Laura Biagiotti
Laura Biagiotti
695 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The first fifteen minutes belong entirely to the citrus-herbal alliance. Mandarin and grapefruit burst forth with a zesty, almost soapy clarity, immediately tempered by herbal green notes of basil and laurel that add an almost savoury dimension. It's fresh and slightly unexpected—not what you'd anticipate from a fragrance released in 1992.
As the citrus fades, geranium emerges with its characteristic rosy, faintly peppery character, creating a more contemplative middle phase. The sweetness begins its gradual ascent here, with vanilla becoming discernible as a gentle undercurrent, whilst the woody notes begin asserting themselves. The fragrance settles into something far warmer and more sensual than the bright opening suggested.
Within four hours, Roma Uomo has transformed into a skin scent dominated by sandalwood, cedarwood, and amber. The vanilla adds a soft sweetness, whilst moss provides an earthy, slightly dry restraint that prevents the base from becoming overwarm. What remains is intimate and deeply comforting—though by this stage, you're experiencing it more through proximity than projection.
Roma Uomo Laura Biagiotti arrives as a curious paradox—a fragrance that announces itself with brightness yet harbours a distinctly warm, almost masculine underbelly. The opening salvo of mandarin and pink grapefruit is immediately seasoned with laurel and basil, creating an effect somewhere between a Mediterranean herb garden and a citrus market in full afternoon light. What's compelling here is how the citrus refuses to lead entirely; instead, it dances around the aromatic herbs, suggesting sophistication rather than frivolity.
The fragrance's true character emerges through its geranium heart, which provides a rosy, slightly peppery scaffold that prevents the composition from becoming a simple fruity cologne. Geranium has this uncanny ability to ground citrus, and here it works as a moderating influence, introducing a subtle florality that feels both refined and slightly powdery. It's decidedly unisex in execution—neither aggressively floral nor overtly masculine, but rather contemplative.
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