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Holy Cow, this is so beautiful!

¡Tan bueno!

Such a great start of cardamom/coffee which then morphs into a delicious vanilla combination.

In the background you have bergamot and ambroxan add a stable classy foundation.

I understand other reviewers when they question the validity of the asking price on this Zegna line, for most but not this one.

This fragrance conveys the higher stratum the Zegna clothing line holds in the fashion world.

To me, lavender can be cloying and a bit too sweet, of course the ratio/amount and type of lavender has a lot to do with that.

I love Puig's Agua Lavanda, the citric muskiness of it.

This, at first application, seems like too much, but it is different, more than lavender. This is unique!

Why is my review titled "PATIENCE"?
Give this three to four hours, then..........boom, beautiful drydown! Is it the cashmere woods, sage?

I'm not crazy about the start but this finished rather well.

Happy day, big smiles, good mood.

Magnolia, to me, smells like a white floral and citric hybid. That's why I didn't hesitate to purchase a decant of this.

This Parco Palladiano I does not disappoint, I've read people mention other notes, all I get is magnolia, no wood, magnolia may smell a bit like lilly-of-the-valley to some though.

Longevity is not great.
Edit: Longevity of this scent is better than I first thought, just awesome!

Maybe it's my simpleton nose, I read a long list of notes yet all I get is two.

There is a great mint in the beginning that gradually turns into a very nice tea. Mint and peppermint in the morning is a great wake-me-up so Minty Man can be a great addition to any caffeinated item you usually take.

My experience and understanding, from reading on here and watching YouTube reviewers is that mint oils or mint-like notes never seem to last long. The realistic mint aroma here is no different but probably sticks around as long as any eau de toilette fragrance will last.

Anyways, the mint turns to a nice tea that is fine by me. My skin tends to do well with fragrances but I can see a scent like this needing heavy application and maybe more than once during an 8 hour shift at work.

This fragrance is easily unisex, for work, casual environment and the hot daytime.

As an aside, I want to congratulate the Dame Perfumery, their website offered decants at a great price and samples were included, making for a great surprise upon opening my delivered order.

This is odd, not really impressed with the first few hours of this on my skin. The notes seem muddled, bland and uninteresting, well, at least to my nose.

After a while though, look out!
Really beautiful BERGAMOT with a nice background of iris.

Definitely makes it a first date type of scent, assuming you spray on a few hours before the dinner or WARM weather event.

High brow without trying too hard.