The final drydown, in typical chypre fashion, combines a wonderfully soft mossiness with a thick exotic patchouli. Sweet, warm, expensive leather, a hint of the sourness from the leather rounding out, less sharpness, the acrid jasmine letting go a bit of the dusty patchouli. I wish this was leaning a tiny bit more feminine on my skin, those white florals to be amped up so that leather doesn’t come through so strong and realistic on me. It is warm but not frilly, its development properly delienated and in its simplicity and understated elegance, it is relentlessly chic.

This may actually be a slightly more interesting version of Balenciaga Paris, which I own and like very much indeed. In this fully evolved form, Bottega Veneta is like a cup of dark tea: rich, nutty, and just a little sweet. Amberiness enters-in unexpectedly from time-to-time in greater force than the initial aroma would lead one to expect, as amberiness tends to. The fragrance is available as 50 and 70 ml EDP with body cream, body lotion and shower gel for more broadly distribution.The pure jasmine heart of the fragrance gradually transforms into a perfectly full and intense base, dominated by the aroma of leather.

But a male friend of mine told me i smelled expensive, so i knew i had to give it a second chance and after that i fell in love.The rose notes are more prominent during the first half of the wear, and the jasmine unfurls later on.

The peach stays for the entire duration, fluffed into the florals, and the suede, and the greenish notes.Bottega Veneta was inspired by an Italian house in a leafy, quaint countryside, watching nature unfold through an open window as the soft Spring breeze dances in and out. For their first fragrance Bottega Veneta brought in excellent perfumer Michel Almairac who created a Chypre Floral fragrance for women, under the direction of Tomas Maier.

By 2hr 30 mins I can detect nothing from the arm I sprayed with the EdP and very faint traces of the plum in the one I sprayed with EdV. The scent is hard to describe because I have no personal point of reference so it doesn't smell like I am looking at a specific object but a large bolt of animal skin. It doesn't smell overly trendy or girly, but yet it also doesn't smell vintage to me--this opinion is coming from a 41 year old female :-) I will also say, it is not at all as masculine as the notes here may imply--lastly, for me-patchouli is usually a big NO, but I don't notice it in this one. It lives in a separate universe from all current fashions and trends, and it doesn't care if you like it or not.This is a fragrance that does not scream, that stays subdued but is there, and you have to lean over to inhale. For some unknown reasons it somehow gives an slight impression of Bacarrat 540 from MFK but a milder version --- something like the smell of cash. Perfectly sophisticated, exceptionally feminine and timeless – that’s Bottega Veneta Eau de Parfum – just like the woman the fragrance is made for. Gris Dior has patchouli and oakmoss so they share a few notes but to my nose, they wear VASTLY differently on my skin.