Villa Diodati

i ordered a sample of this among others, and it is such a nice fragrance! in the bottle and upon first application, it’s a very strong rosemary, but when it dries down on the skin it smells mostly of vanilla, mint, and cool air, and it’s a nice change for me from the cake-y and heavy gourmand vanillas that are popular right now. so many fragrances—both “good” and “bad”, subjectively speaking—trigger my migraines, but this one surprisingly doesn’t! definitely something i’ve been searching for for a long time, and i’m really excited to receive my full sized bottle for christmas lol. one of the best fragrances i’ve had the pleasure of trying, and definitely a new favorite!

Villa Diodati makes me feel like I’m a witch standing barefoot on a wet, foggy lakeshore at dawn, with a bundle of rosemary in my hands for a ritual I’m about to perform. It’s worth mentioning I really disliked this at first but now I love it. And my impressions of this vary based on current weather; sometimes the rosemary is exceptionally prominent and sometimes everything is more subdued. So if you don’t like it at first, I think it’s worth revisiting.

This smells amazing. It dries down to be a lot sweeter for me after an hour or so. It's a bit more formal than other perfumes I got from Poesie. I'm glad I took a chance on this because I'm not big on water notes, but I realized I just don't prefer aquatic or oceanic scents. I don't get a ton of rosemary, it's very subtle for me and the balsam fir is stronger. My mom thought it was a bit mossy, but absolutely loves it as well!

I love this scent! The rosemary was very strong at first but it dries down to the sweetness of pine and something aquatic and minty fresh. It's a very transportive scent, once you smell it you are immediately captivated by its atmosphere.

literally the most beautiful thing I've ever smelled in my life. makes me feel like a ghost haunting a foggy lake shore. I want to be buried in this scent.