This fragrance was launched in 1984 and it’s a classic of Aramis, which was traditionally an Estee Lauder masculine perfume line, created and distributed in the United States. This Tuscany for men in particular, was the first fragrance to be created in perfume labs in Italy (around Florence), in order to strengthen the idea behind the perfume, of the relaxing and sophisticated life of the Tuscan villas.

The opening of this fragrance is a quite natural lemon, not excessively sour, very close to a lemon extract. This note remains dominant for various minutes with small hints of leather. In the middle phase there is a dramatic change, as lemon goes in the background, and leather becomes dominant. At the same time, a parallel line develops, with dry spices like fennel and above all cumin seeds (it reminds of Angel Violet, a perfume by Thierry Mugler, of the Angel perfume family). Later, these spices become the base notes, and they remain so dry that they can be felt in the throat at a close smell. There are also other earthy notes like musk and amber, but the cumin seeds are still on the foreground.
Judging from the first five minutes, this Tuscany for men really seems to be inspired by the Mediterranean and the Tuscan sun. Later it reveals its nature of classic spicy, but still fairly fresh perfume.

In general this perfume can handle a daily summer use very well, with a mix of semi-informal and classic style. It’s suitable for an office use, thanks to its mild intensity, and the masculine professional image it projects. This fragrance is probably not put to best use in night-outs or romantic dates, because of its lack of a broad trail. The ideal age range would be between 30 and 60 years.

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