Palazzo (2007)
by Fendi

Palazzo is a generic floral-oriental that fails to excite or inspire. It’s also the type of scent that has seen better interpretations, by other perfumers, in the past. Personally, I’m finding it very hard to believe that Jean-Pierre Bethouart (the nose behind The Dreamer and Parfum Sacré) was behind this.

Oh, wait a minute, Thierry Wasser was also involved in its development. A-ha! That explains it…

Palazzo is a pleasant vanillic floral oriental whose sweet, powdery foundation is balanced by a fruit-accented ylang-ylang accord. It begins life smelling aggressively synthetic, as many modern fruity floral scents do, but to its credit it smoothes out quickly into a more sophisticated texture. Palazzo exhibits moderate sillage and projection, but it runs its course pretty quickly, ending in a sweet, soft vanillic drydown that while pleasant, is hardly inspiring.

Palazzo has cousins in scents like Byzance, Tocade, and Jaïpur Saphir, each of which I find more complex and ultimately more compelling than the Fendi. I understand this fragrance is soon to be discontinued, and although it’s nice, I will not miss it all that much.

Orange-scented powder and patchouli. Not arcanely complex, just pleasantly wearable. I like it.

I am new here so please understand that I am not an expert in perfumes. I only smell and wait to see of I like it or not. I simply do not like Palazzo. Initially it is too sweet then it remains too citrusy all along. I can smell something I like amongst the base notes but it remains too sweet till the very end. It's the kind of smell that gets me a headache.

Reminds me of the scent of Clarins Suncare products with a powdery base. Summer vacation in a bottle. Solar floral.

If you can't find Palazzo anymore try Eau Ensoleillante/Sunshine Fragrance by Clarins which is a lighter all-over body spritzer that can be worn in the sun.

Too bad this beautiful fragrance wasn't succesful.

Smells like liquefied orange blossom syrup, citrus juice, and smarties candies (sweet/tart), with a hairspray and soft woody drydown. I love it. I don’t get the heavy blast of patchouli that is in Angel, though I can understand why some would think of Angel – it is the candied sweetness. Palazzo reminds me more of Insolence than Angel, except that Insolence is violet, and Palazzo is orange blossom. This is a fun fragrance, and yet it has some panache and elegance. It’s the type of fragrance that I (even though I’m 50) would reach for regularly if I had a full bottle, and I think that bottle is great, by the way. One to enjoy, and not to get too analytical and serious about. Thumbs up.