Il Mondo di Odore

Like Santa Maria Novella's Patchouli (reviewed by me below), Lorenzo Villoresi's Patchouli is all about patchouli and nothing else.  There's no vanilla or amber to cover up the animal inside here.  Villoresi's patchouli is not a wimpy scent at all. Also like SMN's offering, the patchouli here is dry and transparent, not sweet and heavy.  In fact, at first sniff it's hard to tell the two apart.  You really need to wear Villoresi's patchouli and spend some time with it to appreciate its qualities, because they don't hit you in the face.  What I like most about Villoresi's fragrance (other than it containing good quality patchouli oil) is how multifaceted it is.  Sometimes it smells sharp and woody, almost like cedar.  The next moment I'll detect a subtle leatheriness to it, making it smell somewhat like Givenchy Gentleman.  Other times I'll detect a very slight anisic quality, and then it takes on a moist, musty smell.  Good quality patchou...