Balestra

Love it♥️. I have a vintage splash version and it's a very good perfume. Unique and different which i like in my perfumes. I can't tell what i smell because my nose is to bad to smell ingredients in perfumes. It's fresh, floral and a bit sweet but not too much. The projection is good and longtivity is moderate. It's not power bomb but it is definitely there like a breese in the background.

I remember this came out when I was around 15 or 16. I loved it a lot. It was flower outburst with lots of tubereuse, jasmine and woods. It lasted long long long. And I felt so elegant wearing it. A true diva. I wish it was reissued again but with no formula change.

Bought it blindly hoping for something special And in a way it was An older vintage bottle (dabber) that looks classy and beautiful to place on a dresser or a shelf When I smelled the bottle itself it reeked of alcohol almost nothing was detectable until I dabbed some on a blotter So my first impressions were good and the good thing I could faintly smell rose from it so I was looking forward to wear it When I did wear it It hit me directly after applying it and the first word came out of my mouth was “sublime?” Unfortunately I didn’t mean the word i meant sublime by Jean patou which I tried this year as well so I was in a similar territory After a while of wearing it I was sure they are very close relative most probably sublime was inspired by this sadly on me i couldn’t smell the rose all I got was the white florals significantly the jasmine It performed well on me A very good experience but underwhelming to be honest I was looking forward to get something more grand or more rose centred and it wasn’t as expected

If you take your time to let this scent unfold, you will have the chance to know it as it really is. The dab (I have a dab-on bottle) is strong and disconcerting, you get an alcoholic waft full of woody and flowery notes not yet developped, a mix you might judge as heavy (remember Lancaster?) as it has that character. You understand it means class but at first it really doesn't come your way. You'd better forget about that dab for a while and let it mix into your skin. Then it transforms into a slightly ambery tuberose, the tuberose playing delicately with the citrus, white flowers stepping in, and what you have is a classy, pleasant smell like that of an expensive cream. You get a well rounded fragrance hanging around you, in the typical Italian classy style. Do not sniff your pulse points, the fragrance might seem strong, while the wafts conferred to your personality are the ones to appreciate. I think that if you like the Lancaster fragrance and the complexity of flowers like in let's say DK's Gold, you might want to give this a try. It has a character of its own.

I FOUND IT IN A LOCAL STORE IN GREECE.MARVELOUS AND DEEP.CLASSY.IN THE BEGINNING IT REMINDS PERHAPS CHARLIE THE OLD ONE AND WHEN IT DRIES DOWN IT REMINDS OF MA GRIFFE AND RIVE GAUCHE. AND IT DOES NOT COST A LOT. I GOT IT FOR 20 EURO THE 50 ML.