Tuscan Soul (2008)
by Salvatore Ferragamo

A beautiful, light citrus based scent that one can certainly imagine wearing on a warm Summer's day while strolling along the beach feeling the sand between your toes.

This scent is so refreshing and delicate, almost like someone has squeezed lemon juice and mandarin orange directly onto your skin. Such an energizing and delightful feeling.

Be warned that this is a very intimate fragrance, stays very close to the skin. Tuscan Soul is not the kind of fragrance that will overwhelm the people around you, rather it will please yourself and the people that you allow to transcend past your personal boundaries.

Salvatore Ferragamo has shifted back to their original approach to fragrance compositions, leaving behind their most recent fruity floral presentations aimed solely at the younger market. Tuscan Soul is for the older market, men and women who prefer their Summer scents to exude class and distinction.

5th June, 2011.

Can smell like Lemon Plege

3rd February, 2011. (Last Edited: 31st July, 2011.)

A perfect combination of citrics hits you from the get go, not sweet, not sour, just perfect. Then develops into a more herbal/flowery heart, but the citrics don't want to budge, they hold down for dear life, and then it just start fading out slowly with no basenotes as per se. Sometimes I get just a few hours , sometimes it lasts all day, so longevity is fickle at best.
Sillage is poor, but enough to be perceived by people close by. I have heard several time people comenting on the pleasant aroma "in the air" without realizing is my perfume.
One of my favorites, I like it so much I already have a 2 bottle back up just in case.

8th January, 2011.

I am afraid I will be a joy killer... but I tried Tuscan Soul recently and probably because I expected too much from the positive reviews... I really didn't like it all the way from the beginning to its dry down. There was a distinctive note that irritated me. I thought about it and it could be the fig leaves; however, I like fig notes in other fragrances such as Philosykos by Diptyque, or Fico de Amalfi by Acqua di Parma, or even the one by Marc Jacobs. In addition I continue to persistently look for my favourite citrus fragrance but the citrus in Tuscan soul left me unimpressed.
To the positive side of this creation: it is fresh, uplifting, unisex, and it is long lasting (4 hours). Enjoy!

1st November, 2010.

Tuscan Soul surprised me because, being a Ferragamo fragrance, I didn’t expect to like it. It is actually very nice… Light, clean, natural, quite traditional in a very pleasant way. Tuscan Soul is an enjoyable Mediterranean fragrance complete with the well-made, clean citrus opening augmented by petitgrain and a slight touch of tomato leaf. Its heart is a soft and quiet orange blossom – very nice and definitely unisex. At the base is a non-powdery, non-floral Iris and green note (fig leaf?) that continues the natural, comfortable movement into a surprisingly long-lasting drydown.

Thumbs up for a charming, natural-smelling, nicely performing unisex fragrance

16th July, 2010.

After reading reviews from others on Basenotes, I blindly purchased Tuscan Soul. I like Ferragamo pour homme so I wanted to try another fragrance from this designer.
My first spray was disppointment at the more feminine light scent of lemons. But after an hour on the skin the more masculine tones blended and sustained. I agree with others who state this is a perfect Spring and Summer fragrance. It is non-offensive (except to lemon-haters) and refreshing. For a stronger and more masculine taste, I recommend Fresco Absolute from the house of Victor. The same theme happens with Fresco Absolute but with a more Lime-Lemon and zestier attitude. I give Tuscan Soul a thumbs up for it's natural appearing aroma.

3rd April, 2010.