Laura Biagiotti - Roma per Uomo (1994)

"smells like sweet, coconutty flavored cookies.."

I think there are not much people who don't know roma, still. Its a classical piece that almost anybody over 25 may had been used at least once. But, you haven't yet? Don't worry, if you have ever used Minotaure from Paloma Picasso then you used roma too. Because they are quite similar scentwise. Roma was launched in 1994.

Roma's blend consist of:

top notes: galbanum, basil, grapefruit, bergamot

middle notes: pine, juniper, jasmine, heliotrope

base notes: sandalwood, patchouli, benzoin, cedar

The blend is very harmonious, homogeneous, soft, and natural. There is not syntheticness. But what makes roma a bit special is, despite being a sweet and oriental type fragrance, it's so lightly prepared that you can easily use it even summer. A perfect beach fragrance for example. And nice with it's warmness in winter. You can't find much orientals this versatile. 

Despite being a oriental woody, it's definitely not a heavy or cloying fragrance. The opening is kinda like a vanillary sweet coconutty scent in company with soft citruses. This sweetness is not excessive just in a perfect rate. 

Actually smells like sweet, coconutty flavored cookies. What gives that coconutty sweet soft scent is the combination of galbanum and benzoin. But don't think about notes, roma is all about vanilla and coconut. but in a very soft gentle way. It's soft, sweet, stable and calm. Not an offensive scent but will show and reflect itself without a problem. 

In summary; a successful modern oriental, with balanced masculinity and sweetness. The only problem because of its mostly a static scent, doesn't change much from the opening to drydown at all. This may become boring soon for it's user in a medium term. 

I would suggest this fragrance to people at the age of 20 and over, and a s a periodic fragrance for a change. Too static to be a signature scent imo. But very versatile you can use it any season, any time a day. Except maybe very hot days. It'd be wiser to choose fresher type colognes then. 

Olfactory group: Oriental Woody

Scent: good  7/10

Silage: good  7/10

Longevity: above average  6/10

Quality feel: above average  6/10

Recommended: Yes, as a periodic fragrance if you like soft, and lightly sweet scents