Rosso 17

Niche December Contestant 6: First impression: a very powerful, radiant fragrance with heavy floral sweetness and herbal notes. There is a very tiny bit of mint in there, but it's more of a support note than a clear one. Full review: This scent is alright. It's reminiscent of an older woman who really got everything under control. Maybe it's just bias, since I can clearly remember my old math teacher wearing a similar composition back in the days. Not exactly for me, but I can imagine people pulling this off well. What I like about it is the performance. It projects like crazy and has good longevity, with a concentration of whopping 30%! Overall, 5/10 for me.

Extremely strong and fruity sweet fragrance. I would recommend it for cold weather, especially for night time. People who like fragrances like Erba Pura will probably like this. Its either you hate it or love it.

I have a discovery set with carded samples of the Ugolini fragrances. It is helping me "discover" that I really dislike this house's fragrances. 17 Rosso seems to be considered the best, or one of the best. This is the fifth one I have tried, and I have been disappointed with the first four. So If I say this is my favorite, that is not really saying very much. In truth, my favorite so far has been 4 Rosso which is a leather fragrance, and I don't like too many leather fragrances. Regarding Rosso 17, and as Pani Irena mentioned below, this fragrance is "a lot of everything at once". I 100% agree with that. It is fruity, floral (multiple competing, incongruent types), minty, spicy, woody, herbal, aromatic etc. etc. etc. It is a jack of all trades and a master of none. I really disllike this one. It begins annoyingly average and ends cloyingly below average. Rosso 17 is like a brass band or orchestra practicing and tuning before a performance, It is like a drunk American (I'm American lmao) tourist wandered off from the factory tour and slipped into the lab and poured 15 random things into a beaker and it accidentally got bottled. This is the antithesis of smooth and well blended. 2/10

Pafory Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 6 First Impression: A strong, sweet floral. Opens with a prominent saffron and sugary sweetness reminiscent of BR540, quickly met by a strong rose and peony heart—a combo that's not for me, as I'm not a fan of dominant rose. I don't detect much of the listed mint or ylang-ylang. The dry down reveals a pleasant, sweet, woody styrax base. Overall: Sweet, floral, and woody - not particularly herbal, fruity, or aromatic. Full review to follow. More fragrance stories and visuals on Instagram — @lavendercloudsjd

Imagine an Italian version of Rasasi Shuhrah mixed with Frederic Malle's Portrait of a Lady. Except! It's fruiter, no cigarette-esque note, less shocking, more well-blended and complex as heck. To me, it's elegant. It dries down to Xerjoff's Regio but sweetened by red-ish fruits. It's something fruity, musky, and slightly spicy but damp. I like it, but definitely not for everyone.