Borsari 1870
Borsari 1870
82 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The first fifteen minutes explode with assertive citrus brightness—mandarin and lemon burst forth with almost sharp salinity, whilst the grapefruit adds a bitter-herbal undercurrent that feels slightly green and slightly austere. This is pure, uncomplicated citrus energy, the olfactory equivalent of morning light striking water.
As the hour progresses, the white florals gradually soften the citrus edges, with neroli adding a faint soapiness and orange blossom contributing a creamy, almost almond-like undertone. The iris pallida emerges with its distinctive powdery, slightly metallic character, whilst the violet leaf adds a whisper of green that prevents the composition from becoming too sweet or too predictable. This is the most interesting phase, where all the competing elements finally negotiate a truce.
The fragrance settles into a soft, intimate close—the musk and vanilla create a second-skin warmth, retaining just a ghost of the powdery iris and a faint citrus memory, like the lingering scent of perfumed talc on older skin. It becomes almost imperceptible, a fragrance you smell on yourself rather than project outward.
Segreto d'Amore announces itself as a luminous, almost ethereal composition that sits at the intersection of Mediterranean sunlight and powdered elegance. The opening assault of mandarin, lemon, and grapefruit arrives with crystalline clarity—there's a sharp, almost glass-like quality to these citrus notes, particularly the grapefruit which cuts through with a slightly bitter, aldehydic edge that prevents the opening from becoming saccharine. What makes this fragrance compelling, however, is how quickly the neroli and orange blossom emerge, threading softly through the citrus rather than waiting politely in the wings. These white florals don't sweeten the composition; instead, they add an almost soapy, skin-like quality that feels intimate rather than grand.
The iris pallida is where Segreto d'Amore truly reveals its personality—it introduces a powdery, slightly dusty facet that transforms the fragrance from a simple citrus-floral into something more textured and complex. The violet leaf adds a green whisper, a touch of green tomato leaf greenness that grounds the composition and prevents it from floating entirely into the powdery realm. By the time the musk and vanilla base emerges, you're wearing something that feels like soft, sun-warmed skin dusted with talc and touched with vanilla—not the heady vanilla of gourmands, but something restrained and skin-like.
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