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Аму – :
A classic citrus for warm weather. Fresh, herbal, and long-lasting considering it’s an EDT. Unisex, good silage, and affordable. How can we go wrong?
Notes: lime, bergamot, other citruses; basil, rosemary, geranium; ginger, sandalwood, ivy, musk, cedar wood.
brother57843printer – :
I received my first 50ml bottle of this fragrance in the summer of 2003 when I was about 12 years old and going off to summer camp for about a week. Actually I didn’t care much for the fragrance until years later when I realized that I had no idea what I was wearing or where it came from etc. However I did have quite a vivid recollection of the fresh yet quite profound citrus quality found in this perfume. So every now and again I would go to a mainstream retailer looking for this or something like this but of course no luck. I stumble across a small boutique in Toronto and after a bit of conversation and hesitation with the woman who seemed to be the owner of the boutique, the orange bottle caught my eye and to my surprise, despite the packaging I did not recognize, this was the very fragrance my now deceased father had given to me. Lucky for me I had my smart phone with me which I was able to us to look online to find that this same fragrance comes in another bottle geared to men with the soft green emblem. Anyhow I have no idea if what I purchased was fake, it smells exactly like what I had when I was 12.
This is a lovely fragrance in my opinion. Suitable for anyone I’d say. However it is very light, it actually smells like earth after a light shower on a warm day with hints of citric fruits. For me it reminds me of my coming of age, the youthful, naive experiences that I had at summer camp that year, where I’m sure I finished this fragrance in a mere week as I insisted on drenching myself with it.
My only concern about It however is that it has a rather short life, and I refuse to mix it because it’s so gentle and light.
All in all i am delighted to have found this again. An absolutely beautiful fragrance, perhaps the only fragrance I will care to wear for the rest of my days.
bikatf – :
This has to be the least offensive scent I own. I can’t imagine any amount of this having a negative effect on myself or anyone around me. Even bathing in Aqua Classica would only wrap you in a comforting blanket of citrus and mellow wood notes. In my head the only situations I can think this is suited for are sitting around the house enjoying yourself or at a black tie event. It just seems like anything else would be a waste of a good fragrance.
LifeGuard…. – :
Very old-fashioned cologne. A lot of fresh citrus, strong floreal notes (Geranium and Chrysanthemum) and a bit of Ivy and spices.
I don’t like it so much.
My vote: 4/10
svbedulev – :
This cologne is a must have for summer. Fresh citrus followed by geranium and delicately spiced. It is fresh, uplifting and as a very fine quality to it. This is just perfect on a hot summer day. However it is just as good in winter. Sunshine in a bottle.. Love it.
SoydayNak – :
The simple joy of citrus and floral notes, rendered in hi-fidelity. You’d be hard-pressed to find a cheerier, cleaner rendition of lemon, lime, and bergamot drizzled over an earthy bed of herbs, ivy, and gingery oakwood. This basic structure is duplicated a dozen times over in most of the high-end colognes from the Old World, but the “green” aroma chemicals used here are well measured, of great quality, and help boost the relatively uninteresting citrus idea into a classier realm. You don’t splash this on after a shower and go read a book on a hammock. You spritz it under your collar as you dress for a white-tie summer wedding somewhere in Connecticut. Aqua Classica di Parma Borsari is gorgeous, and worth every minute it may take to find a bottle stateside.
inba – :
It’s a very fresh and simple cologne with strong juicy citrus opening, more orange than lime to me, and spiced with ginger. It’s strange that not many people mention the strong presence of ginger, which gives the cologne some chill feeling mixed with its spicy aspect. Later it becomes herbal, mixed with a fainted floral notes(might be Geranium) and then a smoky woody/mossy base (it becaome more smoky on my hair than on skin).
This is not a complicated one, but its simplity somehow makes people feel friendly. I saw some peole compare it with some cologne from Acqua di Parma which I also tested before, the biggest difference between the two is, Acqua di Parma makes me feel tense, it refused to “melt” on my skin, as if i was rejected, while Borsari is totally easy-going.
I like it also because of the ginger, which is so common in China and I always remember the old recipe we use to cure the cold: add the fresh ginger slices into brown suger water, bring to boiling, and drink!
Looppysip – :
Don’t let the opening, full of sweet lemonade, deceive you. This joyous cologne rapidly shows its true nature: in a few minutes your nose will feel bitter lime replacing the lemon and deep woody and musky tones developing under ‘sugarcandy’ camouflage. A good series of sprays can have a tonic/restorative effect. Perfect for a sunny morning. Very wearable and friendly. And if you are a lucky owner of a 300ml bottle, don’t be greedy, spray some Colonia on your linen, refresh your wardrobe with it, spend it generously and you’ll be rewarded!
mmmmmmhjhhh – :
The nineteenth-century traditional European perfume houses cannot be beat when one wants nothing more than to beat the heat. They make fantastically wonderful colognes! Every summer I spritz myself through large volumes of these excellent, natural-smelling, classic recipe colognes, and this summer’s new discovery (which I picked up online during the depths of winter) is Borsari’s Acqua Classica, which smells splendid and comes in a huge 4711-size jug (seriously, mine is 300ml!), complete with an attractive black mesh bulb atomizer.
Returning from my journeys out and about town in 93F weather this afternoon, I followed my usual ritual of ripping off all of my clothes and proceeding to spritz myself with, today’s choice, ACQUA CLASSICA. Wow, it smells and feels so fine. I even removed the atomizer and splashed some on (in emulation of the Tom Ford Neroli Portofino ad–ha ha ha!). According to the box–and my nose–the formula is completely unisex. The notes listed are these:
bergamot, lemon, sweet orange, ginger
orange blossom, rose, clove
Atlas cedar, sandalwood, and oak moss
They actually mistranslated oak moss as “oak musk”, but it’s there listed among the ingredients in all its glory: evernia prunastri. In a word; YES!
So it smells great, as predicted. Why these traditional houses are looked down upon–or simply overlooked–by some is a complete and utter mystery to me. Obviously they know a hell of a lot more about perfumery than all of the upstarts in the haute niche scene. I’m sorry, but let’s give some credit where credit is due. When a family business has been in business for two centuries, it’s because THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
Why do we need newfangled synthetic and abstract colognes, pray tell? The beauty of a well-made cologne lies precisely in the subtle complexities imparted through the use of real plant materials which contain hundreds of different chemical components.
Hurrah for the traditional houses and three cheers for Borsari!!!!!!
vov4ic – :
Just like John, I blind bought this one for my mother who used to wear “Fragonard Cologne Grand Luxe” and she liked it immediatly!
Fragonard is kind of smoother , Borsari is more citrus scented, I can mainly smell bergamot and verbena at first and ginger when it settles down.
Whit his classic chic 300ml square bottle with old-style atomizer, you can’t help loving it!
Pride747 – :
Blind bought this, and it arrived today.
WOW, what an great, classic cologne. If you like Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa, you will like this.
One of those hidden gems.
puzo1984 – :
Classica is a clean, fresh citrus with lemon/orange followed by sandalwood. It’s rather inexpensive, which is a plus, but the EdC is extremely short lasting.
As I’ve come to wear AC over time, I think it is more of a mature scent, perhaps better suited for the older fragrance wearer, but that may just be my opinion. Probably worth a try at least.
лёха0998 – :
Created in 1880 this 132 year old fragrance from the house of Borsari is sharply elegant. White linen suits and Borsolano hats in the spring along the Tiber come to mind. It fairly pops glorious with its lemon opening them moves into an intriguing germanium that is never too sweet thanks to the sandalwood notes. The musk and oak finish it off nicely like an espresso at a cafe in the Piazza Novona just after midnight.
Pure joy and gets lots of warm complements.
This scent is certainly a uni-sex fragrance and the new bottle not shown here is classically cut glass and feels good in the hand.
Five Platinum Stars *****
preeboy_48 – :
Great perfume and excellent cost benefit.
Strong opening of lemon, but very nice.
The drydown is very similar to Anick Duel …
bcq269speagoessenda – :
……..Wow! Freshly squeezed zestieness :o)…Dreaming I’m in a summer garden sipping iced lemonade!……..Goes on with a blast….then settles down to a lovely warm yet still fresh scent…I can smell the geranium…Very simple bottle presentation…but it’s not about ‘fancy bottles’ it’s what’s inside that counts..This is unisex in my book…..Got my approval :o)….Now, back to my lemonade…..Mmmmmmm….do try it :o)