Date Added: 04/10/2016
Ferrari Uomo is one of the best cheap blind buys I ever made. It is a floral leather scent that's essentially a distant relative of Dior Fahrenheit. Anyway, if you like Ferrari Uomo, by all means, buy it. It's a good scent that's truly great value for money. Just do it with your eyes open.
The fragrance opens with Sicilian lemon, juniper berries and Calabrian bergamot, all of them are from the south of Italy. Although there is plenty of citrus notes, I can barely get them. I was quite surprised to not smell any of the citrus notes throughout its lifespan on my skin. Aromatic juniper stands definitely over them dominating the scene.
The heart introduces leather, nutmeg and cedar notes. After the initial 5 minutes, the leather kicks in and that's when this is a beauty. The wood lingers around at the back but the leather is prominent. When I say 'prominent', I don't at all mean it in a bad way. But you have to like leather note in a cologne to like this one. It is raw, wild, like a horse's saddle. It is quite animalic but also creamy and a touch sweet, perhaps both due to the tonka beans.
The base is an off-dry patchouli, rich and dark, with sweet and ambery tonka, that is quite pleasant if nothing special, but the long lasting leathery middle is what dominates in this scent.
The comparisons with Christian Dior Fahrenheit are reasonable but to me seem exaggerated. Ferrari Uomo lacks the violet and petrol notes and has much more animalic leather. However, in the heart there are some faces that are common in both.
Overall, Uomo is a sophisticated/classic fragrance best used for a fall romantic evening at a classy establishment or for a mature gentleman at work or leisure. It's amazing.
by Gianluca