Divine Bergamote The Different Company for women and men

My sample cube reads BERGAMOTE, not DIVINE BERGAMOTE. Not sure whether these are the same or mine is supposed to be less than divine, but I had pretty low expectations for a fragrance bearing the name of a note found in 33% of all perfumes and usually not playing a starring role--perhaps for a reason?

Those expectations were met and exceeded. There's certainly more than bergamot in this refreshing citrus cologne. The ginger blends in to produce a tonic which reminds me for obvious reasons of Bond no 9 NEW YORK FLING, also a citrus-ginger composition.

In a side-by-side comparison, I find NEW YORK FLING certainly more declarative but also more interesting than BERGAMOTE, probably because of the touch of florality and basil mingling with the wood. I also think that as a straight-up citrus, BERGAMOTE does not really stand out from the crowd and has poor longevity even in this category notorious for evanescence.

The bergamot in this scent is so pure, true, and piercingly crisp that it actually tickles the back of my throat. Once the initial bergamot blast subsides, however, the scent moves into standard aromatic citrus territory, with nothing especially new to say. Not as impressive as their incomparable Osmanthus, but nice enough overall.

This is a pleasant scent but you have to make it 20 times stronger for fully be able to enjoy it. And it's a pity cause it's well made, although i do smell the rhubarb more than the bergamot ( and i do'nt mind, i Like rhubarb), a blow of powder and ambergris, fading in a far away woody landscape. But don't blame me cause i want to smell it.!