Filippo Sorcinelli
Filippo Sorcinelli
136 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Warm amber and vanilla surge forward with unexpected assertiveness, immediately laced with a wisp of smoke that prevents the sweetness from settling comfortably. The musk grounds everything, creating an intimate, skin-scent closeness from the very first breath.
The ambrette emerges with a subtle salt-animalic quality, transforming what could have been a straightforward sweet composition into something more complex and body-heat reactive. Jasmine threads through as barely-there support, whilst the resinous qualities begin their slow climb, adding a sticky, almost damp quality to the fragrance.
The elemi resin and bergamot establish their dominance, creating a creamy, slightly medicinal base that feels both woody and resinous simultaneously. The fragrance settles into a soft, persistent warmth—more skin scent than projection, with a gentle smoky-amber finish that lingers as an intimate second skin.
Voix Humaine 8 is a fragrance that speaks in hushed, amber-soaked whispers rather than proclamations. The opening marriage of amber and vanilla creates an immediately warm envelope, yet this isn't the cheerful vanilla of confectionery—it's tempered by a smoky undertow that suggests burnt caramel or the charred edges of vanilla pods. The ambrette in the heart refuses to sweeten the composition further; instead, it introduces a subtly animalic, almost salty quality that complicates the narrative. Paired with jasmine, the effect is neither floral nor traditionally feminine—the jasmine reads as a structural element rather than a focal point, lending a whisper of indolic depth without ever blooming into obviousness.
What makes Voix Humaine 8 compelling is its resinous backbone. The elemi resin doesn't announce itself theatrically; rather, it creates a sticky, almost tactile quality that makes the fragrance feel like it's clinging to your skin with purpose. Bergamot, typically a bright citrus note, instead appears as a grounding counterpoint, its slightly medicinal edge preventing the composition from tipping into cloying territory. The smoky-sweet accord (88% smoky, 76% sweet) is remarkably well-balanced—neither aspect overwhelms the other, creating something genuinely contemplative.
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