Gritti
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The mandarin zest hits first, almost sharp, with lemon and citron creating a bracing, barely-sweetened topnote that feels almost tart against the skin. Within moments, you're catching green mandarin leaf—that slightly bitter, almost herbal counterpoint that prevents this from ever feeling candied.
Ginger and coriander emerge with surprising presence, warming the citrus rather than competing with it; the mandarin now reads as having real spice hiding within its sweetness. Jasmine appears like mist, adding a talcum-fine texture that keeps everything weightless and sophisticated despite the growing warmth underneath.
Caramel and ambergris create a skin-like drydown with genuine staying power—neither overly sweet nor entirely austere. The musk remains intimate and modern, whilst the original citrus persists as a ghost of itself, now filtered through layers of spice and amber-warmth into something almost honeyed.
Tangerina announces itself with the kind of citrus intensity that feels almost tactile—a burst of Italian mandarin that's bruised-fruit warm rather than squeaky-clean bright. Luca Gritti has constructed this around the mandarin's full vocabulary: the flesh itself, yes, but equally the zest's waxy bitterness and the green whisper of the leaf. It's a three-dimensional citrus rather than a one-note assault.
What makes Tangerina genuinely interesting is how it resists the expected trajectory of a citrus fragrance. Rather than evaporating into abstraction, the heart introduces ginger and coriander—spice notes that don't perfume-counter the mandarin but rather amplify its natural peppery undertones. There's an almost kitchen-garden quality here, as though someone has squeezed fresh citrus over warming spices. The jasmine arrives quietly, neither floral nor particularly feminine, instead adding a subtle powdery texture that prevents the composition from becoming aggressively edible.
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