Farfalla
Farfalla
95 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The mandarin and raspberry assault first, sharp and almost effervescent, whilst peach blossom softens the blow with a fuzzy, almost creamy sweetness. Within seconds you're immersed in a fruity haze that feels distinctly synthetic—like someone's bottled the scent of premium fruit-flavoured confectionery.
The floral heart emerges gradually, with pink peony and jasmine providing a prettier, more polished framework around which the fruit notes still swirl. Tiger orchid adds a whisper of something more complex, though the synthetic accord keeps everything feeling crisp and clean rather than heady or animalic. This phase lasts longest and represents the fragrance's most balanced moment.
Cashmere wood and musk emerge, attempting to anchor the sweetness with soft warmth, whilst patchouli provides earthy undertones. The synthetic quality becomes more apparent as the fruity pop fades, leaving a skin scent that's powdery and musk-forward—pleasant enough, though by this stage the fragrance has largely whispered into inaudibility.
Farfalla's No Fake presents itself as a decidedly modern floral—one that doesn't apologize for its synthetic underpinnings but rather leans into them with an almost deliberate artificiality. This is fragrance as pop confection rather than botanical whisper. The peach blossom and mandarin create an immediately tactile sweetness that feels more candy shop than orchard, whilst the raspberry adds a tart, almost jammy dimension that prevents the opening from becoming cloying. What's most intriguing is how the fruity accord (clocking in at a dominant 100%) doesn't simply fade into the background as the heart emerges; instead, it threads through the composition like spun sugar.
The pink peony and jasmine form the aromatic spine here, though neither possesses the indolic depth or soapy qualities typically associated with these notes. Tiger orchid—a rarity in mainstream fragrance—attempts to inject something more exotic, something with botanical teeth, but it struggles against the dominant sweetness. There's an interesting tension: a composition that wants to be pretty and delicate, yet consistently tilts toward artificial lusciousness.
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