about those Miyake and Armani scents and their dry citric character that the women I dated always liked more than I did, but I wore them for a decade. I've always thought of those scents as best for a suit and tie office environment, but overall they were a little sour for my taste. This dries down a bit smoother, not as sharp, and becomes more attractive in the dry down than you initially expect. I prefer it to ADG and the Miyake. I would say if you need a freshie for business wear, this one is pretty good and not expensive at $60 at purebrasil.com. More masculine than feminine. Moderate longevity and sillage. Car pool, elevator and small office safe. I'm in for a bottle.

Eu vi algumas reviews que dizem ter cheiro de ovo podre ou algo do tipo. Eu honestamente não consigo sentir qualquer cheiro ruim desse perfume. Apaixonei nele assim que senti o cheiro dele pela primeira vez e olha que não sou muito adorador dos perfumes da boticario. Eles acertaram em cheio com as notas solares que dão um conforto a mais nessa fragrância. Ela te abraça totalmente com um cheiro mega confortável, você se sente abraçado com endredons quentinhos pelo Sol em um dia frio. Ele é perfeito para todas as ocasiões, notei que ele fica bem mais forte e projeta muito mais em dias quentes.

I think it's the perfect scent for young beach boys. Smells like a freshly washed beach towel that was drenched in a gallon of liquid oceanic fabric softener. Unfortunately, for me it is a miss mainly because I am in my 50s and don't play football in the sand anymore to impress teenage girls. I was truly hoping for a more mature scent, judging from the bottle, which obviously was a mistake. It's okay, my 120th. As far as the listed notes, to my nose it's the grapefruit, the ginger, and the flowers speak the most for the first hour. For me the drydown is much more bearable, however, it is rather short lived or faint. I paid around 25 Euros from the Portuguese O'boticario store which after many-many orders still provides excellent service by the way, highly recommended. This bottle design would be the perfect design for a nice mature aromatic fougere type scent (See Hugo Boss Vigorous Cologne), if anyone reads this from the company.