Santa Maria Novella · 1828
Potpourri
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
Variesreports split · 35 people
Worn by
Everyonemost often worn by
fresh
uplifting
What the community says
Spicy, with a dry streak
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 38 describe how long it lasts, 35 how far it projects and 20 how it smells. Most other posts only name Potpourri.
How far it projects35 people
Mixed reports on projection
about 2 in 5 say it stays close to the skin
about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately
In words
Reports are mixed: about 2 in 5 say it stays close to the skin, and about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Also worth knowing
Compliments
3%
3% of people wearing it get compliments (30).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Summary in words
Santa Maria Novella Potpourri: what people say about it.
In short: Spicy, with a dry streak.
Worn by everyone.
Mixed reports on projection (35 people): Reports are mixed: about 2 in 5 say it stays close to the skin, and about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately.
3% of people wearing it get compliments (30).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 100+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Santa Maria Novella Potpourri comes across as Herb garden air, bright citrus, smoky cedar. It opens with laurel, bitter orange and bergamot, moves into rosemary, thyme and clove and settles on Peru balsam, cedarwood and patchouli. It reads unisex.
It works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, 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: you are unsure about strong spicy notes; this one divides opinion.
- Skip if: you dislike green fragrances.
Around $122.
Explore more: Fresh perfumes · Bitter orange perfumes · Bergamot perfumes · Rosemary perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella is represented by 31 perfumes here, from about $122 to $440. The picks mix a smoky tobacco and vanilla, a spicy green rose and a peach-and-orange floral; Melograno and Angeli di Firenze are colognes. It is a Florence house with roots going back to 1612.
What the top Santa Maria Novella picks smell like
The Santa Maria Novella perfumes that stand out in community discussion are Tabacco Toscano, Melograno and Angeli di Firenze.
Santa Maria Novella Tabacco Toscano, listed from 2008, smells like smoky tobacco and leather softened by creamy vanilla, opening on Tuscan tobacco and bergamot and drying to vanilla, cedarwood, musk, gaiac wood and sandalwood.
Melograno (EDC, 1965) reads as green rose petals and citrus zest over soft powdery musk, with bergamot, bitter orange and spices above oakmoss, musk, labdanum and patchouli.
Sunlit peach and orange with clean marine florals sum up Angeli di Firenze, a 2006 EDC with peach and orange at the start and musk, sandalwood and vanilla beneath.
Looking for more? Try woody perfumes and floral perfumes, then the brand index.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Herb garden air, bright citrus, smoky cedar. It opens with laurel, bitter orange and bergamot, moves into rosemary, thyme and clove and settles on Peru balsam, cedarwood and patchouli.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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