Bois 1920
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
A bright assault of cherry and pink grapefruit cuts through immediately, supported by bergamot's almost aggressive citric edge. The red fruits create an initial impression of almost jammy sweetness, but the composition refuses to settle into fruitiness—there's already a peppery undercurrent threatening to derail the conventional fresh opening.
The floral notes emerge with surprising restraint and a dusty, slightly green quality that contradicts their typical associations with softness. Carnation dominates here, its clove-like spiciness mingling with jasmine's animalic character, whilst lily of the valley provides a barely-there wateriness. The fragrance becomes noticeably spicier and more resinous as the fruity top dissipates, revealing its true amber-driven personality.
The base settles into a warm but decidedly austere embrace, with vetiver and oud lending a woody, slightly bitter counterpoint to the tonka bean's vanilla sweetness. Styrax and peru balsam create a resinous halo, whilst the musk and ambergris add a subtle soapy-animalic quality that keeps the scent from ever feeling openly cuddly. What remains is a sophisticated, slightly powdery drydown that feels both comforting and subtly unsettling.
Come Il Sole arrives as a peculiar contradiction: a fragrance that wears the brightness of fruit and spice like a deceptive mask over something far more complex and shadowed beneath. Enzo Galardi has crafted a scent that opens with genuine vivacity—pink grapefruit and cherry notes possess real clarity, lifted by bergamot's citric snap—yet this fruity exuberance exists in conversation with a floral heart that refuses to bloom prettily. The carnation and jasmine don't sweeten the composition; instead, they introduce a peppery, almost dusty quality that transforms the fragrance into something unexpectedly spicy (the accords confirm this dominance at 100%).
What makes Come Il Sole genuinely compelling is how its base notes don't coddle you into comfort. Rather than melting into generic warmth, the tonka bean absolute and vanilla absolute sit alongside cistus, oud, and vetiver—a combination that reads almost austere. The styrax and peru balsam provide resinous depth, whilst the ambergris contributes an almost animalic quality that prevents the composition from ever becoming saccharine. This is a fragrance for those who find traditional sweet scents cloying, yet who don't want to abandon warmth entirely.
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