Collezione Privata Colonia Purissima

As others have mentioned, this fragrance opens with a bright citrus burst but, after 5-10 minutes, quickly settles down into a very pleasant, lightly-musky vetiver scent with a nice tea and floral vibe going on in the background. I see grapefruit and bergamot listed as top-notes, but my nose detects lemon--which is a bit harsh when it opens but quickly fades nicely into the background over next 3-4 hours as this fragrances becomes a friendly, clean-vetiver with subtle musk, tea and floral accords. With the exception of rose and lavender, I'm usually quite the dolt when it comes to labeling floral notes. However, I could easily detect Geranium as the primary floral note, which is excellent by-the-way. Colonia Purissima is friendly and inviting with just a hint of sophistication. Although it can be worn at night and in casual settings, I envision someone wearing this one into the office when the the day's focus is on team-building or customer service. It is a pleasant scent and not offense in any way. Will you receive compliments? Sure, but probably on your smile and not so much for wearing this fragrance because it doesn't push-out too far. Longevity is above average on my skin and the projection is almost-average (which is perfect for this kind of fragrance) for the first three hours, and then transitions close to the skin for the remainder, which is approximately another 3-4 hours. I really like this fragrances (well done) but I don't love it due to it not having a lot of 'Wow' factor. I see this as being primarily an office scent and I don't wear this one for important meetings or social events where I'm much more comfortable wearing Creed, Tom Ford, etc. (merely my opinions mind you). Regardless, this is still solid fragrance (designer quality) at a good price.

Colonia Purissima is far closer to Tom Fords Grey Vetiver than it is to Acqua die Parma Colonia(s). It only reminds me briefly at the top. less than a minute. Than the Vetiver is there in a subtil way. As I liked the drydown on paper of Lalique's Encre Noir, but never the wearing of it. Because the Vetiver is too dominant, too dry and I never noticed the drydown on my sky, I dismissed most fragrances with a dominant vetiver note. But this changed recently with Tom Ford's Grey Vetiver where the vetiver is more tonned down by citrus notes I guess. Colonia Purissima was a blind buy for me and I was hoping for a AdP Colonia Assoluta or Intensa type of fragrance. However this is not a dissappointment for me, just a more subtil version of Grey Vetiver. I expect this to be doing very well in Summer. The sillage is not enormous. More shy I would say, but the fragrance turns to a skin scent that will last for over 12 hours. I had never heard about Pal Zileri, but at the end of the very first day I heard about it, I purchased this for 29 €/100 ML. The very next day the webshop I bought it from increased the price to 68 €. Lucky me. I just wished I could buy Viaggio d Africa & Fougere & Legni.

Wow! So pleased I stumbled on this one, it is very close to Acqua di Parma but currently without the big price tag. This is probably one of the best scents I have in my collection at present, Colonia Purissima is pure sophistication in a scent, it politely oozes class. It opens with citruses of lemons and oranges each buzzing with spicy accords, there's green tea, floral aromas of flowers, geranium and orange blossom. Dry down is long and there is a very smooth transition from the opening accords to the more elegant woody accords of Java vetiver, Bourbon vetiver, Haiti vetiver, along with musk and amber. This is a seamlessly complex scent that is balanced with sheer perfection. I am told from more than one source that this is being discontinued which is why it can be found at a good price, get it while stocks last people!

Un update. Really love this one. A very gentle toned down Vetiver fragrance more than a citrus one. If it make sence, somewhere in the middle between TF's Grey Vetiver and some kind of Acqua di Parma Colonia. Assoluta, for a couple of minutes. Within 5 minutes the Vetiver makes it's appearance. But not as dry and loud as Lalique Encre Noir or Grey Vetiver. Just very relaxing. Modest, not bad, projection and longevity. A very good Spring/Summer fragrance but in cooler seasons from time to time I use it for the evening, mostly in the house, just to help me release a hectic day stress. My 20 year old son, a militair,loves Polo Green like '80s powerhouses. Last Spring I have showed him Pal Zileri. Ever since, everytime he drops by, he goes upstairs and sprays this one, out of 100.

This is a great fragrance for the price, I couldn't believe how nice this was for the money. I get why people are reminded of ADP's colonia Intenso, absolutely yes, a friend asked me if I was wearing Eau Sauvage, and I can understand why. Sillage is moderate, longevity is also a little under par, but for the price, it can be applied liberally. The opening for me was very lemony, sharp and bright, for my nose I didn't detect much grapefruit, but lemon, very much, the dry down was pure vetiver, with hints of musk. The bottle is a really nice design, even though the stick on label has started peeling off after just a few weeks. Right now this is so inexpensive, I was happy to store away a few bottles. Worth getting.