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Vanessababe – :
Sour, tangy lemon is layered over an aquatic opening. The ocean notes here aren’t bad – I’ve smelled worse, but I’ve also smelled better. It’s not particularly salty or natural. The lemon fades after the opening and Sogno Reale becomes a lovely animalic; it’s warm, musky and leathery, with pronounced dry hay / grassy notes. I have never smelled the raw material of hyraceum, but there is a lovely, natural and not fecal musk here that I assume is the hyrax. I’m very surprised that there is no coumarin or tonka – the thought that I keep having is that there is sweetgrass in here – a coumarin laden grass that grows in the American plains. Styrax is a major note here. Tuberose contributes some indole, but this scent is not floral or tuberose-y at all. At times there are hints of something like a mild herbal lavender. Overall, the opening is ok but not special, and the heart and drydown are a really enjoyable animalic/sweetgrass/hay smell. Defnitely a cosy animalic rather than a vampy one. It makes me feel like a furry little animal, napping in the sun on a patch of sweetgrass. Average sillage, great longevity. Like.
MAXS – :
It is special but it is special only, the smell is not so attractive. Sea and animal notes are added to a normal sweet balsamic base
scrsnseabrook84 – :
One of the most unusual aquatic fragrances ever created, Sogno Reale (Real Dream) is a briny, animalic, intimate beauty that reminds you instantly of a long cruise taken on a ship or a day spent at a near secluded beach. The perfume begins with citrusy and aquatic boozy notes (lemon, bergamot, sea salt, rum) and proceeds to a brief floral incense middle (tuberose, patchouli, olibanum) before settling into an animalic powdery base (hyrax, sandalwood, styrax and amber). Full of surprises, twists and turns and intoxicatingly inviting. Like most fragrances in this collection, the presentation is a stunner as well. Unisex (a bit feminine leaning), beautiful blending, with moderate sillage and good staying power. A very unusual and nostalgic aquatic. Enjoy!
Leon77774 – :
One of the moderators on Eau My Swap was discussing her love for this perfume, so I immediately hopped online and bought a sample (I’m admiring my own restraint in not immediately purchasing a full bottle blindly, which is what I usually do these day. Zero self-control. Sigh. However, I could have bought a bottle blindly and been absolutely satisfied. This is a unique, nuanced, exciting perfume. I have burned out on niche-land lately and fallen back on the first triumvirate (Chanel, Dior, Guerlain) out of frustration, but this gorgeous little number may have pulled me back in. I’m buying a bottle immediately. It’s like nothing else I’ve tried. Oceanic, but not in the usual synthetic way, salty without being overwhelming, amber without taking over the entire program, etc. It’s well-balanced, interesting, and seems to have longevity (though not a sillage monster, to be sure). I’m smitten. High smit. I recommend this one unreservedly. Grab a bottle while you still can!!
riz261speagoessenda – :
A fab scent! I love the marine aspect to this. It’s warm from the amber yet fresh. A great mix of contrasts. A citrus opening and then you are very aware of warm amber, resins and booze. I like the booze element. It adds an intensity.
It then settles and then the floral notes really come through and you sense the crashing of salty waves. Further along the timeline and I then pick up the animal note swirling around in a glass of booze.
A nice scent for a sunny autumn day and quite unisex
Good sillage and hangs around for a good few hours.
Miha0505 – :
Holy fuck!
I wouldn’t call it boozy, but this is the most intoxicating thing I’ve ever smelled.
It has a sweet ozonic opening, with noticeable calone.Then it transitioned to this, this divine stage beyond word.
It’s probably an amber accord but beats all other amber hollow. Although my brain is too busy enjoy the smell to analyze it, I’d guess the tuberose undertone helped a little. The rum edge is quite noticeable at beginning, then a nutty accord takes over. It’s reminiscent of the nutty feeling in “South” but less muted due to its sweet companions.
A lot of boozy scents I tried didn’t even come near to actual drinks, but this one exceeds the real thing. I can trade my five years liquor portion for a bottle of this.
stas121278 – :
Enigmatic! A very charming scent with soft amber accompanied by a delicious tuberose and marine notes… this parfum is really like a dream, it seems like a mysterious essence and kept hidden for so many centuries … I’m very happy to have tried it, I like it much. I must say that it is very well balanced, the sillage is moderate and the longevity of more than 8 hours. A precious jewel.
Sillage: 7./10
Longevity: 8.5/10
Scent: 9./10
Overall: 9./10
fhctybq11 – :
An aquatic for cold weather – or an animalic with a hint of the sea. I find it better suited for cold weather, as the hyrax, amber and earthy notes turn it into a thick, warm scent with just a slight aquatic vibe. Interesting, but much thicker than I thought it would be
Maxwelvs – :
I got a sample hoping for hyraceum, I got amber, it’s a pleasant enough traditional amber but alas that’s about all much vanilla. It also smells like hairspray
Update: Picked up the sample vial I had forgotten all about and tried it again, upon further review I am kind of appreciating this more and it’s growing on me the amber is no longer the only player, it could be that after aging a bit it’s come together and rounded out more as fragrances do, sometimes when they’re fresh they can be sharp especially with certain aromachemicals.
bini26 – :
@usas – Sogno Reale contains both hyraceum (hyrax) and styrax. It was launched by Mendittorosa Odori d’Anima indeed, but the Brand Founder decided to move it into the spin-off house: Talismans Collezione Preziosa, together with existing Le Mat, Nettuno and new Osang. Formula remains intact, of course – only wooden boxes will be gradually replaced with new luxurious cases 🙂
LAstkAs Z – :
Not a review.. But a question.. Is this the same as
the Sogno Reale at Mendittorosa dot com ?
Why is the brand (mendittorosa) not mentioned here? And on the webpage hyrax is not listed as a note. Styrax is.
What’s going on here?
imagine – :
Sogno Reale begins life as a briny and mildly ammonic yet heavily enjoyable sort of sea spray aroma before evolving into what I would classify as a fuzzy-oceanic-amber. Reminiscent of Uni in all of it’s deliciousness, but also sweet and pleasant enough to be extremely wearable and mildly addicting. It’s refreshing to try something that uses the aquatic theme right for once instead of just blasting my nose with salty chemicals and trying to pass it off as “oceanic”. The hyrax is present and provides a good little fuzzy animal kick but do not fear, it is nowhere near as prominent as it is in something like Montecristo. lasts a good 7 hours but it projects very very subtly. Fantastic.
9/10
zoom95 – :
Update**
So the presentation is amazing, comes in a wood crate, very well hand craft touches. The bottle looks nothing like the one listed on here, so please don’t judge this fragrance on the wrong picture. The bottle is actually really nice with a cool cap. Now…to what matters..
The scent. Amazing, one of the best I’ve got my nose on in s long time. It’s a cross between w lab on fire what we do in Paris is a secret and Orlov Paris flame of gold but with some soft sandlewood undertones. I think the lemon, rum and sandalwood create one creamy note that’s to die for. Now, this fragrance cots a little more than the other offerings that are well priced at like $175 for a 100ml, but guys, for $200 we are getting 100ml of extrait parfum. This stuff lasts just fine, on my skin that eats up frags faster than anyone else’s, still lasts 6-8hrs easy. Clothes, forget about it.
I highly HIGHLY recommend one to get a sample of this from twisted lily a sap.you will be so happy you did, but I’m warning you, you will be obsessed until you buy a bottle.
jqgujgf – :
The BEST fragrance niche sample I have ever come across in a long time, I have approx a little over 200 niche sample from luckyscent and twisted lily too.
This just has that wow factor.
That quick transformation on just wonder and awe. I will hype this fragrance up after my full bottle is here and I wear it a few good times. So far this stuff is staying on skin for 6 hours and is still going hard and smells soooooo good. It kind of reminds me or Orlov Paris – flame of gold but for $100 less and this is a 100ml bottle.
Like a boozy lemon vanilla musk and sandalwood scent. Mouthwateringly good.
Best presentation in the game, wow take a look at that. It really makes you feel like your getting something special here.
10/10 – perfection – masterpiece – gem etc…
bandit09rus – :
Just received this beautiful bottle from Mendittorosa and I´m puzzled. It´s very subtle, but evolves in a very interesting way. I believe I will need time to learn to appreciate this scent and will experiment a bit on how to best apply for maximum impact. This may very well be the kind of perfume that is best applied on the chest before dressing.
It has been reported to be a rather animalic fragrance, but to me it´s quite well behaved. I´m intrigued by the way its many different notes are put together. Quite advanced and very original.
After some wearings I still cannot get to the full depth of this one. I like it a lot and it could well be that it’s the unusual combination of hyrax and the sea note that has caused my difficulties figuring out this lovely scent.. My most unusual fragrance in the most gorgeous bottle.
7/10
Update: I’m devastated as my lovely, beautiful bottle of Sogno Reale fell on my bathroom floor and was of course totally crushed. 🙁
I was so looking forward to getting to understand this enigmatic scent better… Now an enchanting fragrance fills my bathroom, but my bottle is lost… Feeling really sad…
New update: Time was ripe for a new bottle which is now on the way. After telling Mendittorosa about my bottle´s tragic fate I was lucky to receive some samples as consolation until I would decide to acquire a new one. I admit that this scent never escaped my subconsciousness and it was just a question of time until I had to order it again. Expecting my beautiful bottle this week, can´t wait!
vitalice – :
I cannot fully express how much I love this briny, tender animalic cocoon.
There are so many nuances – and although it is very subtle, it lingers for a very long time.
Complex, comforting, and inexplicably haunting <3