Venezia Uomo (1995)
by Laura Biagiotti

Bright, very bright opening. Still manages to be well rounded. The rest of it goes from there. The first impressions set a very nice tone for the Venezia.
Wood and a bright opening don’t always work together too well/subjective/. Here though, the woodiness is layered in a way hard to resist. On paper, the Fern appears to be the odd choice. I can smell the overlapping of Jasmine/Fern note with the sandalwood. It makes it beautiful and builds a deeper base for the finish.
The whole experience is based on early morning sunshine gathered with a walk in a forest around four in the afternoon. It can easily be a staple for the Mediterranean. But not quite, because it holds much more in terms of deepening the aspect, on which most easy going scents depend on-the obvious departure from the really heavy basenotes/ha/ used in perfumery.
By any means Venezia has depth, so much of it, delivered in a very bribing way. It omits the need for being too straight forward in the final approach to your nose. Sometimes if you misplace the edges you don’t get a sword, but a trident.
I’m not the kind to get hyped up, because it’s been discontinued. This one however is so refined, it’s hard not to “stock-up”. When wearing it, is needless to worry about “the right occasion or circle”. It will only reflect your preference. This is what matters, at least to me.
Venezia is much stronger than appears. The silage is outstanding, longevity-more than enough.
Personally, this must be the best Laura Biagiotti. I love Roma Uomo, but Venezia is outgoing, easy, and at the same time, deep and luscious.

Fantastic scent especially for colder seasons. Its very sharp, sweet and warm scent. Highly aromatic oriental woody juice. Shares an obvious similarity to Lalique Pour Homme, although this one has more lavender to it, and it`s a bit more sweet. Good lasting power with superb sillage.

Glowingly warm fragrance that I used to wear alot few years ago during the freezing winter months. It made me feel really good. Venezia Uomo will always have a special place in my heart.

High lavender notes with a low grumbling cedar/woody note. Aromatic woody scent, I'd say. Sandalwaood and lavender, yup.

Very nice classic bergamot / lavender opening—light, subdued, and well balanced. Already in the opening I smell the cedarwood rising from the base notes and I find this gives the fragrance a sort of a soft, subtle smoky or incense-like overlay: This is rather nice because the notes and the movements are quite clear and smooth and the bit of smoky ambiance add an additional layer of interest to the clean progression of the fragrance. The fern note in the middle is catchy and turns the fragrance greener, but at the same time I pick up an unpleasant and persistent bitter note close to the skin — this could be just my skin’s reaction, and the bitter note doesn’t project off my skin — so it’s not a huge problem. Venezia’s drydown fooled me the first two times I tried it. It is stronger that it seems at first. Five or six hours after applying, there is still a cedarwood / sandalwood accord hugging the skin. This is a good fragrance — the thumbs up is not enthusiastic, but it is appropriate...

While the female version is an exquisite, but slightly heavy Oriental, this one is surprisingly fresh and more one the aquatic side. Airy and discreet citrus notes, even a touch of salty, humid air. Pungent and astringent up to the point of being antiseptic yet much lighter than Roma Uomo, a scent which i also love, but which may not be as light and easy to wear like Venezia Uomo.

Wonderful rich sandalwood and lavender fragrance, along the lines of Mauboussin or Carven, but with an edge of fern and a tinge of creamy jasmine. Easy-to-wear with excellent sillage.