Mazzolari
Mazzolari
95 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
A bracing splash of citrus—lemon and orange dancing with peppermint-tinged brightness—hits with refreshing immediacy. Within moments, honey emerges as a golden counterpoint, already hinting at the sweetness coiling beneath the zesty façade.
The fragrance settles into a creamy, almost perfumy middle where nutmeg's spicy warmth meets jasmine's honeyed florality, creating an ambiguous sweetness that reads as both honeyed and slightly peppery. Geranium adds a subtle herbaceous thread, preventing the composition from tipping into pure gourmand territory.
The woody base emerges with quiet authority—cedarwood and patchouli weave beneath a whisper of oud, creating an earthy, almost dusty foundation where tonka bean's residual sweetness becomes a faint memory rather than a dominant presence. What remains is sophisticated, understated, and distinctly warm against the skin.
Ferdinando is a fragrance that refuses easy categorisation, oscillating between the austere and the indulgent with remarkable poise. The initial citrus volley—all zippy lemon zest and bright orange—suggests restraint, but this is merely theatre. Beneath that sparkling veneer sits a substantial sweetness, built on honey and tonka bean, that gradually seduces rather than overwhelms. The real intrigue arrives in the heart, where nutmeg's peppery warmth collides with jasmine's creamy floralcy, creating an almost perfumed spice rack effect: neither purely gourmand nor classically aromatic, but something altogether more complex.
This is a scent for the person who finds linear fragrances tedious. Ferdinando demands attention precisely because it contradicts itself—it's simultaneously edible and earthy, comforting yet subtly unsettling. The woody base (cedarwood layered with oud and patchouli) prevents any treacle accumulation, anchoring the sweeter elements with vetiver-like austerity. That oud is particularly clever here; it's not the heavily animalic variety that might overwhelm, but rather a quietly smoky presence that adds depth without dominating.
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