Tiziana Terenzi
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Bergamot's bright cheerfulness mingles with orchid and a cloud of powder so fine it feels nearly edible, whilst jasmine adds a creamy floral warmth. For precisely these first moments, Casanova presents itself as a traditional, almost innocent fragrance—a composition your grandmother might have worn.
The spices emerge with quiet insistence: cardamom's peppery warmth and pink pepper's sharp bite begin their assault on the powdery sweetness. Simultaneously, leather and gaiac wood surface with an almost smoky leather-jacket austerity, and the ambergris lends an animalic, almost skin-like quality that transforms the composition entirely. What was demure becomes decidedly complex.
The base settles into a woody-amber framework with oakmoss and cedar providing herbal dryness, whilst tonka and white musk create a soft, intimate warmth that clings close to the skin. The leather persists as a textural element, and the overall effect resembles suede worn smooth by time, amber-toned and profoundly comforting in its quietude.
Casanova arrives as a paradox: a fragrance that whispers seduction through powder and florals rather than projecting it. Paolo Terenzi has crafted something distinctly peculiar—a floral that refuses sentimentality by anchoring its orchid and jasmine heart in animalic ambergris and weathered leather, creating an effect rather like silk gloves concealing calloused hands.
The opening's powdery bergamot feels almost retro, evoking vintage cosmetic compacts and vintage dressing rooms, but this prettiness serves merely as a Trojan horse. Within minutes, cardamom's sharp spice and pink pepper's bite emerge from the heart, destabilising any notion of classical femininity. The leather and gaiac wood—that peculiar medicinal-smoky timber—refuse to be background players; they converse directly with the powdered florals, creating an oddly androgynous sensuality.
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