Benetroessere Resort (2001)
by Etro

After the opening, this reminds me alot of Chanel Allure Homme Sport. Its a very sporty fragrance that has a heavy (but not piercing) citrus opening, then it goes to a floral, similar to Platinum Egoiste. It doesn't smell synthetic at all to me, a somewhat classic style fragrance. Beautiful, but having Platinum Egoiste already, I don't feel a need for a very similar masculine floral anymore. I find on the web that this is marketed as a woman's perfume, I find that rediculous. This isn't very expensive either: a 150ml goes for around 40 online, even less for testers.

26th July, 2009.

I agree. Etro’s Resort is a fruity floral that is quite masculine: It eventually eases up on the florals; it is quite light in presentation; and it’s not very sweet. This is one scent that you shouldn’t judge by the first half hour. It’s rather dull when it’s first applied – smells like an Avon aftershave I had years ago – and it stays generic for a while. Then it morphs into a very enjoyable and masculine wood and musk scent with lime and floral highlights. Very nice, that. Resort turns out to be a decent fragrance after all, but it’s not especially original, nor is it, I think, worth the niche price.

22nd November, 2008.

Wonderful "plump" fruity floral scent. More fruity than floral to my nose. Suprisingly masculine too! A big thumbs up here!

Notes are :-

Top -

Lime, Tangerine, Grapefruit

Mid -

Carambola, Jasmine, Australian Magnolia

Base -

Musk, Sandalwood, Patchouli

10th August, 2006.