Dolce Amalfi

Ladies and gents, this is the fragrance that triggered my obsession and love for niche perfumery. I was looking for a summer fragrance and my friend convinced me to go into this big niche perfume shop. Looking at the name I thought it was a fresh, summer fragrance - I was wrong. I sprayed it on my hand, walked around the store then left. I could smell something really nice around me but I couldn't really tell what it was. My friend told me that the whiff is coming from my wrist, and I realized it was Dolce Amalfi, I went back and bought it, my first niche fragrance. I was astonished by how different it smelled from the designer fragrances I was used to. It's a warm, spicy aromatic fragrance, I see how some people perceive it as a bubble gum scent, but on me, it smells like warm lemon cookies, and the best compliment I received indirectly was when someone from my office asked who brought lemon cookies to work, and they were quite disappointed when they learned it was just my perfume. I've already finished the small 30ml bottle, and I'm halfway through the 100ml one. I do overspray (around 10 sprays), but it lasts on me around 6 hours with good projection.

Wow! When Id first recieved my brand-new bottle I wasn't too impressed with the projection/sillage of Dolce Amalfi, well since I own so many frags I hadn't worn it in say, 3 months or so. Well I sprayed one spritz on my arm a few hours ago and that single spritz on my forearm now keeps radiating and reaching my nose hours into the wear! There's certainly something to be said for Maturation even when it comes to "Niche Fragrances." The Clove note seems more prominent now as well having gained a slightly more medical smell which I am totally digging right now although after about 30 minutes the "medicinal aspect" smoothes out and melds beautifully with the Quince fruit. Smells absolutely rich, soft/spicey, fruity-sweet and stunning! My fave "Fruity fragrance" hands down! And YES! Smells like a more Clovey and Vanillic - Juicey Fruit Gum and I'm here for it! 100% Unisex and lasts a good 8 to 9 hours on skin if not more. CHEERD!

There is no way ya'll are smelling juicy fruit in this...I don't love the opening - it's way too spicy for my taste. If you like a spiciness to this sort of scent profile, then I think you'd really love it, although it does flee pretty past. I can definitely appreciate the complexity and journey of Dolce Amalfi. It opens warm and spicy thanks to that cardamom, then moves into a lovely citrus moment from the quince. Finally, it closes with a deep warm vanilla. Usually, I'm down to go on the ride of a multi-layered fragrance journey, but for some reason this one just doesn't interest me. I think I'm just not as interested in warm spicy and citrus scent profiles, so the first half of this olfactory experience just isn't for me. It is beautiful though and I can absolutely appreciate the craftmanship here for somebody else. That vanilla base is really well done.

The quince gives this a touch of tartness at the opening but then Dolce Amalfi blossoms in the same way others from this house do so beautifully. As the top accord settles it blends perfectly with the spices, without the incense going smokey. Personally, I find clove a great pairing with amber. Here the clove and tolu balsam gently blend with the base accord, merging into a softly spiced vanilla musk that never turns dull. Once its fully settled onto skin, a creamy vanilla lingers. I guess you could say this isn't for summer but then - you and I probably run in different perfume circles - as with a bit of spritz control I find most perfumes to be fine year round ;) This leaves a lovely scent trail enchanting all those in its wake. Another delight from Casamorati!

This is a blind buy, which I swore I was going to stop doing lol. Sometimes I see a price that is too good to pass up. To the Juicyfruit people, yes, you're right, the initial spray is like Juicyfruit, but there's really so much more that happens during the dry down, like green apple, soft cloves, vanilla, and a white musk. It's very complex. I already own Regio, 1888, and have tried many more, and I was expecting a loud burst of scents like so many other bottles, but that was not the case, and I was shaking the bottle as if it would wake up and give me more, but alas, there was no more to give. I wish this were turned up a lot more, but if you like soft, intimate scent profiles, you should pick up a 30ML and try it out. I'm still pissed off that this is so weak.