Chicca Collections
Chicca Collections
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A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Hazelnut leaf arrives with sharp green edges, immediately tempered by pink pepper's insistent prickle. Within moments, you're caught between the almost dusty verdancy of crushed hazel and a spice that won't be ignored—it's a tense, intriguing introduction that signals this won't be a straightforward iris fragrance.
Frankincense smoke rises like a curtain being drawn, transforming the iris into something cathedral-like and introspective. Freesia flutters in and around the smoke for a brief moment—a whispered counterpoint that never quite dominates—whilst the woody accords emerge fully, rendering the entire composition increasingly austere and mineral-tinged. The powdery elements settle into the background, enhancing rather than softening the overall dryness.
Burning wood and amber create a lingering, slightly warm base that refuses sweetness. The vanilla appears only as a memory of warmth rather than an actual sugared note, leaving skin-scent territory dominated by woodsmoke and the faintest amber glow. By the final hours, it becomes almost imperceptibly intimate—more a subtle reminder of its presence than an assertive declaration.
Cristal Fragrance Mimosa arrives as a decidedly unconventional iris fragrance—one that deliberately sidesteps the creamy, powdery expectations the note typically conjures. The hazelnut leaf opening imparts an almost green, slightly astringent quality that immediately complicates matters, whilst pink pepper introduces a peppery bite that prevents any softness from settling in. This is iris rendered in grayscale rather than pastels.
The heart reveals the fragrance's true character: a marriage of frankincense smoke and freesia that creates something faintly ecclesiastical, as though iris were being burned as an offering rather than worn as decoration. The frankincense doesn't merely support the iris—it actively transforms it into something woody and slightly resinous, whilst freesia attempts a whispered prettiness that the woody base refuses to accommodate. The powdery accord (88%) materialises here, though not as a soft dusting; rather, it sits alongside the smoke like talc settling on charred wood.
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