Tarantella Tommi Sooni for women

Tarantella by Tommi Sooni, is my first foray into this Australian niche brand, certainly setting a high standard for what will follow. I am rather liking this green and mossy blend.

I agree with Lindy-Fay, this does smell a little like Niki de Saint Phalle. It also has qualities and moments that remind me of Diorella and Estee Lauder's Private Collection. It has a rather antiquated and classic feel, which will certainly please those with a taste for rich and complex scents from a by-gone era.

Tarantella opens with bitter and somewhat metallic greens and galbanum. The aldehydes provide that familiar sparkling and powdery aspect, almost like a vintage Chanel in its approach. The product description states that this fragrance is intended for women over 25 years of age. Well, I'm under 25 and I enjoy wearing Tarantella so much that I'd urge other young women to give it a fair chance.

Like all chypres, Tarantella has a herbal and mossy edge. I've grown to love chypres over time, however they weren't always my favourite. The heart and drydown have some slightly masculine accords, mainly due to the leather, bay leaf, oakmoss and patchouli. Tarantella could indeed be unisex.

Initially this fragrance was strong in terms of projection, however towards the drydown it becomes quite soft and subtle on the skin. Thankfully the lasting power is good, otherwise I may have been sorely disappointed.

All in all, Tarantella is a gorgeous green chypre, easily wearable and intelligently composed. I am proud to call myself an Australian today.

Lovely opening but my skin eats it in minutes. Gone. Shame because it feels like its going to be amazing.

in the start it reminds me quite much of : Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle,
but then they move in different directions. I don`t get the pepper/flowery notes that comes with NdSP. (Guess it`s the carnation.) Tarantella is (to my nose) darker and the leather is more noticable. I`ll imagine it like this: In a forest after a rainfall, NdSP is among the flowers, growing up from the forest floor, the sun is peeping through the leaves. Tarantella`s home is underneath all this, nearer the ground and the roots of the trees and yes, in an inviroment that spiders usually prefer . This might sound a bit gloomy, but it`s not really. Tarantella is very elegant and beautiful! A must try in my opinion!