Salvatore Ferragamo
Salvatore Ferragamo
890 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Apple and lavender burst forth with crisp immediacy, the fruit providing a fleeting brightness that feels almost green-toned. That synthetic element arrives instantly, lending the top an almost ozonic quality that's neither traditional nor off-putting.
Black pepper and coriander seed dominate now, creating a warm, slightly austere spice that wrestles with the floral lavender absolute for prominence. The composition becomes noticeably drier here, the sweetness retreating as herbal, peppery notes establish a sophisticated, slightly prickly character.
Tonka and labdanum emerge as the dominant forces, transforming the fragrance into a creamy, amber-tinged composition with lingering pepper ghost notes. The sweetness grows more pronounced as top and heart notes fade, but the projection has diminished considerably—this becomes an intimate, skin-scent experience.
F by Ferragamo pour Homme Black arrives as a deliberately restrained composition—one that whispers rather than declares. Olivier Polge has crafted something genuinely unusual here: a spiced aromatic that prioritises subtlety over presence, almost as though the fragrance itself understands its own limitations and has made peace with them.
The apple and lavender opening suggests freshness, but there's an immediate synthetic quality threading through the composition that prevents this from feeling naturalistic. It's not unpleasant—rather, it lends a certain architectural precision to what might otherwise be a conventional aromatic structure. Once the heart declares itself, black pepper and coriander seed emerge with surprising assertiveness, creating a peppery, almost herbal intensity that dominates the mid-stage. The lavender absolute adds a powdery dimension, though it reads less like classic barbershop warmth and more like a slightly austere, grey-toned floral undercurrent.
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