Masque
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
A burst of creamy magnolia, almost soapy in its cleanliness, immediately tempered by bergamot's bitter aldehydic edge. The amber adds warmth, but everything feels deliberately compressed, as though the fragrance is catching its breath.
The suede emerges like a veil settling over everything, softening the violet leaf into something closer to dried herbs than florals. The rosa centifolia blooms cautiously beneath, honeyed but restrained, whilst the fragrance achieves an almost powdery, skin-scent intimacy. This is where the composition's leather accords reveal themselves—not loud, but pervasive.
Benzoin and vanilla create a gentle amber-vanilla base that never becomes gourmand, whilst patchouli and raspberry leaf absolute add austere, slightly astringent notes. The suede persists as a phantom texture, and what remains is less a fragrance than a sophisticated absence—the lingering sense of having worn something exceptional without quite being able to name it.
Masque—II-IV Kintsugi arrives as a contradictory whisper: a fragrance that announces itself through restraint. Vanina Muracciole has constructed something deliberately muted here, a scent that demands proximity rather than projection. The Chinese magnolia opens with an almost waxy green floral quality, brightened by bergamot's citric snap, but immediately the composition pivots inward. What distinguishes this from conventional florals is the suede's presence—not decorative, but structural. It functions as a second skin, lending the violet leaf absolute a powdery, slightly mineral quality that feels more like crushed stone than petals. This is where the collection's "Kintsugi" philosophy reveals itself: the fragrance celebrates its own imperfections, the visible seams between notes. The rosa centifolia adds a honeyed, slightly indolic warmth, yet the suede keeps it from blooming into traditional rose territory.
The base sustains this tension between beauty and austerity. Patchouli arrives not as earthy richness but as a dry, almost leathered undertone that dialogues with the suede rather than overwhelming it. Raspberry leaf absolute provides unexpected tartness—a green, slightly tart counterpoint to the vanilla and benzoin's resinous sweetness. This is a fragrance for the wearer who questions whether beauty requires visibility. It suits those who dress in neutral tones, who prefer substances over surfaces, who understand that luxury sometimes means being barely noticed at all. Wear it on days when you're dressing for yourself: layered beneath a wool coat, fading into skin heat, a private conversation between body and scent.
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