Description
Italian niche perfume house MENDITTOROSA from Rome debuted at Fragranze with three fragrances: ALFA, OMEGA and ID. “Each odor has its path, the one chosen by the wearer. This is why we like to call them odors instead of perfumes or fragrances. Scents of soul and with the soul. Mendittorosa is a ‘scent path’ that returns the scent of soul. A trilogy with a begining, an end and a rebirth: ALFA, OMEGA and ID, which can be worn alone, or together. Odors released from the heart.”
Is the origin. It is strong, emotional—female. Alpha has an earthy quality; it comes from the vineyard and tastes like milk. Its mystery is saffron. Alfa was launched in 2012. The nose behind this fragrance is Amelie Bourgeois.
sagurvovka – :
oh good god this saffron is atomic!
a while back, on a trip to greece, i bought saffron grown in greece (from kozani), and it was housed in a weird, plastic slide-open box, much like a traditional matchbox. anyway, after i’d returned home, i tried to open this plastic box and i couldn’t cos it was stuck. i manage to create a lever of sorts and managed to open the box, and when i did, i got ALMOST this scent. almost. this dry, sorta spicy, sorta dry-leathery, hard to pin down.
that’s what this scent is and reminds me of.
i love how scent is inextricably linked to memory and experience.
пересмешник1 – :
A melancholy emerges with this fragrance,very evocative and gives me a sense of melancholy and memories of beautiful days… this perfume is a poem an indelible essence that can not be forgotten. Start with a beautiful and powerful saffron and thyme. Oud’s note gives a slight “darkness” to the scent, an interesting depth. I really like this fragrance, it is very different from other perfumes that I have in my collection. I love it!!!
Sillage: 8./10
Longevity: 7.5/10
Scent: 9./10
Overall: 9./10
NOKIOAU – :
the only thing I can smell is medicinal aggressive saffron, yikes!
Abapel – :
not imazing …. omg it so beautyful . love love love this smell
alleexx – :
leans feminine kind of smells like a makeup bag, also I get a lot of cetalox
Yurec.L – :
It seems that the core structure of most of the Mendittorosa’s offerings is a smooth dry woody base that while feeling unquestionably synthetic, it’s also well handled to never feel overly dry or sharp as too often happens with these kind of bases. Alfa makes no exception and offers yet another take on the spicy oriental theme.
A mildly floral opening paired to some culinary herbs is what you get in the early stages. The herbs (mainly thyme) feel extremely aromatic and yet, somehow, they don’t border into apothecary / rustic territories. The floral note is remarkable and while the fragrance is marketed as a feminine composition, it feels completely unisex. A vaguely leathery vibe, probably provided by saffron breaks in in the middle phase and it’s supported by a smooth, kind of transparent woody-incense base that seems to be the real essence of the whole fragrance.
It smells very nice if you like restrained woody-orientals but, in my opinion, it’s a bit too weak and safe to warrant its very demanding price. After the promising opening, the fragrance falls pretty flat really too soon to then basically disappear from my skin after less than a couple of hours. The accords are nice enough (in a “average niche quality” meaning) but, again, a little more character and courage would have played in the fragrance’s favor.
Basically a spicy oriental on a diet.
Rating: 5.5-6/10
urec27 – :
Saffron? where?
The saffron finds itself hidden well behind the néroli!
It is about a flavor(perfume) of néroli as George (Jardin d’Ecrivain ) it is done properly for whom the néroli loves!!!