Bewitched and Enchanting Potions

Alma Colección Privada is the name that unites the three fragrances with very expressive and mysterious words: Black Rose, Misterious Oud, Secret Wood. Three exquisite fragrances reflect the sophisticated and elegant spirit of the La Martina brand. The new arrangement invites you to plunge into the frantic rhythm of life in mysterious Argentina. The Italian master perfumers Maurizio Cerizza and Luca Maffei have created these magical potions very close to niche fragrances without claiming to satisfy a wide range of the public. Black Rose is a fragrance with noble notes. Misterious Oud is a fragrance that emanates sensual and voluptuous notes. Secret Wood breathes green and spicy notes from the vast and mysterious forests around the world. The olfactory emotions are enclosed in precious crescent-shaped bottles that evoke thoughts of the moon and the mysteries associated with it, the cap is in metal covered with squares of white leather, and all protected by elegant white packaging.

Rose Black

Black Rose virtuoso combines floral and woody shades; it is an energetic, stylish, woody unisex perfume with exciting musky tones. The nose dedicated the new floral arrangement to the impeccable sound of the precious damask rose, popularly referred to as the “black rose”. From the first notes, the composition gives a light, sweet-mint aroma of velvety geranium leaves, which lays down on the bright, floral-woody scent of hedione. The central accord unfolds with a luxurious, heady scent of a soft honey damask rose, slowly and elegantly giving way to a beautiful aromatic trail woven of creamy woody notes, charismatic black amber, sweet vanilla and exciting, warm musk.

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Misterious Oud

Misterious Oud is a beautiful, complex and distinctive woody, fougere unisex perfume. The top accord of the composition brings refreshing, sparkling notes of sunny bergamot, the aroma of fresh galbanum greens and a silky-spicy scent of elemi, framed by invigorating pink pepper velvety-spicy cinnamon. The perfume’s heart reveals the smell of moist green nagarmotha, herbaceous-balsamic labdanum, and resinous styrax. The base notes, woven into a beautiful aromatic trail, sound the spicy scent of Amyris, moist earthy Haitian vetiver, velvety accents of cashmere wood, woody vanilla notes of guaiac wood, refined amber, sweet vanilla and delicate, exciting musk. Despite the name, there is no oud in the perfume.

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Secret Wood

Secret Wood is a bright, stylish, rich and very complex woody unisex perfume. The subtle freshness of bergamot in the top notes is intertwined with sweet-mint geranium and bitter-spicy wormwood artemisia, sounding in a frame of spicy-spicy notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. The central accord reveals smoky-coniferous notes of mighty cedar, creamy sandalwood, spicy ebony and the velvety scent of cashmere wood. The remarkable unity of woody notes seems to float in the air, refracting exquisitely with soft aromatic shades. Then the woody accord fades but does not disappear completely, but changes, transforming into a warm spice of patchouli notes and a slightly bitter, spicy-coniferous scent of fir balsam, decorated with subtle accents of sweetish vanilla.

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Have you smelled any of these perfumes? I’d love to learn what others think of them.

-Elysium