Gucci Bloom Acqua di Fiori by Gucci

Acqua di Fiori is a perfume that either makes you fall in love or drives you crazy. It has a unique essence, almost like the tingle of pink pepper at first. It reminds me a lot of Petals from Mercadona, an extract that smells just as exquisite. It’s my favorite for winter: it doesn’t trail unless you get close, making it perfect for special occasions. If you want everyone asking what you’re wearing, forget this one.

I have a special affection for this perfume for three reasons. First: my dad gifted it to me in 2018 when it launched, right when I was depressed and starting a job I didn’t like. At the store, he said, ‘I like this; it smells like flowers from a cemetery.’ On my skin, I felt the aquatic note, not fresh, but like marigold flowers on November 2nd and all the festivities. It was my first big designer perfume. Second: it was stolen from me on a trip with my friends in 2019. They broke into the trunk and took everything, but I used the perfume that weekend; it was my signature. Although it didn’t last, the floral notes of neroli lifted my spirits. When I arrived with nothing, the only thing I had left was the box. Third: I found it again at a swap in 2022. With a better collection and more experience, I found this tester and swapped it. I took the box out of storage after three years and put it back in its place. A full circle. The perfume is gorgeous: green, almost vegetal, crisp. White flowers soaked by rain, petrichor, running water. It’s clean, airy, slightly sweet. It projects great for the first hour, then settles on the skin for 3 or 4 hours. On clothes, it lasts almost 7. Perfect for sun, spring, and summer. Even though it doesn’t last long, I love it for the memories and synchronicities. (This is review number 100,000 on the page 😉)

I bought it on recommendation and it turned out to be very good. From the Gucci Bloom Aqua di Fiore line, this is the one I like the most. It features a great jasmine aroma, it’s long-lasting on my skin, with a creamy scent. Its scent throw is beyond 1.5 meters. I like it for autumn and winter seasons; I don’t like it for warm weather. It’s a very good perfume, although it feels powdery, like all Gucci perfumes, with that underlying scent that identifies them.

How do you fit a small pond in a bottle? Well, with this perfume… I love how it makes me feel like I’m sitting by a garden pond in Italy, surrounded by damp earth and marble with a hint of mold from the fountain splashes, à la Villa d’Este in Tivoli. It reminds me of the scent atmosphere of those waters: a sense of pause in the middle of a storm, the garden soaked right before it rains again. I feel it well for the first hour or two on that path. Then it ‘dries’ a bit (laughs) and I sense it more floral and green, though it still keeps that very pleasant wet feeling. I don’t feel like dissecting it to distinguish notes; I like exploring it as an olfactory sensation much more. I think that’s its peculiarity. It doesn’t seem very similar to the original Bloom. I see someone voted similarities with Un matin d’orage. The sensations might be related, but Matin feels more nostalgic to me. Bloom Acqua di Fiori is a bit livelier. Although it has a certain stillness, like calm waters, a peaceful and pulsating energy bursts from within, almost like a siesta before getting back to work. It took me time to connect with it; I have to find the right day and mood to wear it, but I’m finding the swing and it suits me so well. It shouldn’t have been a limited edition! The box and bottle are treasures!

Gucci built its Bloom’s collection around the four seasons, and SUMMER couldn’t be better represented. It’s literally a summer garden: floral and fresh, with a hint of grass that has a barely bitter edge. Even though it’s an EDT, it’s complex because it has development and layers: starts with a citrus touch, then a clean scent (musk) and white flowers, and in the base comes that green note with blackberry, galbanum leaves, and an ozony woodiness (Iso E Super). What lingers most is that floral and green touch; this second element makes it so DIFFERENT from the rest. Without it, it would just be a sweet floral perfume, but that note makes it COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. It’s ideal for warm climates during the day and night, and you could even wear it on a sunny autumn day. If you’re looking for a white floral with a different twist, this is a great option.

I thought I wouldn’t like it after reading so many reviews about the wet grass smell, but quite the opposite, I loved it! It has a slightly sweet but very subtle opening, I find it too romantic and feminine. I didn’t smell any green at all, just felt the sweet but divine freesia. I received many compliments with this fragrance. For a romantic date, for daily wear, or a quiet daytime outing, it’s perfect.

As a lover of fresh and green scents, this smells like my number one perfume.

It literally smells like you rubbed mint all over your body and then rolled around in the grass after the rain. I don’t personally like it, but it must be a dream made into perfume for others. It’s very unisex and original.

It’s a humid forest after the rain, earthy, full of green leaves… Too bad the longevity is so light… On me, it barely lasted an hour on the skin. I loved it; very innovative in an era of sweet fragrances. Acqua di Fiori is a promise of new formulations, but due to the poor longevity, I wouldn’t buy it again.

Honestly, I expected more longevity on my skin… When I applied it to my neck, I clearly smelled Estée Lauder’s Pleasures. Over time, it faded and I got the neroli notes; even though I don’t love neroli, I suppose with the rest of the aromas it doesn’t bother me, but I expected something more.

I felt like a little girl hidden among the herbs, soft and lost. A lovely scent that only I could smell from afar, friendly, playing with unisex vibes. It smells like a green shampoo that fades when a few drops of water fall on it, taking the coins away with the water. It makes me wonder: will an aroma artist and flashy campaigns be necessary to present a scent that lingers like a person who crosses your path and won’t let you take a photo or see a concert?

A symphony of green notes. Everything is green in this fragrance, from the mentholated neroli to the indolic jasmine to the galbanum. Perhaps the non-green element is that creamy/buttery touch of the neroli. The truth is, it smells very good, although it does seem short on intensity.