Benetroessere Raving by Etro

9154mf

I personally don't see how the name fits the fragrance in any way, and to be honest when I got my sample of this, from the name, Raving - I thought immediately it was a mens perfume. (At the time I hadnt seen the full bottle which is pink) OK so I put this on and whoa its strong and I immediately got an 80's vibe. I can barely smell the top notes at all, its all base and mid notes to me and yes you can smell all of them. You know what, I think a man could even perhaps wear this, if a guy liked deep, spicy,vanilla based scents, he could pull this off easily, I don't think it's entirely feminine. To me, this is a bit different but Im not sure I like it. Its quite a heavy spicy scent (the nutmeg is very strong), and it obviously has a gourmand vein due to the vanilla, but its cloying to me and has no transparency whatsoever. It sits on top of your skin completely, I found it didn't mesh at all. Skin scent lovers - stay away!! I would class it as an oriental overall, as the spices are so prominent. I could only wear this in the coldest of weather. But I probably wouldn't wear this at all. It might be a comfort scent for some, but its just too strong and has a musty-ness that I'm not loving.

sophywt

It's not that spicy as I thought. But the openning notes are quite impressive, so unusual. I don't know how they create, but it smells exactly like a bowl of SALTY SEA WATER and maybe have a rusty nail dipped in for months!!!

After this salty notes rest, the usual spicy and floral notes are instead. They are soft, making me feel very comfortable. I like its warm and calm drydown as well.

Raving is an interesting fragrance, but may not suit everyone's taste. It's unique, either you like it or hate it. And I think the scent fits its name.