Year: 2006
Notes: bitter almond, honey, heliotrope, vanilla
Imagine Serge Lutens' Rahät Loukoum, Montale's Sweet Oriental Dream or Keiko Mecheri's Loukhoum without the rose, coupled with the heliotrope powderiness of either Profumum's Soavissima or Lorenzo Villoresi's Teint de Neige. Then add the bitter almond (or Play-Doh) note from The People Of The Labyrinths' Luctor et Emergo and you wouldn't be too far off speculating what Alessandro smells like.
Comprising of a demure honeyed sweetness, the bitter almond is unpleasantly pungent at first, before it settles down to a more palatable level. Harking back to the old-school perfumery style of, say, Guerlain's Shalimar, its longevity is disappointingly tenuous with adequate sillage.
Overall, it lacks sufficient character and masquerades as an expensive version of Etro's Heliotrope. Personally, there are a plethora of more interesting and substantial alternatives available.
Comprising of a demure honeyed sweetness, the bitter almond is unpleasantly pungent at first, before it settles down to a more palatable level. Harking back to the old-school perfumery style of, say, Guerlain's Shalimar, its longevity is disappointingly tenuous with adequate sillage.
Overall, it lacks sufficient character and masquerades as an expensive version of Etro's Heliotrope. Personally, there are a plethora of more interesting and substantial alternatives available.
