The Tom Ford allure is everlasting to me. No matter how many times I get disappointed, I always give them another chance.
I had the opportunity to choose between many fragrances freely, but among scents like My Way, Sí, Gucci Bloom and so on, I immediately chose Fleur de Portofino Acqua, because, the bottle. End of story. I gave it a sniff and I wasn't overwhelmed, but I found it light and pleasant enough to take it home. If not me, maybe my boyfriend or guests might love to use it.
The fragrance was #gifted to me. So I am immediately aware that I might be more forgiving, but I will try to review it as if I had spent the money myself.
Fleur de Portofino Acqua is a fresh scent, but has a dominating white floral base. It is a greeny citrus at top, rather than being a juicy one. A white floral appears gradually and the fragrance remains more green than fruity, in my opinion. It is very unisex, neither masculine nor feminine. After dry down, the paper strip only holds on to the white floral notes, which I don't hope is the case on my skin. You know my stance on florals.
On skin, Fleur de Portofino Acqua has a cotton candy sweetness that is quite faint. This fragrance is by no means sweet or a gourmand, but my initial thought was that the fragrance had a sweetness like that of sugar. Immediately after drying off, the scent is floral and the citrus is just a memory from the paper strip. Without being heavy, I find the scent a little cloying.
Looking at the notes, I am very disappointed by the missing tangerine, bergamot, lemon, orange... All I get is a mixture of orange blossom, some magnolia, maybe hint of jasmine, acácia and the sweetness from honey. Revisiting the scent straight from the bottle, I do get a juicy lemon, which I would oh-so love to experience on my skin too. On skin, Fleur de Portofino Acqua becomes monotonous and a cloying scent. I think it's because Fleur de Portofino Acqua is a floral - if it was a citrus floral, fruity floral, anything else, but JUST a floral to me, I would have had another experience.
My honest review is that this just isn't my cup of tea. I could see this being someone's staple if you like florals, but to me, I just have to have something in the mix too, to make it work.
The Tom Ford allure prevails, but I am, yet again, disappointed.
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