Lorenzo Villoresi
Lorenzo Villoresi
86 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Petitgrain's sharp green energy dominates immediately, flanked by lemon's crystalline bite and rosewood's peppery warmth. The effect is remarkably austere, almost cologne-like in its directness, with lavender adding a wispy herbal quality that keeps everything grounded and slightly cool.
The citric topiary gradually dissolves as sandalwood reveals itself—creamy, powder-soft, with a distinct woody-resinous core. Bulgarian rose emerges alongside neroli's delicate orange-blossom sweetness, creating an unexpectedly tender mid-development where florals and wood engage in measured conversation rather than competition.
Opoponax and amber bring a subtle golden warmth that transforms the composition's character without disrupting its fundamental woodiness. Vetiver and oakmoss resurface as the perfume settles into skin, creating a cool, slightly herbaceous base that lingers with quiet persistence—less a lingering scent than a memory of one.
Sandalo is a masterclass in restrained elegance—a fragrance that whispers rather than shouts. Villoresi constructs something deceptively simple: a woody-spicy architecture built on sandalwood's creamy warmth, yet the genius lies in how the supporting cast transforms it into something altogether more complex than its modest base suggests.
The opening assault is citric brightness—petitgrain and lemon cut through with almost medicinal clarity, supported by rosewood's slightly peppery woodiness. But this is merely window dressing. Within minutes, Bulgarian rose emerges with unexpected earthiness, its natural aldehydic quality preventing any descent into prettiness. The sandalwood beneath doesn't announce itself grandly; instead, it acts as a stabilising force, a creamy counterpoint that softens the rose's sharper edges whilst remaining fundamentally cool and resinous.
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