In Villa has been sitting on my shelf for several years. It’s has remained in the back of my collection for a long time. I thought I should dust off the bottle and give it another chance. There are a couple of things to note about this fragrance:
1. It comes with a bulb atomizer. If my recollection is correct, that was a huge selling point. It seems very glamorous. The reality is that it’s awkward to use.
2. This only comes in 200ml bottles. As a result, I have enough of In Villa to last 2 lifetimes.
OK, past that, what does In Villa smell like? It’s green. When applied, you get hints of citrus, and lots of cypress. The citrus quickly disappears and you just get the cypress. I am confused a bit, because the notes list cedar and to me cedar is more woody than green and as such, I think cypress, not cedar. According to the Acqua Di Parma website, this scent is rounded off with warm spicy notes. These spicy notes help to balance out the green to lessen the sharpness of the scent. In Villa is a very old-fashioned scent. It reminds me of scents from the 1970’s and has hints of barber shops smells. It’s pretty linear, lasts a long time and is a cologne that will not offend. That said, I find it a bit boring. Would I purchase this again (if I didn’t have a 200ml bottle)? Probably not.
In Villa Notes:
Top notes: lemon, bitter orange, bergamot, and cardamom
Middle notes: chilli pepper, jasmine, ylang ylang and rose
Base notes: white musk and cedar
- Bone Rating: 3 out of 5 possible bones
- Classification: Unisex, but leans masculine
- Expense: $160 for 200ml Eau de Cologne
The Scented Hound 
April 14, 2012 at 1:07 pm
Yes cypress is more green, but maybe it is not cedarwood but “leaves” ;-).
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April 14, 2012 at 3:24 pm
Ahhh, I didn’t think of that 🙂
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