Potpourri

Santa Maria Novella

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3.6

20 reviews
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    3.0
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    shrokia

    10 years ago

    I went directly to a Santa Maria Novella store determined to get a unique and new fragrance. I got paper stick samples of most of the cologne herbal group and at first I did not care for this one,...

    About reviewer (23 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Cool

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    tessture

    14 years ago

    Cedar chips like a freshly cleaned hamster cage. There's a very faint oily flower note in the back, but mostly smells like a freshly opened bag of hamster chips. Unimpressed

    About reviewer (1727 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

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    4.0
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    SensualSusanna

    17 years ago

    So different than what I expected -- when you think Potpourri you think dried florals and very feminine. But this is more unisex with rich spices -- resins and fruit mixed into some spicy...

    About reviewer (636 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

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    5.0
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    blah114

    17 years ago

    This does not appeal to everyone, but you must give this scent TIME. It changes throughout the day and becomes less like potpourri and more like incense mixed with some spice. It really is like...

    About reviewer (23 reviews)

    Age44-55

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    MellyHelly

    19 years ago

    I wonder if SMN can make a fragrance that doesn't smell like strong old soap on my skin! It's not that I don't like soap in general, but I don't like it as a personal scent! Pot-pourri ( Hahha!...

    About reviewer (262 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    Zibeline

    19 years ago

    Thus far this is the one SMN that I could not love, in fact I had to hold my arm out the car window on the ride home while it was fresh. The dry down was much nicer than I'd imagined it would be...

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    5.0
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    Maller

    19 years ago

    Can't overestimate the importance of context and associations when it comes to how people react to fragrances - without doubt as important as skin chemistry and olfactory receptors. SMN Potpourri...

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    4.0
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    cdvoyles

    20 years ago

    This is drier and more masculine than I remembered from sampling it a year ago - medicinal eucalyptus. I'd like to try layering it with something floral.

    About reviewer (35 reviews)

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    Note

    20 years ago

    "Vicks." That's what the boyfriend announced. And he has a point -- though he may have been responding more the herbally bits than any actual eucalyptus. It's stronger and longer lasting than...

    About reviewer (27 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    PerfumeEnjoyer

    20 years ago

    Woodsmoke and pine. This fragrance initially smells, to me, like a walk through the neighborhood on a cold winter day. A most pleasing floral base with herbs and berries develops as the smoke and...

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    takemyhusbandplz

    21 years ago

    On me Potpourri is too artificial smelling. To me it does smell like potpourri oil (that has not been changed for far too long) in a simmer pot. Not something I want to smell like. On the plus side...

    About reviewer (744 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

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    5.0
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    Suzy_Queue

    21 years ago

    I NEVER review a product the same day I try it, especially when less than an hour has passed since first application, but I am making an exception for this scent. IT IS WONDERFUL. If it ends up...

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    4.0
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    gratefuldave

    21 years ago

    This scent made me think of Lorenzo Villoresi at first, since the spicy backbone is what LV's scents are mainly like. SMN Potpourri is very nice, though, and another brilliant creation from the...

    About reviewer (22 reviews)

    Age25-29

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    5.0
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    lillet

    21 years ago

    This potpourri is a personal obsession of mine. Its intense perfum immediatly brings me back to when I lived in in Italy. I can see why other reviewers describing it as medicinal but in a good...

    About reviewer (77 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    4.0
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    tomoes

    21 years ago

    I received a sample of this thanks to the lovely marcysong, who packed it in an order of mine. It smelled really familiar, subtly spicy and faintly medicinal, as another reviewer said, and it...

    About reviewer (39 reviews)

    Age25-29

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    4.0
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    msp12

    21 years ago

    An intriguing combination of herbs, spices and incense, SMNs Potpourri cologne is too reminiscent of Ash Wednesday services for me to enjoy wearing this fragrance. Nevertheless, I am reminded of...

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    dinahad

    21 years ago

    Love the actual SMN potpourri and this scent is as close as you'll ever find to that fresh, fragrant, slightly medicinal scent. My only beef is that the staying power is sorely lacking.

    About reviewer (324 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Warm

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    4.0
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    missytoe

    21 years ago

    I think the name Potpourri is very misleading. I expected a sweet floral bouquet, very feminine. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it's rather sexy and could definitely be worn by man or...

    About reviewer (91 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinDry, Other

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    5.0
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    rosie00000

    22 years ago

    I've loved the fragrance of Santa Maria Novella's shop in Florence from first whiff. This cologne is a lovely echo of that unforgettable potpourri responsible for bringing so many people back to...

    About reviewer (49 reviews)

    Age44-55

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    5.0
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    MelissaM

    22 years ago

    A kind swapper sent me a very generous sample of SMN Potpourri, and it had me at first whiff. Those of you who like dense, smoky frangraces like Messe de Minuit and Passage d'Enfer will love this...

    About reviewer (297 reviews)

    Age36-43

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