Top Notes 
Caramel
Milk
Heart Notes 
Caraway
Freesia
Jasmine
Tuberose
Base Notes 
Almond
Moss
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Sugarspun
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Sugarspun
A dance on the market square
I've never been to Palermo, I can only let videos, pictures and texts take me to the city's oldest market, the Mercato di Ballarò - and this scent. The images on the screen and in my head glow in every imaginable color, life pulsates, the senses vibrate. It's amazing! I really want to go there, so here's a recommendation for a trip through Google image search, reverie and wanderlust for a short break from the small German town.
A trip through the internet sparked my interest in the beautiful brand I Am Sicily, thanks to a dear perfumer I was able to test this fragrance. And even this bottling pulsates with life, vibrates the senses, I hardly know where I want to look or sniff first. A honey-sweet, creamy, dense caramel makes its grand entrance and yes, Bianco Latte beckons around the corner. The same dense, for lack of words I'll call it sweet umami, sweetened condensed milk that appeals to deep-seated instincts and makes some people want to eat a whole bag of caramel fudge in one sitting. Copy, dupe? I wouldn't want to say. Despite all the similarities, Ballarò Idda goes its own way and here we come back to the marketplace: the spiciness of the caraway, its light aniseed note mix freshness and lightness into the sweetness, next to the sweet stall the Arab spice merchant has spread out his sacks, which you want to reach into with both hands and sink your nose into. And where does the fruitiness come from? Not listed in the pyramid, I smell sun-drenched, juicy mandarins. The tuberose certainly plays a role here, the flowery creaminess, delicate and carefree white flowers. The word similarity suggests itself, il ballo, the dance - light-footed, cheerful, elegant.
As the fragrance progresses, the floral splendor fades quietly, now almond and vanilla take over with powdery tenderness and embrace the milk caramel, like the evening glow that softly settles over the marketplace, feathery clouds in the sky, sudden dreamy calm.
Here is another comparison: the fragrance is long-lasting and not shy, but by no means as expansive and intense as Bianco Latte. So for me it is more wearable and suitable for everyday use.
We don't even need to talk about the price/performance ratio. If you like caramelly gourmands, you can buy this without hesitation, despite the extremely fair price, there are no unpleasant synthetics. An authentic, beautiful fragrance and even though I'm not the biggest fan of caramel candy scents, this one won me over completely. And hooked me. I really want to go to Sicily now. And sniff my way through the I Am Sicily range.
A trip through the internet sparked my interest in the beautiful brand I Am Sicily, thanks to a dear perfumer I was able to test this fragrance. And even this bottling pulsates with life, vibrates the senses, I hardly know where I want to look or sniff first. A honey-sweet, creamy, dense caramel makes its grand entrance and yes, Bianco Latte beckons around the corner. The same dense, for lack of words I'll call it sweet umami, sweetened condensed milk that appeals to deep-seated instincts and makes some people want to eat a whole bag of caramel fudge in one sitting. Copy, dupe? I wouldn't want to say. Despite all the similarities, Ballarò Idda goes its own way and here we come back to the marketplace: the spiciness of the caraway, its light aniseed note mix freshness and lightness into the sweetness, next to the sweet stall the Arab spice merchant has spread out his sacks, which you want to reach into with both hands and sink your nose into. And where does the fruitiness come from? Not listed in the pyramid, I smell sun-drenched, juicy mandarins. The tuberose certainly plays a role here, the flowery creaminess, delicate and carefree white flowers. The word similarity suggests itself, il ballo, the dance - light-footed, cheerful, elegant.
As the fragrance progresses, the floral splendor fades quietly, now almond and vanilla take over with powdery tenderness and embrace the milk caramel, like the evening glow that softly settles over the marketplace, feathery clouds in the sky, sudden dreamy calm.
Here is another comparison: the fragrance is long-lasting and not shy, but by no means as expansive and intense as Bianco Latte. So for me it is more wearable and suitable for everyday use.
We don't even need to talk about the price/performance ratio. If you like caramelly gourmands, you can buy this without hesitation, despite the extremely fair price, there are no unpleasant synthetics. An authentic, beautiful fragrance and even though I'm not the biggest fan of caramel candy scents, this one won me over completely. And hooked me. I really want to go to Sicily now. And sniff my way through the I Am Sicily range.
