Uomo Salvatore Ferragamo

The man @Cubaknow never leads me wrong. He may be the most entertaining fragrance content creator in the game but he has a serious nose. He did a video a while back about underrated bangers that do not get the love or hype they deserve and spoke in glowing terms about UOMO by Ferragamo. I had an opportunity to pick up a box of this on a blind buy for what can only be described as an absolutely ridiculously low price of less than $40 for the 100ml, shave balm and shower gel, and... He was absolutely right, as he always is. This is excellent. It opens with some pink pepper and cardamom against some sweet but not tart bergamot above a woody base, smoothed with Ambroxan and tonka. The vibe is fresher than it sounds, very designer in terms of its DNA, but enchantingly sweet and refined with the woods and fixatives going almost to praline on my skin. Aurelien Guichard and Alberto Morillas worked together on this one a whole ten years ago but it does still feel very current. UOMO is a superb officer wearer and it performs well enough to stay on the skin for a day. It reminds me of one of the more recent Bottle Bottled fragrances but feels better blended and less mass market. The drydown is more about the spices and fixatives as the slightly bitter, dark sandalwood accord comes into its own and it goes less sweet as it dries so it isnt linear and there is enough here to keep me interested. It is really good. It isn't a million miles off BDC L'Exclusif in the way it is sandalwood-heavy against a strong Ambroxan, it has a similar feel. For what I paid for this (relative to BDC L'Exclusif, for example) it is an absolute steal and is more or less a must-buy at that price point if you like a Sandalwood-centric DNA. Three Word Summary - Refined, Classy Sandalwood Layering suggestion - Try Ombre Noire by Lalique as a base layer if we're on the subject of incredibly good and crazily low priced classy office wearers. UOMO will go beautifully over the top. Proper combo. Outfit suggestion - the good dark blue jeans, fitted white shirt tucked in, understated brown belt, navy blue formal jacket, brown suede Chelsea boots, TAG Heuer Seafarer. Scent - 9/10 Sillage - 6/10 Drydown - 8/10 Bottle/packaging - 7/10 Performance - 7/10 37/50

THE SWEET ITALIAN DESSERT [short review] The Tiramisu aroma is a complex scent and gives you an overall impression of a mixture of coffee, cocoa and mascarpone cheese. Unquestionably this note marks the DNA of Salvatore Ferragamo Uomo. Depending on your nose it may lean more either to coffee or to cocoa but always with a creamy background. This note is mildly sweet but you can amplify it using spices like pepper, cardamom or tonka beans. Those were the note choices elected by Alberto Morillas for this fragrance. In the background, there is a soft metallic ambery woodiness coming from ambroxan. Helas this note also adds a synthetic feeling to the fragrance blending and evolution. Of course, I would prefer Ambergris, but that would probably double the perfume price in a way that it wouldn't fit Ferragamo's market target for this Uomo line. The opening is characterized by a bold and nice cardamom note, quickly overpowered by the tiramisu heart accord amplified by the ambroxan note. This phase is easily understood as a cappuccino accord or a coffee and cream accord. It's the added sweetness and smoothness of the bottom of the tonka and cashmere notes that makes us maybe think about a dessert aroma. The dry down is a bit more woody but very sweet as well. Performance is above average and strong enough for a long night out. I don't consider it a unique perfume as it presents vibes similar to some spicy sweet fragrances like Code Profumo, Stronger With You and Pure Tonka among others. However, it has a distinct scent, probably a bit more gourmand than the mentioned examples. Ladies like it and so do I. I just pity the heart's slight synthetic ambroxan vibe that vanishes during the drydown. I do recommend it if you like oriental gourmand fragrances. Music: George Harrison - "My Sweet Lord"

Back in 2017, I took home four test strips for "new releases" from the perfume shelf at the store. These were Ferragamo Uomo, Valentino Uomo Intense, Pure XS, and Prada L'Homme. Of course, I carried the test strips separately in my bag for about two hours on a cloudy afternoon, and so by the time I got to the house, the scents had (as I'd imagine) conveniently settled into their heart notes. I took a whiff of all four, and was absolutely blown away by Uomo. I had to be sure about my judgment, and so I tagged my brother, mum, and sister in on it. They all agreed, Uomo was the sexiest smelling, at least on the scent strip—from then on, my love for this gorgeous gourmand fragrance has been unceasing. I totally agree with @SebastianSmellsGreat that if the opening for this fragrance had instead been its heart note, it would probably be up there with some of the sexiest fragrances of all time. Uomo has the most invigorating and exciting opening of any fragrance I have smelled thus far, but the story hardly stops there. The mids are sweet but layered gorgeously with what smells to me as more leathery than coffee. The dry-down for Uomo is remarkable on clothes. I have this trick where I spray all my cold-weather jackets and hoodies with this stuff before hanging them in my cool dark closet. Wearing them like two days later gets my mouth literally watery because they smell like an expensive edible cream...amazing! This is a true masterpiece from nose Morillas and one of the more delightful indoors cold-weather scents when applied sparingly. batch code: 20G78L1 - a July 2016 bottle.

Absolutely ADORE this one. Very powerful opening of Bergamot, slightly synthetic. After a few minutes, it starts morphing into a delicious chocolate/coffee mist and despite not sharing totally similar notes, I do get serious 'La Nuit De L'Homme' vibes. Not sure if that is the bergamot or another note, but after that initial 5-10 minute opening, it really reminds me of that...no bad thing. The longer it sits, the better it gets. It starts getting sweeter, warmer. There is a sweetness here no doubt, but I don't find it too much. After an hour or so, it's just a warm, cosy and inviting mist of dessert and delectability. Diffrent scents again, but after that hour, it reminds me of LIDGE. Simply by how it makes me feel. It has that chocolate note, but there is also a classy richness here that is very addictive. I have heard people describe this fairly casual and unrefined. I don't agree, at all. Once it starts drying down, it becomes incredibly classy and rich to my nose, and I do feel very classy wearing this. Performance is great for an EDT. I applied it to my arm at 2pm and it's still very present at 11pm. In the upper tier of performance as far as designers go and a very present wear at 12 hours or more is likely. I could go on and on about this. It gives me feelings of LIDGE overall which is lovely indeed and shows how much I value this. It is VERY good value for it's scent and performance and as soon as I smelt this, I straight away brought 5 bottles for backup. In a sea of boring citrus and generic scents, this is sheer deliciousness and class in a bottle. Beautiful.

Uomo by Ferragamo is an oddball in my collection of active use scents. It has some limitations but holds its own fair and square. I love bakeries; this partiality could be what makes the difference. Tiramisu happens sometimes, bakery - especially pastry bakery (a really good one with diverse offerings from bear claws to specialty cakes) broadcasts consistently. Sandalwood makes it work all day. The sweet is effectively counterbalanced is such ways that it does work as a general scent for man. Uomo is NOT, 'Too sweet,' which may be my most common reason for avoiding a fragrance. It anchors woody and has enough fresh mixed in. Also, a bakery puts out a lot of beautiful flaky dough. Butter, bread... the sweet notes live in well apportioned echelons. The closest, most similar other scent like Uomo that I have is... Absolutely nothing! If you love pastry bakeries OR know Salvatore himself was a strong worker with excellent sensibilities and enjoy supporting the good in a brand that may have too much froufrou & whatnot going on despite and throughout various recoordinations and repackagings of intent - this is a must buy, even blind - you will have a lot of fun with this one. As always, never decide quickly about a fragrance. Let the relationship have a lot of space to happen organically.