Eros Parfum by Versace

Versace Eros continues its string of popular releases, with Eros Parfum. This one was actually released in 2021, but it didn’t seem to get the same level of fanfare as the others in the series. Nonetheless, I wanted to do a deeper dive on this flanker. How does it smell? Does Parfum have that Eros performance? Is it even worth a try?

What does Eros Parfum Smell Like?

Notes include: lemon, mandarin, black pepper, elemi, tonka bean, Madagascar vanilla, litsea cubeba, pomarose, geranium, lavender, clary sage, benzoin, cashmeran, patchouli, vetiver

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My Full Review

Here’s how Versace describes it: Eros Parfum. The fragrance. Cool citrus sparkles: mandarin and lemon, with litsea cubeba. An aromatic heart with an oriental profile made even deeper and more delightful. Mystic woody notes bring richness and addiction to the fragrance for a real, intensified sensuality. The liaison among the ingredients is vibrant and strong. The magnificent perfumer’s calligraphy created a luminous trail to contrast the mysterious woods. A melody enhancing each and every single note and bringing the fragrance to its climax.

Eros Parfum actually opens up being more fresh than citrus. Yes, the citrus does pop at the top and its sparkling quality is nice. But, it’s actually more muted in the blend.

The usual lemon, mandarin, and that verbena-like litsea cubeba. Pepper and sage are more apparent, as is the base of amber and resinous notes like, benzoin and elemi.

Clary sage leads things early on. Noticeably, there doesn’t seem to be much, if any of the mint note. Actually, it seems like it’s been replaced by a beefed up geranium and sage, to produce a similar effect.

Also, the green apple is lighter in its synthetic appearance as ‘pomarose’, in the notes listing.

Eros Parfum has a colder freshness early on, that will give way to the warmth of the latter stages. The amber influence definitely grows, as the pepper/sage mix loses its grip on the lead.

The next phase, gives me more of the geranium and the amber notes. The pepper is basically gone, at this point. Patchouli and vanilla begin to emerge more as well. The patchouli is short-lived and I personally don’t notice much lavender here at all.

Drier, earthier freshness with woody undertones. Amber and vanila. The citrus notes are still around but not major at all.

Parfum ends up being a amber, vanilla, cashmeran, and vetiver blend to finish things out. Yes, there is still some sweetness and whatnot. Though, it’s more of a creamy amber woods type of scent.

Aromatic fresh early on, finishing with warm and resinous woods.

Sillage, Longevity, and Versatility

Sillage wise, it’s about what you’ve come to expect with the Eros line. Very strong, leaves a huge scent trail, and projects well off of the skin.

It’s doesn’t feel entirely beast mode, with how the notes are structured. However, it does give you maybe 1-2 feet off extra projection versus Eros EDP. Not a major jump, but a slight difference.

Testing out Parfum, the range of longevity seems to be 8.5-10+ hours. Mostly towards the upper end of that range. One time, it did fade at the 8.5 hour mark, but the rest of the way I could pick it up just over double digit hours in.

For me, it’s not a 12-15 hour scent or anything like that on skin. But, Eros Parfum is just a notch below being absolutely perfect in that regard.

Seasonally, it does well in the colder months of autumn and winter. Though, this also has the ability to shine in the spring as well. Just avoid hot and humid days and you should be fine with Parfum.

It has a better ability to venture into warmer days than does EDT or EDP.

If EDP was a more mature representation of the Eros formula than was the original, Parfum takes it another step forward.

I don’t think any of these colognes are super sophisticated, mature, or built for formal occasions. Just that Parfum, should have a wider appeal with men in older age groups when compared to the youthful original.

Overall Impressions of Eros Parfum

Overall, do I like Eros Parfum? I do. I guess it’s the best current formulation with the Eros name. Personally, I’m not really that much into any of them at the moment. But, this is consistently the best smelling and performing over the duration of its wear.

To me, the apex of Eros was the original 2012 release formulation. That was brilliant. Newer bottles don’t smell the same to me and the performance took a very noticeable step back.

Anyway, with Eros Parfum the amber and resinous notes feel more tolerable than in EDP. The latter stages of vanilla and cashmeran are nice and smooth and help to finish things out strong.

The citrus isn’t too strong here, but I do like that it isn’t overwhelming me with lemon and orange.

The performance is well worth the price of admission and if you really like the aroma, that aspect probably won’t be disappointing.

If you like the Eros line, Parfum is definitely worth checking out. If you’ve smelled the other fragrances in this series, you’ve basically smelled this one too. Really, just different weightings of the notes with minor new ingredients introduced.

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