Radiant Bergamot Ferrari for women and men

The Elusive Charm of Ferrari - Radiant Bergamot

In the realm of fragrances, the Ferrari - Radiant Bergamot stands as a testament to the brand's venture into olfactory exploration. At first encounter, one might be tempted to draw parallels with the renowned ADP Colonia line; however, such comparisons would be a disservice to the distinct identity of this scent. While the initial burst of citrus may evoke a fleeting reminiscence of ADP, the resemblance is but a mirage.

The life of Radiant Bergamot is characterized by its sweet, almost synthetic floral bouquet, a stark contrast to the tart zestiness of the Colonia lineage. The opening act of citrus is ephemeral, swiftly giving way to a heart that beats with a chemical fantasy, reminiscent of the playful essence captured in CK Summer 2019.

As the hours wane, the fragrance settles into a sweet floral drydown, which, for lack of a better descriptor, exudes a 'yellow' aura. This chromatic analogy may perplex the rational mind, yet it resonates with the sensory experience of the scent's warmth.

Despite its alluring start, Radiant Bergamot teeters on the edge of femininity, its performance hovering at the brink of acceptability yet lacking intrigue. The scent, while initially captivating, risks descending into the mundane, potentially relegating itself to the background of one's olfactory experiences.

In conclusion, Ferrari - Radiant Bergamot garners a modest 2 out of 5 stars. It is a fragrance that promises an adventure but ultimately settles for a safe journey through familiar territories. Its fleeting beauty, while worth a pause, may not endure in the annals of memorable scents.

God I love this, it just smells so good and everyone always loves it

Originally bought 4 years ago (pre - covid). Hate it back then because of the spicy note creating aura of old - school cologne (think Hermes Eau d'Orange Verte). Performance is not too great either. Try to sell it but my spray head broke so I decided to keep it & end up forgetting it exists. Recently just rediscover this and decided to give it another shot by decanting it to a new bottle.

I feel like I'm growing into this scent. Really like it. The opening is fresh, spicy with little hint of sweetness. It didn't change much further and pretty much getting softer over time. It projects only decently but didn't last too long on my skin. I got around 3-4 hrs and it's gone. With this in mind, however, it serves a great function in my fragrance wardrobe. It smells clean, soft & inoffensive so I can use it around "cologne hater". When you're going around "low fragrance" settings like gym, one spray on body plus one on cloth is all you need (I'm a sissy sprayer :D). Going for a quick errand? This won't overwhelm whomever you share your car with. I live in hot & humid weather so I can use this all year.

Overall a great buy for its function if you can get it for cheap. But scent style is a bit old - school so stay away if you prefers modern scent.

Mediocre. The latest release of Acqua Di Parma Bergamotto is a league a head of this one.

Ferrari stupidly discontinued this line (Fig, bergamot, lavender, neroli), and kept those whatever intact.
The opening is mostly ginger and bergamot, decorated with nutmeg and rosemary. It's freshly sweet but not cloying. The drydown smells like mung bean paste. That's REALLY estival!! Mung bean popsicles and mung bean soup are indispensable parts of everyone's memory of summer and childhood in this country.
I obtained a bottle from FNet and it was leaking :(, so I used a whole bottle up within a month and never was able to get a second bottle.
The green juice was so beautiful.

Light, fresh, green, & mossy!

Great value for money if you can still pick it up. As someone who usually dislikes most of the 'green' field/earthy/mossy types of fresh fragrances, even the best of the best like Green Irish Tweed, I actually like Ferrari Radiant Bergamot so credit to it!

This smells sooooo good. I liked it at first as something different, but grew to love it. If only it lasted longer it would be a top notch rating. It projects pretty well, just doesn't last, at least mine hasn't so far. It may just need to sit around for a bit longer to perform better, so I'll have to wait and see. It's safe to spray a bunch though, it's not one that just puts a cough-cloud around you if you spray more than a normal performer. I spray a few times on my chest, then arms then shirt and lower back of my head. I even like to spray it on my bed comforter since it's so fresh, and like the name says radiant. It's really inexpensive so I'd recommend a really safe blind buy. I have yet to try any other Ferrari fragrances.

Smells like a cheaper and more modern take on ADP Colonia. I prefer the more classic variant, but this smells really good, is cheap, but the performance is almost non existing. If this was the only perfume I would wear I could easily spray the entire bottle in a couple of hot summer weeks. So with that in mind not so cheap after all.

Just receive this yesterday. The fragrance smells nice but doesn't last more than half an hour. Don't waste your money. Don't believe the hype!!!

This smells really good and the notes in the pyramid are spot on. The citrus spicy blend is refreshing and zingy and very pleasant. It IS soapy and clean and a classic barbershop scent for a gentleman. It is a smell of class and sophistication that will easily dress up or down. I love this for its potential versatility. I do overspray this one because it is not going to blow anyone away no matter how much you spray. I spray quite a bit just so I can smell myself. It is a real background scent. I spray chest and shirt, so it has more sillage and longevity. This is a winner and the price is right. I hope it stays in production with this formulation intact. Ferrari has impressed me with this and Bright Neroli.

Well, this Radiant Bergamot is OK, though I had higher hopes for it.

It opens with a really nice bright citrus that reminds me of AdP Colonia. I wish it lasted longer.

Then that fades, and it goes into a cool mineral phase. The listed middle notes don't match up for me at all. To me, the middle notes are what soaps labeled "sea minerals" smell like. Wet rocks and menthol cigarettes. I didn't like the middle too much.

Then it dries down into an oakmoss and spice aroma. This part, I like pretty well, though I wish it was warmer, instead of the lingering coolness from the middle notes. But it doesn't project, and you may find yourself re-spraying often.

I would liken the journey of this scent to meeting the manager of a golf pro shop. First you smell the lemony Arnold Palmer he's been drinking. Then you notice the aroma of the menthol cigarette he had after lunch. Then you smell the Old Spice when you get within handshake range. He's probably not a Ferrari guy, but maybe he drives a pretty nice Datsun. He's a nice enough fella, but you probably won't be best pals.

Overall, this scent seems ok for the price, but I wouldn't consider it essential.

whats better quality out of this and Acqua Essenziale Colonia Salvatore Ferragamo? Anyone?

Quality Quality Quality quality 👌 👏 👍 get your hands on this one. Classy sophisticated old school but somewhat modern. Great gift for uncle-fathers-older brother. A manly man kind of fragrance.

The truth of Radiant Bergamot:

*Inexpensive, but not cheap smelling per se.
*Crowd pleasing, but well blended.
*Easy to wear, more traditionally "masculine"(if you follow such things... I personally do not.)
*Short lived on skin, but will last a morning-to-afternoon on clothes.
*Suitable anywhere: office, first date, after the gym, and surprisingly an all-season citrus scent (though best in warm weather I'd imagine)

Yeah, it's simple. Sure, it's light. But it has some great qualities for those who really dig freshy and uncomplicated. Its definitely citrus, but in a little more generic way... not specifically "bergamot", but has the clean shower and shave burst that makes it easy to appreciate. It definitely echos Acqua Di Parma Colonia, but it is just that: an echo. It doesn't have the same classic smoothness as Acqua Di Parma. Thats not a bad thing, though. Once you spray it on your skin:

First blast: its zingy and loud like a brief chime or chord, but immediately settles down.

15 mins in: green, citrus, spicy, and almost aquatic. Present but not loud. Crisp, ready to take on the day. It stays close to this for a few hours on clothes.

1 hour in: Green musk with a hint of citrus and spice. Classic barbershop soap. Too clean and crisp to be woodsy.

3 hours in: musk with a mossy green sparkle, but only a skin scent at this point.

Overall: I like it. I'll own it for as long as they make it. And you can't go wrong with the price. I imagine it would layer well with more niche brands that share the same notes or vibe.

Another old school barbershop citrus scent. I thought it would smell cheap but it doesnt . Its similar to adp colonia. Great cheapie for summer/spring.

Crisp tart bitter bergamot-lemon warmed by sweet spicy nutmeg.
I do agree with comments here mentioning it's not bright/uplifting as some might expect. The radiant here refers to warmth.
I also agree with those saying how this has old-school/classic barbershop/aftershave/shaving cream vibe.

Can't believe how many times 'sweet' has been mentioned throughout this page. It's just some bittersweet vibe from the nutmeg, nothing suggesting sweetness being the main theme here.

So what would I compare this to?
Not Mugler Cologne (2001) as it lacks any warm spice and more centered on soapy musk.
I guess I would mention some similarity to D&G Masculine (1999) and the classic Monsieur Balmain.

Too old-school/mature for you? Try the brighter Lagerfeld Bois de Yuzu (2018).

For evening wear counterpart, I think of:
Fendi Theorema Uomo (2001)
Nina Ricci Memoire d'Homme (2002)
YSL Opium Pour Homme Eau d'Orient (2007)

Very bitter citrus, in a good way. A basic citrus scent for the summer. The opening is a bit harsh. The performance is on the weak side, but this is dirt cheap so you can spray how many times you want during the day.

Starts with very harsh and cloying citrus blast, reminds me of Ysl Kouros Tonique, but that is a smooth freshie, slightly sharp as well but yet smooth. This comes off very harsh and I hardly see any transition on my skin. Very disappointed by most of the fragrances from this line, as I love the presentation. Definitely try before you buy.

I feel like these Ferrari fragrances are overrated. This is sooooooooo dry, cloyingly dry. I get bergamot, not super fresh, just plain citrus. Oak moss is listed as a note , which I'm pretty sure you can't use in fragrances anymore, but I get lots of whatever they're using to try and simulate that. Smells like tons of dry vetiver to me. It started out OK, but the dry down was so linear and just absolutely dry that after a couple hours I wanted to take a shower to get it off of me.

Ferrari Radiant Bergamot Men EDT opens with a soft projection of citrus, spicy, and green accords. The opening is a very light, faint, fresh, but it feels common. The citrus note comes up with a musky whiff. The ginger, rosemary, and nutmeg add a very faint spicy touch, the geranium and patchouli have little to no contribution. The labdanum and moss are the final notes, they create a combination of a musky, slightly dirty, and “mossy” and not necessarily “woody” accord that is noticeable. As time passes, the fragrance loses projection very quickly. Once Ferrari Radiant Bergamot Men EDT has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a no projection, musky bergamot fragrance with mossy accords. The fragrance feels airy, delicate, diluted, faint, fresh, low-quality, mossy, musky with a slight dirty touch, inexpensive, short-lived, simple, sour, sporty, unisex, weak, and pleasant.

BATCH REVIEWED: 2020.
WOW RATING: 2/10. Faint, short-lived, diluted, an unimpressive citrus fragrance.
DISLIKE RATING: 3/10. The fragrance contains a soft musky dirty note.
UNIQUENESS: 2/10. Citrus fragrances are very common.
MASS APPEAL: 5/10. Not impressive but not offensive either.
PROJECTION: 1/10. Very low, under 1 foot around the wearer.
SILLAGE: 1/10. Very low, under 1 foot behind the wearer.
APPLICATION: 8 or more atomizations.
LONGEVITY: 2/10. Very low, it projects little for about 1/2 hour then it becomes a skin scent.
SEASONS: Spring, Summer.
OCCASIONS: Formal events, outdoor gatherings, gym, office, casual, holidays, vacations, romantic, dating. This is an office-friendly fragrance.
VERSATILITY: 5/10. A soft and versatile fragrance for the warmer months.
GENDER: Advertised as unisex, the resulting citrus scent is unisex.
AGES: Any.
RECOMMENDATION: Ferrari Radiant Bergamot Men EDT can be purchased for about $30. It is a very basic citrus slightly musky fragrance, very faint and short-lived. Not recommended.
BLIND-BUY: Yes, but consider its poor performance.
SIMILAR: These are some examples of fragrances that feature similar notes. Acqua Di Parma Men Colonia Club Eau De Cologne is a green, musky, and slightly floral fragrance; Acqua Di Parma Men Colonia Essenza is very musky, floral and slightly woody; Beth and Body Works White Citrus is a fantastic refreshing pure lemon fragrance mist; Dior Homme Cologne features strong musky, floral, and powdery accords; Dior Homme Sport EDT it is a great sporty fragrance featuring grapefruit, ginger, and woods; Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau Male contains green, strong musky, animalic, and floral tones; L'Artisan Parfumeur Mon Numero 10 is woody, musky, floral, and slightly animalic; Mancera Lemon Line is a great citrus fragrance with low performance and longevity; Ferrari Radiant Bergamot Men EDT is a very faint, citrus musky fragrance.
SUMMARY: A no projection, musky bergamot fragrance with mossy accords. The fragrance feels airy, delicate, diluted, faint, fresh, low-quality, mossy, musky with a slight dirty touch, inexpensive, short-lived, simple, sour, sporty, unisex, weak, and pleasant.

Smells good. Its a solid scent. Its fresh and masculine. Very green and bergamottish. Acqua di Parmas Bergamotta still wins as a scent. Perris Monte Carlo Bergamotta Di Calibra and Ateliers version behind it. Try these. If money is an issue, then buy Radiant Bergamot. The lasting power of Adp and Ferrari is the same, disappears quick.

For a frag noob like me, this isn't for me. Starts off way too harsh. Altho the drydown is better. Would trade my 100ml bottle for something else, used about 15-20 sprays.

Started off with a hint of bergamot, and some body funk. Bergamot softens even more, sweetness comes in - so now it's sweet body funk with a fleeting thought of bergamot. It gets even sweeter, memories of bergamot are long gone, now it's a whisper of nutmeg doing it's best to compete with body funk.

Apparently NOT for me, and I am a bergamot slut. This ain't it.

Crisp bergamot juice, fresh lemon zest, and the tart spiciness of ginger warmed up by nutmeg. This is not a linear bergamot scent, it retains the strength of the bergamot through the life of the fragrance but it has these wonderful masculine spices that create a sense of warmth and intrigue. A solid compliment getter and as a woman, I can say that this fragrance would definitely make we want to be closer to my man!

To me it is too much of bergamot. Overwhelming. Wish it was smoothed out with other notes.

What a great fragrance this is that you can get for a steal! Radiant Bergamot has high quality natural smell that you may think would cost more than it actually does. Although the fragrance is quite linear, I personally do not have a problem with it since the scent is rich with character.

I have great memories rocking this one in the summer and I'm looking forward for the weather to get warm again so I could reunite with RB once again:)

Not sure what to make of this fragrance. I like some aspects of the aroma, but there are some parts for which I do not completely enjoy. Unfortunately, most of those instances are in the dry down and base.

The scent opens nicely enough, with a slightly effervescent citrus and spice sillage. There's also some floral notes at play, but not overpowering in the least. In short, the bergamot, ginger, nutmeg, and a bit off the moss strike a nice balance that plays out more fresh and clean than heavy and deep.

The dry down is less appealing to me. The citrus fades and allows the geranium and sweet resin note to surge to the forefront, with a bit of that rosemary tossed in for good measure. The moss also takes a front seat and ups the ante with the earthy undertones. The ginger is still hanging around, but it doesn't really punch through as much as I'd like. I get a bit of that sweet lemon too, but it isn't potent enough to really show off. With that in mind, I don't think the fragrance ever really comes together. It's as if it can't decide what path it wants to take and ends up trying too many disparate routes.

One complaint I don't have is performance. I got decent projection for 90 minutes to two hours, and even after that I was trailing the scent a bit. Longevity also went against the consensus, as it was quite aromatic for 6-7 hours. Even after a shower I could still detect the scent on my skin for 9-10 hours (though it was the more sweet floral/earthy tones). I have found that layering it is best (a few sprays then cover those sprays 5 minutes later) in order to get better projection.

For me, the fragrance lands squarely on the barbershop map, as it reminds me of those classic, clean, pleasing aromas. Sadly that fades a bit when the dry down moves on to the flowery and earthy accords. It seems to be a mostly quality frag at a good price, but there's definitely a bit of a synthetic, cheap vibe too with the scents being very familiar. When all is said and done, while the scent doesn't really live up to it's name, it is pleasant enough and could probably be a daily reach for casual or office wear. Even in the cooler months, I think this would perform well enough, though projection would definitely take a hit. Personally though, I could take it or leave it. I'm sure it will become a 'dumb reach' for me, in that I'll wear it when I can't decide what to wear.

Sillage: 6.5/10
Longevity: 8/10
Personal Appeal: 6/10
Wife Appeal: 7/10 ("Clean, masculine scent")
When To Wear: Spring through Early Fall, Day/Office
Overall: 6/10

I think this is a quality fragrance for the price. It smells clean and bright, it is not cloying or sweet. Unfortunately on me the herbs are too strong and they overpower the citrus with nothing to soften the twang. I must have too much sour in my chemistry as this turns into nettle tea on me. Not the fault of the perfume itself but I have the same problem with Bright Neroli too.

Me parece un aroma extremadamente rico y opulento en su salida, unisex, pero en el secado se torna femenino, y la verdad lo vendí por eso, ya que soy hombre.

La salida me encantó debo decirlo, una bergamota de máxima calidad

Very nice scent and as with all Ferrari fragrances a great value. However, I agree with the reviewer below me and say Ferrari Bright Neroli is better. In fact Bright Neroli is the signature fragrance of Ferrari IMHO.

This is a safe choice and a pleasant enough smell, but to my mind, can't compete with Ferrari Bright Neroli. Compared to the latter, it is just "meh". The performance is weaker and the smell is more generic and lukewarm due to the auxiliary notes being too strong or the bergamot too weak. If you want a recognizable citrus smell, Bright Neroli is the way to go. I don't get the resemblance to ADP Colonia, the latter has a very intense citrus kick that combines with strong lavender, later turning into a powdery fragrance. I get no such qualities from Radiant Bergamot.

I don’t take issue with linear perfumes, and Radiant Bergamot doesn’t change on my skin. After 15 minutes it’s the same scent to the end, just losing a little power along the way.

Shockingly beautiful, a strong citrus with nutmeg, rosemary and ginger. If patchouli is present it’s with a light touch. I can’t beleive the longevity for this citrus scent, in cold weather I’m getting 4 hours plus....with projection. It’s a lovely beast, unisex and cheapie cheap. If you like Bergamot, you gotta put it on your list.

After many tests in both hot and cold weather - normally I wouldn't do the latter, but I just love this perfume so much - I must say this is the longest lasting citrus fragrance I have yet encountered, and I have tried many of those. For a citrus freshie its longevity is simply phenomenal on me (easily 8+ hours), contrary to some oher reviewers' experiences. It's mostly bergamot with a hint of ginger, a hint of nutmeg and a hint of sweetness. And it's incredibly linear, the smell remains quite the same, it just weakens in projection. I have read in some other perfumes' reviews that a linear perfume is a bad perfume. Let mi ask: why so? If you love the scent's opening, you may like it not evolving, I think. In my opinion linearity is not always a bad thing and I love the linearity of Radiant Bergamot!

Ferrari Radiant Bergamot has it pros and cons. The pros are the very fresh, somewhat fruity and spicy, summery scent, which suits well with the name of the perfume.
On a personal note, i also love the Ferrari bottle, the metal cap with the leather ribbon, the heavy glass flask, its nice and qualitative. The atomizer is good and gives a healthy spray of juice.
The cons has to do with its performance.
You will get maximum about an hour of projection, after that it is a skin scent and it will be gone totally after 4-6 hours. It is a weak performer, clearly weaker than for example Ferrari Bright Neroli, which i also have, even thou Bright Neroli hardly is a beast mode perfume, but rather a normal summer edt. Ferrari Radiant Bergamot is a perfume for spring or summer, mainly daytime. Perfect for the office or school, the gym or other day time activities. I got my bottle for about 20 euros, which i find to be great value!

Scent: 8
Performance: 4
Value: 9 (at 20-25 euro. Its a Ferrari after all!)
Uniqueness: 5
overall: 6,5

Its a good scent, safe for a blind buy if you consider its performance. If you looking for something that will last throughout the day, this wont be it, but if you look for a really nice and fresh scent for a few hours on a summer day, then you cant go wrong with Ferrari Radiant Bergamot.

Too much nutmeg for my taste. Sort of reminds me of Barbasol mixed with toothpaste.

A well-hyped offering with high expectations, Ferrari Radiant Bergamot is primarily a bright burst of bergamot and lemon with some herbal, spicy undertones--namely, rosemary and ginger--as well as hints of sweetness from nutmeg and labdanum.

The composition feels bold while being refreshing and agreeable all the same. Its density isn't lacking for a warm weather daytime wear, and it fittingly projects for a couple of hours before becoming more of a skin scent.

The elephant in the room is the pricing, which is, obscenely, only $25 for the standard 100ml bottle size on FragranceX, a steal by most measures.

Radiant Bergamot's quality and price render it an elite cheapie, certainly worthy of owning for casual, warm-weather, daytime wearing. Very impressive.

8 out of 10

Could be called "Sparkling Bergamot." It surprised me as it is more spicy that I had expected given the name "Radiant Bergamot." The ginger makes the bergamot seem effervescent to my nose. The nutmeg is one of the more dominant notes which adds both spice and sweetness to the green and seemingly synthetic bergamot.

I haven't smelled much like it.

As a whole the latest "clear glass bottle" EDT Essentials line from Ferrari are excellent values for the price. My fave is Noble Fig followed by a tie between this and Bright Neroli, and lastly by Pure Lavender. They all punch WAY above their weight.

As they are currently discontinued, get them NOW before they get priced insanely high. They will be priced high in the future, because they are that good.

Oh no no no...
I listened to multiple youtube videos explaining how this is unisex. I love the notes so I ordered it.

Came today. Is absolutely NOT unisex. Great masculine frag but not even close to unisex. I also bought the largest bottle bc I was so sure of it.

My 12 year old son likes it bc of the lid resembling ferrari. Maybe he will eventually grow into it.

Wonderful, and yet, I would say this is the most underwhelming in the Ferrari Essence Collection line, but please understand that the line is an incredible one. So, while this would come in last if I had to rate all 4 of them, it's still an excellent fragrance and isn't bad by any means. It just isn't as good as the previous offerings. Like all of the essence line, Ferrari tries to create an interpretation of the perfume's note namesake rather than make the perfume just a neroli scent, or just a bergamot scent. As such, Radiant Bergamot smells a bit different than what you'd expect.

Radiant Bergamot opens bright and a bit minty, with a fresh and "radiant" take on bergamot. It's an uplifting scent that has a bit cooler of a temperature in the opening than I expected. Honestly, I prefer this opening over the drydown. That said, the drdown is in essence, the same as Bright Neroli, except with a slightlty minty bergamot scent instead of neroli flower. The soapy aspect found in bright neroli is identical in radiant bergamot, and for that I'm disappointed. The smell is great, but it doesn't blow me away the same way Noble Fig, bright neroli, and lavender did.

This is worth your money, as right now it's low on the radar (not for long) and still available on fragrance websites for very affordable prices (unlike Bright Neroli). Longevity is slightly below average at about 5 hours, but again, for the current price, and it being an excellent fresh summer scent; it's worth it for sure. It smells more expensive than it is, as does all of the ferrari essence collection line.

I definitely recommend trying this scent. It's sometimes hard finding good scents for very hot summers, and this one is perfect for just that. Spring included.

While I'm not blown away, it's a lovely fragrance and I really look forward to Ferrari's next iteration in this line, should they continue it.

Rating: 7/10
Longevity: 5hrs
Value: 9/10

A very nice smelling fragrance. Bright and fresh. Very green. Unfortunately, very poor longevity.

I like this. In fact I prefer it over Ferrari's more heralded, Bright Neroli (which is also a good one). Radiant Bergamot isn't incredibly complex but it smells really nice. It's a bit of a refreshing, cooling fragrance as it features a green, grassy minty quality that balances the sharper citrus/bergamot aspect. It's not a bitter scent, despite the cooling geranium, as you could probably describe it as a "sweet" green smell; sweet in an herbal, aromatic way, brought on by a gentle nutmeg note (there's no sweetness in the way of vanilla or tonka or anything like that). Radiant Bergamot is an example of when the juice's color (a lush, vibrant mint-green) matches its smell. For the first half hour the green, minty quality is most apparent and then the bergamot starts to stand out more and become more dominant as the scent develops. Overall, it's not too complicated and mostly linear. Radiant Bergamto gradually fades away, not going through any particular transition or change in the base. Performance is about average. To really get this one to shine I need about 6 to 8 solid sprays, and then I get good projection and about 6 hours of longevity. In conclusion, this is a good low-cost summer option for someone looking for something fresh and pleasant that also smells quite a bit different than what's currently on the mainstream market. It has a casual, relaxed appeal. I give it a thumbs up and a final rating of 8 out of 10.

Side note: I actually enjoy this a lot more than other more expensive and well-known bergamot scents such as Le Labo's Bergamot 22 and Atelier Bergamot Soleil. The reason why is that these scents have a sort of bitter, sour edge that doesn't really smell that nice to me. I don't find them refreshing or cooling, or even particularly cheerful, which is what I'm looking for in a summer citrus. Here, it's treated differently, more aromatically sweet and supported by mint, which makes it feel both cooler and happier.

I bought this fragrance based on reviews, notes, and descriptions. I usually do pretty well blind buying in this manner, but not this time. I was hoping for more, well... radiant bergamot in this. Instead, it opens with a very nice, soft citrus and quickly goes to a nutmeg/floral scent that resides very close to the skin. The few times I wore this, I kept wanting that lovely opening bergamot note to radiate more powerfully and for greater duration. What lies beneath it isn’t all that special and doesn’t equal the opening. My honest opinion is that FRB smells more like a lotion or creme rather than an eau de toilette, with equivalent measures of performance and projection. I had high hopes for this- I like the other Ferrari Essence fragrances I’ve tried- but this one is the weakest. Kept wishing for more from this one every time I wore it. Happly, my bottle just sold on eBay as I wrote this.

I own this entire Ferarri line and this is my least favorite out of the 4.

I was expecting a fresh, crisp blast of light bergamot. This isn't really giving me that. It's definitely sweet, almost, too sweet. Imagine if you took ADP colonia, removed the lavender, and boiled it in a pot until it was a thick, syrupy paste - this is what I imagine that paste would smell like.

The longevity is pretty good, and sillage is ok.

If you're looking for an alternative to bergamotte 22,this is not it. If you kind of want an ADP Colonia vibe, I guess this is ok. I don't think it's particularly that close to ADP Colonia, though.

Blind bought this due to all the hyoe. SMDH what a big mistake. That ginger and rosemary or whatever don't go together for me. Is this how Bright Neroli is going to smell like? I'll trade for a bottle of Bright Neroli. ASAP!

Dislike.

i cant understand why the hell so many people and so called "youtube gurus" overhype this fragrance. Its nothing special, very generic citrusy scent....if you have bright neroli you dont need this! For me it is a pass...

ITBoa - I completely agree. I have bought it expecting bright, sparkly, sunny bergamot as in Earl Grey tea. It is not this. Instead I have got round, little candy sweet neroli, barbershop style. It should have been named Dark Neroli.

Just got this one in the mail today, so consider this a first impression review. I've been trying to get this for a very long time now (since the beginning of 2017 at least) as it just refused to pop up anywhere reasonable online. But I got lucky and purchased a bottle at a discounter several days ago.

I watched a few reviews on youtube about this and read reviews here, so thought I had an idea of what it smelled like. Honestly I am a bit surprised. To me this one leans heavy on the barbershop/shaving creme vibe, which is a bit of a dated style of smell (but classy smelling nevertheless). There is no fresh, juicy, fruity or bright Bergamot here, only a slightly sweet bergamot in the very opening then leads right into the classic semi-oldschool barbershop bergamot style of smell.

I also smell a bit of spices too, which at times reminded me of a cinnamon toast breakfast cereal for some odd reason. Do not fool yourself based on the name or color of the juice, this is not a fresh, juicy or bright Bergamot fragrance. It is a barbershop bergamot fragrance, something you will no doubt relate to many oldschool mens fragrances from the 90's/80's as well as aftershaves and shaving cremes.

If you want a juicy, fruity, bright and fresh style of Bergamot, check out Bergamust by Gallagher. Or even Ermenegildo Zegna Acqua Di Bergamotto (not all that close to Bergamust, but is a decent bright/fresh Bergamot for the price). Also if you want a touch of classic barbershop bergamot along with a bright and tangy bergamot, check out Acqua Essenziale Colonia by Salvator Ferragamo.

As for the performance of Radiant Bergamot, unfortunately it is very lackluster. Even with many sprays, the scent will fade in minuets and be only slightly detectable for a few hours after application. In more ways than one, it really seems like it is an aftershave. You will get a burst of the smell after initial application, but it fades remarkably quickly. It seems quite similar to how John Varvatos fragrances perform for me. Which is a shame, as I do enjoy the smell and wished it pushed out a bit more. But perhaps where it shines is for those days when I only want to be lightly scented no matter how much I spray on. And since this gives off that freshly shaved barbershop vibe, I doubt anybody would complain that I smell offensive.

Smells like vintage Brut 33.Smells awesome!

Holy Crap, Batman! Radiant Bergamot is surprisingly good and extremely friendly on the wallet!!! I gotta admit that these citrus-aromatics aren't my favorite fragrance genre, but I do enjoy wearing them during the pounding heat of late-Spring and Summer. My biggest compliant is many of the great ones comes with a hefty price-tag, while performing abysmally on my skin, so shelling-out 2-3 hundred buckazoids for a citrus aromatic is something I rarely do.

Two years ago I discovered Bright Neroli--from Ferrari, no less--that I actually prefer over the stellar Neroli Portofino. It's not quite as rich and luxurious of a scent, but it is very close, performs well, solid presentation, and costs only a fraction of the price.

Fast-forward to last week and my bottle of Ferrari Radiant Bergamot arrived in the mail. In a nutshell, I get strong shades of Bergamot 22 combined with hints of that Aqcua di Parma di Parma Mediterranean DNA...again, in a nice presentation for something like $30. I find it to be a brilliant interpretation and one that I will be reaching for often this Summer.

Perhaps I should have stopped writing my review after stating, "Holy Crap, Batman!" Radiant Bergamot is tied with Bright Neroli as my favorites from Ferrari. But your mileage may vary.

Once you spray this one you'll get a zesty bergamot blast together with some lime and ginger. The bergamot is a bit syntetic, but not bad at all. I really enjoy this intro! But i have to say that it does smell quite a lot different on skin than on paper (duh!?!?). After about 30min the bergamot tones down and the nutmeg and geranium enters. A bit of sweetnes but not at all a "disturbing kind of sweetnes", like rather pleasant sweetnes. This lasts around 4-5h on my skin and sits close to the skin after about an hour.

In my humble opinion this one is not as bright as "Bright Neroli", but it is really good. Both are made for spring/summer, but Bright Neroli is more uplifting to my nose.
As allways, don't bother the gender talk... Just spray on whatever you'd like!

I have seen nothing bust positive reviews on this one. Just blind bought this one from FragranceX for under $25 if anyone wants to pick it up

This starts off with a very vibrant and sparkling, slightly effervescent green bergamot accord - not unlike the one in Mugler Cologne. I'm a huge fan of the opening as bergamot when done accurately in perfumery smells like a very unique citrus fruit - between lime and citron (which itself smells sort of like a bitter lemon), leaning on the green side of things. On drydown it mellows out a bit, and there is a bit of sweetness from some nutmeg, but the bergamot is still dominant. After about two hours, it also kind of smells like fresh laundry (if you used bergamot-scented laundry detergent) and becomes warmer and sweeter in character due to the nutmeg. Sillage is moderate but on the weaker side of things while longevity is moderate at about 5 hours. The bergamot note in this as well as the 'green laundry' type scent both remind me a lot of Mugler Cologne (which is one of my favourite fragrances). Overall, this is a really amazing bergamot-dominant cologne and is a good competitor to Le Labo's Bergamotte 22, Ghallager Fragrances Bergamust, and Commodity's Bergamot - however those ones are far more expensive (and also superior) niche fragrances, while this is supposedly an inexpensive fragrance but also hard to find at the same time.

4/5

If anyone interested in a bottle in Sweden or anywhere else and willing to pay the extra for shipping, let me know.

Does anyone in the US have this for sale or trade? Message me

to me this is on another level.. the best from ferrari by looong margin.

bright neroli last nothing on me.. and poor longevity.

this, on the other hand, last about 8 hours and is like a mix between bergamot 22 and mugler cologne...

wonderful bergamot scent

A great alternative to the much expensive Acqua di Parma colonia.
A clasic italian scent, the performance is moderate but for the price I paid I can reaply during the hot summer days.

Right from the first sniff I knew that this would be one of my favorites. I'm a lover of bergamot and most of the time a little dissapointed, that this component is mainly a short-lived top note of fragrances. But not in Radiant Bergamot, here I can revel in the citrusy freshness of it the whole time. Ginger, rosemary, and moss give this scent a sharp and aromatic accord, patchouli ensures just a hint of sweetness, an overall very good balanced creation.

I purchased Radiant Bergamot after reading the great reviews here, I would never have even tried something from Ferrari before that, not considering it to be more than a producer of testosterone-laden red cars. I have been proven quite wrong and since this is such a fantastic scent at such an afforable price, I just ordered two more for backup.

Also the minimalistic bottles of Radiant Bergamot and the whole Essence Collection are such a nice thing to look at and easy to store. Fragrances for women are often over-elaborated, festooned, and not very handy -- I'm thinking of my bottle of Montblanc Lady Emblem that tilts in every direction. Sometimes less is more...

I will wait for hot days to give this one a review.
It just hit discounters in europe. I got a tester for 14euro, nib goes for 22euro.

very difficult to find this
is this discontinued ?? :(

But the illusion dies, time returns us
to noisy cities where the sky is only
patches of blue, high up, between the cornices.
Rain wearies the ground; over the buildings
winter's tedium thickens.
Light grows niggardly, the soul bitter.
And, one day, through a gate ajar,
among the trees in a courtyard,
we see the yellows of the lemon trees;
and the heart's ice thaws,
and songs pelt
into the breast
and trumpets of gold pour forth
epiphanies of Light!

The lemons, by E. Montale.

Wow — this is a summer spice masterpiece. I was intrigued by the reviews and decided to seek this one out, only to find it's been sadly discontinued (though it still appears on its Italian distributor's website.) More sleuthing led me to a kind Italian online fragrance reseller who agreed to sell me their last two tester bottles. They arrived today and I'm very impressed. The reviews have it dead on: lively citrus underpinned with wonderful spices. It's listed as unisex but this is definitely a classy gentleman's scent. I (and my lady) will be enjoying this one for a while...and it's nice to know I won't be smelling it on anyone else!

Where do you find this fragrance? I'd love to add a real review here because I'm interested in the ingredients list. Send me a private message if you have a website link where this is sold.

This has one of the most beautiful openings I've ever smelled. Wow!

It consists of a sharp, tangy citrus blast with beautiful bergamot leading the show. The best thing about it is the natural sweetness aspect captured, without being cloying in the slightest.

The ginger and nutmeg give it a beautifully smooth and lively heart. Sometime down the line, a soapy green quality emerges which always supports the bergamot. Eventually, it dries down to a green, soapy scent with a hint of sweetness.

This is definitely a compliment getter and crowd pleaser. Designer appeal with niche quality. The citruses are incredibly bright in this.

Performance is decent, with excellent longevity at around 9 hours, projecting for about 2 hours.

It's definitely predominantly a summer scent, but its clean, masculine edge makes this perfect for daily wear.

I hope they'll bring this back in stock, it's a real treat.

Smooth, zesty, clean and bright.

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Scent & Qualiy: 9/10
Longevity: 5/10
Sillage: 5/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 7/10
Affordability: 9/10
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Overall: 7/10

I was lucky and got a good deal
on a bottle of this fragrance,
for the first hours this scent
reminds me of a cross between
Acqua di parma essenza de colonia
and Acqua Essenziale Colonia Salvatore
Ferragamo but i like this one better as
it is more fruity and fresh, the drydown
is where this fragrance shines it smells
soooooooo good.

PERFUME INTOXICATING, FRESH FRESH FRESH MIX BETWEEN WATER AND PARMA NEROLI PORTOFINO, A REAL PLEASURE ODOR, GOOD LONGEVITY AND PROJECTION, LUXURY BOTTLE.

Is this avl anywhere

Excellent summer fragrance. Natural and high quality ingredients. Perfect combination of notes.