Laura Biagiotti
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The stone fruit duo strikes immediately, peach's fuzzy sweetness and plum's darker undertones rendered complex by coriander's peppery-spiced intrusion. Mahogany adds woody shadow to what could have been pure confection, establishing an interesting tension between sweetness and restraint within the first five minutes.
The florals emerge gradually and densely, with tuberose and orange blossom achieving a honeyed prominence that the powdery heliotrope and more abstract orchid support rather than dominate. Vanilla and tonka materialise, wrapping the florals in a creamy, almost cosmetic softness that feels distinctly vintage, whilst sandalwood sketches elegant woody architecture beneath.
The composition retreats into its base, becoming increasingly musk-driven and intimate—a soft, skin-scent application of vanilla and sandalwood that clings quietly rather than projects. By this stage, the fruity brightness has evaporated entirely, leaving a powdery, gently woody sweetness that reads more as a personal fragrance than a declaration.
Sotto Voce arrives as a whispered confession rather than a proclamation—appropriate for a fragrance whose very name suggests intimacy conducted in hushed tones. Sophia Grojsman has crafted something deliberately restrained, a composition that prioritises finesse over projection, though its sweetness registers immediately and unambiguously.
The opening marriage of peach and plum against mahogany's woody shadow is genuinely compelling; these stone fruits possess an almost vinous quality, their natural acidity preventing the composition from tilting toward confectionery. The coriander adds an unexpected spiced dimension, grounding the fruit's exuberance with earthy, slightly peppery restraint. It's a smart counterbalance, preventing what could easily have become saccharine.
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