Bruno Acampora
IRANZOL (Eau de Bruno)
Definitely an experience, the likes of which I have not had since my beloved Chypre Mousse. Iranzol starts out smelling like mushrooms. I find this scent to be more "musty" than "musky". It makes my stomach a tad queasy at first, but then comes this lovely, bright, pure note of galbanum. I really hate to say this, I really, really do, but I am determined to write honest reviews of my true impressions...but the first 20 minutes of this perfume reminds me of soiled ladies underwear. Maybe someone who has a little candida problem "down there". However, I am happy to report that, given some time to let the other notes bloom, Iranzol becomes something really agreeable: a powdery, slightly floral, musky, scent that is like the scent of skin. The skin of people who slept in really late, so they don't wreak, but it's time to take a shower. I know my description doesn't make it sound appealing, but it is. It is an animalic musk, but the animal is a human being. And it's faint. The powdered flowers and the green galbanum add up to a very agreeable, even a little addictive, musk perfume. This might be my perfect dirty musk. Think L'Air de Rien without vanilla and more green. Iranzol is worth testing for any adventurous perfume lover. I'm falling in love with the stuff....
Update: Purchased the FB (full bottle) and it's FABULOUS from the spray bottle with a nice, thick spray. I actually like the mushroomy-ness, but as it dries down it becomes my perfect dirty, sweaty, musty animalic musk mixed with laundry detergent musk. Super funky. Super love it. Also I adore the chic and shiny bottle.
Definitely an experience, the likes of which I have not had since my beloved Chypre Mousse. Iranzol starts out smelling like mushrooms. I find this scent to be more "musty" than "musky". It makes my stomach a tad queasy at first, but then comes this lovely, bright, pure note of galbanum. I really hate to say this, I really, really do, but I am determined to write honest reviews of my true impressions...but the first 20 minutes of this perfume reminds me of soiled ladies underwear. Maybe someone who has a little candida problem "down there". However, I am happy to report that, given some time to let the other notes bloom, Iranzol becomes something really agreeable: a powdery, slightly floral, musky, scent that is like the scent of skin. The skin of people who slept in really late, so they don't wreak, but it's time to take a shower. I know my description doesn't make it sound appealing, but it is. It is an animalic musk, but the animal is a human being. And it's faint. The powdered flowers and the green galbanum add up to a very agreeable, even a little addictive, musk perfume. This might be my perfect dirty musk. Think L'Air de Rien without vanilla and more green. Iranzol is worth testing for any adventurous perfume lover. I'm falling in love with the stuff....
Update: Purchased the FB (full bottle) and it's FABULOUS from the spray bottle with a nice, thick spray. I actually like the mushroomy-ness, but as it dries down it becomes my perfect dirty, sweaty, musty animalic musk mixed with laundry detergent musk. Super funky. Super love it. Also I adore the chic and shiny bottle.
MUSC GOLD
Musc Gold is absolutely to die for. If you love the original Musc and you happen to also love neroli, as I do, then you will have a perfume that seems kissed by Angels--it's heavenly!
A better-than-your-naked-skin musk with traces of gooey honey and bitter neroli combine to make a perfume that epitomizes sensuality. It's the smell of the sheets after a couple has slept in them, and their skin oils and perfumes from the previous night have intermingled and rubbed off on the fabric. Musc Gold is woody, spicy, sweet, and floral all rolled into one bottle.
Speaking of the bottle, it's a gorgeous, girly, rose-gold color with pink accents. I adore everything about Musc Gold! (Apr 2016)
Musc Gold is absolutely to die for. If you love the original Musc and you happen to also love neroli, as I do, then you will have a perfume that seems kissed by Angels--it's heavenly!
A better-than-your-naked-skin musk with traces of gooey honey and bitter neroli combine to make a perfume that epitomizes sensuality. It's the smell of the sheets after a couple has slept in them, and their skin oils and perfumes from the previous night have intermingled and rubbed off on the fabric. Musc Gold is woody, spicy, sweet, and floral all rolled into one bottle.
Speaking of the bottle, it's a gorgeous, girly, rose-gold color with pink accents. I adore everything about Musc Gold! (Apr 2016)
PRIMA T (Eau de Bruno) -
Vintage perfume lovers take notice! Prima T smells like a classic powdery, floral, musky, chypre. I am not a huge fan of vintage perfumes, but I am a huge fan of this house, and this perfume seems thoughtfully crafted from high quality ingredients.
I detect some bright florals as well as a dose of red rose. The musk doesn't seem animalic. I seriously believe there is oakmoss in here. If there isn't, I am even more impressed with how they created the illusion of it.
While I rarely categorize perfumes as being worn for day or night, I would feel a tad awkward wearing this in the daytime because it smells old Hollywood glam. I picture black and white film stars walking down the red carpet, flashing lights. In comparison, I am just an ordinary person.
Sillage is pretty big, and this is the Eau de Bruno, not the oil; and the fragrance lasts many hours.
The closest thing I have smelled to this in recent memory is Amouage Gold, which also is a modern perfume that smells like it could be vintage.
Two solid thumbs up for this siren. (May 2016)
Vintage perfume lovers take notice! Prima T smells like a classic powdery, floral, musky, chypre. I am not a huge fan of vintage perfumes, but I am a huge fan of this house, and this perfume seems thoughtfully crafted from high quality ingredients.
I detect some bright florals as well as a dose of red rose. The musk doesn't seem animalic. I seriously believe there is oakmoss in here. If there isn't, I am even more impressed with how they created the illusion of it.
While I rarely categorize perfumes as being worn for day or night, I would feel a tad awkward wearing this in the daytime because it smells old Hollywood glam. I picture black and white film stars walking down the red carpet, flashing lights. In comparison, I am just an ordinary person.
Sillage is pretty big, and this is the Eau de Bruno, not the oil; and the fragrance lasts many hours.
The closest thing I have smelled to this in recent memory is Amouage Gold, which also is a modern perfume that smells like it could be vintage.
Two solid thumbs up for this siren. (May 2016)
SBALLO (perfume oil)
If you like the scent of dried bales of hay and lots of it, to near exclusion of all else, then you have found your El Dorado in Sballo. There is so much hay, and so intense, that it actually makes my stomach turn a little. There is also a nice geranium note as well as something delicately sweet, green, and herbal in this concoction. I also smell a hint of patchouli, but thankfully the nose kept it at bay and didn't let it get too pungent. Nothing takes me straight to my family's farmland like this does.
It's a nice perfume I guess, but I find it a bit flat, probably due to it being an oil.
If you like the scent of dried bales of hay and lots of it, to near exclusion of all else, then you have found your El Dorado in Sballo. There is so much hay, and so intense, that it actually makes my stomach turn a little. There is also a nice geranium note as well as something delicately sweet, green, and herbal in this concoction. I also smell a hint of patchouli, but thankfully the nose kept it at bay and didn't let it get too pungent. Nothing takes me straight to my family's farmland like this does.
It's a nice perfume I guess, but I find it a bit flat, probably due to it being an oil.
SEPLASIA (Eau de Bruno)
This perfume blows my mind in the best way possible, and what a surprise! It is more of an abstract scent, meaning that I can't necessarily decipher specific notes, other than perhaps tuberose stands out the most in the very beginning. I don't even like tuberose, but this is by no means a tuberose soliflore; far from it. All the notes combine to create something I never imagined possible in perfumery. However I have vivid memories of spending a summer in Nice, on the Côte d'Azure, and noticing a white film on my skin an hour after coming out of the ocean. For the first few minutes, Seplasia smells über salty, like a margarita with salt, but it settles into a scent that smells exactly like the briny skin of a person who is covered in coconut tanning oil who went for a swim in the sea and is baking and sweating under the sun; like that that fine, salty crust that sits on your skin and tangles your hair, and a warm breeze carries the scent of tropical white flowers. It's breathtakingly gorgeous.
It's interesting that the sillage is not huge, but it comes and goes. While normally I would hate to have sillage like that, it fits this perfume and the mood it invokes of lazy seaside days along the Mediterranean. Just like you would only get whiffs here and there of your skin, not smell it at full throttle all day long. So this is a skin scent in the best possible sense. Spray it on and forgetaboutit! Just let Seplasia work its magic by surreptitiously teasing your nostrils throughout the day.
Seplasia is THE perfect summer beach scent. While this house's Musc seems to be the most popular, Seplasia is a grossly underrated masterpiece. It might be my favorite from the house due to its olfactory perfection. (Apr 2016)
This perfume blows my mind in the best way possible, and what a surprise! It is more of an abstract scent, meaning that I can't necessarily decipher specific notes, other than perhaps tuberose stands out the most in the very beginning. I don't even like tuberose, but this is by no means a tuberose soliflore; far from it. All the notes combine to create something I never imagined possible in perfumery. However I have vivid memories of spending a summer in Nice, on the Côte d'Azure, and noticing a white film on my skin an hour after coming out of the ocean. For the first few minutes, Seplasia smells über salty, like a margarita with salt, but it settles into a scent that smells exactly like the briny skin of a person who is covered in coconut tanning oil who went for a swim in the sea and is baking and sweating under the sun; like that that fine, salty crust that sits on your skin and tangles your hair, and a warm breeze carries the scent of tropical white flowers. It's breathtakingly gorgeous.
It's interesting that the sillage is not huge, but it comes and goes. While normally I would hate to have sillage like that, it fits this perfume and the mood it invokes of lazy seaside days along the Mediterranean. Just like you would only get whiffs here and there of your skin, not smell it at full throttle all day long. So this is a skin scent in the best possible sense. Spray it on and forgetaboutit! Just let Seplasia work its magic by surreptitiously teasing your nostrils throughout the day.
Seplasia is THE perfect summer beach scent. While this house's Musc seems to be the most popular, Seplasia is a grossly underrated masterpiece. It might be my favorite from the house due to its olfactory perfection. (Apr 2016)