Bianco Puro

I’m not sure why this fragrance doesn’t have a larger following, or why it’s rarely mentioned on YouTube or in scent circles. It deserves far more attention. I first tried it at Neiman's, among 15+ other Terenzi fragrances. I brought home a handful of blotters and left them on the counter. Over the next few days, I kept coming back to one. There was something divine in that pile and BP kept standing out. I became obsessed. I had to have a bottle. The name is deceiving. You’d expect something airy, fresh, and pretty. But what you get right away is oud, saffron, and lavender. The mango and other top notes are barely there--more supportive than center stage. The oud is distinct—warm, sweet, smoky, and slightly herbaceous. It dances right up to the line of becoming animalic without crossing into barnyard. There’s a hint of Bortnikoff-style richness, but this is much, much softer. And then comes the drydown. The sandalwood, white musk, and vanilla melt into something warm, sweet, slightly soapy, and completely addictive. This is when the name makes sense. It’s like a different fragrance entirely. And I love that. Longevity is great (12+ hours), projection is moderate, and it’s unisex. Technically versatile, though probably not office-safe—but I’ve worn it anyway. Sometimes you just need to. Not a safe blind buy, but for me it’s a love. 8.75/10. Side note: I was getting my hair done and nearly asked the woman in the next chair what product she was using. The warm air from the dryer was carrying this incredible, sexy sweetness. What do you know?! Turns out it was me, and I was wearing this.

This one is very nice. At the first 5 min, i could have sworn that this smells exactly like the Mighty, the Great YSL M7 original formula. But that goes away after this time period and becomes more like m7 oud absolue or costume national soul, which are lighter. I love all of them so obviously I love bianco puro. The one thing that slightly bothers me is the name, as PerfumistaPerfumista mentioned, wrong name. There is nothing "bianco" in it. All in all a great deep and dark with lots of oud and vanilla fragrance that will work fantastic on cold weather.

This for me is so so herbal. That’s not a bad thing I get mango at the beginning but only a little bit I get oud. Woody but not sandalwood for me. For me this is all heart notes after that initial spray and you get a little mango with the lavender. I don’t get any vanilla. Not at any point. I got a great deal on this and I love it. I was just at my local specialty cheese shop. An Italian kid who works there asked me what I was wearing because it smelled amazing and reminded him of Italy! So pretty.

Divine deeply vanillic woody powdery (without feeling dry or snuffy) musks tempered with soft yellow hued fruit notes. I don’t get mango but it feels more like a creamy banana mousse dessert without leaning into overripe banana territory. For some reason I thought this had some Ylang in it. I adore this even in the heat and my maxaroma decant had to be upgraded. In my top 5 from the house😍

Imagine a toned down/lighter more powdery Musc Ravageur, without the animalic vibe, with some oud and woods added to the mix. Really warm ambery winter and fall fragrance. Loved it.