Uomo Born In Roma Coral Fantasy Cologne

The Born In Roma line keeps expanding, and Coral Fantasy takes the franchise somewhere brighter than its usual register. Red apple, cardamom and Calabrian bergamot open this Uomo Born In Roma Coral Fantasy Eau de Toilette fruity and spiced, warmer than a typical citrus start. Lavender, bourbon geranium and clary sage fill the middle, aromatic and slightly floral. Tobacco leaf, patchouli and Haitian vetiver close it out, a dark, earthy base that contrasts sharply with the sweeter opening. Retailers list it as Uomo Born In Roma Coral Fantasy Cologne; this Eau de Toilette is classed as aromatic woody, an evening fragrance despite the fruity top, since that tobacco-patchouli foundation needs cooler weather to really register. Clary sage in the middle is worth noting specifically: an herbal, faintly boozy note that bridges the geranium's floral softness and the tobacco's eventual darkness, keeping the transition between the two halves of the fragrance from feeling abrupt. The gap between Coral Fantasy's bright name and its notably somber base is the most interesting thing about it, a contradiction the fragrance never quite resolves and is better for not trying to, wearing more like two distinct fragrances joined at the middle than a single, linear composition, best applied with a light hand given how much the base eventually takes over.