Acqua di Bergamotto

18 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• beto_ruiz

  October 30, 2015

  

  This Ermenegildo Zegna is nice, citrusy, and pleasant, smelling like a traditional cologne. The official website says it has bergamot, rosemary, neroli, and vetiver, slightly different from what Fragrantica lists. Its performance is linear, smelling almost the same from start to dry-down. To me, it smells like slightly sweet orange or tangerine with a herbal touch and woody base; it reminded me a bit of Loewe Solo. It’s a correct, simple, and relaxing fragrance, like being in an orange grove. Its longevity on me reached 8 hours. UPDATE: I tried it again and it’s truly very pleasant; it starts very citrusy and then turns floral with the neroli; it’s a modern aromatic citrus, almost artisanal. If I thought it smelled like Loewe Solo before, this time I think it’s more similar to one of Acqua di Parma’s, but I can’t remember which.

• beto_ruiz

  November 10, 2015

  

  Another Ermenegildo Zegna fragrance, nice, citrusy, and pleasant, smelling like a traditional cologne. The official website mentions bergamot, rosemary, neroli, and vetiver, slightly different from what Fragrantica indicates. Its performance is linear, smelling almost the same from start to dry-down. To me, it smells like slightly sweet orange or tangerine with a herbal touch and woody base; it reminded me a bit of Loewe Solo. It’s a correct, simple, and relaxing fragrance, like being in an orange grove. Its longevity on me reached 8 hours. UPDATE: I tried it again and it’s truly very pleasant; it starts very citrusy and then turns floral with the neroli; it’s a modern aromatic citrus, almost artisanal. If I thought it smelled like Loewe Solo before, this time I think it’s more similar to one of Acqua di Parma’s, but I can’t remember which.

• alberto pei

  February 28, 2016

  

  Hi! What a summery, citrusy, and rich fragrance, but what a pity it lasts only a breath, like most of this type; on my skin it didn’t last past 40 minutes, then it was gone. Still, I recommend it for hot weather. The fact that it doesn’t work for me doesn’t mean it won’t be a charm for others.

• ShiseidoTactics

  July 30, 2016

  

  LOVE AT FIRST SNIF, and now for real: this will be my next purchase. I already rank it as my favorite fragrance, especially for its bergamot top note (I have a favorite for every citrus: grapefruit with Dior’s ‘Homme Sport (2008)’; pure orange with Calvin Klein’s ‘One Summer 2010’; lemon with spices from Dior’s classic unreformulated ‘Eau Sauvage’; blood orange with Atelier Cologne’s ‘Orange Sanguine’; tangerine with Bond No 9’s ‘Little Italy’; lemon with cloves from Roger & Gallet’s classic ‘Jean Marie Farina Extra Vieille’; orange with petit grain from Hermès’ ‘Eau d’Ornge Verte’; orange with roses from Hermès’ ‘Eau de Pamplemousse Rose’; tangerine with cardamom from Bugatti’s ‘Design & Motion’, and so on…). Simply put, this is the Ermenegildo Zegna I discovered and fell in love with in ‘Essenza di Zegna’. A fragrance of very high quality. I agree with fellow reviewer Betoo Ruiz that we’re looking at a conceptually classic fragrance, made the old-fashioned way. Moderate longevity, low sillage. Perfect for hot, tropical, or summer climates. Its dry-down is quite subdued (almost incense-like…). PS: It reminded me terribly of L’Occitane en Provence’s work with green notes in their fresh fragrance line.

• ShiseidoTactics

  August 6, 2016

  

  LOVE AT FIRST SNIF, and now seriously: this will be my next purchase. I self-rate it as my favorite fragrance with the top bergamot note (I have a favorite for each citrus: grapefruit with ‘Homme Sport’ by Dior; pure orange with ‘One Summer’ by Calvin Klein; lemon with spices with ‘Eau Sauvage’ by Dior; red orange with ‘Orange Sanguine’ by Atelier Cologne; tangerine with ‘Little Italy’ by Bond No 9; lemon with cloves with ‘Jean Marie Farina’ by Roger & Gallet; orange with petit grain with ‘Eau d’Ornge Verte’ by Hermès; orange with roses with ‘Eau de Pamplemousse Rose’ by Hermès; tangerine with cardamom with ‘Design & Motion’ by Bugatti, and so on…). Simply put, this is the Ermenegildo Zegna I discovered and fell in love with ‘Essenza di Zegna’. A very high-quality fragrance. I agree with my friend Betoo Ruiz: we are facing a conceptually classic fragrance, made the old-fashioned way. Moderate longevity, low sillage. For hot/tropical/summer climates. Its dry down is quite ‘muted’ (almost incense-like). PS: It reminded me terribly of the work L’Occitane en Provence does with green notes in its fresh fragrance line.

• arp

  November 8, 2016

  

  Very fleeting initial burst of bergamot with citrus and some floral notes, completely linear with extremely low projection for 2 hours before disappearing, end of story (I had to press the diffuser 12 times!). I thought about writing the review at the end of the day, but no; after 2 hours it disappeared on me and I had to reapply it to write this. As another user mentioned in a review of the Hugo Boss classic, this has been a great disappointment for me, or rather, a fiasco. Starting with the scent, which is nothing more than a very cheap barber’s lotion, any Old Spice; in fact, classic Old Spice has better performance than this junk, projecting and lasting longer. If we’re talking about cheap but quality items, it’s similar to the classic Sanborns tangerine blossom cologne, but Sanborns doesn’t smell like soap and has better performance. High-quality fragrance? Not at all, its low projection and scarce longevity say otherwise. As for the price, let’s not even talk about it; it cost me almost $70; there’s a 740ml presentation of Sanborns for about $10, much more product and quality than this Zegna trash. I recommend trying it before buying, don’t let it happen to you: I let myself be guided by previous reviews and what seemed like a miracle turned out to be a great disappointment.

• arp

  November 19, 2016

  

  Very fleeting initial burst of bergamot with citrus and some floral notes, completely linear and with a sillage that’s too low for the first two hours before it disappears entirely, end of story (I had to pump the diffuser 12 times!). I thought about writing this review at the end of the day, but no; after wearing it for two hours, it vanished on me, and I had to reapply it just to write this review. As another user mentioned in a review of the classic Hugo Boss, this has been a huge disappointment for me, or rather a total fiasco, starting with its scent, which is nothing more than a cheap barbershop lotion, like any Old Spice; in fact, the classic Old Spice has much better performance than this junk, projects much better, and lasts much longer. And if we’re talking about cheap but better quality options, it’s quite similar to one sold here called Sanborns Classic Orange Blossom Cologne; the only difference is that the Sanborns version, unlike this Zegna garbage, doesn’t feel soapy at all and has much better performance in every way. High-quality fragrance? Absolutely not; its very low projection and even scarcer longevity say the exact opposite. As for the price, let’s not even talk about it; this thing cost me almost $70; there’s a 740 ml presentation of the Sanborns version for about $10, with much more product and far better quality than this Zegna trash. I definitely recommend trying it before buying, so you don’t end up like me: I was led astray by previous reviews, and what seemed like a miracle turned out to be a huge disappointment.

• Alan Vepa

  April 4, 2018

  

  Extremely citrusy and very linear fragrance; floral notes are barely noticeable at the end. Its weak point is longevity: honestly, the fixative in my hair lasted longer. Acqua di Bergamotto lasted exactly 2 hours projecting and one more hour close to the skin, totaling 3 hours. It’s a pity it lasts so little since it smells quite good. Definitely don’t recommend it unless you get it at a very good price and already own other citrus fragrances.

• Alan Vepa

  April 20, 2018

  

  A tremendous citrus fragrance and very linear; despite that, at the end, the floral notes are barely noticeable. Its super weak point is longevity: honestly, the hairspray I use lasted longer. Acqua di Bergamotto lasted on my skin exactly 2 hours projecting and one more hour close to the skin, totaling 3 hours. What a pity it lasts so little since it has a quite pleasant scent; I definitely don’t recommend it unless you get it at a very good price and already own some citrus fragrances.

• Sebastián Lucas

  September 2, 2019

  

  I love that Italian bergamot smell; I imagine myself in a white shirt strolling through southern Italy, very pleasant. If it lasted longer, it would be spectacular.

• sanicojo

  December 15, 2019

  

  Charming scent; Zegna certainly knows how to do it very well.

• sanicojo

  December 26, 2019

  

  Lovely scent; Zegna really knows how to do this well.

• Mr Landaulet

  September 30, 2021

  

  Undoubtedly, this fragrance is a true delight with Italian charm at its peak. Its composition of bergamot, citrus, and marine notes is formidable. My misfortune is that its longevity is poor (maximum 2-3 hours) and its trail is barely moderate; it’s more for personal enjoyment than to impress those passing by. Also, in my city, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find in department stores.

• SirCharlie

  February 4, 2022

  

  Acqua di Bergamotto has nothing to envy from any compatriot; it faithfully represents what is expected from a classic Italian. It’s a cologne with lots of bergamot and neroli/florals. It evolves gently into woods and aquatic notes over a musky base. It evokes cleanliness and security, someone well-dressed, with nothing to lose and much to gain. It’s a beautiful scent that only sins in duration, but within its simplicity, it’s perfect and very well balanced. It’s quite similar to AdP’s Bergamotto di Calabria and doesn’t seem immensely original, but given the price and its construction, it’s worth having as a representative of colognes. Note: 8/10

• Nivek

  March 3, 2022

  

  Out of all the nerolis I’ve tried, this was the only one that made me constantly bring my nose to my wrist.

• Tlao

  October 3, 2022

  

  One-hour Italian citrus cologne. Nothing more.

• JohnLeMusc

  April 8, 2023

  

  Sober freshness that lasts just long enough: barely an hour. In that time, it’s a blast of classic, marine, revitalizing cologne. Perfect balance. If you compare it to longer-lasting perfumes, it loses, but its structure screams good taste and sophistication; it would never be a knock-out, only because it can’t last the whole fight. Delicate bottle for the price, similar to ‘maison’ quality but hundreds of euros less. Congratulations, Acqua di Bergamotto!

• JohnLeMusc

  April 8, 2023

  

  Refreshing and sober formulation. Lasts on the skin as long as it’s supposed to: very little. During that time, it delivers a breath of freshness in the old-school style of soft, revitalizing colognes. Secondary marine note, ideal balance. If you compare it to perfumes with better performance in a ring fight, it loses, certainly, but its structure shows good taste and sophistication; in that sense, it would never get knocked out, losing only because it doesn’t stay standing until the final round. Delicate bottle for what it costs, similar in shape to the ‘maison’ offerings but for a few hundred euros less. Congratulations to Acqua di Bergamotto!