Acqua Fiorentina

I love Creed as a perfume house, but this fragrance is a complete miss for me. I adored the sound of the notes and went straight for a full bottle which was a very expensive blind‑buy mistake. I was expecting a bright, lemony Amalfi Coast vibe, but instead I was overwhelmed by a sharp green note that dominates the entire composition. It smells like tomato leaves or fresh parsley, and once it appears, nothing else in the fragrance can shine. For the price, it also has weak longevity.

Good, but nothing special. Fresh and comfortable to wear in hot weather, but very expensive. I’m sure anyone can find something much better within this brand. 07/10

A gorgeous green apple and citrus shampoo scent! Fresh, unassuming, youthful and bright; altogether one of the ‘prettiest’ scents from Creed. This is smoother and more well rounded than anything in the ‘Reminds Me’ section. However, I only get about 2 hours of wear time. Beautiful but fleeting.

This reminds me of Forever Elizabeth by Elizabeth Taylor. Citrus, fruit, rose, woody dry down. I like these kind of energetic florals. It’s also a little like Light Blue. I think I would not have a need for a full bottle of this, and in 2026 this isn’t what is trending. It’s really nice though, for yourself and others without being loud.

This scent makes me feel like I’m laying in a forest during the rain. It’s so fresh and beautiful. It is quite expensive, so I’d definitely get a sample before blind buying. I always get compliments on this perfume. It’s definitely one I’ll always keep in my rotation. My only issue is for the price point, I wish it lasted longer.

This is going to sound bonkers, but the first 15 minutes right out of the bottle: canned minestrone. With the soft pasta shells and little carrot cubes and everything. Not unpleasant but definitely unexpected. As it dries down, it becomes more bergamot-forward, herbacious, and slightly bitter, soon mellowing into a bright, clean, soapy, herby citrus. Like other commenters, I smell parsley. I don’t hate it but it doesn’t really suit me. I’m trying this in December; will give it another shot in warmer weather.

An absolute masterpiece. I purchased a decant and bottle for my girlfriend and safe to say this is one of the best fragrances I have ever smelled of the opposite sex. There is not a single bad note; all of them mix harmoniously and it's genuinely difficult to describe how amazing this perfume smells. It is exactly like walking through a field full of citrus trees, but near the coast of the ocean. Heavenly, and I highly recommend.

sour green apple, bergamot and rose. bright, fresh, and easy.

Typical citrus Mediterranean breezy fragrance with a hint of floral. It is sweet, Juicy, and ozonic. Safe, crowd pleaser summer scent but very meh for the price in my opinion. Many other cheaper fragrances do this profile as well.

This is a unisex masterpiece. Juicy Citrus .

D&G Light blue was my first scent ever, and when I smelled Acqua Florentina and the first whiff of plum faded I instantly thought: "Light blue!". So I went to get my bottle of Light Blue and compare them side by side and I was disappointed.. by light blue. It seems that Acqua Florentina smells like all the best things I remember of Light Blue, but side by side, light blue has a harsher side to it (the jasmine?), where Florentina remained fresh, lively, 'pretty'. They definitely share a vibe, the apple, the lemon, but after the top fades they both go in different directions. There is a hint of sweetness in the Florentina that I could swear is a bit peachy, but based on the notes must be the pear. The rose in Florentina is softer, fruitier where LB's is more woody. What surprised me most is that after just an hour LB already seems to be firmly into the drydown with no fruitiness and mostly cedar left where Florentina still caresses the skin with soft fruity rose, occasional whiffs of lemon and the sandalwood carries, rather than harsher cedar. Do you need both? Probably not, they're similar enough, but my LB has almost run out, and the softer, more lasting side of Florentina is going to make me splurge despite the price tag.

I am pleasantly surprised by how good this actually is. I get a fresh green apple, fruity plum, and a bright but not overstated citrus. When I read the other reviews I was put off. This is a spring and summer perfume. It's a fresh elegant scent. I think I detect a very slight hint of green tea somewhere every now and again. It's pretty long lasting. It's very well put together. It smells expensive, it feels aquatic enough for summer, and light enough to wear all day. Very glad I got this 😊

Parsley bunch found in the auto parts store with a whiff from the refrigerator door left open exposing old mac and cheese and half a can of walmart ginger ale.

smells like dill.

Recently smelled at Creed counter out of curiosity. It's definitely not the same. If anyone is looking for an old formulation, I have about 40 ml of 2010 vintage for sale on ebay.

Acqua Fiorentina is a very sophisticated, fresh and delicate fruity floral fragrance. I perceive a sweet, crisp apple, made even juicier by the plum and refreshed by full, citrusy scents, not too sour. It is beautiful, appropriate for a soapy woman, whom I see immersed in the countryside barefoot. Because yes, here we celebrate in an exclusive style typical of the Maison, that which is the simplicity of beautiful things. I perceive very slight vintage touches that bring my olfactory memory back to the typically feminine fragrances of a few years ago, but with a touch of modernity. Medium performance and sillage, good for warmer seasons, perhaps during the day. ‘Young women on the banks of the Seine (summer)’ painted by Gustave Courbet.

This is a gorgeous garden fairy fruity floral. No it’s not super unique, but it hits all of the notes I’ve ever wanted in a fragrance so it’s stunning to me. That being said, it does not last on the skin whatsoever and has an extremely intimate scent bubble which mean it’s absolutely not worth the Creed price tag 😭

It’s fun and inviting and last a long time. Every person that’s smelt me wearing it tells me I have amazing taste. Not unique or complicated but neither is love. Great to wear when you’re first dating someone but during the day. Impressionable. Doesn’t need to be layered with anything else. Is expensive but a necessity for a good perfume collection.

I only get straight up parsley :/

I prefer the newer version. This one has a sickly sweet honey smelling note. I absolutely hate honey as a note and that’s what I get in this formulation. I also have a bottle of the newer version which I absolutely love and is my fave creed fragrance for women.

This perfume is VERY tangy. Enormous green apple note like in Be Delicious. I’ve been to Florence, and this does not remind me of it at all. It’s too intensely green and tart to evoke Tuscany. Makes me think of somewhere chilly that has lots of green grass. Iceland or Denmark? It’s a fresh and fruity green fragrance, best for hot weather. Terrible in winter, but cold air intensifies the sour quality, while hot weather tones it down. There is an enormous, headache inducing synthetic note that makes this perfume very tenacious and makes it project like crazy. For what should be a gentle fragrance, it’s too intense. The juice is CLEAR, not pink as pictured! It’s way overpriced and smells generic. Should be $75 max, certainly not hundreds! Reminds me of a very tart version of Spring Flowers. Just as a reference, it’s more tart than Love in White, so if you find Love in White too sour, definitely don’t get this. There is no resemblance at all to Light Blue. Far too sour and fruity to be related. Light Blue has a lovely cedar base (or at least it did before the terrible 2014 reformulations). They have a couple notes in common, but that doesn’t make them similar.

Realistic fruit bowl of melon, apricots and plums on a summer day. that’s what my nose can detect. Fresh and high quality fruity perfume. Lasting power is weak on me.

Very pretty citrusy fruity hot weather fragrance. Well blended and high quality as you expect from creed. That being said, for $425 a bottle, I was expecting more. Not bad, just don’t think it is worth it unless you get it discounted. 7.5/10

This fragrance puts me in a carefree and playful mood. The fruity top notes, dominated by apple and lemon, remind me of happy summer days, while the woodiness of the cedar and sandalwood announce early fall days. The cedar note is exceptionally realistically done. Acqua Fiorentina easily lasts a whole day with a moderate sillage, so that I can enjoy regular wafts of the fragrance. The wafts I get remind me very much of a Garnier Fructis hairspray that I used in the early 2000s. At that time, my boyfriend loved the smell of my hair, so I guess that is a good sign…

Very well blended and long lasting (over 9 hours). Very high quality, thus worths the price in comparison to the retail watered down alternatives. I'm not into sugar bombs nor into paying for EDPs and getting EDTs.

Smells like a lavish summer outdoor pool party with expensive colorful plastic floaters where snooty guests toast and “soak up each other's awesomeness” with top notch champagne and fruit. Nice, sparkling and cute bottle sticker.

I am not a big fan of Creed but this the first Creed that I have actively disliked. All other bottles are wearable, pleasant and well-blended, despite being unoriginal and extremely overpriced. I don’t care much for D and G light blue either, but Light Blue smells so, so much better and has zero resemblance to this fragrance. There is maybe one note that smells the same but it’s not that obvious and light blue is more interesting. To me this smells like cleaning products. There are just so many other better fragrances in the fresh category out there, and many are less than $100.

On my skin this doesn't come fruity or overly citrusy. Instead it smells like those infused waters in the spas. This one is rose and cucumber infusion with a hint of lemon. Pleasant, maybe for a spa day, not intrusive and nothing special. Disappears quite fast too, but my skin tends to absorb smells quite fast.

this is the fragrance i keep coming back to every summer....i try many other scents, classics, moderns, niches, colognes, body mists; but every summer, something inside me calls this scent. i do not agree with the reviews comparing Fiorentina with DG Light Blue. The only similarity between them is both being summery thats all. Fiorentina has its own way of freshening and i find it unique as a fruity floral because it is so very natural. Wearing it feels like being in the ocean, on a cruise. it is the scent of freedom and natural luxury. i love it

Acqua Fiorentina is less a floral-fruity than a fruity scent. It is made up of a lovely mix of fruity notes, like an olfactory fruit salad in the very best way. It is natural-smelling and good-quality, if expensive for a freshie. Despite the name and marketing, this does not bring to mind the Italian Renaissance at all in my opinion, but regardless, it would be a nice scent to wear on a Roman holiday. AF opens with crisp apple, followed closely by a tart citrus accord. Radiantly fresh, it is juicy and realistic. After a little while, it becomes sweeter, with a juicy, slightly musky pear note emerging. It marries beautifully with the apple. Plum keeps the sweetness going, complemented nicely by subtle yet jammy rose. Soft woody notes creep in as it dries down, and it becomes slightly musky as it fades. Sillage and longevity are moderate. Light and natural-smelling, AF is a pleasant feminine summer freshie with some points of interest, if overpriced for what it is. Nicely-composed and good-quality, it is a pretty decent offering from a brand that is as inconsistent as it is expensive. 3/5.