Lorenzo Villoresi
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Neroli and citrus burst forth with architectural precision, immediately tempered by the almost astringent green leaf accord that strips away any honeyed sweetness. Within moments, jasmine and orange blossom settle into a cool, slightly powdery composite that feels more Mediterranean morning than tropical garden.
Opoponax introduces a resinous, slightly medicinal warmth whilst frankincense quietly shifts the entire composition into something more contemplative and austere—the floral heart gains unexpected depth and aged complexity, as though viewed through amber glass rather than clear crystal. The petitgrain adds a whisper of herbal bitterness that keeps everything grounded and slightly melancholic.
Vanilla and cedarwood materialize faintly beneath a persistent fade of the original citrus-floral skeleton, creating a softly woody, almost whispered conclusion that never quite gathers the body to project significantly. The fragrance seems to retreat rather than dissipate, lingering as an intimate second skin rather than a sillage-trailing statement.
Dilmun emerges as a cunningly restrained fragrance—one that eschews the loud floral declarations favoured by contemporary perfumery in favour of something far more cerebral. Named after the ancient Mesopotamian paradise, it positions itself as a meditation rather than a statement, built on the spine of that citrus-neroli-petitgrain triad that Villoresi handles with such assured minimalism.
The opening assault is luminous: orange blossom and neroli create an almost austere brightness, tempered immediately by green leaves that read less as herbal freshness and more as botanical dryness—think crushed bay leaves rather than dewy grass. This isn't the honeyed, romantic orange blossom of classical perfumery; it's cleaner, more architectural. The jasmine and rose present themselves not as floral sweetness but as structural elements, lending subtle powder and green undertones without ever surrendering to indulgence.
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