Also I’d rather spend that little bit more for a decent amount, as apposed to (relatively) much more for just a tiny sample. There are plenty of people who adore the cotton candy aspect of fragrances like Aquolina‘s Pink Sugar. All are Eau de Parfum.
Will likely order a sample in the next few months. And, as for much of the line, the price seems high for compositions that aren't particularly innovative or complex. Niche perfume houses tend to do their test run and gather feedback from local European boutiques and counters before launching a wider release (though not through stockists). Notes: Almond, Vanilla, Amber, Anise and Musk From Profumum Roma: “Both woman and child. It becomes a little like a cult thing for that one. All in all, Confetto lasted just short of 13.5 hours on my perfume consuming skin. "The Antidote To Your Anxiety Might Be Right Under Your Nose" (elle), "Emerging Investor And Incubator Patina Takes Minority Stake In Revered British Brand Perfumer H" (beautyindependen…. When Celestino and Lucia Durante left Sant Elena for Rome after the Second World War, they took a pride of craftsmanship and history that they passed on to their offspring. I’mma call them out for what I shall affectionately term ‘niche-scam’.
“stilos” – and not 30 ml. You poor thing. It’s definitely much more focused on an intensely sugared vanilla, like that you’d get in a big cotton candy fluff at a fair or carnival. Now THAT is a scent that I love passionately. ÔÔÔh, I think it’s 20 ml.
. It seems like Profumum is trying to promote itself more nowadays. !” (in all caps in my mind.). Head Notes Almond. I just sweet oranges, something a little bit caramelized, and sugary vanilla musk that last hours. xo, Pingback: Profumum Antico Caruso Kafkaesque, Pingback: Profumum Roma Vanitas: Foghorn Vanilla - Kafkaesque. And you are right about something else- I’m already scrambling to find another bottle of Alahine to be put away, just in case… Now that I’ve found her, I don’t ever want to be without her!! Not really. Aren’t Profumums the ones that have high concentration of perfume oils? $45 max would be more like it. Perhaps dinner at Commander’s on the company plastic while I’m led down the path of perfume discovery; then a quick drive back to the airport for her private jet trip home with my $200 order. As you can see, there is a complete split in opinion, with the exception of Confetto’s longevity. Prolly going to be too sweet for me, but I’ve got a sample of Confetto to try anyway. You need JavaScript to use this website. I won’t buy decants if I can help it, unless I can get the actual bottle. Kenzo Amour is one I like, especially for its Asian-themed, savoury rice and vanilla vibe.
I continue to be dubious about the cotton candy vanilla as it is, and I DID have the almonds! I really wanted to like it more. That said, Confetto still surprised me a little, especially in the opening hour when there was a tiny touch of freshness, thanks to the anise.
I’m so truly thrilled by your news. PROFUMUM ROMA; Gourmand. I have a sample of Seattle Chocolate. I have a cold, so I haven’t been wearing perfume recently, but I’m looking forward to wearing Frapin 1697 absolu as soon as the nose gets back to normal. What sites carry that size? It’s completely unsatisfying, and it’s not about the material aspect either. It was absolutely fabulous! The latter is one reason why many people feel the brand’s high prices are justified. As someone who doesn’t particularly like gourmand fragrances, that sort of vanilla always feels and smells a little cheap to me.
Here's our privacy policy, and a handy emoticon chart. It’s why I rarely go in on splits unless I absolutely need to try something but simply can’t buy a bottle. On the sweetness scale of 10, I would firmly place most of the Profumum’s gourmands at around an 8 or so. A feminine fragrance full of life and an ode to joy. Quick Preview; Add To Wishlist; Try A Sample; Profumum. In 2010, Profumum interpreted angels' wings as cocoa powder, orange flowers, myrrh, and vanilla. Read more about how you activate JavaScript. The sillage dropped to just above the skin after 90 minutes, but Confetto became a skin scent at the 5.5 hour mark. [Notes:] Almond, anise, musk, amber, vanilla. It must be something psychological, because there are a number of scents where I’ve been VERY tempted to get a decant. And it happens here with Confetto, as well. Filed Under: perfume talk Tagged With: chocolate, gourmand, profumum, vanilla. They’ve held a few discovery events here and there. . As for Play-Doh scents, a number of people enjoy them, too. With regard to Dulcis in Fundo, your version sounds lovely! According to Fragrantica, Hypnotic Poison also has quite a floral component, even if it’s not as significant as the almonds and vanilla. To confess, Guerlain is not my favorite house (though I do have a favorite or two – Apres l’Ondee, Chamade in any and all concentrations, and the lamented Shalimar Light), so I don’t go out of my way for it. No doubt about it.
A few of the things that I’ve pointed out really amount to nit-picking because they are all subtle and/or minor. Maybe they don’t know that Luckyscent offers samples of the line…, ‘No we prefer to baffle potential customs with overwrought sentences that on analysis make not sense!’. But I’m going to see one day in a Questions post just how many others are like us on this decant-vs-bottle issue. I think there may be 2 small bottles left. Heh, I can understand your conflict. For the record, every scent (so far) that you have raved about that I have been able to try/smell, I have really liked. lol) Just out of curiosity, do you experience any Play-Doh with Guerlain’s Cuir Beluga? Did you say almond custard????!! I have a decant of Dulcis in Fundo, but to be honest i find it very linear to an expensive thing.
In some ways, it’s the same thing that happens to honey which I think is one of the trickier notes in perfumery. Who has ever heard it?" Subscribe to followup comments via email. The wine might still taste great, but the experience is somehow less than it might be from a lovely crystal wine glass. I like Cuir Beluga quite a bit, but more for the marzipan meringue aspect of the heliotrope. And what happens when you are in some other area you are not likely to come back to, and sniff something you quite like and which is at a good price? The vanilla is creamy but not cloying, and the orange flower serves to brighten it. Head Notes.
warning! I’m afraid I haven’t tried Alessandro, Vlad. It’s odd, but it consistently seems to require exactly 4 takes before love sets in — for a lot of people. I really enjoy vintage Antico Caruso. It’s really going to come down to a personal evaluation of just how much you love the perfume. Audace Eau de Parfum. One person’s horrible Play-Doh is actually another person’s comforting, childhood memory; and “sweetness” is even more of a subjective, personal interpretation. Kafka, I owe you a debt of gratitude for recommending it!!! For what it’s worth, I was surprised to like it as much as I did because, like you, I hate Pink Sugar. Hypnotic Poison has no anise to my memory, and it certainly never conveyed any minty freshness as Confetto occasionally does. Grrrr. All that happens is that some of Confetto’s nuances fluctuate in prominence. I don’t know why I end up getting so much vanilla-musk. They talk like they want a relationship, but really they’re just looking for a quick (expensive) roll in the hay. Its projection was initially strong with 3 small squirts from my atomizer, amounting to 1 really big spray from an actual bottle. My God, if Profumum starts carrying 30 ml bottles, I’m in deep, deep trouble! The most significant change to Confetto occurs midway in the second hour when heliotrope arrives. To us, the scent of fun … I’m not a huge fan of smelling like candied almonds, although I love an almond scent (and anything that tastes like almonds–amaretto, marzipan…). CONFETTO. I just happen to be one of those strange people for whom it doesn’t seem to work.
For some, it never happens because Alahine is simply too, too much. While I absolutely agree with both you guys re the whole ‘decants unsatisfactory’ thing. STC sells samples of that one, if you’re ever tempted. I had better luck with the wonderfully titled Vanitas, although I don't know whether Profumum really intended that name to suggest the transience of earthly life and physical beauty as much as it does. My wallet doesn’t, but I certainly do! You’re right about the per ml price. It's a dry gourmand blend, and more androgynous than I expected (which is fitting for an angel, I suppose). Just as Vanitas feels like a smoother, better constructed version of Confetto (minus the almond), Sorriso is an improvement on Battito d'Ali's theme. It doesn't have Battito d'Ali's strange sharp after-taste; the vanilla helps to encourage the chocolate's sweetness, without turning it into cake frosting, and the "bitter orange" note is meshed with a subtle anise and some mysterious additional aromatic-herbal note. The reactions to Confetto are generally the same, no matter what site you look at. The thought of a Profumum gourmand in those temperatures has me breaking out in a cold sweat. I’m a fan of Confetto. PROFUMUM ROMA; Gourmand. I need to spend more time with it. I don’t know why I end up getting so much vanilla-musk.
For example, the white musk varies in its sharpness or significance over the course of the perfume’s development. I love them enough that I conducted a mini-search for an almond/heliotrope scent I could use as one of those comforting gourmandy sweatpants-lounging fragrances for bedtime. The innocence of childhood pleasures as experienced through the prism of sugared almonds.
This website uses cookies to work properly, and also for marketing purposes. It’s actually much better than it sounds or than one might expect. I wonder if people simply mix up their benchmark mainstream fragrances. Capricious and gentle like a curl in the wind,
Based on what I’m seeing on Fragrantica, Alessandro seems to be very powdery indeed. So, if you have a scent that is already at Profumum gourmand levels, ramping it up even further could be… alarming. – that is waaaay too much for a mere 20ml. (That’s the next review, btw. Victoria's recent post on Bois de Jasmin about Pink Sugar and the simple pleasure of gourmand fragrances inspired me to sit down with a few samples from the Italian line Profumum.
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