There actually is not just a bit of sandalwood in Bergamask. It takes up almost 50% of the formula. Gualtieri uses an overdose of an synthetic sandalwood molecule called javanol (together with ebanol and polysantol).

I agree absolutely with your review, especially the part how Bergamask smells in the air for others. It is much more airy and clean, than when you smell it from a paper strip. My girlfriend loves it. It also depend in which climate/temperature you use it, it is as you say one of the few fragrances which performs in the heat.

In the early dry-down this bears a striking resemblance (for my nose) to Atelier Colognes' Cèdre Atlas. I've found it super addictive from the first sniff. Thanks Matt - probably the most substantive and direct fragrance reviewer on KZfaq.

Cheers Matt, looking forward to trying this again. I do like that he doesn't do note pyramids, and people have to interpret what they smell themselves.

All the ortos are fantastic....take a bit of getting used to....but very much worth taking the time with them. Massive thanks to Matt for putting me onto them.

I adore this stuff, ran through my bottle this summer and if I keep wearing it I'll need another one because even on some cool crisp mornings it smells divine then too.

You are becoming one of my best perfume reviewers. I really appreciate your honest , balanced and thorough approach :) I like also the idea of a review via answering viewers”questions - it would be nice to continue the same way , perhaps with other OP fragrances ? Some time ago, being influenced by your videos, I bought samples of Megamare and Bergamask, both frags very attention grabbing. I used once only one spray of megamare and my female colleague told me at office that I sprayed myself like crazy ;)) Another colleague told me to smell some oud when I used bergamask, so it possible that people detect this note in the air. Overall unique, powerful frags, definitely worth checking before any buy :) Keep up great work Matt, cheers :)

Hi, I've Megamare and Terroni only and I'm thinking of buy Bergamask. Your video format answering questions Is very fresh, direct, clear, never seen like this in YT.. ah ! And the intro and outro very cool 🎼 . Regards from México City and keep up the good job man ! 👏🏼👏🏼😎

Just got my first bottle today. I think the opening has an element of geranium. The heavy citrus note that geranium leaves give of when crushed. Hands down my favourite fragrance ever.

Sounds like we all need to smell this I'm definitely all ears ,great review Matt 👍

Thanks for the follow up Matt & Rich. I watched the early review when it posted. Been on my radar since. Thanks for answering the questions as this popped up to remind me I wanted this. Ordered today and will follow up my thoughts once it arrives. Thanks guys, I really enjoy the content here. Cheers!

Great video Mate . 👍I recently got a Decant of Bergamask as i'm loving Musk in my Fragrances at the moment and it smells absolutely amazing !! Stunning Fragrance !! 👌

Great video Matt loved the description then the Q&A very enjoyable this will be one and Megamare I look forward to smelling sometime after this Covid calms down 👍🏻

This is the perfect review of Bergamask, perfectly done Matt!!! Im still saving money to buy this fragrance next year!! Its a kind of scent that i cant stop smelling this on my arm and the more you sweat the more goes strong, totally agree with you Matt 🙏.

What a brilliant video Matt, was totally thrown by the new intro. I haven’t tried this yet I had kind of decided I would wait till spring to get it but after this I’m now swithering 🙈🙈🙈 and yes you are so lucky having all those wonderful fragrance stores on your doorstep Scotland is very envious 😊❤️

This was really helpful!

This one is on order. Blind buy. I was looking for a very sharp, very aromatic citrus that Lasts all day and this is what was recommended...

Every word is truth. I wish I knew everything you said before I bought Bergamask. Especially about it's not a safe blind buy. Anyway i've got a good item in my collection for a long time :)

Fantastic Matt, need to try this one for sure. Sounds ace.

Thank you Matt, I've just used up a decant on your recommendation and ordered a bottle, honestly love the stuff, if i had to throw my frags away and just have one it would be bergamask, I was unsure from reading some of the reviews referring to the animalic side of it but after trying it I've realised that that's where the magic is. Masterpiece.

Sold to 2scentsworth haha 😆 mate your an absolute one of a kind, love your knowledge and enthusiasm I’m running out of words of superlatives 😬😬👍

Thanks for introducing me to the Orto Parisi collection. I now own megamara, viride and terroni. All blind bought and love them all. So definitely blind buying this one next. Will keep you posted on my thoughts.

Loved the review, great mix of knowledge and humour

Can't wait for my sample to arrive now mate! Great reference vid, great idea. 👍

The first add😍 made me think of Scott 😀

Just got a new bottle of Bergamask and it smells weak,I’m panicking because my older bottle is almost gone.The older one is a nuclear bomb,the new one is a hand grenade.Any thoughts? Reformulated?Macerate help?Its my favorite cologne so I’m slightly upset about the new one.Anybody,HELP!!.

Superb. Just what i wanted

Sweet new intro, but I miss the old 70's one! That had more character! I still haven't smelled anything from your favorite house! 😭

This smells good but too strong. I washed a shirt that I used with this and everything in the load smelled like it.

Haven't tried it but I just ordered a bottle 😁

Hi Matt nobody told that this parfume is sexy... but what i feel this is really sexy. what do you think ? thnx

Nice video! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Sampled Bergamask and eventually got me a full bottle. Full wear from a bottle smells different, first impressions changed a lot. What's that musk? It's so different. Cashemeran? Doesn't smell like muscenone or any popular musc ketone. The weirdest synthetic musk I had smelled so far was that in Musc Nomade, by Annick Goutal, but this musk here reminds me of that one used in Ambre Muscadin by Laurent Mazzone. It's like fur, but synthetic fur if that makes sense. I can't pin point anything. So, so strange.

You need a circular polarizing filter on your lens to remove the glare from your glasses.

Is it as good as a Kilian? 🤣😝 Don't answer. Great video mate, yea ok I do need to try you guys favourite don't i. Like this video ur knowledge and passion for it really comes through. And well Nige defo fell in love. These kinda videos are good actually who better to talk about fragrances than someone who lives and breathes the ones they talk about

Is there anywhere in the UK that do samples of OP ? Jovoy maybe ??

Thanks for sharing. Where would you say is the best place to buy Orto Parisi frags? I would like it to be fresh, not lying on a shelf for too long

Wonderful answers Matt! I was afraid to ask if we can drink it, but I would think that the answer is obvious. Of course we can drink it. PS, don't heart this comment. 🤣

I love Nasomatto Silver Musk and it's my signature scent. Is this similar?

Ok is there any cheaper clones out there or i got blag a bank

I've smelled Bergamask once before and while I liked it initially I wasn't quite sold on it. In your video you mentioned that it takes some time to really grow to really appreciate it - how long did this process take for you Matt? I had that same experience with Cobra and the Canary from Imaginary Authors.

I take its a given that you like it then pal? 😁