Italian fashion house Luciano Soprani has launched a new fragrance for women, D Luciano Soprani, “the scent of desire”.
D is a fruity floral developed by perfumer Pierre Bourdon; the notes include bergamot, apple, melon, pineapple, cinnamon, rose, lily of the valley, violet, orange blossom, tagete, gardenia, tuberose, vetiver, iris, mahogany, teck wood, cedar, peach, coconut, amber and moss.
D Luciano Soprani is available now in Italy, and is expected to launch internationally next year. It is available in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum, and in 200 ml Body Lotion. (via cosmeticnews, pro-fashion.org, beltade.it)
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So *that's* what desire smells like. I didn't think it would have quite so much fruit in it.
Somebody had the munchies when they put this together! LOL!
LOL — I suppose it does if you're very hungry.
I bet it'll be nice though, from Bourdon. he did Ferre EDP, which also had iris and pineapple, and it is one of my favourites.
Of course from Bourdon it could be lovely. IIRC, Ferre is a rather soft scent, and the pineapple is subtle (?) so you could be right.
I like many of Bourdon's creations and this one sounds as though it has potential. I'm not sure I understand the aversion to fruits expressed by many; why should they be somehow inherently undesirable? If they add to the depth or complexity or sheer attractivness of the fragrance without overhwhelming the other elements, is that not a good thing? This is not as rhetorical a question as it may sound; I am lower on the learning curve than many.
It's just that so many–by which I mean “most”–contemporary scents are laden down with fruit notes: not the traditional citrus notes, or even the somewhat more modern drupes (peach and plum, mostly), but things like lychee, apple, melon, pineapple, rather artificial-smelling berry notes, and so forth. They're usually allied with fresh watery notes and it's all gotten incredibly tiresome. Even men's scents are increasingly saturated with them. There's nothing wrong with a peachy note or a bright spark of kumquat, but these fruit-fruit-fruit-MOREFRUIT!!! scents are wearing on all of us.
Ah, thanks for the very helpful and meaningful reply. I get it now, in the context of what's happening out there. You're wonderful! I'm so glad nobody took offence to my comments, as I don't mean to be critical in the least. I'm just trying to learn all I can, and there is SO much to learn!!
I actually like fruit (more than most who post here I think) but, too much of a good thing is still too much! There are 5 different fruit notes in this plus an armfull of flowers and more, just seems like overkill. But I'll gladly eat (ha) my words if it smells divine! It has me curious to try it with that long list!
Also, when they say it is the scent of desire, I think people would expect it to be a more sexy, spicy, rich perfume – not so fruity/floral. Just my guess.
I like fruit notes, too. I really do. Last week I posted a review of the Lacoste Elegance, which is a new men's scent dominated by raspberry, and it's mesmerizing. I'm just objecting to the overdose, the way everything these days seems to try to set itself apart by using oddball things in oddball combinations, of which fruit notes are the most obvious symptom. As you said, this one contains five different fruit notes, PLUS coconut, and a ton of other things as well–eight different flowers, and ambergris, AND oakmoss and vetiver. It kind of sounds like a focus-grouped slumgullion.
It could be fantastic, of course. No way to know until we smell it.
Good grief! everything but the kitchen sink in this one!
I too have no objection to a fruit note if its done nicely and doesn't overwhelm the fragrance. I happen to like Annick Goutal's Petite Cherie (which on me is a dead ringer for pear & fresh cut grass), and Versace Woman which has a dash of raspberry (not cloyingly sweet though). One of my favorite fruits in perfume is red currant – its got a nice tangy zip that isn't overly sweet.
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