Forever Now (Gucci Museo)

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• alberto890

  October 25, 2013

  

  It’s almost identical.

• alberto890

  October 30, 2013

  

  They smell almost identical.

• Espartaco

  March 23, 2022

  

  I stumbled upon this Gucci Museo by chance – it was discontinued, nearly given away for €25, signed by Villoresi, and I bought it blindly. I’m a Pavlovian dog, and that’s our downfall. I expected a creamy oriental in the style of Gucci 00, but instead found a dry fougère as arid as a carob pod. No clouds of amber and jasmine. Do I like it? Not a bit. I’d have to be paid to wear it. It’s not bad, but Forever Now is a rarity by Lorenzo Villoresi to celebrate the Florence museum. Olfactorily, it’s not particularly rare, but much so compared to the Giannini era, which churned out insipid perfumes. It smells like something from the seventies: dry, arid, turpentine-like, with that armoured heather and a transparency they didn’t have before. If you like galbanum, lavender, old-school vetiver, and raw leather, it’s for you. It’s not a powerhouse; it simply supports the history and the scent. Neither the longevity nor the sillage are nuclear, which is a relief as it’s too intense. Some compare it to Envy, but they aren’t even alike in the whites of their eyes. It’s a vintage men’s perfume, which I don’t usually like, but it’s good to see they value history. Being by Villoresi, austere and regal, nothing else could be expected. It opens with powdery, drier-than-clay lavender and polished leather. No sensual leathers or suede. It’s the leather of hard shoes from a rich, unpleasant, heavy Milanese man, like drinking a car upholstery smoothie. We start well. The development maintains the initial tone, though after half an hour a cool, velvety touch, perhaps of lily, drops to the background. The key notes are lavender, leather, and vetiver by the kilo – very dry and spicy. It smells like the seventies, with that galbanum I detest. It’s your father’s perfume from the seventies, updated only in the more ethereal packaging. Only after an hour and a half do fragments of something ambered and floral resurface to soften things, but the main notes remain dominant. It’s a well-made perfume, perhaps plain, but essential if you like old-school Italian, the smell of a briefcase, shoe polish, and old fax paper. Respect its legacy and its classic clientele. The patchouli and musk are very themselves, no half-measures. It’s simple and well-resolved, like its other creations. PS: The bottle is monstrosity. And beware, the unisex version has very little unless you have very marked tastes.

• Espartaco

  April 2, 2022

  

  By chance, I stumbled upon this Gucci Museo I didn’t know about; I was out, it was nearly free (€25) and signed by Villoresi, so I bought it blind. We’re Pavlov’s dogs, and I’m the first. I expected a woody, creamy oriental in the style of Gucci 00, but I bumped into a drier aromatic fougere than a carob shell. Exactly the opposite of those suede and jasmine clouds I imagined. Did I like it? Not a bit. They’d have to pay me to wear it. Is it bad? Not really. Forever Now is a rarity by Lorenzo Villoresi, an independent perfumer before the trend took hold, to celebrate the house’s anniversary and its museum. What I like is that, despite being a rarity, it smells little but intensely compared to the sad Giannini era, which was pumping out irrelevant perfumes. Gucci Museo smells like the seventies: dry, arid, turpentine-like and irritating to the eyes, with hints of smoked bracken, but with an ethereal texture they didn’t have before. If you like galbanum, lavender and vetiver in the old school way, petrol leather and raw notes like fennel, it’s for you. It’s not a powerhouse like in the eighties. It lasts, but only to bolster history and perfume. No nuclear longevity or sillage, and that’s a relief because the scent is too much for me. Some compare it to Envy, which made me buy it, but they aren’t even alike under the eyes. Clearly, Forever Now is very masculine and vintage, which isn’t my taste, but it’s nice to see brands valuing their history. Besides, being by Villoresi, austere and regal, you couldn’t expect anything else. It opens with powdery, drier-than-cracked-clay lavender and polished leather. No isobutylquinolines or sensual leathers with mandarin, nor suede. This is the leather of the hard shoes a wealthy Milanese gentleman would buy. An unfriendly, heavy leather, like drinking a smoothie with a new car’s upholstery. Just the leather I hate. The development never loses its initial tone, though after half an hour a cold, velvety flavour emerges, perhaps from lily, but it drops to the background. Gucci Museo smells of lavender, leather and vetiver in kilos, the driest and spiciest you can retain. Such a seventies mix where I smell galbanum, a note I detest. It’s your father’s perfume from the seventies, updated to 2010 not by modern notes, but by a more ethereal packaging. Only after an hour and a half do ambered and sweet floral fragments resurface to soften things, but the three main notes stay on top. A well-made perfume, perhaps bland or boring, but essential if you like old school Italian, briefcase smell, shoe polish, stiff bank cards and old fax paper. Respect its legacy and classic clientele, a rarity in 2012, totally Villoresi. The patchouli in Villoresi is very patchouli, the musk very musk. Here too: lavender, vetiver and leather with guts, no half-measures or Tom Ford sweetness, but lots of seventies Gucci. Probably it won’t add much, but sometimes it’s not needed. Simple, well-resolved, just like the creations of his brand. PS. The bottle is gorgeous. I’m nobody to say what to wear, but this unisex thing, except for very marked tastes, has very little to offer.