Fragrance Couture
Donatello Uomo Milano Light Blue
100 ml
$20
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From our own shelf: sold under its own name by the house that made it.
How it smells
Mapped on twelve accords, from the box.
We haven't put this one on skin yet — no scores, no measured numbers until we do. What the house publishes:
Fragrance Couture Donatello Uomo Milano Light Blue, 3.4 oz (100 ml). A fragrance in the gourmand leather family. Top notes: Bergamot, Neroli and Mandarin. Heart notes: Lavender, Sage and Pepper. Base notes: Tobacco, Tonka Bean and Cedar.
Decoded from the note list the house publishes.
Top notes
First 15 minutesBergamot
Citrus
Bitter Italian citrus peel — bright, slightly floral, the classic opener.
Neroli
Citrus
Distilled bitter-orange blossom — clean, honeyed, green.
Mandarin
Citrus
Soft, sweet small citrus — gentler than lemon.
Heart notes
The next few hoursLavender
Aromatic / herbal
Distilled herb flower — clean, camphorous, barbershop-dry.
Sage
Aromatic / herbal
Dry herb — savoury, slightly camphorous.
Pepper
Spice
Peppercorn — dry, biting, sparkling.
Base notes
What's left at the endTobacco
Leather / smoke
Cured leaf — sweet, dry, hay-like.
Tonka Bean
Sweet / gourmand
Almond, hay and vanilla in one bean.
Cedar
Wood
Dry pencil-shaving wood — clean and sharp.
Note list as published by the house. Descriptions explain the raw material itself — not how this bottle performed on us.
What our shelf has learned
From 324 bottles and 21 logged wears in our own register.
How these notes have behaved on us across every bottle we've worn — not a measurement of this bottle.
- Bergamoton 99 of our bottles, 11 wornoften sits with Patchouli, Vanilla, Musk
- Lavenderon 48 of our bottles, 5 wornoften sits with Patchouli, Cinnamon, Amber
- Mandarinon 37 of our bottles, 4 wornoften sits with Patchouli, Jasmine, Vanilla
- Tonka Beanon 63 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Jasmine
- Cedaron 57 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Patchouli, Jasmine, Vanilla
- Tobaccoon 10 of our bottles, 1 wornoften sits with Vanilla, Incense, Cinnamon
No measured longevity or projection logged yet.
Counted live from our register and wear logs.