Fleur de Portofino, by Tom Ford, opens on tart citrus paired with a green, earthy facet. The floral heart gives way to a warm, animalic and amber base.
Bergamot and orange, both sweet and fresh, occupy the top alongside violet leaf, green and earthy: the citrus notes share the same sweet freshness that the greenness of the violet leaf comes to contradict.
Jasmine, warm and sweet, orange blossom, waxy, sweet and green, and magnolia, green and vanilla-like, come together in the heart. Orange blossom shares sweetness with jasmine and greenness with magnolia, while jasmine and magnolia share no descriptor.
Vanilla, sweet and spicy, labdanum, amber and smoky, and civet, animalic and feral, make up the base. Warmth runs through all three materials, from the sugar of the vanilla to the animalic note of the civet.