Reviews of Venezia (1992)
by Long Lost Perfume (orig. by Laura Biagiotti)

The true incarnation of 90's sensuality and excess, romanticism and fantasy, even tough a touch of 80's ( and even male scents from this period ) powerhouse is also present. One would expect an elusive, watery scent, rising like the ghostlike city from the waters, reaching the airy zenith, right? Wrong. This csent devoures, ethralls, captvates and is also highly tought proviking.You have to either love or hate it! An Oriental who's force comes close to the one of the original female Opium, yet with an extra touch of subtlety and floral delights which is much more underdeveloped in the French classic. Without being its imitator, i would like to the describe this as its more Mediyterranen, hotblooded, but also more romantic and dreamlike counterpart. Aslo, there are some lavish woody notes in it which make me- strengely enough, associate it with some calssics of exquisite woody fragrances for men, Creed's BDP among others, altough minus the citurs notes of the latter. Another similarity with both BDP and Opium is the highly formal component- romantic or conservative wear permitted, even required, however anything casual strictly forbidden if worn with this one. The fragrance industry will remain a constant mystery to me- if so few creations of pure genius, like this one, are being put forward, why do they discontinue them so abruptly? I would have liked to have smelled and felt this one lots and lots of ladies ( provided taht they have the distinction to match Venezia's stylishness )...

Discovered this fragrance in high school and wore it thru college. A sweet and incredibly heady fragrance I'm not sure I could still handle it in my 30s but every once in a while I swear I smell it and do a double take to see who might be wearing it!

Would love to see it come back into production and would consider owning it again.

A rich , red oriental of tobacco and flowers. Remarkably smooth and warm, I love to wear this and I'm a guy. Sadly, discontinued but the men's scent is a good alternative, though a far cry from the opulence of this, the women's version. If you ever see it, buy it! You won't be disappointed (and if you are, look me up!)

What a shame this perfume has been discontinued. I would classify this as an oriental, but not a spicy one. More ambery. "Golden" is the image that comes to mind, like the beautiful deep golden color of the juice. It is blended quite seamlessly together, enough so I can't pick out any specific notes. It's a bit powdery and a bit floral, but none of these aspects overwhelms the composition. This scent is ideal for chilly autumn afternoons and cold winter nights. The lasting power is very good