Bottega Veneta Parco Palladiano X Olivo
4.1
Overall
Accords
woody
green
aromatic
balsamic
amber
earthy
Notes Pyramid
Top
Green NotesGalbanumMastic or Lentisque
Heart
Olive
Base
VetiverCedarViolet LeafPatchouliAmberwoodIso E SuperTonka Bean
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ The rest of the PP line is more soft, natural and delicate. It's a beautiful line. This one is also a great one, but you can't describe it in the same way as the others. This is punchy, bold, and much more robust and thicker a fragrance profile. It reminds me of something Tom Ford might have in the private blend line than these Bottega. Strong opening of nice natural but heavy dry woods and a heavy dose of the mastic. This is where a bit of the TF feel comes in, think something along the lines of Vert des Bois. Peppery dry cedar and patchouli underline this with just a touch of sweetness at the edge giving the cedar that fresh cut feel. Very nice and I think the most obviously masculine one of the collection to my nose.
- ✅ "Savoury" and "Mediterranean" are the words that come to mind - a very interesting creation, which really does remind me of olives out of a jar (although I must admit I'm not sure I would have identified this if it were not for the name - oh the power of suggestion!) Salty, green and refreshing without being citrussy or aquatic; great scent for a balmy summer evening. This fits perfectly into the Italian garden theme of the Parco Palladiano series, and I wouldn't have been surprised if you had told me that it was a Jean Claude Ellena creation. I'm not sufficiently familiar with the smell of mastic to pick this apart from the other notes, but I know it can be controversial and the whole perfume is unusual so please test before buying. Highly recommended!
- ✅ This perfume ticks all the boxes, I really do enjoy the olive note. Very natural no synthetic. It’s sooo refreshing and alive!
- ✅ Really beautiful idea of a savory olive scent which I believe was created with an immortelle accord. It doesn’t actually smell like olives or olive oil to me but it paints a lovely picture that captures the salty and fruity and translucent green of olives. Decent longevity and quality. I might like to own this someday.
- ✅ I'd be lying through my teeth if I said this doesn't have an aquatic component. Olivo has an impactful opening - sharp, watery, fresh woody aroma that mimics the smell of breaking branches in a orchard - particularly if you were at a department store overwhelmed by twenty other scents like me. Upon close sniffs notes of violet, galbanum and cedar become quite apparent. It does have a savory, synthetic overtone and I'm tempted to say both Iso E super and ambroxan are at play here. As the scent develops this barbershop base becomes more and more apparent, creating a "contemporary classic fougere" feeling. Ganymede is another one I tried recently that gives off of this vibe, but IMO much more successful by ditching the ambroxan and embracing the musk and immortal as its drydown and is more interesting than Olivo. I bought a bottle as I was swayed by the beautiful opening in the boutique, but realistically I could live with just a decent. Sillage and longevity are both superb.
- ❌ This started out with a warm, sweet, and slightly dusty/tannic wood scent, maybe oak, which reminds me of a note from Byredo's De Los Santos. It is indeed salty/olive-y, like olive brine. But most of all it smells like celery. Not a fresh, crisp celery, but a warm, moist, slightly funky roasted celeriac root. I could still faintly smell that celeriac on my arm the next day after sampling. It's not a bad smell, just not what I personally would choose to add to my presentation in this world.
- ❌ 3/10
