Walking in Porta Venezia

Great quick description @JuloK...candied aromatic. You almost think there is ginger as a top note but I'm thinking I'm just picking up the Anise and lemon put together. The balsam fur is very light, but I'm loving that I'm picking up the vanilla. I really like this one. It's unique, airy and sweet....perfect for the summer! I have been eyeballing this fragrance for a while because it was likened to Diptique's Lilyphea which is one of my favorite fragrances. It doesn't smell like lilyphea but I have a feeling it would blend perfectly with it. All in all, I'm thrilled with my purchase, especially because I paid $40.

It was the first perfume I smelled in a perfumery from the Le Vie Di Milano Collection series and I said WOW, I have to have it. A few minutes later I took out my phone and ordered a bottle. It is good to search and buy it online at a more OK price because in mall perfumeries the price can exceed 200 EUR but online you can find it for 50 EUR. The others in this series personally did not convince me although each one has something special and they are not trivial. My advice is to try them first and then order.

I haven't tried them side-by-side, but, on me, Walking in Porta Venezia wears like a sweeter version of (the sadly discontinued) L'Eau Bleue d'Issey...not that Walking in Porta Venezia is particularly sweet by today's standards. It projects less than L'Eau Bleue d'Issey and is more unisex. Walking in Porta Venezia reminds me of a cup of spiced tea. A lovely, calming fragrance. Not sure I'd pay full retail, but I found a tester for under $50. And at that price it's a total steal.

Unique! To me it smells exactly like a milk oolong tea leaves straight out of a handmade cardboard packaging. Although in a warmer environment it opens loudly with the notes of dry thyme and spearmint (I get the toothpaste comparison) — pleasing nonetheless. In the drydown patchouli becomes more prominent giving this perfume its gothic wet tobacco-like aura (but just a little, and I still detect the overall vibe of an herbal tea). Absolutely magical.

The opening on my skin is like a spiced alcoholic lemonade or sugary lemon candy after some time it turns into beautiful aromatic tea/herbal cocktail, it becomes slightly bitter and a little less sweet. Anise is definitely a star here along with something that smells like licorice and THE rich patchouli. after a good 2 hours on me it smells like strong earl gray tea. I might get a full bottle after I finish my decant😻