Lorenzo Villoresi
Lorenzo Villoresi
117 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The cardamom hits first with a slightly peppery snap, immediately tempered by the galbanum's green leafiness and a citrus shimmer of bergamot. It's refreshing rather than sweet, establishing itself as something earthy and herbaceous rather than traditionally aromatic.
As the opening notes recede, a delicate rose emerges—not lush or romantic, but quietly sophisticated, with geranium adding a peppery, slightly dry edge. The composition settles into a softly powdered floral that feels almost imperceptible on the skin, demanding close proximity to be fully appreciated.
What remains is predominantly musk-driven and increasingly intimate, supported by a woody base of oakmoss, rosewood and sandalwood. The fragrance becomes almost skin-like, a barely-there sweetness with subtle powdery warmth that could almost be confused with expensive body lotion rather than cologne.
Lorenzo Villoresi's Musk is a fragrance that whispers rather than shouts—a peculiarly intimate composition that prioritises skin-scent territory over projection. What emerges is a softly powdered floral, almost like breathing in the faint residue of rose petals left on a linen sheet. The cardamom and galbanum create a slightly green, almost herbal opening that prevents the fragrance from becoming a one-note floral wallop, though the rose and geranium heart form the olfactory centre of gravity.
The genius lies in how the base notes refuse grandstanding. Rather than heaving musk as a roaring animalic presence, Villoresi treats it as a binding agent—a warm skin-like softness that melds with oakmoss and rosewood to create something closer to expensive cosmetics than traditional fragrance. There's a powdery sweetness underpinning everything, courtesy of the vanilla and sandalwood, but it never tips into dessert territory. This is instead the gentle dust of a grandmother's vanity table, ransacked thoughtfully.
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