Essencial Ato by Natura

Confirmed! I have a decant of Gucci Intense, and they are very similar. Excellent scent. It lasted 10 hrs on me. A shame that in the end, in the drydown, the typical Natura balsamics remain (I don’t like them 100%). But still it’s excellent. I’ll buy it

A fairly fresh and eye-catching perfume with a loud and sparkling opening of orange, bergamot and aquatic notes which in its middle and base phase becomes a little more spicy with pepper, and woody with sandalwood and cedar leaving more citrus notes for the herbal vetiver notes. Good performance with very well differentiated but very well balanced phases. (8/10)

I bought the product and, in my opinion, it starts with a slightly sweet and dry opening, with an earthy note provided by paprioca accompanied by the creaminess of sandalwood. Later, the fragrance develops with a floral and powdery aroma given by pau-brasil flower, lily of the valley and jasmine. It is a different proposition from what Natura had been offering up to now.

A perfume somewhat different from the rest of the line, very strong spiced opening like myrrh/oud, a slap in the nose, but then some strong flowers appear and it settles down and leaves a very interesting floral aroma, but very unisex. I don’t know if it’s a blind buy, I don’t regret the purchase because I made it at launch on super offer, at full price I don’t know if I would buy it. Now that it’s very cold it’s not performing well for me, I think it’s more of a spring perfume, I’ll keep testing it for more days.

It’s a perfume to put on and wait about 5 minutes to smell it, at first it seems very soft but when it dries down the magic appears, it reminds me of Fleur de Gaultier but in a calm and wearable version, it’s along those lines to give you an idea. It’s a very nice perfume, it smells really good and delicately of flowers without losing masculinity.

Whoever says it stands out from the Essencial line needs to train their nose more or doesn’t have the whole line. Yes it has notes that set it apart, but the Essencial DNA is there. A great perfume, it’s not my favourite or the one I like most, but it performs very well. The nuances of the floral and woody notes in balance, with projection right at the needed level, plus the Brazilian biodiversity notes that Natura works wonderfully well, make this perfume something truly unique and not more of the same – some people may interpret it as repetitive but the comparison will always be with Natura products and that’s because the raw materials are shared in Veronica Kato’s creations. Seriously, I always say it: the ingredients Natura works with are niche, even though you find Natura on every corner.

You’ll say it’s more of the same, but you won’t be able to relate it to any perfume that exists today. What happens here is that it follows a commercial brief, which makes it easily enjoyable and gives you that feeling of having smelt it before at some point. Here we have a fresh perfume that manages to be a luminous, juicy, ambery and woody floral at the same time, it is a versatile perfume that can be worn in the morning, with the exception of the torrid summer climate of the north-east. I don’t know what magic Veronica has worked with this perfume, but it is phenomenal to the point that women like it and want to have it for personal use. Finally we have a true floral in the Essential line.

A fairly fresh perfume and a crowd-pleaser with a loud, sparkling opening of orange, bergamot and aquatic notes which in its middle and base phase becomes a little spicier with pepper, and woodier with sandalwood and cedar, leaving more citrus notes to the herbal vetiver notes. Good performance and with very well differentiated but very well balanced phases. (8/10)

Great perfume. Personally I struggled to find an occasion to wear it and I think it’s because the problem is that it’s presented as a mainly woody perfume and its presentation suggests it’s elegant and almost for night-time. However I feel that citrus notes and pepper predominate a lot, second the floral notes and in the background the dark woody aspect (a smell like wet wood). This results in an ideal scent for daytime below 30°C. It clearly has a dark woods base that makes it not for extreme heat, but I’m wearing it quite a bit on warm autumn days and I find it very fitting, at the risk of getting booed, I consider it almost a sport fragrance (it’s not sport, but perhaps a sport beautified and made more complex by the woody and floral components).

I agree! My decant of Gucci Intense smells almost identical. The scent is top-notch and lasted 10 hours on me. The only downside is that in the dry-down it leaves that typical Natura balsamic trail which doesn’t quite win me over 100%, but it remains an excellent purchase.

A great fragrance. Initially I thought it was too woody and elegant for evening wear, but in reality the citrus and pepper dominate, followed by florals and a base of dark woods like wet timber. Ideal for days below 30°C. Although that dark base isn’t suited to extreme heat, I wear it in autumn and it works brilliantly. I’d almost call it a sport fragrance, but more complex and beautiful.

Fresh and striking with a loud, sparkling opening of orange, bergamot, and aquatic notes. In the heart and dry down, it becomes slightly spicier with pepper and woods like sandalwood and cedar, letting the herbal vetiver notes pass through. Good performance, well-differentiated and balanced phases. (8/10)

I find the citrus too prominent at the front, especially in the opening (and it lingers in the dry down), which makes it distinct from the rest of the Essencial line. Worth it if you can get it on offer; otherwise, I’d opt for other options.

It’s an Essencial that stays true to Intense and Elixir more than the oud ones; it’s spiced at the start and moves to sharp woods in the heart and dry down within a floral context. In short, it’s atypical compared to the line extensions, but seems like a sum of the molecules from those two plus ‘something more’. It’s not one of my favourites as I prefer classic compositions; I think the best in the line are Pepper and Palo Santo, which score a goal against Ato. Regardless, I think it will appeal to those seeking something contemporary. As always with Natura, the price-quality ratio is unbeatable and it doesn’t disappoint on longevity and sillage. PS: After two hours, I see it’s very complex, changing a lot from the start, and in the sillage I smell two distinct aromas, one close and one distant. It gives the impression that on Fragrantica USA there would be dozens of positive reviews if Ato were sold under an exclusive brand at $200. This isn’t the first time I’ve seen this with Natura.

It opens very spiced, like myrrh and oud, a strong hit, but then the flowers take over and settle into an interesting, highly unisex floral scent. I’m not sure about buying blind, but I have no regrets given the super offer. At full price I might think twice. Now that it’s cold, it doesn’t perform as well for me; I think it’s more of a spring scent. I’ll keep testing it.