Italian Citrus
Italian Citrus by DS & Durga is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with lemon, bitter orange and blood orange, moves into mandarin, violet leaf and incense and dries down to copaiba balsam, ambrette seed and oakmoss. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Bitter Orange Marmalade without the sugar. Sour and slightly medicinal.
- Blood Orange Orange with a red-fruit edge. Richer and slightly jammy.
Heart
- Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
- Violet Leaf Crisp, watery green with a metallic edge. Cool rather than fresh.
- Incense Smoky, dry and meditative. Adds gravity to anything.
Dry-down
- Copaiba Balsam A soft, woody Amazonian resin. Smooth, slightly peppery and long-lasting.
- Ambrette Seed The only natural musk. Pear-like, warm and slightly boozy.
- Oakmoss Damp forest floor. Bitter, green and the backbone of every chypre.
Smells like this
- Kilian Sacred Wood
- Olfactive Studio Still Life In Rio
- Ellis Brooklyn Worth Avenue
- Bon Parfumeur 905 Place de Minuit
- Penhaligon's The World According to Arthur
- Byredo Palermo
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