Unum - Rosa Nigra Filippo Sorcinelli 2015

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Unum - Rosa Nigra is a popular perfume by Filippo Sorcinelli for women and men and was released in 2015. The scent is floral-powdery. It is still available to purchase. Pronunciation

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Floral

Powdery

Fruity

Woody

Sweet

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Top Notes	Freesia Peach Sandalwood
Heart Notes	Artemisia Aniseed
Base Notes	Cashmere wood Amber Musk Vanilla

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7.970 Ratings

Longevity

7.754 Ratings

Sillage

7.054 Ratings

Bottle

7.957 Ratings

Value for money

6.313 Ratings

Submitted by Mefunx, last update on 26.11.2022.

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02/14/2019

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Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 8.5
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Top Review

It doesn't all have to be "Rosy"...

...what doesn't shine!
In Rosa Nigra, pink refers only to the color. Fluffy soft, soft pink with pastel cotton balls. Do you know those transparent bags from the drugstore with those colored cotton balls in them? Such I mean!
Rosa Nigra is like a cloud, soft, crumpled, like a cuddly little sheep, in whose fur you want to grab in courageously and squeak in baby language "tuzi tuzi".
With Rosa Nigra you float fluently, weightless and satisfied with the wind. Freesia, which smells lightly of apricots, flowery tenderly. Cashmere wood, ambergris, vanilla and musk are like the embrace of a dear friend. Hearty and warm. Iris and Absinthe bite each other a little, but give you a magical and cheeky grin on your face. "Careful, I'm small and tender, but actually a concentrate and dangerous".
All in all, Rosa Nigra dresses you well. A feel-good fragrance that adapts to almost all conditions. Filippo, tender and not hard. This time he packed his 6-pack in a cotton shirt.

04/01/2015

ColinM
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ColinM

Helpful Review 4

Sophisticated non-rose

Within the concept of Unum line, which in rough terms drawns a line (pardon the pun) “from darkness to enlightenment” with a tight connection to spirituality and Medieval Gothic architecture and art, Rosa Nigra is meant to be the third fragrance in order – the brighter, the sweeter, the “purer”. If you want to skip my review: a terrific standout, here and in niche in general. Not my personal favourite of the line, but still great. Although despite the name there is no rose in here, the first fragrance I though of as a rough reference at first was indeed a rose heaven - Lyric Man by Amouage; if my memory serves me correctly about that, I think here I get some similarities, mostly due to the “darkish” treatment of fruity notes, but overall tad quieter here, and less opulent. And honestly far more fascinating, less suffocating, with just the right amount of “weightlessness” and airiness allowing you to experience a really “dimensional” composition. Anyway, in the first minutes it does overall evoke a rose smell somehow, especially its more dark-carnal and syrupy-fruitier sides, but avoiding any camphorous-soapy effect. Complex on one side, but also totally “straightforward”, almost simple on the other. Basically it’s a sort of bright and uplifting fruity-herbal sandalwood scent with velvety floral nuances and a warm base with powdery-vanillic hints. More fruity at first, with an incredibly nice smelling peach note (vintage Piguet’s Visa somewhere there...) showing a slight aqueous substance, surrounded by juicy flowers, leafy herbal angles and enriched by sandalwood. A clean texture, substantial but elegantly balanced between crisp sharpness and balsamic exoticism, wrapped in a sophisticated, warm and enveloping allure (the “trait d’union” among the three fragrances – a dusty, vanillic, slightly fruity ambery accord). On the drydown, quite the same but woodier, more discreet, somehow muskier too. Dense, rich, incredibly refined and appealing, deeply fascinating, with an undisputable high quality of materials and an irresistible feel of peace and radiance... still, with an austere, and kind of dark vibe, like the other two scents of this line. “Dark” in a “liturgical” meaning, if that makes sense. All of this backed with a solid concept: I usually can nearly never stand marketing releases and “storytelling” stuff, which often look like an unnecessary boring load of clichés, but here’s different – just give a look at Rosa Nigra’s page on Unum page while sniffing the perfume, you’ll get what I mean (if you read Italian). There is indeed a solid connection showing the brand’s solid and cultured approach to perfume making. Unum is basically a mixture between dark avantgarde/contemporary aesthetics, Medieval Gothic architecture and culture, a non-banal spiritual discourse and an overall “sacred sense of beauty”. Rosa Nigra perfectly fits some facets of this, as the other two fragrances do with other aspects. Perfect quality to all extents. Bravissimi!

8/10

03/01/2021

MontanaB
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MontanaB

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rose with no rose

very interesting take on rose without using any rose in it. I like the way it performs and it's 100% unisex beast. It's a subtle beast though. You won't be rocking nauseating BR540 sillage (maybe only longevity wise). Instead think of Rose & Cuir by Frederic Malle but with leather dropped out of the composition. It's fresh, sublime and yet it is dark and heavy due to the ambergris and sandalwood. Really interesting work by signore Sorcinelli.

06/26/2015

Tinctureall
94 Reviews

Tinctureall

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Dark dried flowers

Peachy, rosy in a cold way, spicy, thin and quite dark. A sombre perfume for serious occasions. My nose is picking up on a slightly spicy cold saffron note that isn't listed. In fact I see no spice listed so it must be the absinth creating this feel. Seamless blending with no notes jutting out more than the others creating a slick effect. Rosa nigra feels like an impression of some old dried flowers on some parchment paper and to my nose, it has an incense vibe with an old dusty powdery coldness. Interesting and wearable but certainly not cheerful. Nice for smart business meetings.

11/18/2022

Elija16
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Elija16

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Rosa Nigra

A sophisticated, polished, and modern take on the woody floral, Rosa Nigra crosses fragrance genres like a chameleon. Its enchanting opening begins with a radiant floralcy that smells like roses coated with succulent peaches and dusted with warm spices atop a rich sandalwood base laced with artemisia that bears tantalizing oud-like facets. Artemisia is the source of absinthe, once called "Green Fairy", the legendary drink of artists who relied on its mystical aromaticism to transport them to new worlds. It transforms Rosa Nigra's middle stage with refreshingly crisp herbal greenness, spicy geranium-like leafiness, and masculine woods whose quiet smokiness is counterbalanced by floral iris and clean musk. In the drydown, the enticing, complex, and mysterious bouquet is transformed again by waves of creamy sandalwood, silky vanilla, golden warmth, and a mellow muskiness. From start to finish, it's a fascinating, brilliantly balanced, and incredibly elegant fragrance.

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