Victoria Beckham Beauty · 2023 · Jérôme Épinette

Portofino '97

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

VersionEau de Parfum

Bergamot and black pepper on a fresh sea breeze, then smoky incense and amber, drying to patchouli, vetiver and musk.

Victoria Beckham Beauty says

You’ll smell Calabrian Bergamot, Black Pepper, amber, incense, vetiver and patchouli.

More from Victoria Beckham Beauty’s description

It also mentions Bergamot, Musk and Sea breeze.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Portofino '97’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, black pepper, amber, frankincense, vetiver, patchouli drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Portofino '97, top notes: Bergamot, Black pepper, Lemon

Heartas it settles

Portofino '97, heart: Amber, Frankincense, Musk

Dry-downwhat stays

Portofino '97, dry-down: Vetiver, Patchouli, Iso E Super (pencil shavings), Coumarin (tonka)

What’s inside it

What the label names

19 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

6 citrus4 herbs & lavender4 florals1 woods1 sweet2 spices1 powder

4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Honour ManAmouage · shares black pepper, frankincense, vetiver, patchouli and 1 more$395 for 100 ml
Dylan Blue Pour HommeVersace · shares bergamot, black pepper, frankincense, patchouli and 1 more$129 for 100 ml · about half of Portofino '97’s $290
Lyric WomanAmouage · shares bergamot, frankincense, vetiver, patchouli and 1 more$395 for 100 ml

Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.