I've seen much on the touted similarity of XS and Himalaya, two fragrances I find to be quite different (in fact, I love Himalaya and actively dislike XS). But I don't think I've read anyone say Himalaya and Nino Cerruti smell alike. Having been a fan of the former for some time and having just received a bottle of the latter, I have to say so far they smell amazingly similar to my (untrained) nose. There is no pyramid for Himalaya here on basenotes but Creed's site offers:
"It combines Grapefruit, Bergamot, Mandarin and Lemon top notes with a heart of Cedar, Sandalwood and Vetiver and a base of Musk and Ambergris."
An random website (parfumsraffy.com) offers:
"Mandarin, grapefruit, sandalwood, cedarwood, amber, pepper, and tonka musk."
The Basenotes pyramid listed for Nino Cerruti is:
Top Notes: Green Note, Galbanum, Juniper, Lemon, Mint, Bergamot
Middle Notes: Jasmine, Pine, Carnation, Thyme, Fruit Notes ,
Base Notes: Cedarwood, Moss, Fir, Amber, Musk, Benzoin ,
So I see overlap in the top notes of lemon and bergamot and (depending on the accuracy of the 2nd Himalaya pyramid) the cedarwood and amber. Does that account for the amazing similarity I detect or am I along in thinking this?
"It combines Grapefruit, Bergamot, Mandarin and Lemon top notes with a heart of Cedar, Sandalwood and Vetiver and a base of Musk and Ambergris."
An random website (parfumsraffy.com) offers:
"Mandarin, grapefruit, sandalwood, cedarwood, amber, pepper, and tonka musk."
The Basenotes pyramid listed for Nino Cerruti is:
Top Notes: Green Note, Galbanum, Juniper, Lemon, Mint, Bergamot
Middle Notes: Jasmine, Pine, Carnation, Thyme, Fruit Notes ,
Base Notes: Cedarwood, Moss, Fir, Amber, Musk, Benzoin ,
So I see overlap in the top notes of lemon and bergamot and (depending on the accuracy of the 2nd Himalaya pyramid) the cedarwood and amber. Does that account for the amazing similarity I detect or am I along in thinking this?
