Argento (Eau de Toilette)
Perfumer: Bertrand Duchaufour
15 ratings
From your scent profile
Renato Balestra Argento Eau de Toilette is a men's fragrance that opens with a citrus and aquatic freshness and settles into a woody, earthy chypre feel, leaning towards everyday wear.
Skunky's take: When spring arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.
How does it perform?
From 21 community ratings, all out of 10.
Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Looks good without trying too hard.
Blind buy risk
80% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Citrus
- Floral
- Aquatic
- Synthetic
- Spicy
- Woody
- Earthy
What does Argento (Eau de Toilette) smell like?
It starts with lime, mandarin orange and neroli for a bright citrus opening, with cardamom adding a light spicy touch. In the heart, rose, cyclamen and lily of the valley bring a soft floral note. The base of oakmoss, cedarwood and patchouli pulls it towards a woody, earthy and faintly smoky finish.
Longevity and sillage are moderate, though the small number of ratings means this is only a rough guide. Voters lean most towards daily and leisure wear, with sport and business close behind, and fewer picking evening or night out. Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò pour Homme and Renato Balestra Argento Intense have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Lime
- Mandarin orange
- Neroli
First hours
- Cyclamen
- Rose
- Coriander
Towards evening
- Oakmoss
- Cedarwood
- Patchouli
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 33%Summer
- 29%Autumn
- 29%Spring
- 8%Winter
- Daytime27%
- Casual27%
- Sport13%
- Office13%
- Nighttime10%
- Evening10%
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
54% matchArgento Intense
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49% matchSubtil pour Homme (Eau de Toilette)
Salvatore Ferragamo · 2003
49% matchSilver Waterfall
Nisshe
45% matchVodka on the Rocks
Kilian · 2014
45% matchAcqua di Giò pour Homme (Eau de Toilette)
Giorgio Armani · 1996
44% matchCeylongrau
Grauton Parfums · 2022
44% matchGoodman's
Roja Parfums · 2014
43% matchPalais Jamais
Etro · 1989
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