Bergamask
Orto Parisi (2014)

Strange yet freakishly appealing orange centered niche juice that's nuclear powered and extremely difficult to wash off. It also costs nearly $200. All of that aside, the unusual scent clings to you like super glue. Wish more fragrances behaved this way. Like it a lot

8/10

Orto Parisi Bergamask is a muscular and sensual modern reinterpretation of mediterranean aromatic/hesperidic older formulas a la D&G Pour Homme (original italian formula) to quote one (but more contemporary scents a la Askett&English Absolute jump on mind as well). Now therefore I have to specify this is not a light hesperidic fragrance, on the contrary this is a woody musky organic accord (more than vaguely conjuring the oceanic and equally animalic and spicier Geza Schoen Kinski) with a solid hesperidic/herbal aromatic soul and soft floral nuances. A powerful, stout, heavily hesperidic and masculine musky-woody accord based on herbal leafy italian bergamotto, spectacular neroli, aromatic lavender and animalic woody (mostly sandalwood I suppose) musk. All the other elements are revolving around these main key notes. Bergamask is definitely a mediterranean kind of fragrance with its sunny yellow main accord but the dominant muskiness is carnal, substantial and somewhat polarizing. I wonder if hints of other "animalics" are secretly supporting the general animalic muskiness. I love this southern bright kind of radiancy and its final "olfactory basement" of resinous/musky/sultry sensuality. There is definitely a floral presence all around which is mastered by neroli and romantic-melancholic muguet which is kind of vaguely "pungent", spicy and seductive. The yellow combination of neroli and herbal lime/bergamot appoints and characterizes the central olfactory vibe over a bright citrus initial burst while the juice gradually settling over a warmer soapier musky base utterly rounded up by cedar (cerdarwood and sandalwood under my vulgar nose) and soothing balsams. I wonder whether a touch of soapy tobacco (I get it) could have been secretly included in the italian formula. Bergamask is a sunny hot bold fragrace for open chested southern (well built) "rhythmical" seducers unbuttoned shirts, well tanned in their sweaty skin and flower in the mouths. Longevity and projection are incredibly powerful on my skin.

PS: To the reviewer who writes about "Citronella...." have him the patience to wait catching the brief evolution of this olfactory stout accord (one of my most complimented lately) and try him to pick up in the hands a real italian bergamot fruit in order to experiece its natural "kind of herbal-medicinal" sparkling vibe. For the other one hurrying up to scrubb it off from his skin and coping with the Bergamask's nuclear power I'd say that definitely, when you don't appreciate a fragrance, its nuclear durability could turn out as a real shortcoming for you (but just in this specific case). Synth musk? Yes, clear, what did you expected to smell?

For me it smells like citronella based mosquitoes repellents. Exactly like that. If you ever used Relec you get the idea. I will not buy.

I sprayed one spray on the back of my hand. It started out with an ok Eau Sauvage-y opening of bergamot and (probably) a bunch of hedione, but after only a short time it turned into the screechiest, sharpest, and most foul-smelling synthetic musk concoction that I’ve ever smelled. This is truly “nuclear”: the scent projected like crazy and no matter how hard I tried I simply couldn’t scrub it off. I washed my hands with soap many times, washing extra hard on the spot where I sprayed the scent, but that only reduced it to maybe 50% of it’s full power. When I came home I scrubbed it with alcohol, reducing it a further to maybe 25% of it’s strength. When I went into the shower the morning after, it was STILL THERE.
So yes, incredible performance, but what good is that performance if the perfume smells like a barrel of toxic waste?
I am truly disgusted by this scent.

My collection of fragrances mainly consists of Strong Ouds and plenty of Oriental types.
But Orto Parisi have Set a new bench mark in the performance category..... this is absolutely Nuclear.
Sharp, Stringent and very Masculin. Totally unmatched by any other. Caution needed as I'm not sure this will suit many however this is a complete Masterpiece in my opinion.

This is possibly on of my strongest. Or at least in my top 5.

Overall scent 9.8- 10
Sillage 9.5 - 10
Performance 10- 10

3 Sprays and this lasts over 15 hours on my skin and is still very noticeable way after.

A waxy, synthetic concoction that is completely linear from the first spray to whenever you shower it off. A loud, yet flat smelling bergamot over a plasticine musk, with hints of a white flower and possibly sandalwood in support. The bottle has a very mist projecting sprayer and I assume that may be purposeful, as the sillage is huge. It's wearable, but not my preference in this genre of fragrance.