Dolce Rosso
Dolce Rosso by BORNTOSTANDOUT is an unisex extrait de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with cherry, blackcurrant, fig and pink pepper, moves into grape, rose de mai, saffron, plum and clove and dries down to sandalwood, benzoin, amber and tonka bean. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Cherry Sweet, syrupy and a bit almondy. Currently everywhere.
- Blackcurrant Tart, dark and slightly catty. Adds bite to florals.
- Fig Green, milky and jammy at once. One of the most interesting fruits in perfume.
- Pink Pepper Fizzy, rosy and bright. Adds sparkle without heat.
Heart
- Grape Purple, candied, unmistakably artificial. Reads as sweet before fruit.
- Rose de Mai Softer, honeyed May rose. Expensive and unmistakably natural.
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
- Plum Dark, wine-like and slightly stewed. Autumnal.
- Clove Hot, dry and dental. Powerful — a little goes a long way.
Dry-down
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
Smells like this
- Lattafa Teriaq Intense
- Nishane Vain & Naive
- Liquides Imaginaires Bloody Wood
- Hermès Rocabar
- Houbigant Patchouli Sauvage
- Jo Malone Cypress & Grapevine
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