Filippo Sorcinelli
Filippo Sorcinelli
79 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Citric lemon erupts with immediate brightness, but peony's faintly powdery, almost indolic whisper immediately complicates matters, creating an opening that's simultaneously clean and vaguely soapy—never quite comfortable.
As the citruses fade, vetiver's peppery-green earthiness emerges in earnest, meeting cashmeran's creamy warmth in a dialogue that feels almost tense. The spicy backbone becomes more pronounced here, and the composition settles into its truest character: dry, green, slightly smoky, and utterly composed.
The woody base crystallises into something distinctly mineral and cool. Cedarwood and sandalwood dominate, supported by a cool, slightly animalic musk, whilst the smoky accord deepens into something that recalls burnt cork and ash. What remains is austere and architectural—a fragrance that's genuinely content to exist without demanding admiration.
Symphonie-Passion arrives as a study in calculated restraint—a fragrance that refuses the saccharine comfort of floral perfumery in favour of something altogether more austere. The lemon-peony opening announces itself with citric brightness, but this isn't the sparkling lemon of eau fraîche comfort; instead, it's tempered immediately by peony's slightly powdery, almost soapy undertones, creating an opening that feels caught between spring freshness and something more structural, almost architectural.
What makes this fragrance compelling is how quickly it pivots into its woody-green core. The vetiver-cashmeran interplay is the fulcrum upon which everything balances—vetiver's green, slightly smoky earth meeting cashmeran's warm, almost creamy synthetic smoothness. This pairing generates genuine tension, preventing the composition from ever settling into predictability. The 76% spicy accord hums beneath the surface, likely emanating from the vetiver's inherent peppery quality, lending an almost resinous snap to what could otherwise feel too soft.
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