Anniversari

Chimaera Tiziana Terenzi 2014

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A popular limited perfume by Tiziana Terenzi for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is spicy-resinous. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by Cereria Terenzi Evelino.
Limited

Main accords

Spicy

Resinous

Woody

Oriental

Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lemon

Saffron

Bay leaf

Black pepper

Tolu balm

White leather

Hydrogen

Soil

Thyme

Heart Notes

Frankincense Honey

Honey

Camellia

Peony

Red pepper Sage

Sage

Black magnolia

Carnation

Iris

Base Notes

Caramel

Cashmere wood

Copaiba balsam Benzoin

Benzoin

Labdanum

Leather

Oud

Patchouli

Pine

Tobacco

Perfumer

Paolo Terenzi

Ratings

Scent

8.0272 Ratings

Longevity

8.5235 Ratings

Sillage

7.9243 Ratings

Bottle

8.2221 Ratings

Value for money

6.683 Ratings

Submitted by Apicius, last update on 04/07/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Anniversari" collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

10 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/15/2021

7
Pricing 5
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Ngarcia
21 Reviews

Ngarcia

Helpful Review 4

Magic by Paolo Terenzi

First sensation is that we are smelling something serious, full of quality and complex, like a mix between the sweet oud sensation of Kemi by Kemi and Black Phantom.

The opening is balsamic, leathery, with a sweet touch, some earthy feeling, it is sweet but not too much, and with oud, it has a green touch, bay leaf and pepper are noticeable, all very balanced.

He manages to mix and create something, not just a succession of notes, as as it progresses he tends to a tobacco, with jacket-type leather and a pinch of honey.

It seems that it may be an excessively heavy perfume but it's not, the balance is so good that everything is well integrated and it is one of those that surrounds you.

Projection and performance, without complaints, high, you feel bursts all the time.

It's a difficult perfume to classify, enveloping, a little sweet, a little fresh, a little dirty, trying it is very worthwhile.

12/04/2021

8
Pricing 9
Bottle 9
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Montexx
24 Reviews

Montexx

Helpful Review 4

This makes me happy

Like the name says Chimaera (from Latin, from Greek Χίμαιρα - Chimaira) is a creature of Greek mythology. It is a monstrous creature, composed of parts of several beasts, parts of a lion, a goat and a snake

And like the scent its very complicated you will smell so many things but ohh so nice.
First spray is more spicy like black pepper, thyme, bay leaf and some lemon. As it settles, there is more of amber and iris, magnolia, honey and peony. Then, the dry downs to tobacco, patchouli and woody essence of some kind of a balsam and cashmere wood.
I would say more of a men’s perfume
Love this one, definitely worth to try.

03/11/2024

4
Pricing 7
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 6
Scent

Evannell
28 Reviews

Evannell

1

Mixed thoughts

I consider it a mass pleaser - many people notice it in the air and ask what it is. A bit too sweet and artificial/chemical for my taste, yet it's not that bad. But is this one really man-made? I cannot imagine a real person creating this. Also, "no oud" would play better than "cheap oud" in this case.

11/26/2018

9
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Can777
129 Reviews

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Can777

Top Review 55

Fabulous creature

I've been in his possession a long time. Chimaera, the scent so hard to describe. The scent of an elemental force within itself and its complexity to guess is very difficult and challenging for untrained, but also very experienced noses. For a very long time I have been playing with the idea of writing a commentary that only halfway does justice to this perfume and gives an impression of what you are dealing with here. Let's give it a try with the following scenario!

Imagine!
One goes for a walk on a volcanic beach along a Mediterranean coast. Everything looks black and dull on the beach until suddenly something in the sun attracts attention. A fist-sized piece of lava that is completely different from the others irideszes in the sun, because it is semitransparent and consists only partially of molten lava, but also of amber resins. If you hold it in the sun, you can see many inclusions in it. But what makes it most unusual is the fact that it smells. This only piece has everything what it still as glow-hot magma has rolled over absorbed and olfactorically preserved as by a miracle.

It smells of citric sage and various Mediterranean herbs such as thyme, bitter bay leaf and various spicy pepper varieties. Mineral notes are recognizable as dusty hot sand heated by the sun. Herber and dark honey blends with flowery nuances of waxy soft magnolia and bitter-tart saffron. Balsamic resins pour out accompanied by cistus roses and creamy-butyriger benzoin. Patchouli in earthy chocolaty tones flashes, everything is fogged with smoky tobacco incense notes and powdery soft cashmere wood. And finally wrapped in a leathery satin layer of golden glittering caramel.

Conclusion
Chimaera is like a fossil piece of lava that has been found on a Mediterranean coast and seems to live inside and that overwhelms you with its multitude of olfactory wonders. Deciphering this scent is not easy because the scent is highly complex and opulent. Chimaera is really like a chimera or a mirage, because you always perceive something different, but never smell anything specific. A legion of notes trapped in a core.spices, flowers, resins and woods sink into the smoky charred caramel and are bound in it until only a fragrant sound emerges.a continuous, constant, olfactory metamorphosis.an interplay of scents and impressions.it fits perfectly into the winter season but it also does very well in a warm summer night or on holiday on tanned skin. Even there he is very changeable and changeable. I wear it myself or let's say "bear" it more in my private life, because it calms me down very much and almost dominates me. He's literally forcing me to let go. I've given up understanding him for a long time. Chimaera is not to be controlled and understood, but this fact makes him so incredibly beautiful and mysterious!

Consistency is the chimera of love.
Luc de Clapiers Vauvenargues

07/06/2020

10
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

HIRH
45 Reviews

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HIRH

Helpful Review 22

His Majesty, by the grace of God, the Gesamtkunstwerk

I'm swamped. Fan of simple fragrances. Perplexed by the number of ingredients in the pyramid of scents. Extremely tense before the first spraying of the sample. Tense because the scent pyramid alone does not contain any information about what kind of scent it is supposed to hide.

Oud, incense, caramel, patchouli. It's almost like being kidnapped in the United Arab Emirates. In expectation of an Arab crusher (admittedly, I didn't read the comments here) I ordered a bottling. Oriental fragrances inspire me very much
But still kind of insecure. Lemon, magnolia, sage. Maybe it's not heavy after all. Maybe it's even suitable for the beach.

Sprayed on for the first time, directly on the skin. Lemon, sage and lots of it. Kind of diffuse. Harmonious, though. I couldn't tell you what I'm smelling up the hallway. Sometimes I think I've recognized another scent and then the next time I smell it I doubt myself again. Woody wood is quickly added. Pine tree scent, cashmere wood, eagle wood. I don't want to say oud. Associatively rather located in the heavy and oriental compositions with spices. Here it is wood.

Sage and lemon and much remains. (Green) forest comes out stronger in the course, but sage and lemon and much remains.

For me unsurpassed complexity. Still comparatively linear. Total work of art. I can't get it out of my head
My best friend, otherwise also a fan of oud, frankincense, amber and spices, by the way.

Sage and lemon and green make this fragrance wearable for me all year round. Heavy enough for the winter in the green forest. Light enough for a day at the beach in Greece with homemade ice tea sage-lemon. Unexpected.

Stunned, fascinated, in love. Total work of art. I repeat myself. Immediately added to the collection.

I remain unusually speechless.

Cheers

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