SMELL & TASTE: Some odour describtions of Lorenzo Villoresi's perfumes
Lorenzo Villoresi is a modern Italian perfumer. Recently some scent notes in the New York Times and a book about his perfumes appeared, the describtions of the quality of some of his products wil be discussed.
Describtions of the perfumes are from the book PERFUMES The Guide by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez (Viking 2008) and from Chandler Burr in the New York Times of February 14th 2008. These describtions tell us a little bit about the composer, something about the perfumes and a lot about the writers.
Donna (Lorenzo Villoresi) describtion of Tania Sanchez: disappointing: acetone rose. “The top note is umistakably nail-polish remover, the rest a standard, simple rose, somewhat sour. This, along with Uomo, was one of Villoresi's first fragrances, and it is hard to believe that on the basis of this he was encouraged to go on.”
Uomo (Lorenzo Villoresi) describtion by Luca Turin: adequate: woody incense. “The hard part about reviewing Lorenzo Villoresi's fragrances is finding one that is neither vile nor trivial. The majority are one-liner hackneyed old recipes: incense, musk patchouli, vetiver, wild lavender, etc. These never rise to Etro levels of composition and are firmly stuck in try-this-at-home territory. Those that try harder usually fail with a loud bang. Villoresi likes his fragrances heavy, and many of his compositions are of the sort that would make me leave a dinner table or concert seat if worn nearby. Only a few turn out to be bearabble. Uomo is a woody incense, pleasantly dry and transparant, and not to bad et al.”
Yerbamate: describtion by Tania Sanchez: disappointing: chalky floral. “After a cool herbal green top note with a dark chocolate bittersweetness, there follows a combination of pipe tobacco and a cloying lilac floral reminiscent of air freshener, which then dwindles to a thin, harsh odor, the perfumery equivalent of a ringing in the ears.”
Teint de Neige: describtion by Chandler Burr. “It has the delicate rosy aroma of some sepia-tinted era in which rose was king and perfumes were of fantasy. . . Teint de Neige truly is a fantasy. But in another way, it is Villorosi's most precise olfactory concepty, one of the most beautiful monothematics you could hope to smell. Why? Simple: This perfume smells, as precisely as possible, like memory. (Five stars (superior); Transcendent)”
See also: Aromascope Perfume Review : Teint de Neige by Lorenzo Villoresi. (http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/19/teint-deneige-by-lorenzo-villoresi/)