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Flowerbomb!
Opens with photorealistic Jasmine and white flowers. Almost soapy and pleasantly plasticky. Reminds me a bit of some very aromatic Rieslings, but without the burned note.
After 30-60 minutes, the oud, labdanum and wood creep forward and present a very likeable, rich and textured scent. Not as deep as other Laboratorio Olfattivo releases, but absolutely pleasant and well-made.
Often, white flowers present with a vanillin sweetness that gives me a headache, but I don't find that at all here. Ginger and Raspberry do not show up at all for me, but the rest of the accord is incredibly well-built. It could be very interesting to layer, especially given its stellar performance.
After 30-60 minutes, the oud, labdanum and wood creep forward and present a very likeable, rich and textured scent. Not as deep as other Laboratorio Olfattivo releases, but absolutely pleasant and well-made.
Often, white flowers present with a vanillin sweetness that gives me a headache, but I don't find that at all here. Ginger and Raspberry do not show up at all for me, but the rest of the accord is incredibly well-built. It could be very interesting to layer, especially given its stellar performance.
Applying setting powder in the forest.
Grandma wanders outside the care home and gets lost in an eerie forest.
Beautifully balanced, powdery forest scent, big, strong balsamic and fresh notes from the eucalyptus and ginger that slowly fade and reveal the smell of freshly cut wood, surrounded by a subtle sweet musk.
As the wear progresses, florals and amber creep into the foreground. The perfume slowly and pleasantly evolves throughout its extremely long wear. The slightly sharp, spiced notes of the opening subside, giving way to progressively calmer, skin-like landscapes of soft, fuzzy, woody musk. What a pleasure!
Extraordinarily deep and versatile scent, this is what a “traditionally masculine” forest scent could be if it weren’t afraid of a bit of drama... Not literal or photorealistic at all, but strongly suggestive. Each wear allows you to focus on a new little detail you didn’t appreciate before. This brand seems to be a bit of a hidden secret...
Beautifully balanced, powdery forest scent, big, strong balsamic and fresh notes from the eucalyptus and ginger that slowly fade and reveal the smell of freshly cut wood, surrounded by a subtle sweet musk.
As the wear progresses, florals and amber creep into the foreground. The perfume slowly and pleasantly evolves throughout its extremely long wear. The slightly sharp, spiced notes of the opening subside, giving way to progressively calmer, skin-like landscapes of soft, fuzzy, woody musk. What a pleasure!
Extraordinarily deep and versatile scent, this is what a “traditionally masculine” forest scent could be if it weren’t afraid of a bit of drama... Not literal or photorealistic at all, but strongly suggestive. Each wear allows you to focus on a new little detail you didn’t appreciate before. This brand seems to be a bit of a hidden secret...
Reclaiming a Tragedy
Opens with a salty, peated Islay whisky note, like smelling the rocks glass the day after you had a drink. Sometimes the floral parts of this perfume remind me of cigar smoke. It's a bold open for sure.
As it sits on the skin, balsamic notes and wilted flowers accompany a cold and dirty incense smoke. It's not like stepping into a church at all, but more of a suggestion of darkness, violence and something a bit unholy. It's what a burning house smells like in your nightmares.
In the end, the smoke grows fainter and fainter, gradually making way for all the gorgeous woody and flowery notes. After the three-hour mark, you are left with a deep but hard-to-localise musky spice. The smoke is still there, but it's there to balance the introspective and dark florals.
I love it and sometimes wear it as armour. The saltiness in the opening, followed by the sheer power of the smoke, keeps me coming back, but I do wish that the performance was better, as after 6-7 hours, it blends into my skin and only the amber and wood notes linger on even after 8 hours. On textile the smoke remains present for much longer though! The longevity is good, but not as mind-blowing as the quality of the scent. Besides this, I wish that for the price, the atomiser would be of higher quality... Spray is often difficult to control on this bottle with its very short bursts.
Filippo Sorcinelli managed to create an evocative and powerful new take on "burning" fragrances. Wearability is very subjective here and definitely requires testing before purchase. But even if you don't have a strong connection to the subject matter that the artist explored with this perfume, the quality of the result is strong enough for you to build your own narrative and emotional connection with the scent. This is what perfumery can be.
As it sits on the skin, balsamic notes and wilted flowers accompany a cold and dirty incense smoke. It's not like stepping into a church at all, but more of a suggestion of darkness, violence and something a bit unholy. It's what a burning house smells like in your nightmares.
In the end, the smoke grows fainter and fainter, gradually making way for all the gorgeous woody and flowery notes. After the three-hour mark, you are left with a deep but hard-to-localise musky spice. The smoke is still there, but it's there to balance the introspective and dark florals.
I love it and sometimes wear it as armour. The saltiness in the opening, followed by the sheer power of the smoke, keeps me coming back, but I do wish that the performance was better, as after 6-7 hours, it blends into my skin and only the amber and wood notes linger on even after 8 hours. On textile the smoke remains present for much longer though! The longevity is good, but not as mind-blowing as the quality of the scent. Besides this, I wish that for the price, the atomiser would be of higher quality... Spray is often difficult to control on this bottle with its very short bursts.
Filippo Sorcinelli managed to create an evocative and powerful new take on "burning" fragrances. Wearability is very subjective here and definitely requires testing before purchase. But even if you don't have a strong connection to the subject matter that the artist explored with this perfume, the quality of the result is strong enough for you to build your own narrative and emotional connection with the scent. This is what perfumery can be.
The coolest couch you ever smelled.
Absolutely Addictive. To me, the mild cannabis open is not distracting or disturbing, it's not giving stoner but more art student, badly-ventilated dorm room couch, in a good way.
The drydown with its metallic, slightly artificial dark character really makes the fragrance. It has plenty of depth that makes you want to smell it over and over again throughout the day; it's really well-crafted and balanced. A classic "masculine woody fragrance" profile surrounded by lots of small details that keep you coming back.
On the skin, it mellows out quite quickly and sometimes develops a slight sweetness. Never sharp but always rich and thick. A masterpiece.
The drydown with its metallic, slightly artificial dark character really makes the fragrance. It has plenty of depth that makes you want to smell it over and over again throughout the day; it's really well-crafted and balanced. A classic "masculine woody fragrance" profile surrounded by lots of small details that keep you coming back.
On the skin, it mellows out quite quickly and sometimes develops a slight sweetness. Never sharp but always rich and thick. A masterpiece.
Not a Bomb, but still a bullseye
Very wearable, warm and almost sweet. The sweetness never overpowers the dark woody notes here, though; the sweet florals add complexity and intrigue to the woody musky base notes.
For me, the longevity was really impressive. I could smell it on my skin after a full day, and on textiles, it lasts for more than a day!
From the name, I figured this would be a more “aggressive” amber presentation, but to me it's a rich, slowly evolving, well-balanced woody, lightly floral leather scent.
Is it astonishingly complex like other perfumes from Laboratorio Olfattivo in this line? No. But there is enough here for this to become your next daily go-to.
For me, the longevity was really impressive. I could smell it on my skin after a full day, and on textiles, it lasts for more than a day!
From the name, I figured this would be a more “aggressive” amber presentation, but to me it's a rich, slowly evolving, well-balanced woody, lightly floral leather scent.
Is it astonishingly complex like other perfumes from Laboratorio Olfattivo in this line? No. But there is enough here for this to become your next daily go-to.
