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Chimaera Tiziana Terenzi 2014

8.0 / 10 279 Ratings

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.
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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

8.0279 Ratings

Longevity

8.5241 Ratings

Sillage

7.9241 Ratings

Bottle

8.1218 Ratings

Value for money

6.588 Ratings

Submitted by Apicius, last update on 10/18/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Anniversari collection.

Smells similar

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Reviews

14 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/15/2021

9.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

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

9Scent 8Longevity 9Sillage

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

6Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Evannell
38 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

9.5Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Can777
257 Reviews

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Can777

Top Review 55

Mythical Creature

I have long been in possession of it. Chimaera,..the scent that is so hard to describe. The scent that harbors a primal force and whose complexity is very difficult to grasp for untrained, but also for very trained noses. For a long time, I have been toying with the idea of writing a comment that does this perfume at least some justice and conveys an impression of what one is dealing with here. Let's try it with the following scenario!

Imagine!
You are walking along a volcanic beach on a Mediterranean coast. Everything looks black and matte on the beach until suddenly something catches your attention in the sun. A fist-sized piece of lava that is completely different from the others iridesces in the sun because it is semi-transparent and consists only partly of molten lava, but also of amber-colored resins. When held in the sun, you can recognize various inclusions within it. But what makes it most unusual is the fact that it has a scent. This unique piece has absorbed everything that it rolled over as glowing-hot magma and has miraculously preserved it olfactorily.

It smells of citrusy sage and various Mediterranean herbs like thyme, bitter bay leaf, and different spicy pepper varieties. Mineral notes can be detected like dusty-hot sand heated by the sun. Robust and dark honey mingles with floral nuances of waxy-soft magnolia and bitter-herbaceous saffron. Balsamic resins flow from cistus and creamy-buttery benzoin accompany. Patchouli in earthy-chocolate tones flashes through. Everything is enveloped with smoky tobacco-incense notes and powdery-soft cashmere wood. And ultimately wrapped in a leathery-satin layer of golden-glittering caramel.

Conclusion
Chimaera is like a fossilized piece of lava found on a Mediterranean coast that seems to live within and overwhelms one immensely with its multitude of olfactory wonders. Deciphering this scent is not easy, as the fragrance is highly complex and opulently structured. Chimaera is truly like a chimera or an illusion because you always perceive something different but never quite pinpoint anything exact. A legion of notes trapped in a core. Spices, flowers, resins, and woods sink into the smoky-charred caramel and are bound within until only a fragrant sound emerges. A continuous, constant, olfactory metamorphosis. An interplay of scent notes and impressions. It fits perfectly into the winter season, but it also works very well on a warm summer night or during a vacation on tanned skin. Even then, it is very changeable and adaptable. It is comparable to a chameleon. I personally wear-or let’s say “endure”-it more in private, as it calms me and almost dominates me. It almost forces me to let go. I have long since given up trying to understand it. Chimaera cannot be controlled or understood, but this fact makes it incredibly beautiful and mysterious!

Perseverance is the chimera of love.
Luc de Clapiers Vauvenargues

11/01/2015

8.5Scent

Terra
646 Reviews

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Terra

Top Review

Betrayal

Paolo Terenzi has betrayed me. I saved Chimaera as the last sample from the special collection case because I thought it would be exactly my type. Pepper, leather, incense, iris, oud, and all the other delicious notes. But Chimaera smells quite different from what I had imagined; that's just how it is with fragrance pyramids.

Nevertheless, Chimaera is beautiful, very beautiful indeed. I don't find it overloaded or "too much," as everything feels incredibly rounded and balanced; almost on the verge of becoming boring.

Right from the start, the scent is spicy and sweet, with a slightly bitter nuance that I actually find very nice, creating a balance.

After a while, nothing bitter remains. All the hard, spicy, earthy, smoky notes simply become caramelized. Pepper, leather, oud, and incense - these nuances can be recognized, but they have almost lost all contrast on my skin.

This does not make Chimaera any less beautiful. Everything is very harmonious, noble, and pleasant. However, an Aha effect or a certain tension is largely absent; for that, it is certainly easy and uncomplicated to wear.

The base reminds me a bit of a light leather couch, on which "Sahne-Muh-Muhs," or caramel candies, were eagerly eaten. In the distance, perhaps a slightly spicy-oriental scented candle is burning, but the couch-caramel candy scent dominates.

Chimaera is wonderfully harmonious, cozy, and comforting. However, I find €285 instead of €135 for the other Terenzis to be unreasonable, as it doesn't seem to perform any better on me.

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