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Indaco Essenzialmente Laura 2015

7.2 / 10 27 Ratings

A perfume by Essenzialmente Laura for women and men, released in 2015. The scent is woody-citrusy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Citrus

Fresh

Spicy

Green

Fragrance Notes

Sandalwood

Bergamot

Perfumer

Laura Bosetti Tonatto

Ratings

Scent

7.227 Ratings

Longevity

6.922 Ratings

Sillage

6.523 Ratings

Bottle

6.527 Ratings

Submitted by Ronin · last update on 07/09/2025.

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4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/09/2025

9Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

Jdoe
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Jdoe

Rome in the Height of Summer

I bought this fragrance in Rome. And it reminds me of that every time I wear it. Italy in the height of summer. You stroll during the golden hour in the evening, and this is how this scent smells. Along with the wonderful interplay of bergamot and sandalwood, there is an almost resinous scent reminiscent of pine needles drying in the sun. I can only recommend this fragrance :)

08/17/2016

8Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Terra
646 Reviews

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Terra

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Super airy fresh-herb-woody. Simple, but beautiful.

Bergamot and sandalwood. That sounds quite minimal and Indaco is also very reduced, but does it really need more?

Indaco is wonderfully clear and transparent, and behind it certainly lies more than the two listed notes. But it doesn't boast about it.

At the opening, I am greeted by a bright, delicious bergamot. Fruity, juicy, zesty, and natural. Indaco feels like a truly fresh, summery cologne here. Soon, sandalwood joins in, but it's not a creamy, milky, or soft sandalwood like one might find in some gourmands. It's more of a gnarly sandalwood; most similar to what one knows from Tam Dao. It also resembles a real sandalwood oil that a perfumery sent me as a sample. A little ethereal, very light-woody-herb, and completely unsweet. The bergamot supports the bright sides of the sandalwood; the sandalwood gives a distinct edge to the bergamot. Indaco thus becomes more herbaceous and masculine.

Conceptually, Indaco reminds me a bit of fragrances like Terre d'Hermes, but it is significantly more purist and fresher.

By the way, I also perceive cedar quite distinctly in the base of Indaco. It supports the dry, angular character of the sandalwood in this fragrance and fits wonderfully with the bergamot, which indeed remains noticeable even after many hours.

I am surprised that Indaco elicits rather divided reactions here. I find it to be a well-crafted, naturally smelling, fresh-woody fragrance and would have thought that something like this would at most evoke no huge enthusiasm, but should actually please almost everyone.

Personally, I like Indaco because I find it very summery and fresh, somewhat classic yet different. It has an almost feminine, delicately fresh elegance and an almost masculine, woody herbaceousness. I felt comfortable with it and will use the sample a few more times, but I am not completely overwhelmed. However, fresh-woody fragrances have a hard time with me; I quickly associate them with overly classic notions. The prices for the fragrances are truly reasonable, considering how natural Indaco smells. There could really be genuine sandalwood in here!

07/23/2016

6.5Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

DonJuanDeCat
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DonJuanDeCat

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What are Bergamots carved from?

Another Essenzialmente Laura fragrance. I originally intended to comment on the entire package, but for some scents, especially the nondescript and rather banal-smelling perfumes, I can't think of anything, and I don't want to write "just anything" that might end up being boring to read.

What? So far, all my comments have been boring? *sniffle*
No, I don't believe that (or? OR?),… even though I have to admit that some of my regular posts have been unleashed on you here, I hope that you had just as much fun reading the comments as I did writing them.

Why am I writing this here now? Well, I have to feed my introduction with something if I can't think of anything :DD

The fragrance:
The scent starts fresh. And citrusy. Because you can smell a citrusy fresh and slightly spicy bergamot, which smells good and natural, but doesn't come across as zesty as one might expect.
But that doesn't matter, as the bergamot still somehow gives a "cooling" impression and thus works well on hot days.
A little later, the bergamot seems slightly synthetic to me, but maybe it's just me, and if it is indeed artificial, that's not a big deal, as it doesn't smell any less good because of it.
Gradually, after about ten minutes, the first woody notes come in. These become stronger over time and, well, more woody. What's interesting is that you can really smell the bergamot for several hours before it gradually fades.

The sillage and longevity:
I had hoped for more sillage at least at the beginning. I know that citrus scents generally don't boast strength, but usually, the top notes are zesty and strong enough to refresh well. This scent here starts off "only" above average and quickly becomes weaker. So, you can forget about a lasting scent cloud here.
The longevity is about six hours, at least for me.

The bottle:
Blah blah, same champagne bottle as most EL fragrances so far. I'll spare you a detailed description here and just say that the bottle is okay, but nothing more.

Okay, so this is what bergamot with sandalwood smells like. This scent combination isn't particularly special, as it appears in many (Mediterranean) fragrances, of course with some additional scent components in it.

Here, you can smell the bergamot quite well for a long time, which starts to smell slightly synthetic over time and seems to become cooler. When the sandalwood slowly comes to the forefront, you even get a very slight peppery "aftertaste" in the background, at least until the wood becomes a bit stronger.

Otherwise, the fragrance doesn't develop much more and remains simple. It is excellent for summer, but to be honest, there are a whole lot of better fragrances for warm days. You can give this one a try, but in my opinion, it's not necessary.

09/22/2015

9Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Louce
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Louce

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Dream Pair

Bergamot and sandalwood?
Of course, there are other things in it, but what you smell are indeed just these two notes. A simple fragrance concept. And it is precisely in this simplicity that the art lies:
Between the clear, bitter, citrusy, bright, narrow, and cold bergamot and the pasty, woody, slightly sweet, milky, warm, and ever so slightly smoky sandalwood, a fragrant arc is drawn that brings tension and drama. The two accords are not simply mixed together so that they stand side by side. They refer to each other, draw closer, and yet also repeatedly take distance, meeting at their intersections while differing in their characteristics.
Harmony without blending.
The longevity of the bergamot effect is astonishing.
After 2 hours, I thought: “Wow! It’s true what Ms. Bosetti Tonatto says about the enormous weight percentages of bergamot essence. The notorious 3-minute top note doesn’t lose its strength. Nice!”
After 3 hours, I thought: “OK… there must be a trick involved. Some bright, clear, possibly synthetic, and citrusy note picks up the bergamot and carries it further into the heart of the development. It can’t just be about the quantity! This stuff should have evaporated by now, while the sandalwood is just gaining momentum.”
But no matter how the perfumer technically achieved it: I only smell bergamot. By now, it’s a bit less loud in pushing forward, but still very typical.
After 4 hours, Indaco slowly became eerie to me.
After 5, I was astonished, bewildered, speechless.
After 6 hours, the perfume overall becomes very quiet, has no sillage left, and retreats, but remains quite close to the skin for quite a while. Still with both actors.

Laura Bosetti Tonatto says that her concept is largely based on the selected raw materials.
This is exactly true, at least in the case of Indaco.
Bergamot is bitter-citrusy, radiant, clear - and has some other aspects that are hardly known, as it is almost only used as a starting component and serving aid for others, rarely giving a composition space and time to unfold and highlight its characteristics. The bergamot used in Indaco brings these aspects with it: a bright green shimmer, a slight sweetness that almost disappears beneath the herb-freshness, a tiny hint of roasted aroma.
The sandalwood used here is similar: beyond the known properties, it shows aspects that you do not find in cheap and/or synthetic sandal notes. It is less loud than one might expect, yet very distinct; the milkiness is creamy but not impenetrably thick and creamy, rather it feels fluid. The woodiness never becomes massive and has a certain young wood yellow-green quality, while at the same time also carrying this hint of smokiness. The typical sandalwood effect occurs here, but significantly less broad, dense, and heavy than usual, instead very bright and slender.

In describing the side aspects, I have already listed the intersections. The two notes surprisingly meet in the bright, in the unexpectedly sweet, in the yellow-green, and in the roasted-smoky. In the base, this is triggered by a subtly perceptible vetiver, as I suspect.
It is delightful to experience this scent repeatedly.
Neither bergamot nor sandalwood are personally favorite notes for me that could knock me off my feet by themselves.
But this bergamot and this sandalwood are excellent.

And their interplay is grandiose.