Garofano Lorenzo Villoresi for women and men

What a great scent! I cannot stop smelling it. It reminds me aroma of flowers and burning incense in orthodox church.

Very strange fragrance! I like it only because its ORIGINAL, long lasting, good sillage and great ingredients. But it smell strange!

edit: I love it now! This is strange yes, but in a good way of traditional perfumery! Remarquable scent! I wan't ALL Villoresi scents now! They are all different and each of them in one direction!


7/10

I was quite surprised to read (elsewhere) that a lot of people get a strange feeling wearing this fragrance because they associate carnation with funerals. We don't have that association where I live, but I agree that it's difficult to pull this off.
It is extremely intense - one spray literally fills the house. It gets a lot softer later on, but during the first 30 minutes or so it shows no mercy. Also, there's a vintage feel to it - simply because people just don't wear such heady florals anymore. To put it short, you can't help but turn heads wearing this.
The scent itself is simply lovely: an intoxicating, full-bodied carnation scent with hints of rose and geranium. It's spicy (particularly heavy on the clove), aromatic, dark and mostly piquant-sour, although I catch unexpected waves of sweetness now and then. This diva has a killer sillage and is very long lasting.
If you do like carnation it's a must-try. Don't believe people who tell you carnation frags are for grannies! But it certainly takes the right person to pull this off. It requires a strong character and plenty of confidence, otherwise the perfume might end up wearing you.