{"product_id":"lattafa-opulent-milano-edp","title":"OPULENT MILANO Edp","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLattafa Opulent Milano 100ml: What It Smells Like\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLattafa Opulent Milano is a 100ml eau de parfum that smells fresh, green and lightly peppery. Bergamot, pink pepper and timur open it. Then rose, blackcurrant and geranium form a tart green heart. Finally vetiver, cedarwood and a warm amber wood close it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is rose in it, and it still does not smell like a rose fragrance. That is the most useful thing to know before you buy, so it is worth explaining properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe short version\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it is:\u003c\/strong\u003e A 100ml eau de parfum, marketed to men.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmells like\u003c\/strong\u003e: Zesty pepper and bergamot, then tart green rose, then dry vetiver and cedar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clean and polished. Fresh without being sporty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWear it\u003c\/strong\u003e: Work, daytime, spring and summer, warm weather.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorth knowing\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rose does not read as floral. The green notes take care of that.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLattafa OPULENT MILANO Fragrance Notes:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTop Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Black currant, Timur, Lemon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeart Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rose Oil, Rhubarb, Green Notes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBase Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vetiver, Cedarwood, Amber, Cashmeran.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNine notes, three per tier, and each tier does one clear job. Citrus and pepper, then tart green floral, then dry woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTimur is the one worth seeking out again if you like it. It is uncommon in perfumery and it is what gives the opening its grapefruit-like sparkle without any grapefruit in the list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is also a small Italian joke in the name worth pointing out. Very little about this fragrance is Italian, except the bergamot and almost all the world's bergamot is grown in Calabria. So the most Italian thing in Opulent Milano is the first note you smell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Lattafa Opulent Milano smells like\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBergamot opens it bright and clean. Pink pepper arrives with a rosy fizz, and timur sits beside it adding something unexpected. Timur is a pepper grown in Nepal, and what makes it unusual is that it smells of grapefruit peel rather than heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo the opening is zesty and peppery at the same time, which is more interesting than a plain citrus start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen the heart arrives and stays tart. Rose is fresh and green here rather than jammy. Blackcurrant adds a sharp fruity bite, while geranium brings a green leafy quality with a rosy edge of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally the base dries everything out. Vetiver gives a dry rooty earthiness, cedarwood adds a clean pencil-shaving woodiness, and a warm amber wood note softens the edges. Lattafa Opulent Milano finishes polished and close to the skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy the rose in Lattafa Opulent Milano does not smell floral\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of what surrounds it. Rose on its own can read sweet and old-fashioned. Here it sits boxed in by blackcurrant on one side and geranium on the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackcurrant is tart and slightly green, so it pulls the rose away from sweetness. Geranium is green and leafy with a rosy edge, so it stretches the rose outwards into something herbal rather than deepening it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderneath, vetiver and cedar are both dry. Nothing in the base is sweet or powdery, which is usually what makes a rose fragrance read as feminine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is worth knowing because plenty of men skip anything with rose in the note list. Rose is in half of modern masculine perfumery, and arranged like this you would never pick it out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOpulent Milano or Opulent Oud?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey share a collection name and nothing else. One is fresh and one is dark, so this is an easy decision once you know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLattafa Opulent Milano is the fresh one. Bergamot, pepper and tart green rose over dry vetiver and cedar make it a daytime and warm weather fragrance. It is also comfortable in an office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpulent Oud is the warm one. Saffron and cinnamon over oud and rose, finishing on amber and cedar, make it an evening and cold weather scent. Both contain rose, but they use it in completely different ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy Milano for daytime and Oud for evenings. The Opulent name tells you nothing about which is which, so go by the notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho should buy Lattafa Opulent Milano, and who should not\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy it if you want a clean fresh fragrance for work that is not another plain citrus. The pepper and timur opening gives it character, while the dry woody base keeps it close enough for a shared office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also suits warm weather particularly well. Vetiver, cedar and green notes all hold up in heat, where sweet or spiced fragrances quickly turn heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not buy it if you want something rich or warm. Nothing in this composition is sweet, and the whole thing is built to stay dry and green. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkip it too if you dislike vetiver or geranium. Both are prominent, and together they give the fragrance the green character that defines it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LATTAFA","offers":[{"title":"2 ML","offer_id":57516940755322,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 ML","offer_id":57516940788090,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 ML","offer_id":57516940820858,"sku":"6298043161749","price":22.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/0891\/4541\/files\/opulent-milano.jpg?v=1793735007","url":"https:\/\/zaoud.it\/products\/lattafa-opulent-milano-edp","provider":"ZAOUD - Profumi Arabi di Nicchia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}