Alamut Lorenzo Villoresi for women and men

Alamut is the most beautiful fragrance what i ever smelled. It is my signature parfume for a long time. I love this so much!

Alamut has got a lot of notes I love. There is tuberose and there is leather, there is rose and wood, musk and orange blossom. My expectations of the creation were fulfilled- it is strong, bold, oriental, not a type of fragrance shying away from the public.
I felt as if I were openiing an old cupboard or a chest, heavily ornamented, looking for a treasure, and being 'welcomed' by a cloud of dust. I am by no means saying that Alamut smells dirty or powdery, but it has a sort of suffocating quality, a feeling you sometimes get in old rooms, libraries, antique shops... Even smelling my wrist makes me sneeze. The fragrance feels... old, in a good way. Old as in experienced, antique, monumental.

I think what is predominant here is rose and jasmine, olibanum and musk. It is alltogether quite a unique scent. I definitely enjoy the first phases of its development better, since towards the end (and the end lasts and lasts) it starts leaning towards something sharp and soapy...

If ever I go to visit some ancient ruins or old libraries full of volumes copied diligently by monastery monks, I will take my sample of Alamut with me.

I found this remarquable! Vraiment remarquanble! It's more femenine than masculine for my taste. The only downside is that I would never wear it for that reason. The base is very powdery, with touch of "smelling like almond" and wood in it.
Very well crafted! Lorenzo Villoresi est un GÉNIE!


9/10

While this went onto my skin in an envelope of sweet simplicity, it reminded me straight off of a sunscreen formulated for young girls. There's a definite feeling of candy here, sweet and clear, and probably coming from the combination of Orange Blossom and Tuberose, which can remind of candy at times. It's lovely, but very sweet. As it dries down, a note creeps in that is ever so slightly oily. It doesn't detract so much as enhance, making the whole package seem like it's grown up a bit, but the overall impression is still of a scent that is pretty and pleasant, like a little girl in her Sunday clothes playing in the sun. I don't get any of the heavy oriental base notes to temper this impression, but ultimate dry down does bring a load of powder with it and the scent ages suddenly to an extremely old-fashioned feeling that makes me feel like I've gone from happy childhood to doddering old age in the time it's taken to go from sweetly pretty to old-style powdery. In the end, there's nothing to complain about really, in this fragrance, but the story arc it describes on my wrist is odd to say the least and not necessarily one that fits my personality. And frankly I don't feel old enough for that powdery ending. I can still tease myself that there are days when sweet candy is my thing, but the ancient powder scent is still something I'd like to keep at arms length for a few more years.

It supposed to be an oriental but the scent of soap is predominant and strong.I suppose there isn't a category called 'soapy oriental'. I couldn't say it isn' t nice, but reminds me most of a man with strong aftershave. It supposed to be unisex, but suits mostly a determinant, powerful or athletic type of guy. 11/10/09

Lorenzo Villoresi invites you to a journey to the Orient, into the world of The One Thousand and One Nights' Tales. Alamut was the name of a fortress situated in the barren wilderness of northwestern Persia from the end of the 11th century to the middle of the 13th century.

The first whiff of Alamut is the entry to this wonderful world. I feel like entering a shop which sells incense sticks, way too strong but it develops in minutes into a much endurable intoxicating scent.
Although there supposed to be flowers in the composition, I don't smell any flower among the notes. The rosewood comes out blended with spices and animates the feeling of an oriental bazaar. The air is being filled with the smell of stodgy, sticky candies and incense and you can hear the rustle of colourful fabrics. It makes me keep thinking of Scheherazade, Ali Baba, Aladdin and the djinn. It is the place when the imagination can comes true.

The drydown is a last sniff into this mysterious world - fabolous balsamic resinous end with a slight of powder - and then you leave the tale for good and all.

Contrary to expectations the fragrance is not overwhelming, it stays close to one's skin.

I have read that Villoresi spend 6 years working on Alamut and the result is completely persuasive for me.

for those who may not know,Alamut is the name of a historic mountain in Iran.
Miss_Nightingale has told everything about it,I would like to add that it's very comfortable,not annoying fragrance that will take you to a trip to persia.

This is exactly the kind of comforting yet erotic fragrance one can imagine a beautiful courtesan wearing, dressed in an exquisite Oriental silk robe, draped in pearls & reclining on a velvet chaise lounge.

I have come to realise that many perfumes I have loved at first sniff have contained the note of osmanthus. There is something uniquely sensual and refined in this, for me. A powdered floral opening which slowly unfolds its petals and has you falling deeper & deeper - like Alice in Wonderland - as the heart notes reveal themselves.

The daffodil is distinct, surprising yet totally at home, nestled amongst the subtly handled tuberose (which I was very glad of - this can scream on my skin if added in large doses) and the richly fragrant orange blossom.

Anything with labdanum & amber, again, is halfway to winning my heart, and the exotic drydown is a perfectly balanced powdery Eqyptian musk. A sensual boudoir fragrance for dusky maidens and those seeking a comforting embrace.