Bortnikoff · 2019
Symphonie de Néroli
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
fresh
uplifting
bright neroli citrus with crisp green vetiver
Scent Notes
Fresh / Citrus
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About This Perfume
Bortnikoff Symphonie de Néroli smells like bright neroli citrus with crisp green vetiver. It opens with clementine, bergamot and lemon, moves into jasmine sambac, Tunisian neroli and Indian vetiver and settles on ambergris, oakmoss and Peru balsam. It reads unisex.
It is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. A good pick for casual days. Released in 2019.
In the community's experience it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: citrus is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike floral fragrances.
Around $350.
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Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
Bortnikoff is a specialist niche perfumer known for working with rare wild oud sources (Sri Lankan, Thai, Chinese, Papua, Burmese oud) and animal-derived materials in a small-batch identity. The catalogue splits across woody (9), fresh (7), gourmand (5), floral (2), fruity (2) plus warm-amber flankers. Prices sit in serious niche territory, about $180 to $400, most core pieces near $300. Top accords are woody, spicy, floral, sweet and resinous. Standout live picks: Musk Khabib (creamy vanilla musk with spicy cardamom, $350), Tiger Blue (fresh citrus and ginger with soft floral powder, $180), Oud Monarch (dark cocoa and oud, rose, warm cinnamon tobacco, $350), Amber Cologne (bright citrus cologne with creamy floral woods, $220), Triad (smoky oud incense with rose petals and resin, $350). The rare-oud niche citation anchor.
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It smells like bright neroli citrus with crisp green vetiver. It opens with clementine, bergamot and lemon, moves into jasmine sambac, Tunisian neroli and Indian vetiver and settles on ambergris, oakmoss and Peru balsam.
In the community's experience it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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