Amo Ferragamo
Ferragamo (2018)

This perfume smells like so many of the typical mainstream sugary sweet floral perfumes, I can understand why many people feel it's generic or boring. At the same time, I think it's a masterfully balanced version of that generic profile of sweet jasmine and vanilla cake frosting, and I can actually wear it and enjoy it in a way I can't with similar perfumes from Lancome and Dior, for example. The campari accord takes a simple candied orange out of the sticky marmalade territory by balancing it with the pithy fresh peel and the bitter herbal notes just gently lifting and brightening it so that it becomes a very cheerful and bright fragrance.

If you're interested in standing out or something with a great deal of complexity or nuance, this definitely isn't it. But if you like sweet floral vanilla bombs and want something cheerful and uplifting, this is a solid, high quality choice.

The opening is fruity and boozy- redcurrant with whiffs of a very diluted Campari-rich Negroni, a bit bitter but a tad nonspecific in character. Sweeter than expected but not cloying.

The drydown combines an acceptable rendition of rhubarb with jasmine that is all right but nothing exciting. The base is the most mundane part, with its ordinary vanilla base and a somewhat bland woodsiness. The sweetness persists throughout, at times assuming a creamy character.

I get moderate sillage, excellent projection and six hours of longevity on my skin.

A scent for warmer autumn days, and the sweet and soft side and rather synthetic. 2.75/5.