Santa Maria Novella Nostalgia
What does it smell like?
Main smell: leather and woody. It opens with styrax and petitgrain, moves to tobacco and patchouli and dries down to leather and birch.
- Came out
- 2002
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- winter
Nostalgia notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
A closer look at Santa Maria Novella Nostalgia
Nostalgia is made by Santa Maria Novella.
Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Lattafa Velvet Oud and Histoires De Parfums 1740 spread further.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is leather (100%), followed by woody and smoky. You will probably like it if you enjoy leather and woody smells and notes like tobacco and leather. Less obvious notes include bergamot, woody notes and vanilla. Perfume fans rate it 4.21 out of 5.
More from Santa Maria Novella
The house has 29 perfumes here, led by Tabacco Toscano unisex, Melograno and Angeli di Firenze unisex.
Nostalgia longevity
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. Initio Parfums Prives Absolute Aphrodisiac and Lattafa Velvet Oud last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like leather and birch are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Nostalgia through the year
The best time of year to wear it is winter and fall. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, fall, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Nostalgia dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Initio Parfums Prives Absolute Aphrodisiac (8 shared notes), Lattafa Velvet Oud (6 shared notes), Histoires De Parfums 1740 (6 shared notes) and Etat Libre D' Orange Etat Libre d'Orange Rien (8 shared notes).
Quick answers
Can I wear Nostalgia to work?
It is more of an evening scent, so it may feel too much for the office.
Can women wear Nostalgia?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2002.