Year: 2008
Notes: Italian bergamot and orange, raspberry, wild cherry, rose leaf, ylang-ylang, jasmine, sweet milk, caramel, Madagascan vanilla, Siamese benzoin, patchouli, sandalwood, white musk
With a slightly fruity opening, Angelo di Fiume veers dangerously close to smelling like an overpriced clone of Givenchy's Pi (Eau de Parfum). Once these notes have settled, the emergence of a caramel accord pushes the composition into crème brûlée territory (that's both waxy and synthetic). As it further develops, it then mutates into a third-rate version of Un Bois Vanille by Serge Lutens.
But the drydown is the worst stage, with an unpleasant rubbery note suddenly appearing out of nowhere (albeit briefly). After that, its vanillic drydown smells both cheap and rather dire.
With very good longevity and sillage, this Mark Buxton creation is nothing short of repugnant.
But the drydown is the worst stage, with an unpleasant rubbery note suddenly appearing out of nowhere (albeit briefly). After that, its vanillic drydown smells both cheap and rather dire.
With very good longevity and sillage, this Mark Buxton creation is nothing short of repugnant.
