Soavissima (for women)

veuve

Soavissima is another Profumum I got to try today. If you don't feel like digesting a whole review, here's the bottom line: it smells like really expensive soap.

Long version: I like the opening quite a bit - gentle resinous creaminess with an unexpected zing of *something* almost citrusy, almost spicy cutting through it. Medium sweet and unabashedly feminine. Very reminiscent of Carthusia Ligea (which is mandarin and opoponax) though.

Later on, the distinct notes join to form one glowy, powdery, soapy aura. Feels almost motherly, and safe. Expertly blended, high quality ingredients, can't fault the fragrance, and YET... I feel no desire whatsoever to own it. I miss the fireworks. Confetto presented the same problem to me: it's nice, sure, but where's the surprise?

Also, random annoyance: with how much the top notes differ from the heart notes and dry-down in all Profumums, it's so damn easy to be fooled. Definitely sample to death anything from this house before buying, or you might be unpleasantly surprised.