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Notte Bianca Linari 2008

7.0 / 10 120 Ratings

A perfume by Linari for women and men, released in 2008. The scent is spicy-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Fresh

Woody

Citrus

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Pink grapefruit

Bergamot

Italian orange

Star anise Basil

Basil

Heart Notes

Absinth

Blond woods Sage

Sage

Cashmere wood Clove

Clove

Base Notes

White musk Amber

Amber

Haitian vetiver

Tonka bean

Perfumer

Mark Buxton

Ratings

Scent

7.0120 Ratings

Longevity

6.190 Ratings

Sillage

5.680 Ratings

Bottle

7.578 Ratings

Value for money

5.418 Ratings

Submitted by DirkDS, last update on 09/20/2024.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Cedro

Grey Vetiver Eau de Toilette

Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/25/2012

5Scent 5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Sherapop
1240 Reviews

Sherapop

Better make some strong black coffee...

I find Linari NOTTE BIANCA to be quite a woody fragrance and more masculine than unisex. It reminds me of lots of cedar-heavy and cedarish colognes. Could it be iso-E-super? Whatever is responsible for the dominant cedary quality, it is much more pronounced than any of the other purported components. By the end, NOTTE BIANCA stays quite close to the skin and falls below my threshold of detection after a couple of hours.

I am assuming that "white night" in Italian means what it means in French: "blanche nuit" = all nighter. This fragrance will not keep you up all night, I feel compelled to observe.

10/19/2012

4Scent 5Longevity 2.5Sillage

Dolby
69 Reviews

Dolby

All that is tacky doesn't necessarily stick

Out of the entire Linari line, this is the only one I added to my want/to test list based on the notes pyramid.
Vetiver is a big love of mine.
I adore its deeply inky dampness, find it utterly sexy on a man and am really quite happy wearing it myself.
What's good for the gander is good for the goose, right?

Goodness knows how old I will be before I finally learn to curb my expectations.
I had imagined a multi- layered, complex vetiver offering, with delights and surprises at every corner, when all I got was an aftershave opening with a flat vetiver dry down.

Seems that yet again, the costliest part of the operation went into the packaging, because the juice experience can summarily be transcribed as being dull, thin and watery, with poor longevity.

It's coming straight away off my shortlist.
Next!

04/18/2011

8Scent 5Longevity

Apicius
1328 Reviews

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Apicius

Top Review 24

White Nights - Rare Notes!

There are those perfumes that immediately remind you of other, equally rare ones. And when this rarity is also really good, you don't judge this perfume as a copy, but rather appreciate it as an enhancement of an unusual fragrance direction. One such perfume is Notte Bianca by Linari.

Notte Bianca fascinates with a skillful interpretation of the theme "white musk," and that is a very challenging theme! In most fragrance pyramids, the term "white musk" stands for breadth and creaminess, if not even for soapy nuances. This is different for those who approach this fragrance ingredient in a special way: the brand Acca Kappa with perfumes like Muschio Bianco and especially Cedro. Mr. Kormann from 1000&1 Seifen allowed me to recognize the heart of this matter some time ago, through his beautiful scent "August," which we compared with Acca Kappa's Cedro. In addition to the white musk, a good portion of Iso E Super seems to be involved in this direction. This mundane term, of course, does not appear in most fragrance pyramids.

Well then, white musk can also be different, and Notte Bianca is a good example: crisp, spicy, and very slender, it refuses any opulence - in a way, an anti-perfume. How should one describe this style? Notte Bianca - white night - this name is already a clue. We think of the famous white nights of St. Petersburg, as well as wide snow-covered fields under a full moon. But that is just an image. Here, I can only recommend getting to know at least one successful representative of this direction.

In the initial perception, Notte Bianca immediately reminded me of Acca Kappa's Cedro, which I also sprayed on my other hand today for a direct comparison. Both share this crisp-spicy white musk style. Cedro immediately goes in a clove-like direction, framed by woody undertones, while Notte Bianca experiences a wonderfully slender spiciness of a very piquant kind - wormwood, anise, star anise, basil, and a touch of clove. It tickles nicely in the nose.

In contrast to Cedro, the spiciness is much less overwhelming. In Cedro, the clove remains very present for a long time, which eventually becomes too much for me. Here, Notte Bianca is clearly more restrained and wearable.

And there is another reason: before it could become too much, Notte Bianca changes and takes on a different, but still similar hue. After just half an hour, the spiciness fades in favor of an ever more prominent vetiver note. This completely dominates the base after a full hour.

And it is a slender, dry vetiver that unfolds here. The heart and base notes have passed on their style, and the white musk is present in the background. This vetiver has little in common with that of Guerlain or Lubin, but a lot with the slender, powdery one from Carven. Notte Bianca was created by Mark Buxton, and it reminds me a lot of his rather modern vetiver perfume "Wood and Absinth" from his own brand.

However, there is one thing to criticize: the fragrance development progresses much too quickly within an hour. I would have liked to have had the spicy notes on the musk bed for a bit longer. Perhaps this is the necessary compromise. The use of fixatives is likely subject to certain limits, and a refined note probably does not become more beautiful through these substances.

So, for me, the use of Notte Bianca might be limited to special occasions. I think it is an ideal perfume for a theater evening. The piquant spiciness is a pick-me-up that keeps your eyes open even during boring performances. As a well-rested perfume, Notte Bianca is of course also an excellent, modern office scent, but then as a slender vetiver.

I think a bit of modern Mark Buxton style is contained here. Mark Buxton has particularly shown with his own line that he is less attached to tradition, but rather strives for an appropriate expression of modern life feelings. So too with Notte Bianca: it fits into a modern, urban environment, not to country houses and rustic oak!

One more piece of information about the brand: I met the owner of Linari - apparently a German - at the Global Arts of Perfumery. Linari started with room fragrances, and only gradually is it being recognized that they also produce "real" perfumes. So there is nothing Italian here except for the typically German fondness for everything Italian. Fortunately, the owner's Tuscan complex seems to be limited to the naming of the fragrances and a kind of upscale Italian design for the bottles.

My recommendation for this unusual, yet harmonious scent!

05/16/2011

8Scent 7.5Longevity

Eternity
340 Reviews

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Eternity

Top Review 9

white spiced chocolate with vetiver

Notte Bianca is a good fragrance, but not a lightweight. With the name, I expected transparency, something bright and clear and light. But what I get is a distinctly spicy, bright cream. I immediately smell the tonka bean, as this note is the most dominant for me. While By Night White from Profumi del Forte already addresses the same theme by name - namely a "white night" - Notte Bianca is much more complex and the scent development is more nuanced. At first, I am reminded of a white spiced chocolate that might be available around Christmas time. But somehow it doesn't stop there, as vetiver serves as a strong counterpoint to the tonka bean. All in all, a high-quality unisex fragrance with a very unique interpretation of tonka. However, the scent does not suit my taste, as I prefer the much creamier, less complex, but rounder and more feminine perfume from Profumi del Forte - By Night White.

12/29/2014

5Scent 5Longevity 2.5Sillage

RisingScent
37 Reviews

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The White (faded) Night by Linari

For some fragrances, just a few short words are enough to describe them completely. Notte Bianca is a colorless soap-smoke. It unfolds so close to the skin that perception seems almost impossible. Unfortunately, it lacks contour and special accents. There is nothing more to add.

Sillage: close to the skin Longevity: 6h

Other LINARI fragrances on my blog: http://www.parfumo.de/Benutzer/RisingScent/Blog/Eintrag/3_Linari_Eine_bersicht

Statements

20 short views on the fragrance

Schalkerin

3 years ago

7Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

Strong citrus kicks in.
Then it gets very herbal, wormwood and sage
dominate with anise and clove.
Tonka adds a touch of sweetness.

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Ergoproxy

1 year ago

7Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

This is more of a green night, where either Ouzo or Absinthe is sipped and you wrap yourself in freshly washed sheets.

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Heikeso

3 years ago

7.5Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

Who put the spice rack in the lemon grove, thinks the freshly shaved lemon farmer, taking the spices with him into the ...

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Rieke2021

2 years ago

5Scent 5Longevity 4Sillage

Fresh, tangy citrus + subtle green spice - but I see a freshly shaven salesman in the laminate section of the hardware store. The *

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Gaukeleya

10 years ago

7Scent 5Longevity 2.5Sillage

Sparkling citrus-herb-anise fizz, gently lifted by clean, soft musk. Delicate & pleasant, but unfortunately very weak.

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Stulle

2 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Bergamotty musk with herbs, bitter-fresh green. Softer with a hint of absinthe. Reminds me a bit of HONOS in the dry down. Keeps getting better!

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Eike

4 years ago

8.5Scent 5Longevity 4Sillage

In the opening, a lot of bergamot. Then anise-cream for men. Unfortunately close to the skin, but a great relaxing scent that always works. Herbal - therefore more masculine.

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