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EVG17 – :
Strong florals, like surprisingly strong, overdose! Reminds me of rive gauche pour femme for some reason even though they don’t smell that similar and it’s fairly mature. Basically a Magnolia bomb!
NusLoulaaladway – :
Smells like a high quality urinal cake in the men’s bathroom. A niche version of Cristobal pour Homme.
helhast – :
A second wearing…musky sandalwood w/floral undertones w/great projection and longevity. Well done!
isid – :
Very similar to Cristobal Balenciaga’s cristobal pour homme.
Eccelso is a bit less sweet and less pronounced. Where Cristoba takes more of a direction, Eccelso smoothes all notes out into a warm, lush, slightly green aura.
I just got it, but my first impression is good!
7/10 so far.
ronniebass – :
A very elegant, sophisticated fragrance that wears well. The sandalwood, mush and nutmeg make a great combo. This is not beastly like many others from this house but is no slouch either. Wearing this, I feel like a million bucks. I won many from this house and each new one I try amazes me. There have been only a few out of their entire collection that I did not like a lot.
dryncpymn – :
Profumum Eccelso is a great blend of bergamot, sandalwood, nutmeg, and musk, primarily, with some other supporting characters of patchouli and labdanum.
Mainly it feels like a variant of Creed Original Santal or Montblanc Individuel, a versatile (gender, occasion, season) winner of all sorts. Very sophisticated and fresh yet spicy and interesting with the sandalwood standing out most of all, as in the other fragrances.
Eccelso is also strong on performance, as most like myself expect of the Profumum brand.
While more expensive than most Profumum Roma offerings (at $290 for 100ml, whereas most are $250 or $265), there’s nonetheless a case to be made on the superior performance of Eccelso to merit more consideration than a mainstay like Creed Original Santal, which itself isn’t a bad performer. OS is still much cheaper by volume ($150ish for 4oz on FragranceNet, 8oz flacon for $280 on FragranceX) but I imagine Eccelso may strike a chord with someone who admires its superior performance.
8 out of 10
chalov1986 – :
I bought this in Rome last summer. Spicy, aromatic, earthy vibe with a little bit of floral and citrus to soften it up. I get a little bit of musk but mostly sanadlwood & patchouli. Fragrance is medium sillage & medium longevity for me with 4 sprays on my arm. It’s a nice classy fragrance but I’m glad I didn’t buy the full bottle – I bought the travel size atomizer from the store for half the price.
levitraser – :
Wow. This really impresses me.
This is not a perfume that’s meant to make you stand out or to make you more attractive.. It brings an elegant smell and a calming aura all around you. People will smell it from very far away, but it’s not an amazing compliment getter. Let me explain: you’ll be always noticed, just differently. Previous reviewer @Labaloo says: “it’s a head-turner, more like an eyebrow-raiser; it gets attention, and mystified looks”.
It brings on your skin a clean feeling of soft, yellow and slightly sweet after shave. It is a perfect match with a high quality elegant shirt.. not a sharp suit, understand me: elegant shirt. This perfume describes elegance in its simplest and genuine form.
Extremely dynamic, very hard to explain it! What comes to my mind is: smell of tissue itself, oily nutmeg, almond, white-floral woody after shave, hint of sandalwood.
Longevity: Forever. It lasts through a shower and washing machine cycle.
Sillage: enormous
10/10 extremely classy yet the most versatile perfume ever. Elegance, simplicity.
boots541 – :
Profumum Roma is one of my favorite houses. I like Eccelso but I don’t love it. And here’s why: On me the musk note is dominant and as a result it has an “old man” feel too. Granted, I am an older man (47) but I get older man (65-70) from this. Don’t get me wrong this fragrance is clearly of high quality but the vibe doesn’t work for me. It’s musk in general. When it stands out, I step off.
Vova777 – :
Scent – musky patchouli & sandalwood.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the warmer months, day or night.
Projection – I didn’t get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 8hrs consistently.
BenJ5 – :
It is a fresh, clean, soapy scent, very similar to Prada infusion d’homme and Bvlgari Blv.
misterhit – :
Very masculine, clean and versatile yet a bit dated, I just don’t find anything special. Like Kouros and Azzaro, it reminds me of a man in his middle age, a successful man in a suit driving a porsche but stuck in the 90s in the fragrance world. If that’s your thing then go for it, I like my fragrances a bit more alluring.
nectar09 – :
This makes me giggle as its smell reminds me badly of Joop! Homme
I have to admit that it is much more sophisticated though but the basic concept is the same.
I would not recommend it for shy or tame people as you will definitely get noticed around wearing Eccelso.
You gotta release the tiger in you while wearing this!
pharmo – :
A NIGHT AT LINCOLN CENTER
Got tickets to the NYC Philharmonic? A few sprays of this elegant fragrance and you’re all set.
My initial reaction was a bit of disappointment. Too floral. Mind you – not as in ‘this is for women’ type of floral. Perhaps a better way to express it – ‘too perfume-y’.
However, my slight disappointment gave way to complete enjoyment. Soon enough a beautiful sandalwood (and other less obvious notes) harmonized with the floral to create a sophisticated experience.
Might I say this fragrance sparkled and danced off my skin? Yes, indeed.
Avery Fisher Hall here I come…
Sane424 – :
This is a legitimate aromatic fougere, an olfactory family that I love and that seems to translate what I always looked for in a perfume that line.
A fresh aromatic scent by bergamot, refined and enriched through floral lemony/minty touch by Magnolia, which makes it a fougere.
The touch of spice is notable and does not alter this bright and rich scent, he prepares the entry of sandalwood, by the way, one of the best! And a little incensed but nothing so warm or smoky, just gives an creamy intriguing touch and perhaps with a velvety musk. Fantastic!
ErronoNox – :
This house has been getting a lot of buzz lately and deservedly so. Profumum Roma has a high quality product and they don’t have to work hard to sell it. It sells itself. The first fragrance I purchased from this house was Eccelso and I was expecting to be let down honestly because I had seen people bashing it, no reviews of it up on Youtube (which I recently rectified), and I had yet to find a fragrance which did sandalwood so well. I may be speaking a little boldly here but, I think I may have found it. Performance is as follows:
Scent: When I first got the bottle, I could smell it before I had even put the atomizer in. For those who are unaware, PR includes their atomizers separately in the packaging. It comes with a black screw on cap along with a mini-funnel and a vial in case you want to decant some for yourself. Back to the scent. I could smell it and I knew I was in for a treat. It had almost a gourmand-like appeal, yet there is NOTHING gourmandish about this fragrance. Period. When I first sprayed it, I was instantly overwhelmed with the sandalwood front and center. The nutmeg and magnolia join shortly thereafter. The combo of Sandalwood and musk create almost like an incense vibe. It’s the best way I know how to describe it. It dries down to an incense/sandalwood mix and lasts for quite a while.
Rating: 9/10
Projection: If you guys know Profumum at all, you know what I’m about to type. INCREDIBLE projection. Out of this world. Beast mode. It’s very very strong. Do not overapply this or you WILL get a headache. Guaranteed. It leaves a very heavy scent bubble.
Rating: 10/10
Longevity: Lasts easily over a full day and if you spray it on your clothes you’ll smell it after a washing. Guranteed.
Rating: 10/10
Final Rating: 9.7/10
Горка – :
Aromatic fougere is how this fragrance is described and that’s perfect really. What I like about this is the use of magnolia in what is a masculine fragrance. Not a typical use of magnolia and not really like any magnolia note I’ve ever smelled to me this smells sweeter a bit more like jasmine.
It’s elegant and delicate a mix of nutmeg, sandalwood and musk, Eccelso is another no brainer for me…I love it!
I think there’s a hint of vanilla in here…definitely, it’s sweetening things up.
The dry down is long and just an absolute pleasure.
megan1 – :
I got a decant of this, just going by the notes. I love it, it is fresh, warm, and has a brightness to it. This is the first time I have jumped over the fence and worn a fragrance designated for men. It works on me. I was worried about the nutmeg, but it does not stand out, it is very well blended.
vintyara – :
There is nothing unisex about this. Eccelso is a very straight forward masculine sandalwood and nutmeg fragrance with tea-like bergamot opening supported by a fresh magnolia note. Nice, but nothing that I find particularly compelling.
12210 – :
It isn’t feminine at all. The more u wear it the more it becomes u. Now. I know that was so cliched and trite but I mean it and have never said that about any other frag but Amouage Gold Man. Truly wonderful along with a similar one called Arso. In fact I will go on to say Profumum is the Italian Amouage. They are close to being on a par with Amouage.
froranymn – :
Aromatic fougere?! I’m scratching my head over that categorization. This is a floriental.
For me, the initial effect is very “shimmery” with no sharp peaks. Like fog-coloured fur. The languid, intoxicating presence of magnolia (and perhaps tiny touches of tuberose, orange-blossom, jasmine?) is at the core of this composition. The citrus note (bergamot) is so subtle- pared down to a gentle, almost imperceptible fruitiness- a bright streak skirting over the surface of the fog- and is that immortelle? This florid pillow rests upon the (yet-more-intoxicating) floor of labdanum, patchouli, tonka, white musk, and sandalwood- musk being most-prominent, sandalwood next, the whole base a reflective “moon” to the magnolian sun. They are lovers… and slowly she outshines him, and it approaches night. The effect is strange and captivating and what I imagine a luxurious opium den of old to be like: breathe this strange perfume, and you have no choice but to lose yourself in reverie and relaaxaaation.
4 hour mark: still going strong. Wore it running a few late-night errands- it’s a head-turner, more like an eyebrow-raiser; it gets attention, and mystified looks.
“Elegant and nonchalant.
Walking through the vernissage’s crowd,
a haze wraps him and attraction renders
him even more mysterious than
what he seemed from far away.”
(-from PR website)
I agree.
Update: lasts 24H+
belik – :
I’ve tried this a few times now and I have to update what I originally wrote here. This is a very classy, clean and subtle fragrance. I don’t own a full bottle but I’d definitely spring for the $240. A 3.4 ounce bottle would last nearly 2 years and this is high quality stuff that lasts on the skin.
This has a cool, watery woody scent, sort of like an oriental style fragrance but there’s something there that takes it in a different direction. Maybe it’s the floral note or the touch of patchouly. This matches the aesthetic of a well-dressed, successful man who knows what he wants and doesn’t make excuses. Cool and woody, but not necessarily a dry wood. Very, very nice. I’m on my third sample vial.
bp-estate – :
From the sample, it seems quite perfumy for a masculine fragrance..i wish the musk note were more animalic/prominent.