Arte Bellisimo Dark Desire Cologne

Anyone expecting Dark Desire to open heavy will be surprised, Arte Bellisimo Dark Desire Cologne from Orientica leads instead with bergamot, lemon and green notes, sharp and immediately fresh. Ginger flower, rhubarb and spices deepen the centre into something warm and tartly spiced. Amber, oakmoss, sea notes and musk close the base earthy, salty and richly resinous. Sea notes turning up beside oakmoss in the base is an unusual pairing, mixing a marine freshness into what would otherwise read as purely earthy. Arte Bellisimo Dark Desire Cologne is a citrus woody Eau de Parfum, suited to versatile day to evening wear. Orientica saved the darkness for the finish, not the opening.