Patchouli Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella for women and men

Not much going on here but a raw earthy patchouli note. Good quality and good longevity but not much else to it.

I like my patchouli mixed with a little russian leather and civet (hint hint). Besides being a patchouli fragrance this has nothing to do with Givenchy Gentlemen.

I am reminded of the earthy patchouli in Coromandel/Chanel without the chocolate note and a similar patchouli to Dior Privee Patchouli Imperial.

Too simple and nothing distinct for my pleasure.

This scent has many things for me. Like the country I know and love. It’s not too hot, and the day’s about to end… The sky grows dark, and the world is big and wonderful, and very familiar eyes look at me, so full of wisdom and laughter, and the flowers are special, and the world turns. And there’s another something for me here, the scent has two stories... or three. There was a time when I had to pass the cemetery on my way to school. I went home using the same way, of course. The smell I felt every time there, by the cemetery... I was afraid of it at first, then I grew to love it. And yes, I know what else is here. The smells of some kind of soap, medicine for terminal patients and chemicals that are used to make a body last long enough to look more or less normal at the funeral. But the flowers are there, and the sky is beautiful, and I remember the eyes full of wisdom and laughter, and the world is big and wonderful, and it does turn.

Amazing, gorgeous, orthodox. The best patchouli.

This is my favorite patchouli. SMN weren't f*$%ing around when they made this one. Probably the darkest, most robust patchouli fragrance on the planet. It has almost terrifying potency for those who aren't die hard patchouli fans. Pure, raw, damp, shameless patchouli for only the true believers.

MY RATING: 10/10

This is my first fragrance from SMN house. After first sniff I‘m completely in love with this one, however this is nothing easy. Very very very deep and dry. It doesn’t contain any vanilla which is common element in almost all patchouli colognes or perfumes. Even Profvmvm Roma Patchouli is small smiling baby in comparison to this one. Try to imagine old house surrounded by old trees during the late fall. Outside is cold and rainy the rotten leafs around with very deep and characteristic smell. You are going to the house were nobody was living for decades… everything seems to be dead and completely frozen by time. You feel scared but no one is around. The wind makes noise and you feel cold moisture everywhere. The only way is to escape as soon as possible. This fragrance never ends. Even you are faraway from this place you will always remember it. This is Patchouli by SMN. If you are not scared go ahead and try this. But always be aware… evil can catch you ;-)