Juliette Has A Gun
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The neroli and bergamot burst forth with crystalline brightness, a sharp citrus snap that immediately feels refined and breakfast-table fresh. Within moments, you catch the earthy undercurrent of the almond beginning to surface, already tempering the citrus's initial aggression into something altogether softer.
The orange blossom emerges fully now, its creamy, almost honeyed quality wrapping around the lingering citrus like silk over marble. The coumarin deepens the sweetness into something approaching tonka-like warmth without ever becoming gourmand, creating a genuinely tender florality that feels lived-in rather than decorative.
The composition recedes into a whisper of musk and ambroxan, the fragrance becoming almost imperceptible save for an intimate almond-honey warmth that clings close to the skin. What remains is less a scent and more a memory of one—a subtle second skin that suggests rather than announces.
Gentlewoman arrives as a paradox—a fragrance that refuses the conventional femininity of its floral heart whilst simultaneously embracing it with disarming warmth. Romano Ricci has crafted something deliberately restrained, almost austere in its approach to fragrance composition, yet the neroli-bergamot opening gives way to a creamy almond-orange blossom accord that feels genuinely sensual rather than saccharine. The coumarin here acts as a subtle sweetening agent, preventing the composition from veering into soapy territory, while the ambroxan-musk base provides a skin-like warmth that keeps everything tethered to the body rather than projecting outwards in billowing clouds.
This is not a fragrance for those seeking olfactory drama. Instead, it's for the wearer who understands that true sophistication often whispers rather than shouts. The citrus-to-floral ratio sits at an intriguing equilibrium—enough brightness to feel contemporary and zesty, yet the almond note introduces an almost powdery creamy texture that softens the entire composition into something closer to a second skin. It's the scent of someone who owns their choices without needing validation for them.
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