Aperitivo Milanese Porta Nuova

There are a lot of popular sweet perfumes these days, and though I wear and enjoy many of them sometimes I don't want to smell like everyone else. As a lover of iris and almond and sweet, powdery perfumes I find this to be really enjoyable. My first thoughts were: I am transported to Italy, and this is so Italian, and it smells like the most delicious of Italian almond deserts with a sweet, dense almond smell, or like putting your nose close to a glass of Amaretto and inhaling as you take a sip. This perfume is certainly more Amaretto than dry almond. It's not entirely gourmand, however, because the iris keeps it from being strictly gourmand. It has a beautiful Italian iris smell, too, almost in equal measure. This perfume is so much like Prada Infusions d'Amande, yet richer, slightly sweeter, more intense. I have both this and d'Amande, so I am able to compare them side by side, and they are really so much alike, with the d'Amande being a more delicate. The lasting power is better on this than Prada. Because of the richness and lasting power, if I were to choose one I would pick this over the Prada. This turns quite powdery in the drydown, so if you do not like powder you might not enjoy it, but if you do like powder you will love it. My S.O. was reminded of baby powder, but I do not get that impression. I find this sits close to the skin after an hour or so but does last longer than average, though it does not have a very powerful lasting. I think I will wear this in every season, but I don't think I would wear it on the hottest of summer days because I might get the impression that I was an elegant Italian lady who was somehow forced to work in a bakery for a day. Oh, and the bottle is spectacular. I really love the greyhound head that is the cap.

A delicious amaretto note that lingers for about 20 minutes and gradually softens into skin warmed powdery iris and heliotrope with a hint of creamy vanilla and a memory of the almond amaretto. (The bergamot/neroli is noticeable as a fresh sharpness accompanying the amaretto in the background and it quickly fades.) I love this fragrance. This fragrance is my jam: the almond, the heliotrope, the iris. Love. It's like Prada's Infusion d'Iris but without the screechy, cloying, sharp, and soap aspects that cause my nose to feel stuffy and gives me a headache. This takes all the things I like about the Prada - the refreshing citrus and cool powdery Iris - and pares away all the things that turned me off. Porta Nuova is soft, and I do wish it projected more, but I'll take lovely quality over synthetic beast mode every time. I wore this while biking on errands today in cool weather and the warmth of my skin combined with Porta Nuova was bliss. I kept getting wafts from my skin throughout the day. It lasted on my skin for a good 4-5 hours (on clothes for 12+ hours), but I did have to over spray. The fragrance is delightful, so I don't mind refreshing it. Edit: The more I wear it, the more I love it. I'm beginning to crave its creamy, powdery floral coolness to the exclusion of other favorites.

Incredible soft humid iris with a powdery almond accent . In short, for all fans and most importantly the ones who couldnt become friends of Prada Infusion d’Iris, Trussardi PN is a softer less screechy/ sharp creation. Incredibly addictive, elegant, light fragrance with silver iris and powdery almonds, well rounded and creamy. I had Prada IDI and IDA - both great but too dry and cold for me, almost synthetic, hence those bottles had to leave my collection. Trussardi is truly a stellar discovery of this year for me, and I will be getting a back up bottle - all I needed from iris and almonds to create, an elegant well rounded child. In fact - Prada infusion DI + Amande - Synthetics + soft creaminess and humidity. The staying power on the skin is very good about 4-5 hrs of “gentle fluidity“ innocent clean slightly sweetened by white musk reminder of its presence . Love love! The bottle Is monumental 😄 - great presentation , stands out from all I have seen lately, a welcome accessory for the boudoir or study desk👍

I just received my bottle of this fragrance today. I ordered a tester of it from fragrancebuy.ca for about $80 with cap and free shipping using code WETHRIFT. This was an amazing deal. I have already ordered a back up bottle. I see this fragrance becoming my signature scent. The fragrance gives me a feeling of comfort. Like being wrapped in a warm freshly washed blanket . The notes blend perfectly together. I notice the Heliotrope and Amaretto stand out the most on my skin. It's slightly powdery from the orris note. It reminds me of White Iris by La Perla and Heliotrope by Etro but less sweet. It does not protect strongly on me. I still enjoy it very much. It's a fragrance for me to smell. It's a skin scent to me and I don't mind it. I would not want to pay the retail price for this fragrance. I don't think it's worth it. If you can find it at a great deal like I did then go for it.

I bought this about 7 or 8 months ago, sprayed and got a nose full of citrus. Neroli, even in small amounts does this on me, add in bergamot and the naturally occurring citrus scent of the actual flower of iris ~ it overwhelmed my nose. I put it away, knowing the neroli would calm down and wow. This in beautiful, the almond and amaretto popped, the iris became more photorealistic instead of just the citrusy part and became powdery. Creamy later in the dry down, powdery through the beginning and mid. I think this may really be a stunner come spring, but I'm enjoying it now anyway. Trussardi is underestimated, IMO, and this line has been consistently good. This beats Prada's Amande or Iris, for me, a high bar to jump.