Sole di Positano

This is a really nice fragrance for men and is just lovely! I got it as a sample when I was buying my dad and brother presents for Christmas one year. Tom Ford is a good fragrance house for men, but not so much for women in my opinion. Everything they make is far too masculine for a woman to wear, apart from Tubéreuse Nue and Soleil Blanc. This fragrance is certainly masculine, but in the fresh, green and citrusy sort of way. You can smell a decent amount of non-indolic and only slightly sweet white floral notes too. I can pretty much smell all of the ingredients in here, apart from the oakmoss. The notes I can smell the most of are the bergamot, the vetiver, the neroli and the orange blossom. Neroli is definitely the most prominent note out of these. I get small whiffs of the jasmine, ylang ylang and lily-of-the-valley also. This fragrance makes me think of being in the Mediterranean in either Italy or Greece and diving into a beautiful lake surrounded by orange trees that are half covered in orange blossoms and half covered in oranges. There is lots of greenery by the lake too and this is wafting into your nose gently and serenely. It's a very serene vacation scent, if anything. Somewhat zen. Projection and sillage are moderate as well. It's slightly overpriced for what it is, but so are all Tom Ford fragrances. It's still one of the better neroli fragrances out there for sure! 8/10

One of the best Tom Ford fragrances, and I've thrown this buzz word around a few times on here, but this deserves it, too: a masterpiece of a scent (or very close to it). I've gotten many samples of it, and I think it's very addicting. As a man, I mainly just wear it around the house because it's incredibly pleasant and inviting. It's how you'd imagine the breeze in Positano, Italy to smell in late Spring or early Summer--clean and refreshing. It's a little light, and I wish it had a little longer longevity/sillage. However, it's partially those performance characteristics that make the opening so gorgeous; it adds to that light floral, citrusy, slightly soapy and green perfection. I wish there was a "Forte" version like Neroli Portofino has. I own and love Mandarino di Amalfi--another gorgeous offering. I don't think this is super similar, but it's definitely clear that they're in the same family. Mandarino di Amalfi is more easily worn by a man, and this would be the perfect match for an accompanying lady to wear. All the ones from this line are very nice, with the exception of Costa Azzurra that I like but has oud in it that can be offensive. This is the best one for the girlies for sure. Guess I'll have to get it for my girlfriend some day to match my Mandarino di Amalfi! 100% full bottle worthy. 10/10 scent, 6.8/10 longevity, 6.5/10 sillage (not overpowering) and 9/10 overall.

I have several Tom Ford fragrances. This is my favorite one. Typically Tom Ford doesn't rub me the right way. There is something about the general fragrance style of this company that isn't for me. I find many of their fragrances too loud, too weird, unusual to the point of not being pleasant to smell. My problem with Sole di Positano is its longevity, like others have mentioned here. But I think the scent itself is gorgeous. Perfect for summer and romantic, it's a carefree scent and I do find it quite unique, honestly. I knew as soon as I tested it that I really liked it and I ended up buying a full bottle. I wear the scent often. As far as projection goes, it's basically a skin scent, maybe to light projection. Another thing I like about this fragrance versus most powerhouse sillage bombs from the Tom Ford line. I think this is a really elegant perfume. I'd wear it on holidays in Monaco or the south of France/Italy/Spain. It's subtle and understated, definitely on the feminine spectrum. I think this one is really underrated, but I can understand that it is an outlier in some ways to most TF fragrances. I really like it though, and I'm totally looking forward to wearing it again once the weather warms!

This is absolutely beautiful. It's how I imagine a sexy, romantic getaway would smell. Not in the way a Caribbean vacation smells (tropical, coconut), but more like a Mediterranean vacation (citrus, neroli). It's so fresh and so clean. It's definitely unisex but I find it slightly more feminine, although I would love to smell this on my husband. It's bright and uplifting, it's warm and calming, it's fresh and crisp but in such a smooth way. I can actually smell all the notes in this one but they are all blended so beautifully. This scent makes me feel so happy and refreshed! Longevity is actually pretty good on my skin. I wore it yesterday and I could smell it on myself for about 6 hours. Mind you it's winter here in Canada right now and this definitely is more of a summer scent. I can't wait to try it on the really hot, humid days of summer. I'm wearing it again today and we're currently experiencing a big snow storm outside, yet this perfume is making me feel like I'm floating along the Mediterranean Sea with my super toned, tanned, sexy husband on our own private yacht. It's such an enjoyable scent. Rating: 8/10

I resisted buying this for so long due to the price and owning too many fragrances. But my yearning for it led me to sample other similar fragrances but nothing compares to this beauty. So beautifully blended, the fresh citrus burst melds with the white florals perfectly. But my favourite thing about Sole Di Positano is the depth of the green-ness acting as a backbone, but not positioning as a green perfume (for the record I love green fragrances). But don’t be alarmed by the fresh-green-ness, there is a beautiful softness from the white florals and I detect a tiny ozonic note to add extra interest. In my sampling, the closest I found was This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.6 by Histoires de Parfums. But if SDP is the golden child with both beauty and brains, TINABB is more like the pretty but ditzy cousin - a little more floral and sweet but not many thoughts going on behind the eyes. Still a great runner up though.