paolo terenzi
Editor’s note pending — every credited perfumer eventually gets a written profile here.
The compositions
Kaff
Cas
Giapeto
F. da Montefeltro
Leon
Alioth
Misiarte
Spirito Fiorentino
The opening is deceptively soft—jasmine and orange blossom drift through on a breath of saffron-tinged warmth, more renaissance fresco than modern florals.
Back to Musk
Hashabis
Lucenera
Arrakis
09 Tesoro Mio
Dubhe Assoluto
Kuma
Febe
Rea
Iperione
Themis
Bianco Laos
Tyl Assoluto
Mirach
Air
Salaria
Salaria opens with a cold, briny seaweed note — marine but not synthetic-aquatic, more like low tide than ocean spray, the kind of salinity you associate with Mediterranean coastal paths.
Velorum
Akragas
Oceania
Chiron
Pandolfo
Nero Oudh
Hale Bopp
Cianuro
Tabit Attar
Mirabile
Mirabile opens with a rush of sweet resin and vanilla—thick, almost syrupy opoponax tempered by creamy bourbon tones.
Stricnina
Stricnina opens with a flash of citrus that vanishes almost immediately, making way for an unexpected collision of warm cinnamon and jammy fruit.
Lyncis
Orion
Orion opens with a sharp tropical sweetness—pineapple and apple given an aquatic edge that keeps the fruit from feeling thick or gourmand.
Halley
Al Contrario
Al-Contrario opens with a plush cocoa sweetness that feels more confectionary than boozy, immediately enveloping rather than teasing from a distance.
Pompei Garden
Siene
Tuttle
Burdel
Chimaera
Chimaera opens with a sharp collision of peppered saffron and raw leather, softened slightly by thyme's herbal bite and a thread of lemon that quickly fades.
Kronos
Ricina
Moro Di Venezia
Sandalo e Mirra
Teia
Magnificat
Amber
Laudano Nero
Laudano Nero opens with a resinous jolt—rosemary cut through amber and tobacco leaf, herbal and slightly medicinal, like stepping into an old apothecary where incense has been burning for decades.
Delox
Delox opens with an unexpected collision: roasted coffee beans darkened by powdery iris, a pairing that feels more apothecary than café.
Alibi
Libra
Isotta
Ursa
The opening is immediate and tactile: rum-soaked leather warmed by a dusty sprinkle of nutmeg.
Orionis
Borelli
05 Terra
Ensis
Tabit
Irae
Mister Colonia
Maremma
Maremma opens with a deceptive sweetness—bergamot and blackcurrant mingling with heady white florals that feel almost tropical in their lushness.
Stramonio
Stramonio — the Italian name for datura, a flowering plant with intoxicating and toxic properties — opens with jasmine and saffron, an Oriental declaration that wastes no time establishing its character.
Rosso Pompei
Nero Nepal
Lucrethia
Sirrah
02 Fioraie
07 Intesa
Cor Gentile
Wirtaner
Cabiria
Adhil Assoluto
Foconero
Foconero — black fire in Italian — earns the drama of its name more in the base than the opening.
04 In Amore
Stereope
Cassiopea
Cassiopea opens with a brief flash of lemon that quickly recedes, making way for a lily of the valley heart that feels crisp and slightly soapy, like fresh linen dried outdoors.
Sigismondo
Abbrivio
Porpora
The opening strikes with a peculiar warmth—raspberry stained dark with cinnamon and clove, less fruity than one might expect, more like spiced preserves left too long near a church censer.
Gumin
The opening is a golden rush of pineapple and citrus, sweeter and more tropically candied than you might expect from the pedigree.
Casanova
Casanova opens with a surprising green brightness—fig leaf and jasmine meeting bergamot in a way that feels neither wholly fresh nor overtly floral, but instead like sunlight filtered through leaves onto warm stone.
Kashimire
Orza
Arsenico
03 Fortuna
Woodstock Patchouli
Brun
Mea Culpa
Leo
Leo opens with magnolia in full bloom—cool, almost soapy petals that feel translucent rather than heavy.
XIX March
Lince
Lince opens with a bright citrus burst tempered by the licorice-spice warmth of star anise, an unexpected combination that immediately sets it apart from typical floral compositions.
White Fire
White-Fire opens with a surprisingly gentle warmth, its sandalwood carrying none of the harshness sometimes found in synthetic interpretations.
Adux
Aurelia
Gold Rose Oudh
Gold Rose Oudh opens with a brief flash of bergamot before the heart asserts itself—black pepper crackling over a dark, resinous rose that leans more leather than petal.
Telea
Crio
Lillipur
Lillipur opens with sharp, resinous frankincense cut by citrus and the licorice-green bite of star anise—an almost medicinal clarity that clears the air before settling.
Aqua
01 Divina
Arethusa
Arethusa's opening is exuberant and complex: ginger's warm spice, sage's herbal dryness, plum's dark sweetness, orange's citric freshness, and fig's milky-green richness together create an opening of genuine abundance.
Kristina
Amans
Ecstasy
A powdery, resinous incense opens with surprising softness—frankincense tempered by violet and rose, creating something between a cathedral and a Victorian parlor.
Eclix
Draconis
Borea
Cotton Flower
Vele
Vele — sails in Italian — opens with a single, clean fig note before the heart unfolds into a four-floral arrangement of jasmine, ylang-ylang, rose, and heliotrope.
Mandragola
Afrodite
06 Vita
Bigia
Mastin
Tethys
Curaro
Tyrenum
Cicuta
Bianco Puro
Draco
Draco opens with a bright citrus burst that quickly gives way to something softer and more enveloping.
10 Bellezza
Andromeda
Ylang-ylang and bergamot open together — the ylang creamy and almost banana-floral, the bergamot keeping things bright and citrus-clean, with a fleeting green-grass note.
Cubia
Caput Mundi
P.D.F.
Arge
Chi
Fili
B.B.
White Musk
Posi
Tuberose
Tempel
The Bianco
Kirke
A sheer fruited veil that opens with soft pear and raspberry, pale and nearly translucent, like juice staining silk.