Ilba
Ilba by Tiziana Terenzi is an unisex extrait de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with cherry blossom, apricot, sambac jasmine, lavender and juniper berry, moves into cherry, magnolia, musk and ozonic notes and dries down to ambergris, red berries, birch and juniper berry. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Cherry Blossom Delicate, powdery, faintly almondy. Smells far less like cherry than the name promises.
- Apricot Warm, jammy stone fruit. Often hiding inside osmanthus.
- Sambac Jasmine Greener, more tea-like jasmine. Less indolic than grandiflorum.
- Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.
- Juniper Berry Gin, basically. Piney, dry and bracing.
Heart
- Cherry Sweet, syrupy and a bit almondy. Currently everywhere.
- Magnolia Lemony white floral. Bright and clean rather than heavy.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
- Ozonic Notes The smell of air before a storm. Sharp, clean, slightly electric.
Dry-down
- Ambergris Salty, animal, sun-warmed skin. Marine and musky at once.
- Red Berries Generic jammy berry blend. Bright, sweet and crowd-pleasing.
- Birch Clean pale wood. The leaves, not the tar.
- Juniper Berry Gin, basically. Piney, dry and bracing.
Smells like this
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