Cerruti
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Freesia and violet burst forth with green, slightly tart immediacy, their fresh clarity sharply edged against the honeyed warmth of mimosa. The effect is bracing, almost cool—like walking into morning air carrying the sweetness of wisteria-covered gardens.
Orange blossom emerges with creamy, slightly bitter complexity whilst jasmine adds a soft, powder-like luminosity to the composition. The florals settle into a harmonious, airbrushed quality where individual notes blur into a unified, powdery floral cloud that hovers close to the skin.
The woody base asserts itself faintly, lending a whisper of structure and subtle earthiness to what remains—a delicate, heavily powdered floral that clings as a second skin, increasingly indistinct with each passing hour. By the fourth hour, the fragrance becomes a barely-there skin scent, pleasant but decidedly ghostly.
Cerruti pour Femme Cerruti announces itself as a fragrance of restraint and subtlety—a whisper rather than a shout. Claire Cain has constructed something deceptively simple: a floral composition that privileges clarity over depth, freshness over sensuality. The freesia and violet in the opening establish an almost aqueous brightness, their green-tinged sharpness cutting through the honeyed sweetness of mimosa with surgical precision. This isn't a fragrance that coddles; it challenges the wearer to meet it halfway.
The heart reveals orange blossom and jasmine in conversation rather than chorus—they don't overwhelm but rather establish an airy, almost luminous quality. The orange blossom brings a creamy, slightly bitter edge that prevents the composition from tipping into saccharine territory, whilst the jasmine adds a whisper of animalic warmth without ever becoming indolic or heavy. There's a distinctly powdery character threading through these florals, as if the entire composition has been dusted with talc, softening everything into an impressionistic blur.
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3.8/5 (100)