Orangea

Reading through the comments here I'm quite surprised at the comparisons to cleaning spray or artificial citrus because to me this is one of the most photorealistic orange fragrances I've ever smelled. However, it does not smell like oranges so much as an orange tree. Like running between the rows of a sun warmed orange grove and having the branches with their green, petitgrain laden leaves release their scent as you whip past them. Like pulling some leaves off an orange tree, warming and crushing them in your hand, and burying your nose in their scent. It is a green smell more than it is a juicy citrus. If you're looking for a juicy orange fragrance, this is absolutely not that. Instead, it is the scent of the leaf, wood, peel, and pith of the orange fruit. Citrusy and very green with some bitter and woody notes. Definitely on the "natural smells" side of the perfume spectrum, which is what I personally like most about it. I also appreciate that it leans green and fresh without doing that old-timey soap thing that is so common with neroli fragrances, and which I personally dislike. (Also why I prefer Orangea to Profumum Roma's neroli fragrance) If you're familiar with other Profumum Roma fragrances and have smelled Ichnusa, then this one is akin to what they did with the fig tree in Ichnusa, but with the Orange tree. To be clear, they are very different fragrances, but in my mind there is a parallel in the way that the opening of Ichnusa is all fig leaf, tree, and green fig wood instead of a ripe fig. Orangea is, too, the orange leaf and green wood of the tree more than it is a succulent, juicy orange. On me, this is really strong petitgrain for the first 30 minutes to an hour, after which there is a short period where it gets more zesty, though it's still quite petitgrain heavy. Following is about 2-3 hours of projection (which is amazing for a citrus, in my experience), before it starts becoming a skin scent, where it stays for several more hours. Definitely performs best in warm weather. Very unisex. For me it's only bottle worthy because both myself and my husband use it. If it was just me on my own I'm not sure it would get enough use to justify the price. Still a great find. Unique and refreshing. PS: If you came here looking for a "juicy" orange/citrus fragrance of quality, check out Riviera Sunrise by Atelier des Ors, which is far more fruit focused.

Thoughts on a sampling... * I can not believe there isn't any neroli or orange blossom in this! * So I guess it's all Bergamot and Petitgrain. * I get zilch, zero on the mint and cedar (needles). * Smells similar to Neroli Portofino. I remember the first time I smelled NP and NP Forte I was in a Duty Free shop in Lima Peru and since then I have spent years looking for a neroli type scent that is not as fleeting as Tom Ford's is. Until now that is. * This projects for 2 to 3 hours and that is above average for this type of scent. I only get 1.5 to 2 hours tops with NP. * Staying power galore. A decent skin scent after 5 hours. * Starts to fade at 7 to 8 hours and I actually begin to pick up some greenness then. Ten hours later and it's faint but defiantly still there. NP and NPF are completely gone after 2 to 3 hours. * I like the Neroli Portofinos' however I seem to grow alligator arms when I reach for the cash in my pocket. And that's because they are ridiculously overpriced! * Profumum Roma actually makes a Neroli scent. I will eventually have to try it. * But for now I am sticking with this winner. Orangea! * Orangea is a perfect summer fragrance. ** Final thought. I will defiantly be getting a bottle of this real soon. *** Purchased a bottle. 100% satisfied with this Profumum 👍🏻

Okay you guys. I am not the best person to describe a perfume but this is so pretty that I want to at least try. This smells like an actual orange grove to me. Green and citrus. It reminds me of neroli portofino but with a bit more floral. Like a sweet floral. When the dry down it kind of smells similar to candy on my skin. Even in the dry down though I could still smell the whole Orange Grove also. It's just beautiful and totally worth owning. Most important thing I want to say here is when I used to love a perfume, I would buy the full size bottle. I ended up with probably hundreds of full bottles of all kinds of beautiful fragrances. None of them ever looked like they had ever been used. I realize I will never in my lifetime use all that. So the ones that I don't reach for, I've been selling online. And moving forward every beautiful perfume that I want, I buy a travel size. There are so many fragrance clubs popping up and I found one that does 8 mm vials for $24 of niche perfumes. So I don't get instant gratification like I did with buying a whole bottle because I have to wait and get one a month, but it's much more manageable and I'm much more likely to actually use it before it goes bad getting the travel sizes. I just wish I had had this realization years ago.

Reviewing a bottle obtained in 2024. Orangea was launched in 2015. Orangea is a naturalistic rendition of a blooming bitter orange orchard. This opens with the finest bergamot fresh and green with mint and some bitterness from the petitgrain. Although not listed, I sense orange blossom adding a subtle floral accord. The base of cedar needle oil rather than typical cedarwood is an interesting choice as cedar needle oil is sharper, fresher, and more camphoraceous - overall less woody. I feel there is also warmth from natural amber in the base. Not sweet or too soapy as Neroli can be. Quality-5/5 excellent ( excellent materials and blending) Unisex Performance- 5/5 excellent ( lasts > 8hrs - remarkable for a citrus fragrance) This is not a fruity sweet orange fragrance nor is it a freshie rather it is rugged - deep orange peel with its bitterness barely tamed by the rich floral/cedar/amber base. For a much fresher lemon version go for Acqua Viva. Although I like them both, I find Orangea more unique and interesting. It helps me imagine spring especially this year as winter seems to never want to end. 9/10

So happy I blind bought this. It is a hot day today in Australia, dry windy heat. I wasn't sure what I was expecting of this scent as I had the perfume over winter in the cupboard and had waited for warmer weather, forgetting the particular notes. I have a bunch of orange blossom frags and other citrus so I was assuming something sweet and citrusy. Well, to my absolute delight it is far from what I already have: love dont be shy and guimauve de noel and eaudemoiselle absolu d’oranger. Compared to them the sugar has been subtracted. Here is the peel with its bitter pith, dry light aromatic wood, the blossom is there but it is not sweet, it is shaped to belong to a savoury dry almost salty orange. I think of dried leathery orange peel. It is uplifting and sheer and so perfectly suited to this weather. I think I have smelled mandarino di amalfi and my impression is that it is juicy. Orangea is not juicy.