Acqua di Colonia Lorenzo Villoresi for women and men

I just (this spring) started trying citrus aromatics, so i'm not quite sure yet how to interpret them.

Herbs in place of florals is new to me, and on my skin type these tend to 'sit', like a plane that can't take off.

The strongest note i get is citrus wiht a hint of lavendar. Since i just got back from a lavendar festival i know i love this note, but in a sachet, not on my skin. This is a little too heavy for me.

I'm also not used to a 'weak' base; i.e, one missing patchouli, sandalwood, amber, etc. Soley musk and herbs tneds to wear light on me.

The jury is still out on aromatics; I'm not taking to them the way i did chypres, so this may not be my genre. But overall this is a scent i am glad to have tried, it is not off putting and the notes are well blended. For it's genre I suspect this is up there in quality, so I recommend to those who are interested.

Lorenzo Villoresi pays homage to Eau de Cologne, a fragrance that changed perfume history, by offering his own all-natural rendition of this classic genre made famous and christened by Johann Maria Farina of Cologne in Germany.
It is the best of its kind out there and thus by no means redundant, if you enjoy this type of light hesperidic scent. The néroli in here is wonderful and Villoresi adds his signature resinous aspect in the form of elemi, which also seems to enhance longevity. As one may expect of the creator of Spezie and Uomo, Villoresi's Acqua di Colonia is strongly herbal as well, with noticeable rosemary and clove notes and a musky base which must consist of ambrette seeds. It is sufficiently different from, say Acqua di Parma Colonia with its citrus-floral character, or Guerlain's sharply hesperidic Impériale to justify owning them all. Highly recommended and by no means discontinued, as is sometimes purported. It is featured on the Villoresi website and available at perfumeries in Europe, though perhaps not in other markets.