Rosso Pompei

Another Terenzi blind buy success! This opens with the fuzzy grapefruit amber found in Tygar but a little bit brighter and more citric. You can detect the grapes too. They provide a nice fruity fresh supporting note, without being syrupy or overbearing. This is not a super complex fragrance and it doesn’t evolve a lot over its lifespan. A couple hours in, it becomes more centered on the ambergris and woods, mixed with some white florals in the background. I could see how some people may perceive the dry down as metallic, but off my skin i don’t really pick it up. Nowhere near as metallic as some other ambergris centric fragrances (looking at you sauvage). Despite being called Rosso Pompei (translates to Pompeii red), I would categorize this more or less as a blue scent. A fresh citrus opening with an ambergris woody dry down. Performance is great too, I get about 5-6 hours of longevity before it’s a skin scent. Is it worth retail price? Hell no, but if you do your research and buy from the right place, you can get a fair bit of this brands catalog for less than what you would pay for most designer scents from macys or Nordstrom nowadays. Got this one for $120 and I am very happy with my purchase. I love Terenzi bottles because the caps can double as a nice paperweight too. 9/10

I’ve been wearing this for almost a year and it smells different on different days, humidity levels, seasons etc. Right now in 70 degrees it smells like an elevated Lime soda or sprite with a dusty/fizzy ambroxan, ambergris wood type base and I can’t detect any sweetness. However In the fall I wasn’t getting the sharpness of the citruses but instead a fruity, juicy fruit and floral I couldn’t pinpoint. This is a compliment monster even at the times I wasn’t enjoying it. It projects and it Lasts. This would be a good gift for someone who doesn’t obsess over what fragrance to wear... if you stand in front of a tower of fragrances for 5 minutes deciding what to wear then you would probably skip this for something that you perceive as more striking but trust me this is one of your best players.

Tygar is made from Ginger Grapefruit Ambroxan and Wood. Rosso Pompei, on the other hand, made from several grapefruit varieties, lemon, many flowers and several wood varieties, including maple, ginger and ambroxan, is missing here, which plays a major role in Tygar. so apart from grapefruit, the two perfumes have nothing in common, the grapefruit doesn't smell the same. Rosso Pompei is a much more complex fragrance, in the drydown maple has an important role that together with a powerful grape and the various citrus fruits results in an amazing fragrance. Durability 24 hours and the sillage goes miles against the wind, Tygar is a wimp folks. Buy Rosso Pompei if you want a strong fresh fruity scent and Tygar if you have the money and want to re-spray the scent every few hours

Definitely heavily inspired by Tygar..I’ll go through the differences.. the grapefruit in this is more sour and bitter and not really candy like..you could say more realistic but not necessarily more enjoyable,it’s a bit similar to the grapefruit accord in D&G light blue forever/italian love. It lasts long into the dry down..Rosso Pompei has more complexity..it’s darker,woodier,I even get some hints of oud,along with the animalic and salty facets of ambergris (which i truly feel like it contains). Tygar is greater in its simplicity,it’s smoother,it’s fizzier,and overall more enjoyable for me but try this one too,if you get it for a good price I’d say it’s worth it. Performance is excellent for both,12h+

Rosso Pompei is honestly a fantastic fragrance. The opening is juicy grape with citrusy grapefruit that smells really good. After a few minutes, it settles into a beautiful woody scent that’s smooth, rich, and very addictive. I own Afnan Turathi and Panorama from The Woods Collection, and to me, Rosso Pompei is on a completely different level. The quality and performance are easily ten times better. Going back to Turathi after smelling Rosso Pompei, it just feels syntactic and cheap😒. I’m genuinely happy to have this scent profile in my collection now. The quality is excellent, the performance is amazing, and it finally gives me the experience I was hoping for.