Krizia
Krizia
74 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
A brilliant salvo of cardamom and coriander cuts through crisp bergamot and lavender, immediately establishing a spicy, almost medicinal declaration. You're presented with something simultaneously aromatic and slightly peppery—herbaceous but with sharp edges.
The florals arrive with visible reluctance, pepper and ginger wrestling control away from the softer carnation and jasmine. Lily of the valley attempts some delicate prettiness, but the composition's leather and woody foundations have already asserted dominance, lending the middle phase an almost savoury, unexpectedly austere quality.
Oakmoss and patchouli stake permanent residence whilst tonka bean and vanilla add amber-like warmth without compromise. The leather becomes increasingly prominent, developing a subtle tobacco-like quality that lingers on fabric in particular, creating something almost leathery-green rather than traditionally gourmand.
Moods by Krizia Uomo is a fragrance caught between two worlds—neither fully masculine nor feminine, but rather a sophisticated study in controlled chaos. Released in 1989, it feels like the olfactory equivalent of a tailored jacket with a deliberately loosened tie: structured yet deliberately undone.
The composition announces itself as decidedly spicy, with cardamom and coriander creating a peppery aperitif that immediately establishes authority. But this isn't a straightforward aromatic: the lavender and bergamot top notes are quickly undermined by the heart's unexpected brutality. Carnation and pepper collide with ginger, creating something far pricklier than traditionally "floral"—it's as though someone's added black pepper to a bouquet of hothouse flowers.
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