Neroli Portofino Parfum

A very, very soapy neroli mixed with a bunch of zesty citruses, a bit of jasmine and some clary sage. That’s how I would summarise in a few words Neroli Portofino Parfum. For neroli fans, this would be a great addition to their collection, if we could forget about the price... As much as I would love this scent, cause I do adore this scent profile, I will stick to my 2 ml sample, because the price tag is just outrageous. Considering that the performance is very average and this version is called Parfum, I just don’t think I need in my collection. There’s several other neroli/citrus dominant perfumes that I own or available on the market for a significantly lower cost for me to encourage anyone to splurge on Neroli Portofino Parfum... If money is no object, you should go for it! Otherwise, it nothing groundbreaking.. Get a bottle of Colonia Nobile by Giardini di Toscana, Memo’s Jannat or Prada’s Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger (to name a few comparable scents from my collection) if you want something similar. All these are way cheaper and last longer. None of these above mentioned fragrances are a dupe 1:1 to Neroli Portofino, but any and many more will do the job in the same way and for the same occasions. Save on this and splurge on something more unique smelling!

This is overpriced yes, but man is it incredible. This encapsulates that almafi coast vibe better than any fragrance I've tried. It smells like the best, most luxurious sunscreen you've ever smelled. Not in the way City of Stars or French Riviera smell like sunscreen. It's not powerdy or musky, the citrus stays much longer, the sunscreen feel comes from the neroli. My problem with city of stars was that the citrus's fade so fast and I didn't like the dry down near as much as the opening. Neroli Portofino Parfum however, has much longer lasting citruses and a dry down that I really enjoy. I ended up selling my city of stars to pay for this, cause I can't justify owning 2 "sunscreen" type of fragrances. I got a 15% off code through Macy's, so it came out to $400 after tax. Still crazy, but a fresh fragrance that smells like the coast of italy, performs well, and my girlfriend absolutely loves, is worth it to me. As time goes by discounters should have this for around $300. The parfum fixes all the problems the original had with performance. This stays on my skin for around 8 hours or so. It's not a monster projector but it's not a skin scent either. If this was $200, it would be a 10/10, but I gotta give it a 9/10 just cause of the price.

We can talk about the cost or the details of the reformulation (repositioning) of this one. Concerning the cost: The price is outrageous. It has gotten out of hand lately (with all fragrance brands). Almost $500 for a 50ml is ridiculous. Full stop. Concerning the fragrance: It is very well done. Neroli Portofino Forte was a longtime favorite of mine. The new formulation I like better, as it is dryer. The musk is equal to the neroli imo and the neroli has been softened - if not reigned in. The lemon note replaces or drowns out the floral aspect of the neroli considerably. Overall, I would say that this edition is a more austere and elegant reincarnation to the old “Forte”. I’ll let the rest of the community comment more eruditely about the notes as i am still very much a novice. Lastly, I will point out that none of these new TF formulations are actually “parfums”. Needless to say, I would definitely want a big ol’ decanter of this. It is quite nice.

Wow, wow, wow... love at first smell. Yes, it’s very expensive and the performance is not great, but it absolutely smells incredible. There are many similar neroli scents but I just love the way TF does neroli overall. With the Parfum version it’s a bit darker, but very similar to the EDP. It’s also perfectly unisex unlike many other neroli fragrances which tend to lean feminine. Since it’s a summer fragrance you know it won’t last because made with a lot of citrus. The quality of ingredients is top notch for sure, but I agree this should be in the signature line. Hard to pay $$$ for summer fragrances.

They solved all of the problems with Neroli Portofino which lasts 3 hours, now the Parfum version lasts 4 hours. All jokes aside, beautiful scent profile for any sunny day, the price is steep but it lasted 7 hours on my skin. It starts pretty citrusy and fresh, and bit by bit the floral side starts emerging. Tom Ford perfumes have been pretty hit or miss lately, but this is lovely.