Porpora
Perfumer: Paolo Terenzi
Votes lean feminine
119 ratings
From your scent profile
Tiziana Terenzi Porpora is a sweet, spicy, resinous unisex fragrance that sets rose and fruit against a dark, heavy oriental base.
Skunky's take: Comes alive when it gets cold; fall and winter are its seasons.
How does it perform?
From 110 community ratings, all out of 10.
Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.
Blind buy risk
70% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
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.
- Floral
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Powdery
- Resinous
What does Porpora smell like?
Porpora is a strong scent, with strong longevity and sillage. Most voters pick fall and winter, followed by spring; summer comes last. It is chosen most for evenings and nights out. Most voters read it as feminine, while some find it masculine.
The top opens with cinnamon, clove, raspberry and rose absolute, where spice and fruit gather over the rose. In the heart, frankincense, patchouli, Bulgarian rose and poppy add a floral, earthy weight. The base of benzoin, amber, myrrh and musk leaves it settling into a powdery, sweet resin.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Cinnamon
- Clove
- Raspberry
First hours
- Frankincense
- Patchouli
- Bulgarian rose
Towards evening
- Benzoin
- Amber
- Chestnut wood
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 36%Autumn
- 31%Winter
- 22%Spring
- 12%Summer
- Evening29%
- Nighttime27%
- Casual21%
- Daytime13%
- Office8%
Go easy on it for the office: the sillage is strong.
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