Roberto Cavalli Oro

I don t really like it but I get a lot of compliments - specially from men- when I wear it...

Initial blast of black pepper & cinnamon.. As someone below said a real spicebomb.. Warms up with the woods & amber.. I really love it! Very strong with good sillage & longevity.

I remember a time when sweet, spicy, cinnamon(y) type fragrances were considered orientals- and, gourmand elements were said to be "spicy". Gourmands were an olfactory sensation within the spicy/oriental category and not a category unto themselves. Oro falls into this slot, as being a spicy/oriental fragrance with some quasi-gourmand notes that is not an official gourmand fragrance. The heart of this fragrance contains pepper, which sets the stage for an acrobatic act of spicy accords. You have the sensation of sweet and spicy nutmeg, with a vanillic kick- thanks to pepper. It's warm and sightly pungent and certainly sexy. But it's not all about the spices. There are lilting top notes and a soft woody base that rounds out the composition. This fragrance claims to last a full 11 hours, and does if you use the entire line. But, for the EDP by itself-expect about 4 to 6 good hours of scent. The bottle gets a little bad reviewing for several factors. It is assumed that the pattern on the bottle is snakeskin. But, it's not. It's actually a wave pattern designed to represent sand ripples in a hot desert. The snake covering the top of the bottle is a sidewinder- a common desert snake. However, I think it would have done better to be made of metal or glass and include more detailing...and perhaps be affixed to the bottle. This is not a gourmand fragrance that reminds us of holiday desserts. It's intention is to bring us to the world of the exotic with sultry warmth and forbidden spice accords. Instead of thinking cookies and parties, imagine yourself on a desert safari. Opulent, silk tents furnished with tapestried carpets-incense burning, hot winds and drifting dunes turning to gold in the evening sun. That's the message of Oro. Exotic. Sensual. Hot. Sultry.

It smells like powder and flowers, which remind me of my mother and walking through a garden. A little less sweet and a little more wood for myself. But I'd wear it on a gloomy day to make you wonder every so often where live flowers are...

Fragranza molto avvolgente, assomiglia molto ad aegyptus di tesori d'oriente coty e ad organza di givenchy.