Alessandro

Bitter almond strikes first with almost liqueur-like intensity, creating an astringent, slightly floral-nutty impression that catches you off-guard if you're expecting pure gourmand sweetness. Within moments, the spicy notes emerge—a dusting of cinnamon or clove that prevents any single note from dominating the initial impact, creating instead a complex, almost mulled quality despite the fragrance's clear sweetness.

The vanilla and honey rise to prominence, softening the almond's initial bite into something creamier and more powdery, like vanilla-infused honey cake dusted with cocoa. The spicy undertone persists, weaving through the sweetness with surprising restraint, whilst a subtle earthiness begins to whisper from beneath—the chypré accord establishing itself as a stabilising force rather than a pronounced character.

The base accord strengthens, and a slightly green, mossy quality emerges from the chypré, grounding what could have been pure sweetness into something with palpable weight and texture. The fragrance settles into a powdery amber-honey close, intimate and skin-like, with the almond's initial sharpness mellowed into soft, marzipan-like warmth that lingers without demanding attention.