Alviero Martini
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Bergamot and mandarin burst forward with almost aggressive cheerfulness, their zesty aldehydic sparkle momentarily dominating, whilst white lavender introduces a brisk, herbal sobriety that tempers any citrus excess. Within minutes, you're caught between fresh Mediterranean morning and something slightly more austere lurking beneath.
The three lavenders converge into a floral conversation that's both lush and withdrawn, with Moroccan orange blossom adding a creamy, almost faintly peachy sensuality that prevents the composition from turning merely aromatic. That grunge accord emerges more distinctly now—a subtle synthetic veil that makes the florals feel less polished, as though you're smelling expensive fabrics left in an attic for thirty years.
Tar surfaces with unexpected boldness, creating a slightly bitter, smoky undertone that plays against bourbon vanilla's caramel sweetness and heliotrope's powdery warmth. What remains is decidedly intimate and skin-like—more like wearing a vintage leather coat lined with cashmere than any traditional fragrance finish, the ambergris ensuring the scent clings rather than radiates.
Alviero Martini Uomo presents a peculiar paradox: a fragrance that begins as a sunlit Mediterranean postcard before descending into something far more urbane and shadowed. Anne Flipo has orchestrated a deliberate collision between classical lavender formality and subversive, almost grunge-tinged earthiness—a scent that refuses easy categorization.
The opening movement celebrates brightness with almost earnest clarity: Calabrian bergamot and mandarin provide the sort of citrus sparkle you'd expect from a contemporary unisex, whilst white lavender adds a slightly soapy, aromatic backbone. But this isn't genteel perfumery for long. As the heart unfolds, Flipo layers three distinct lavender expressions—French, Provençal, Moroccan—creating a floral density that borders on hedonistic rather than fresh. The inclusion of Moroccan orange blossom amplifies this sensuality, introducing a creamy, almost honeyed texture to what could have been a spare aromatic composition. Then comes the "grunge" accord—that mysterious synthetic element that prevents this from settling into predictability. It introduces a subtle, almost dusty, vintage quality that works like an irritant in the oyster.
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