Patrizia

I see the word passionate used liberally in the description of this perfume! Very well crafted and warm and sensuous it is - passionate..... well, I'm not so sure! It does remain quite true to it's notes and starts off with a very fruity scent. I got more of the raspberry than the other two - it wasn't too much of a fruit bowl assault more of walking past a good fruit stall on a warm day - maybe in Liguria! The mid-notes appeared quite quickly after and immediately I could smell nuts - I was thinking hazelnuts rather than almonds without seeing the notes and now realise it is the praline I am smelling; and I DO love praline which keeps on swirling around me - the jasmine (thankfully for me) doesn't overpower the whole picture just peeks through nicely! The galbanum is used subtly which I think tempers the jasmine. Each and every time you move you catch a whiff of the praline which to me is far more nut than sugar based and the fruits do have a habit of peeking through every so often which keeps me smelling my wrists! The drydown is a nice, powdery vanilla and tonka combination with musk just perceptible in the background. Overall, reminds me slightly of Balmain's Ivoire - there is just a sense of greenness about this somewhere in the background. Definitely Italian to my nose with the fruit and the nuts and I feel one for the warmer weather as I assume it will bring the notes to life far more fully. It does come across as a classy perfume and very wearable. Sits quite close to my skin so the silage is not that great in winter (I have a suspicion that it might be very different in summer) - day into evening scent I think but would need to be layered for the evening with the body lotion to give just a little more oomph! The box is amusing if not fiddly!!! I will definitely revisit this in the summer as I feel it is more suited to this season there is a definite warmth going on which screams I need summer sun to me! Longevity is good. Seems a shame Patrizia is not a far more popular perfume! Please don't assume this is just another fruit & nut concoction - it isn't it is cleverly crafted perfume art!

The beginning is so strong and masculine that I didn't expect the sweet turn it takes in the end. But still a kind of harshness lingers on , so it's like a sweet and bitter mix. I still find it very aromatic but also too herbal and masculine for me. The longlivity was ok. To me galbanum was the strongest element in this scent. It's for the ones who like to smell "different" :)

It was a disappointing blind buy for me. Fruits are too dominant, smelling something like pineapple which is not listed in the notes. I don't know why but scent gives me a feeling that it is not produced with high quality ingredients. Gives me the same feeling with Burberry Brit, due to its masculine sweetness mixed with lime. Goes to give away list.

Oriental, spicy, sensuous, it's very strong at the beginning then settles down more and more powdery and soft. I smell amber and orris root, pink pepper, and ylang ylang maybe, just to give you an idea because I don't know the note list. Nice oriental for a night out, I'm sure many women will like it.

The PEPE-Parfums...Very interesting smells! But, I like the red-one better than the blue. The red reminds me a bit on "etro: heliotrope"? More..."SL: louve" and "reminiscence: do re".... mmmmh... a fruity MARZIPAN! ;-) LOVE from LOUVE