Reviews of Tuscany per Donna (1992)
by Aramis

I would like to say that IF there was a parfume that could make me go nuts when ever a woman was whearing it... IT DEFINITELY was this one. Driving me crazy... So it was the parfume I also got for my wife. After 11 years there is no other parfume that makes me want to smell it until my nose hurts. I will pay what ever it costs to have it allways available for her.

After much anticipation, (spicy carnation? fruits of Italy? sounded so promising!) I find this stuff to be utterly......... ho hum.

Very Dept. Store, very ordinary, a faintly pleasant floral/orchard note in the drydown, and a faint, distant reminiscence of Albert Nippon, which I used to like. Also a faint, distant reference to Fendi's original scent, which I detested. Tuscany per Donna is quite loud and lasting, so at least one gets one's moneys worth, I suppose. Although it's a '92 launch, it makes me think of the big hair 80's in a totally major way, a decade I adored, and yet this represents like the totally most bogus part of the eighties, like just too Nancy Reagan, like I am so sure, y'know.

Very, very glad I got the little bitty tester vial instead of a bottle.

I love this perfume, too bad here in Belgium they don't sell it anymore (at least not were I live). I just like the way this smell stays 'open' at the end, like it's unfinished. I don't find it necessary that each perfume has to end with wood or amber and certainly not with vanilla. It's like you want to keep breathin' in deeper and deeper to reach the end of this smell... . It's a while ago since I've worn this, I think about 13 years... .

Love this fragrance...I'm noticing a trend...All of the ones that I love have all thumbs down reviews! Oh well, I guess you have to give me cedit for being an individual and loving what works for me.

Carnation is one of my most favorite floral notes - when done well. Too bad this Tuscany per Donna is not one of those. The spiciness of the carnation here is sharp and almost unrecognizable. It lacks depth, and I think it actually adds to the demise of this scent. Possibly due to the blend of other notes or poor quality product. The carnation I love is the one that shines in Caron's Bellodgia ~ spicy yet creamy smooth and soft. Also with peony listed in it's notes, I expected a softer more powdery drydown. And, yes, this concoction is some mighty powerful juice! I think the smell lingered for days...and for me...that was NOT a good thing.

I read somewhere that Tuscany per Donna was one of Estee Lauder's top selling perfumes. So, after reading that I had to try it, as I usually like many of EL's perfumes.

The pretty caramel coloring of Tuscany's juice is the best thing about it! Loud, brassy and overbearing was my first impression. I will pass on this one.

Something about this is just too blaring for my taste. It bears fleeting similarities to Fendi (the orginal) in its fruity sweetness but, unlike the Fendi, this lacks grace and finesse. If Fendi is the equivalent of a glorious meal enjoyed in Rome, Tuscany per Donna is a meal partaken in the Italian section of Disneyworld's International pavilion; there's something inauthentic and overbearing in the quality of the ingredients and particularly the vanilla. In fact, one of the closest fragrance matches I can think of for this is something called Dulce Vanilla by Coty, a truly loud concoction of spices and bad vanilla. And like the Dulce Vanilla, Tuscany per Donna is capable of sticking around forever; one spray will take you well into next week, it's that strong.

I have never liked this fragrance. I've tried it many times; even purchased it but gave it away; and not only do I not like it, I keep thinking it's unfinished, that something important has been left out of it; that with just a drop of one thing, it might be a beautiful perfume.