Bella Bellissima
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Pink pepper's vinegary bite collides with davana's rum-like warmth and angelica's green herbal edge, creating a disorienting, almost boozy introduction. The ylang is already muscling in, its banana-custard facets mingling with rosewood's subtle pencil-shaving dryness. Within minutes, you're aware this is building towards something monumentally floral.
Tuberose absolute unfurls in all its creamy, narcotic glory, supported by jasmine sambac's indolic punch and May rose's jammy sweetness. The osmanthus lends an apricot skin texture whilst bourbon geranium cuts through with minty-metallic freshness, preventing the white flowers from becoming suffocating. Cistus and myrrh begin weaving smoky, balsamic threads through the bouquet, like incense censers swinging through a hothouse.
The florals recede into a musky, resinous base where patchouli's earthiness anchors everything. Sandalwood and tonka create a soft, woody sweetness whilst myrrh continues its dry, meditative smoke, leaving skin with an amber glow that feels ancient and personal. What remains is warm, slightly animalic, and surprisingly intimate after such an extroverted opening.
Emerald Dorée reads like Azzi Glasser's love letter to high-octane floriculture, filtered through a haze of resinous smoke. This is spice-forward white floral composition that refuses to play nice—the pink pepper and davana create an almost fermented, wine-soaked opening that immediately announces this won't be your standard bouquet. That ylang and tuberose absolute form an indolic core so rich it borders on feral, whilst the bourbon geranium adds a minty-rosy sharpness that keeps things from collapsing into cloying territory. The osmanthus brings an apricot-suede softness that feels entirely unexpected amongst all this opulence.
What makes this genuinely interesting is how Glasser has woven smoky cistus and myrrh throughout the structure, creating the impression of white flowers viewed through frankincense clouds in some baroque chapel. The patchouli here isn't scrubbed clean—it's earthy and substantial, grounding what could have been a gaudy floral display. That 'crystal amber' accord (likely Ambrox or similar) gives a warm, skin-like radiance without tipping into sweetness, though the tonka does soften the landing considerably in the base.
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3.9/5 (91)