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The Smell Of Christmas Eve

It was a freezing winter morning. I was standing at the tram stop and waiting to see a dear friend of mine. We were close to Christmas time, and we had to exchange gifts. I looked around, and the streets of Milan were full of flashing lights. People moved frantically between one shop and another to make their last purchases, and a thin fog pervaded the city, as is customary in the northern metropolis. The tram arrived, I run to meet my friend who immediately threw his arms around my neck and kissed me on the cheek. I notice that instead of walking away, he moved closer, plunged his face into my scarf, and whispered in my ear, “Wow, what a wonderful smell you have! Just the ones I like!”. “I’m glad you like it, it’s a gift I gave myself for Christmas.”  " IL (Eau de Toilette) | Lancetti " had just come out on the market, the autumn-winter season of the early 90s. At that time I was working to support my studies, and the perfume was only one, and it had to last for the entire s

Sitting Under the Cool Shade of a Fig Tree

Fraghead Heartfelt Ferrari Noble Fig
Ferrari Noble Fig

Ferrari Noble Fig

Whoa! This is a very interesting approach on the fig note, by the house of Ferrari, which comes in the form of a fresh-aromatic scent from the Essence lineup, called Ferrari Noble Fig. I've been saying Noble Fig is fabulous since it came out and it's so cheap now you can buy several bottles for reapplication at will if you want stronger projection. It's very unique and refreshing. If you're anything like me, you might find a bit weird that Noble Fig is mainly classified as a spring sent, whereas the figs per se, those luscious fruits loaded with sexual innuendo, are undoubtedly late summer products. Possibly, the presence of fig leaves and woods justifies that. Anyway, I must admit it works pretty well in the warmer Spring days and Summer nights.

That being said, Ferrari Noble Fig is a highly fresh and herbal aroma that starts as a fresh breeze, with the brilliant and hard but brittle note of milky fig. This one is most of a fig leaf fragrance over a ripe fig, which gives off a coconut type vibe, a green accord that delivers juiciness without any cloying sweetness. The earthy shades of the fig are highlighted by sprinkles of spicy pink peppercorn, which I adore in their fresh form, and mandarin. The opening has an enveloping sensuality with its stimulating resinous sap, crisp green leaves, bitter stems, and milky flesh, the fig brings to mind images of relaxing below the cool shades of a fig tree someplace in the sunbaked Mediterranean and biting into the delicious flesh of this fruit.

Heart notes of clary sage and orris perform on the duality of freshness and warmness. At this stage, the scent is more aromatic and floral, yet the fig accent lingers in the background, lush, salty, sharp, velvety, smooth. The innuendos just keep coming. There’s also a near-powder essence delivered by iris root.

As the fragrance kind of dries down it goes into a straight downstage floral, not feminine, rather relaxing floral accord, and it’s quite an earthy scent, with a hint of delicate notes of musk, which is not over-powering and feels quite warm, and patchouli that adds fresh tones into the final tailpiece, build an unforgettable signature, and which keep you in the virtual warmth of summer.

Fraghead Heartfelt Ferrari Noble Fig
Ferrari Noble Fig

Luminous, fresh, holder of exquisite floral quality and lovely. It is a very rare event when a house crafts a fragrance for men with such features. Men, don't be afraid of this Noble Fig. Truth to be told, it can easily be classified as a unisex fragrance, but there is absolutely nothing wrong about that.
I noticed it works way better in cool temperatures. I would recommend it for early Spring day and night, and Autumn day, preferably.
It's very light and safe for office wear. This is one that is not going to offend anyone, but it's very subtle, so you might not get compliments with this one. Performance is more than adequate for this type of light fragrance as it will linger for a good few hours although it is more of a personal bubble projection wise.

Lastly, Noble Fig is an excellently crafted fragrance with fig leaves in the top notes, an aromatic heart, and then a leathery base a warmer spicier affair. The blend remains sweet while simultaneously being fresh and woody with just a hint of powder and herbs. Overall, it's quite pleasant and agreeable, an inoffensive, versatile fig fragrance.

-Elysium

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