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Colors Uomo by Benetton ( Vintage )

Bergamot, Coriander, Green Leaves, Lavender, Lemon. Carnation, Cyclamen, Cypress, Fir, Jasmine, Rose. Vanilla, Sandalwood, Amber, Benzoin, Castoreum, Cedar, Patchouli. I'm reviewing the vintage release of Colors Uomo, not because of snobbery or a disdain for the newer renditions. Truth is, I have never smelled any of them that I can recall. If I have, I surely don't remember and I recently scored a vintage 100ml. with box on the bay. I submitted a low ball bid and as luck would have it, no one else bid on it. What I can initially say is that I am pleasantly surprised at how nice this is. There's also a very calm complexity churning in this fragrance that I didn't expect to exist. I wrongly assumed it was a superficial and linear scent due to some reviews I read after winning the bottle and waiting for it to arrive. The opening of Colors Uomo is classic, bright, lucid and extremely enjoyable. It smells like a well executed 1980's citric fougiental from th...