Rital Date

Wow this stuff is good; the notes make it look so much more intimidating than it actually is. I don't detect any garlic and even "pesto" is a reach. My skin pulls Rital Date more in the direction of a very fresh Italian dessert at a high-end establishment, like a citrus gelato with sprigs of basil. Sweet and herbal; could also be a mixed drink. It even gives me a bit of a cold feel, in a way that's refreshing and easy to wear. One of the best uses of ambroxan I have encountered, and I am typically in the neutral to dislike range regarding it. I'm surprised there's no mint, as it gives me that impression. While aromatic, it is still soft enough to not be bracing nor too intense. I can put it on early in the morning without it causing a headache or nauseating me, but it is also a great dining out scent, as it compliments food smells rather than competing with them. Initially, I wished Versatile made EDPs rather than oils, though I am coming around. The format keeps it gentle and person, which I think suits the fragrance itself. Perfect for cool and damp spring days, and I am excited to try it in other temperatures. A true unisex and a rare love from me. Update to say this is a COOL weather scent! Smells much less pleasant on warm skin.

I can't believe this one. I was so surprised by this I actually gasped 😭 I was so nervous about it smelling like ASS so I only got a 1mL sample... so regretting that decision. I need a full bottle asap. I don't think I've ever experienced an herbal-sweet scent like this anywhere before. It's the perfect balance of salty and sweet. I've never been to Italy but I can perfectly picture the vision this perfume is going for, makes me feel like I'm eating pasta and drinking an aperol spritz like I'm in season 2 of White Lotus. It's thick without being nauseating, light without being nonexistent, and savory without smelling like sweat/meat/BO/etc. I find basil very overpowering in scents a lot of the time, but the herbs in this are soooo perfectly balanced it created this unified aromatic note that I kept sniffing over and over and over. I particularly enjoy the oregano which I think is the one I smell the most prominently. Same with olive and paprika, I was scared about those overpowering/creating some unintended yucky note like cumin does, but nope. Insanely well-blended. Reminds me very much of Pho Breakfast with the herbal-citrus thing going on, this is just the Italian food version of that! 10/10

This is such an intriguing line of fragrances; I was underwhelmed by the ones I expected to adore (still nothing I dislike, though), and absolutely fell for a couple that I thought I'd pass on. This is the only scent in the line I had no idea how I'd react to - all the notes got me interested, but I couldn't imagine what it'd be like. Well, after wearing all the fragrances from the line for the past few weeks to sample over and over, I think this one is now my favorite. It's just so INTERESTING, and such a journey, so special but so wearable. The first few notes I get are the citruses, then immediately the herbs, especially the basil. A little later, and for a long while, those first notes mellow into the softness of the coumarin and musk, and by the end, after a few hours, I'm left with the fir. Wonderful the entire way through. My sole nitpick is that I wish this scent projected a little more - it's not a skin scent, and people within talking distance will still smell it, but it's just so good I wish people across the room could smell me wearing something so lovely, even though I normally prefer a very soft sillage. It's just so delicious I want to show it off!

Bought myself the little sample kit a few years ago and after initially not being impressed by any of them and the fact that these are oils, I just dug it out again because of the positive reviews on this particular one. Put some on and I actually really love it! Still not a fan of the packaging of the samples (pulling out the little stopper on the sample is difficult and it has given me oily stains every time 😝) but this scent, sweet baby J it is good! The basil and lemon are the main players but the side characters are definitely doing their thing too, especially the herbs and the pistachios 🥰. Price is pretty decent, €59 for 15ml. It is that I already own the matcha 26, which I find to be a little too similar to this, otherwise I would’ve bought the full size.

I got the discovery set and I am so glad I did. What an amazing house. I love this scent most of all 8. It's lemon, sweet, savory, creamy, pesto. But also somehow none of those things, it smells like one thing. It works so well. It's so interesting. A lot going on here. The lemoncello chills out after a while on me which is nice, it's a bit strong off the bat, although I'm hardly complaining. I haven't been wowed by a perfume in a while and this one is unreeeeeeal. So good. This is what I would wear if I wanted to move to Europe and adopt a new hot personality lol. As it is, I'm going to wear it here in Canada and be transported.