Bulgari Man Wood Neroli Edp V 100ml

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So, it's not unusual for many men's fragrances out there (1990's onwards) to have a "frozen" or "ice" theme. In this case, it's an icy fresh themed take by Bvlgari for men. This is a more mature fragrance probably best for men 30 and up. It would take some confidence to wear this fragrance but to me personally, this is gorgeous and masculine. I would make some full wearing at home for a follow up review but as of now, I like this fragrance. LONGEVITY: 2/10. Very low, about 2 hours, it projects for less than 30 min and then it becomes a skin scent. If you are like me and are looking for a fresh summer scent to replace some old ones, i used versace pour homme, aqva amara (still plan to use that one tho) , dior homme cologne. This is a perfect thing to throw in stead of those, i am writing this on a cloudy 19 degrees celsius day (57F) so i can't wait to wear this out when it's scorching hot and have it project around me.

Generally, this is a bit more formal and a bit mature fragrance in my opinion. Safe all rounder except for maybe scorching summers where it might get a bit dense, but still a good choice. Wouldn't recommend blind buying it as it's not your regular freshie. Only reason why it's not a 10/10 is it's longevity - while I've had it stay on up to 12 hours, it projects mildly after about 2 hours. The bottle is beautiful but a bit tough to handle. But then again, nobody is going to bother about the bottle once they smell you. Color me surprised by this, because I did not expect to like yet another flanker in a beaten-to-death line from Bvlgari, which has been vomiting AI-powered stream-of-consciousness drivel for years, mostly from overworked commercial wizard Alberto Morillas, but here we are. Bvlgari Man Wood Neroli (2019) is a flanker-of-a-flanker to Bvlgari Man Wood Essence (2018), itself a misguided flanker of Bvlgari Man (2010) that sought to merge a green aromatic fougère-type construction with an ambroxan base like a sloppy photoshop job for a National Enquirer cover. With Bvlgari Man Wood Neroli, much of that retro-chic half-heartedness is discarded and replaced with a rather well-done citrus and white floral structure, although the same ambroxan-powered base remains. In this case, the standard almost pre-fab base Morillas seems to be rolling out for most designers anymore actually works well in the context of the rest of this fragrance, so I'm not irked by what otherwise would be another asleep-at-the-wheel composition. Anyone deeply in love with orange blossom perfumes with heaps of natural neroli oil or looking for a more-pure soliflore presentation of the note may wish to look elsewhere though, as the note is a key player, but still just a cut-rate version produced by a mass-market flavorant/odorant supplier. All told, this reminds me a lot of what Luciano Soprani tried to do with neroli notes in Just Free (2004) but in a woody ambrox context rather than aquatic.The scent is perfect to wear in the fall, I also think it could be worn in formal situations or where you want to show some authority.

As Wood Essence dries down, it really comes into its name. I get a resinous cedar that feels like I’ve become lost in a deep forest, but with enough of a green element to feel complete tranquility and enjoy my walk in the woods. The whole thing feels quite manly, but in an understated kind of way. I’m reminded of Grey Vetiver and the appeal of a fragrance that is able to make a very big statement while speaking softly.Starts slightly sweet, musky, clean, a bit herbacious, but not too much... then the ginger gives it a special brightness to it that HMMMM. It has a strong sugar note in it which is super unique and kinda cool. Like granulated table sugar or better yet granulated coconut sugar, but in the best way possible. Like an organic sugar cane accord, which is super unique but only comes in the mid after about 30 minutes when the sour apple note from the opening fades and even it fades away deeper into the dry down and you’re left with a kind of mossy aquatic vibe Starting to just love Bvlgari. Bvlgari Man is new to me. Bvlgari is just always up to mischief(read: innovation and daring). Always so chic. Mancera and Montale are in the same league of big- balled innovation. Comin' at Ya. Francesca Bianchi is so elegant and always up to mischief in the fun sense. The fragrance: Soo, Wood Neroli begins with exactly the same scents that the fragrance already hints at in its name, namely woody notes and neroli. At the beginning you can smell bergamot, which gives a citrus-fresh feeling and citrus fans like it anyway. Then the intensive Neroliduft becomes well noticeable, which lasts also longer. Besides, there are the mentioned woody scents. While these still smell "generally woody" at the beginning, one smells a cedar further and further later, whereby also the intensity of this woody note increases clearly.

Immediately after spraying on you get this juicy Neroli freshness, which in combination with the bergamot, however, is clearly tamed, which in turn makes this modern twist, very beautiful! Of course I have to say that on my other arm there was still a scent of women on it, which I will introduce here sometime... :D But anyway, now it's just about this woody-citric Nerolid scent, which admittedly seems to be a little misplaced, seasonal, because it already comes across fresher and is therefore more of a spring and summer scent. So it was even worse to test it now, because today is a very, VERY rainy day. So rainy that even my cat didn't feel like going out so far, and usually it's hard to keep him in the apartment when he's not sleeping... on the other hand it's cold and the heating is burning, so the marble plate above the heating is warming up a lot, which the cat really likes :) And us humans possibly also, who once in the winter by an apartment with underfloor heating ran around, who knows, what I mean :) This freshie brings the citrus-neroli for sure. I'm really not getting a lot of difference from Bvlgari Aqva Amara, which I also have and which is also a neroli-forward fragrance. This is maybe a bit more citrusy and powdery, more spicy, but barely. I'd say if you own one there's no point to own both, but if I had to choose I'd choose this one mostly because I like the bottle better. Sergey was the only Fragrantica editor to include Bvlgari Man Wood Neroli within their 2019 favourites (in the Lux category), and I probably would have too if I had smelt it before draft day. In theory, it’s boring, generic and one-size-fits-all. On first spray, it was clear that we were dealing with a project that wanted to be noticed. There is a core niche aesthetic to Man Wood Neroli that is wrapped in commercial conventions to satisfy the mass-market aspirations of the brand, resulting in an easy-to-wear but also easy-to-admire blend of naturality and sourness that will intrigue those looking for a citrus cologne that retains headiness without floralcy.For more fashion, grooming and technology releases delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our GQ Recommends newsletter.