They all sort of start out in the same way: Fresh, simple and clean. However, after a couple of minutes, each evolves into interesting little stories, all while remaining freshly intriguing. The violet is pure and soft–and not candylike, in the least. Sometimes violet can be very heady or entirely too faint; Borsari have made a delicate water that steams off the body in sweetness, as it heats up on the skin.

I was particularily impressed with one that I believe Borsari longer produces: “Notte Romana” is a gorgeous evening cologne that melts into a creamy velvet–like sucking almond italian candies in a grove in the moonlight. However, just as the tonka bean starts to enter in a mellow drag, the whole thing becomes very mischevious. For the ultimate in gorgeous balance, I mix “Notte Romana” with the more well-known “Aqua Classica Borsari Parma”. You wouldn't think that two simple splashes could marry so well, but together they are the ultimate in intoxication. It's as if time stops as Roma days and Roma nights join in an eternal circle. That may all sound very flaky and/or poetic, but the experience really is that lovely–and who would've thought it could be the product of some watery colognes? Even their tea rose is refreshingly simple but velvety. I wish you guys luck in finding one of these little treasure troves (hint: they are hidden in a box that could pass as a book) !