Opera

Opera,... Hmmm, you're not the first person to ask about it; yet you are the first person I'll describe it too. After wearing Opera for 3days straight, I've come to realize "exclusiveness" simply cannot be associated with being the "best". Though, exclusive can be recognized as unique. At this magnitude and skill level of perfumery one would really need to consider themselves' to be an enthusiast and a connoisseur to fully appreciate the nature of this composition. Opera isn't meant for those who enjoy spraying their wrist while frantically rushing to sniff out a bombastic olfactory cologne high... Think of Opera as being a well-crafted rich midnight navy-blue Flying Spur with the silkiest camel brown leather cockpit garnished with posh fuzzy floor mats. The quality is unquestionably superb, it's powerful when it needs to be yet it's very smooth and gentle, extremely acceptable for anytime of the day and any season, it doesn't shout to be noticed, and best of all its exclusive. If Sospiro wanted to charge between $500 to $600 they could easily get it. You would be hard pressed to discover anything similar only other than its' distant relative cousin Xerjoff Pikovaya Dama, and even then I totally appreciate Sospiro's interpretation on modern elegance more than the previously mentioned. Opera's opening is a subtle ylang-ylang white floral note accompanied by a cool glass bowl of freshly chopped banana, honeydew, peach and melon with nutmeg sprinkled on top which is blended gracefully yet is not sweet at all. After around 2hours a mysterious dark powdery Turkish rose with cedar note comes to life that helps enhance the overall beauty and character of the scent. This whole thing goes on for a longtime before the fragrance goes into the basenotes. Probably 4-5hours later after the initial first blast is when the Vetiver, patchouli, musk, and slight vanilla help support the magical performance. In total, the scent last a really long time on my skin... I noticed it to last around 10-11hours and though I didn't feel it was strong like POAL or More Than Word this juice got me noticed almost 15feet away while sitting at my desk at work during the 6 to 7hour mark. Oh and trust me, people came by to greet me with warm big beautiful smiles and conversation which further confirmed I had just struck gold. In a world or Dior's, Creed's, Armani's, Roja Dove's, Xerjoff's, and Tom Ford's this creation of Sospiro Opera has fully earned my respect while making me feel welcomed to be in an exclusive club of few. Masterpiece on the highest level.

Sospiro Opera by having the Sospiro Erba Pura I had very high expectation from this fragrance as long as it is very expensive too, around 300-400 $ the scent is luxurious but it is a little feminine to me. it starts citrusy fruity with lots of ylang-ylang. in the dry-down, the ylang-ylang fades but still noticeable. the nutmeg and fruity notes come at the top. the overall scent is not as intense as Erba Pura but very subtle scent with almost beast mode performance. you will think the scent would fade away soon and not going to last on your skin or project at all. but it is opposite. this is a more feminine, luxurious, yellow floral, fresh fruity scent Scent 8.5/10 Longevity 8/10 Sillage 7/10 Price Worthy 5/10

The older, more mature and sophisticated 'cousin' of Eden by Cacharel. It has more depth and a darker side, it's a bit more complex. Unisex. While you could still pull off Eden on a warmer, spring/autumn day, Opera is in my opinion more suitable for colder weather and for more special occasions, at night-time. It's quite unique, not for everyone and not a safe blind buy.

A most generous Fragrantician kindly gifted a sample to me and, although my acquaintance with Opera is yet very brief, the only word which will describe this wonderful fragrance is - magnificent.

In late dry-down like 2 to 3 hours, it smells so much alike to Nuit d’Issey by Issey Miyake. Very sophisticated scent, and I would say very masculine, but without a doubt a unisex.

wow i have the sample of this fragrance omg everybody asked me so good classy licorish so good

Just to add - I purchased FB and I am in heaven!!

When I was a kid, I had to have a bunch of cavities filled. Before the dentist gave me the numbing shot, they put some fruity gel on my gums to try and make it less painful. The opening of this perfume zings me back to that moment. It smells like that supersweet numbing gel. After a couple minutes it dries down to be quite interesting - a nice strong cedar comes out, better balancing the fruitiness. To be honest I feel this leans more towards masculine than feminine - the cedar is the deciding factor, I would prefer to smell this on a man.

I wore this a lot over the holidays past two years. The nutmeg with cedar and fruit smelled like chestnuts to me. Such an unusual combination. And it lasted forever. It started to be super cloyingly sweet in a weird masculine way like some of those mid 90’s female scents and so I stopped wearing it and I passed it on. Now that I see Ange Dumon mentioned by others it totally makes sense.

just acquired a small 12ml tester bottle of this perfume from ebay......initially I found it quite heady (maybe a bit too much so) but when it settled ..the woody smell became more noticeable..unlike a previous commenter I don't think I find this particuarly masculine .....too intense. I do like this perfume but not enough to pay the price it sells at....

it's very weird , A feminine trying to be masculine , I'm trying to understand it , But it's definitely quality from Heaven , I got confused of loving it or not , But I'm almost loving the weirdness of it , I think it will grow on me .

Strong like but.. This is a beautiful female scent. The opening is completely unisex but the dry down is clearly feminine. It reminds me slightly the Ange ou Demon Givenchy

It's unisex mature fresh, spicy, fruity, woody night scent, I really like it but I think it's a bit mature for me.

ترکیبی گرم و شیرین از: ایلانگ ایلانگ آدامسی و میوه ها رُز بالزامیک و آبدار ادویه های تازه و ترکیب اش با پچولی گزنده و گیاهی عنبر با بویی چرب و نیمه انیمالیک که وجه انیمالیک در ابتدا هست و به مرور از بین میره و به خوبی با سایر نُت ها عجین شده و شیرینی چوبی_وانیلی که هرچی به انتها نزدیک میشیم بیشتر میشه کُلیت عطر فضایی گُلی_چوبی_میوه ای داره که در قالب ای پودری و شیرین ارائه شده ******************** scent:7/10 longevity:9/10 sillage:8.5/10 purchase value:2/10 ******** overall:6.6/10

This had me almost crestfallen. The best notes, I don't think I could even handpick them and what I got on applying my 1st spray was a terrible 'neon candy' 'fruit laundry' cloud, devoid of any clarity or sparkle. What should have been refreshing, turned out a frankly ugly smog of cloying synthetic fruits and hints of,, mothballs?? The horror continued with the laundry vibe clinging on, the fruit I can only say resemble some fruit punch with an huge overdoes of those cheapo orange soda drinks mixed with bits of tutti and melon candy. This is barely a patch to a worthy fruity scent like Bodicea's Pure and nothing, totally nothing compared to Masterpieces of this terribly undereprsented genre in Niche: Enchanted forest, Cedrat boise and Aventus. Very sad - I gave this house 1 last chance, and it hurled back even harder, abysmal!! My rating: 2/10.

وصلني سامبل من العطر بحجم خمسة مل وبعد التجربه لم يناسب ذوقي واحس فيه تشابه بسيط مع عطر امواج ريفلكشن مان الذي لا اطيق رائحته هو أيضاً، برأي هذا الخط يناسب اعمار كبيره ولكن وبامانه ادائه جيد ولكن سعره مرتفع جداً وفي النهاية العطور اذواق ولايمكن ابداً ان تشتري عطر بسبب اطراء الاخرين لعطر ما، التجربة وانفك هو الذي يحكم فقط . ما المناسب لك

This is patchouli fragrance, nothing special - bit of vanilla bit of leather. other ingredients listed would be nice if existed...

There are few fragrances that actively repulse me like this one. I can see where this concept was trying to go, but even still, i just find it unpleasant. There is an overbearing, cloying synthetic fruitiness resembling honeydew melon/pear/banana. A sickly sweet blend of some synthetic vanilla and fruit aromachemicals, makes you think of some kind of fragrance a teenage girl would wear. Or perhaps a stripper. There's a very funky, animalic patchouli note. Maybe a blend of ambergris and patchouli. In any case, it's loud enough that anyone who hates that typical patchouli funk will be repulsed. I can handle strong patchouli, provided it's blended in an interesting way. Sadly, i do not see that here. The leather and florals blend with the patchouli to create this animalic, powdery leather scent that i find totally unpalatable. Paired with the sickly sweet synthetic melon note you get a blend that i find just cringe-inducing. This fragrance is the furthest thing from a safe blind buy i can think of, it might even surpass black orchid in terms of how polarizing it can be. Synthetic melon/pear/banana, a heaping dose of sugary vanilla, cloying florals and skunky patchouli leather. That's all i can smell here. There are some notes that just weren't meant to blend.

Simply Gorgeous!! Something strange with this gem. First 15 - 30 minute I almost smell nothing on my skin. But after let's say a full 30 min all the parts of my body where I spray it stars to smell amazing. Flowers, lots of flowers, white, yellow, a little rose, an amalgam so well blended. So, the perfume interacts with the body heat and reveals a magical aura around you. Literally you fell surrounded by this frag. Very feminine, elegant, sensual and sexy. I dare to say that I only felt this way when I use my Clive C no 1. I have never thought that CC 1 which is my all time fav will might be dethroned or equalized. I know it's expensive (well more human than CC 1) buy I had the chance to but it from Douglas with 25% blackfriday discount. I know there are fruits in opening stage but I simply smell flowers,

Opera opens with sweet fruity mix like a fruit cocktail topped with vanilla and ylang ylang flower. The Ylang Ylang is strong, in between the opening and dry down there is some noticable nutmeg. The scent change it in a bit floral - soapy to floral -sweet -fruity until the dry down which is still kind of floral fruity but there occur some woodsy notes. There are noticable cedar , vetiver and a hint of patchouly notes. More promissing in the last stage but still overpowering by its fruity floral note. This is an elegant scent but nothing special.