If this scent smelled of anything it would be extremely high quality. Gentile is a ridiculously opulent piece of work but at the same time very simple, stripped back and Italian in it's essence. The opening is very green indeed but still with a thickness and touch of warmth backing it. Despite not being listed I think there's a hint of resin in there like a galbanum or olibanum, labdanum just very, very subtly bringing it all together. It's mainly the geranium and vetiver in this scent which are the back bone and hints of metallic basil and herbal/floral tones chime perfectly around that strong base. It definitely has a masculine Italian feel about it and reminds me of several Italian houses. I audibly sighed with pure satisfaction when I first got a whiff of this but after a few minutes started to question if It would be something I'd wear. However, in the dry down I think I was convinced that I would wear this for sure. It settles down very nicely and nestles into my skin getting a touch dirtier. I really like this one, it's a perfectstart to my exploration of this house. Longevity and projection were good although it sits quite close quite soon but I can live with that. Update: Longevity is very good on this one and I have to say any doubts I had about it subsided the longer the dry down went on. Thoroughly love this perfume and will no doubt be going on my want list.
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Gentile, from Maria Candida Gentile was released in 2012. The perfumer behind this creation is Maria Candida Gentile. It has the top notes of Basil, middle notes of Geranium and Osmanthus, and base notes of Vetiver.
If this scent smelled of anything it would be extremely high quality. Gentile is a ridiculously opulent piece of work but at the same time very simple, stripped back and Italian in it's essence. The opening is very green indeed but still with a thickness and touch of warmth backing it. Despite not being listed I think there's a hint of resin in there like a galbanum or olibanum, labdanum just very, very subtly bringing it all together. It's mainly the geranium and vetiver in this scent which are the back bone and hints of metallic basil and herbal/floral tones chime perfectly around that strong base. It definitely has a masculine Italian feel about it and reminds me of several Italian houses. I audibly sighed with pure satisfaction when I first got a whiff of this but after a few minutes started to question if It would be something I'd wear. However, in the dry down I think I was convinced that I would wear this for sure. It settles down very nicely and nestles into my skin getting a touch dirtier. I really like this one, it's a perfectstart to my exploration of this house. Longevity and projection were good although it sits quite close quite soon but I can live with that. Update: Longevity is very good on this one and I have to say any doubts I had about it subsided the longer the dry down went on. Thoroughly love this perfume and will no doubt be going on my want list.