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Orto Parisi

Boccanera

EDP · 2014

Boccanera by Orto Parisi

Olfactive Profile

leather · animalic · smoky · dark

About the Fragrance

A dark, masticated blend of coffee, cocoa and leather wrapped in animalic oud and musk.

4.0 / 5 · 2,425 votes

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The composition

Composed by Alessandro Gualtieri. A unisex fragrance for autumn & winter.

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Top notes

the opening
  • Coffee
    Coffee
  • Cocoa

Heart notes

the soul
  • Leather
    Leather
  • Tobacco
    Tobacco

Base notes

the trail
  • Oud
    Oud
  • Musk
    Musk
  • Woody Notes

Scent Profile

The fingerprint.

Freshness50
Warmth50
Sweetness50
Smokiness40
Florality50
Woodiness50

Performance

Longevity5/5
Sillage5/5
Projection5/5

Wearable in

SeasonAutumn · Winter
OccasionSignature
GenderUnisex
FamilyAmber Spicy

Main accords

leatheranimalicsmokydark

Signature Moodboard

The world this scent lives in.

Smoke, sweat, saddle, midnight.

Textures

  • — Aged hide
  • — Birch tar
  • — Riding glove
  • — Cold stone
  • — Resin tear
  • — Smoked silk

Materials

Vegetable-tanned leather · Bridle brass · Horsehair · Frankincense · Limestone · Brushed pewter

Atmosphere

The room

A saddler's workshop after closing — leather and oil and dust

Weather

The air

Cold dry night, 6°C

Interior Design

Old-club library

Library with worn Chesterfield, brass desk lamp, single malt

Season

Autumn · Winter

Wears best in autumn and winter.

City Match

Tangier, the medina at midnight

Also at home in New York, Buenos Aires, Rome.

Literary Match

McCarthy — Blood Meridian

Blood Meridian — McCarthy · The Sheltering Sky — Bowles

In one line

Orto Parisi

Boccanera — smoke, sweat, saddle, midnight.

Imagery courtesy of Unsplash

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Try Before You Commit

Available samples.

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Available decants.