Notorious Florence For Women

Notorious Florence opens with the signature 'excessive' dose of pink pepper, lifted by a touch of mandarin, exactly as Gucci Guilty Intense announces itself. The heart is a generous lilac-and-violet floral with powdery heliotrope, settling onto a warm amber-and-patchouli base. Where the original is deep, rich and impressively tenacious, this budget version reads a little more balanced and softer - the pink pepper slightly tamer, the patchouli base less dominant, so it loses a sliver of the original's intense, almost narcotic punch. Projection is moderate and longevity is good at five to seven hours, short of Guilty Intense's all-day power. It is a confident, elegant floral oriental for dates and dressed-up evenings across the cooler months, and an affordable, well-rounded stand-in for one of Gucci's boldest feminine signatures.