Top Notes 
Fruits
Lychee
Freesia
Calabrian bergamot
Heart Notes 
Bulgarian rose
Milk
Egyptian jasmine
Osmanthus
Base Notes 
Patchouli
Leather
Oud
Mitchcraft
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Mitchcraft
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A luxurious, powerful fragrance dressed in beautiful purple which is to die for, literaly.
Indeed, the colour purple if worn by the wrong person at one time in history could have led to their death during the times when the people who brought us opera, and therefore the sopranos, were in power. I am talking of the mighty Romans, of course.
If you do a little research in to the colour purple, this is just some of the information on the history of the colour, "Purple as the royal colour started with ancient monarchies. The colour was difficult to produce, which made it expensive and available only to upper society. Rulers wore purple robes and used purple ink to sign their edicts. Some Roman emperors penalized their citizens to death for wearing purple garments"
Speaking of the Romans, Shakespeare wrote "Purple the sails, and so perfumed, that the winds were love-sick with them,” Cleopatra is said to have greeted Marc Antony on a boat with perfumed sails after the assassination of Julius Caesar and became the queen of Egypt.
On a lighter note, the colour purple is also known as "The colour of Magic" according to writer Terry Pratchett.
All that from the colour and the name of a fragrance, but where am I going with it?
Well, only recently have I began my journey in to the world of Oud and Rose fragrances, which come across as very luxurious to me. This royal purple dressed fragrance is definitely one of luxury, I could definitely imagine Roman Emperors wearing if it was around during those times, they did have something similar though. It is a perfume very powerful men such as Julius Caesar himself could have worn to impress his love, the fore mentioned Cleopatra or vice versa being that this is unisex and would have been perfectly acceptable for either to wear during Roman times also, which I will get to. Even now in 2023 I see a confident man easily pulling this off, smelling of the beautiful roses that were often a part of Roman culture. They would wear wreaths during feasts but not only that, both men and women would wear sweet rose petal scented perfumes which were made by soaking the petals in olive oil. Another use that the Romans had for rose petals other than fragrances and wreaths were said to actually be love potions along with scented puddings and medicine. I wonder if the love potions were the colour of magic?
The sillage definitely comes across as if it were coated on purple sails with the power of the wind behind them in which it leaves a beautiful trail that for anyone to cross its wake would be caught in the love sick spell from this magical scent, after all, purple is the colour of magic. This love potion would entrance them with the luxurious smell of beautiful Oud, Bulgarian Rose among other florals with a slightly spicy touch to it, and of course it would be a sin not to mention the gorgeous fruits all perfectly blended together. It has a slight sweetness to it, but nothing overpowering.
Soprano would have been a great choice of fragrance to soak the purple sails in, as it also has great longevity that would have easily lasted the journey from Europe all the way to the hot temperatures of Egypt, as this can easily be worn in both cold and hot weather. On skin alone you can easily smell this all the way in to the following day, and if you get it on clothes, purple or not it will be with you even longer lasting days, so if you end up in an odd time or place where wearing purple could have your death warrant signed at least you will be smelling good for days afterwards, but let's just hope it doesn't come to that lol. I dare say if Soprano had been applied to the purple sails Cleopatra would have been well aware of the arrival of Mark Anton days in advance with the wind carrying its scent with the powerful sillage behind it.
I am a 42 year old man and I have worn this during garden parties for birthdays, I have worn it just for casual days and I have often wondered what I would choose to wear on the day of my wedding if were to ever have one, and I would happily pick this as one of my top contenders. EDIT: Two years later, on Valentine’s Day, I actually got married and wore this layered with Onyx and it was indeed a great choice. Who would have thought 2 years ago when I wrote this and was single I would end up getting married and wearing this after all lol.
I think this is a beautiful scent and if you can wear other Oud Rose fragrances as a man I am sure you would be happy to wear this one also. There are always the discovery kits that Xerjoff provides, where you can pick four of your own choice and both times I have ordered from Xerjoff it has come with the speed of Purple perfumed sails with the huge performance that Soprano boasts powering the winds behind them, all the way from Italy to the UK in the matter of a day or two. That was the case for both a singular discovery kit and the purchase of the bottle of Soprano.
What I like about Xerjoff is that each time you place an order for a bottle, they give you a free discovery kit with it, allowing you to pick out another 4 to sample for free. So if you order directly from them, always remember to fill out your discovery kit.
If you do a little research in to the colour purple, this is just some of the information on the history of the colour, "Purple as the royal colour started with ancient monarchies. The colour was difficult to produce, which made it expensive and available only to upper society. Rulers wore purple robes and used purple ink to sign their edicts. Some Roman emperors penalized their citizens to death for wearing purple garments"
Speaking of the Romans, Shakespeare wrote "Purple the sails, and so perfumed, that the winds were love-sick with them,” Cleopatra is said to have greeted Marc Antony on a boat with perfumed sails after the assassination of Julius Caesar and became the queen of Egypt.
On a lighter note, the colour purple is also known as "The colour of Magic" according to writer Terry Pratchett.
All that from the colour and the name of a fragrance, but where am I going with it?
Well, only recently have I began my journey in to the world of Oud and Rose fragrances, which come across as very luxurious to me. This royal purple dressed fragrance is definitely one of luxury, I could definitely imagine Roman Emperors wearing if it was around during those times, they did have something similar though. It is a perfume very powerful men such as Julius Caesar himself could have worn to impress his love, the fore mentioned Cleopatra or vice versa being that this is unisex and would have been perfectly acceptable for either to wear during Roman times also, which I will get to. Even now in 2023 I see a confident man easily pulling this off, smelling of the beautiful roses that were often a part of Roman culture. They would wear wreaths during feasts but not only that, both men and women would wear sweet rose petal scented perfumes which were made by soaking the petals in olive oil. Another use that the Romans had for rose petals other than fragrances and wreaths were said to actually be love potions along with scented puddings and medicine. I wonder if the love potions were the colour of magic?
The sillage definitely comes across as if it were coated on purple sails with the power of the wind behind them in which it leaves a beautiful trail that for anyone to cross its wake would be caught in the love sick spell from this magical scent, after all, purple is the colour of magic. This love potion would entrance them with the luxurious smell of beautiful Oud, Bulgarian Rose among other florals with a slightly spicy touch to it, and of course it would be a sin not to mention the gorgeous fruits all perfectly blended together. It has a slight sweetness to it, but nothing overpowering.
Soprano would have been a great choice of fragrance to soak the purple sails in, as it also has great longevity that would have easily lasted the journey from Europe all the way to the hot temperatures of Egypt, as this can easily be worn in both cold and hot weather. On skin alone you can easily smell this all the way in to the following day, and if you get it on clothes, purple or not it will be with you even longer lasting days, so if you end up in an odd time or place where wearing purple could have your death warrant signed at least you will be smelling good for days afterwards, but let's just hope it doesn't come to that lol. I dare say if Soprano had been applied to the purple sails Cleopatra would have been well aware of the arrival of Mark Anton days in advance with the wind carrying its scent with the powerful sillage behind it.
I am a 42 year old man and I have worn this during garden parties for birthdays, I have worn it just for casual days and I have often wondered what I would choose to wear on the day of my wedding if were to ever have one, and I would happily pick this as one of my top contenders. EDIT: Two years later, on Valentine’s Day, I actually got married and wore this layered with Onyx and it was indeed a great choice. Who would have thought 2 years ago when I wrote this and was single I would end up getting married and wearing this after all lol.
I think this is a beautiful scent and if you can wear other Oud Rose fragrances as a man I am sure you would be happy to wear this one also. There are always the discovery kits that Xerjoff provides, where you can pick four of your own choice and both times I have ordered from Xerjoff it has come with the speed of Purple perfumed sails with the huge performance that Soprano boasts powering the winds behind them, all the way from Italy to the UK in the matter of a day or two. That was the case for both a singular discovery kit and the purchase of the bottle of Soprano.
What I like about Xerjoff is that each time you place an order for a bottle, they give you a free discovery kit with it, allowing you to pick out another 4 to sample for free. So if you order directly from them, always remember to fill out your discovery kit.
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