Description
“Shadows, shaking candle flame, moonstone, marbles. Archetipo surrounds you in its absolute silence. Archetipo was always here. Before us, before all human ideas. With Archetipo Extrait we can experience again the feeling of reaching our real thoughts. We can find out our primordial memories. We can lose ourselves in a time without time. With Archetipo we are re-entering THE OLFACTIVE MEMORY. Archetype of smell.
Archetypical scent. To re-wake. To forget and to remember again. Tabula rasa of stereotypes. Ideas imprinted in soul before the birth. Plato and his cave myth. Archetipo is the world, the space, the time, the imagination. It is the moment when we are ready to see beyond the reality. Shadows of what we really are…so far, yet so close.” – a note from the brand.
Archetipo by Mendittorosa is a Woody fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Archetipo was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Luca Maffei. Top notes are balsam fir, pink pepper and incense; middle note is smoke; base notes are patchouli, vetiver, cashmere wood, labdanum, black amber and oakmoss.
самячсм – :
This is really nice and quite unique. I get why it’s considered “fresh” even though it’s not “fresh” like you normally think of. It’s pine and incense but with this light aquatic vibe. Which sounds bad but isn’t. I don’t really have words to describe it but it smells like being outdoors in a sunny, windswept place with pine trees and rocks, not far from the ocean.
I think I would prefer this on a guy than myself.
otar66 – :
To be more concise than my last review: Take Heeley Sel Marin and mix with Armani Bois d’Encens and you get the idea. Aquatic incense. Completely subjectively, I am obsessed with this fragrance, can’t get enough of it. I always enjoyed the salty, briney, crispness of Sel Marin and in Archetipo, frankincense and woody notes add backbone to extend that somewhat fleeting experience into a six hour cruise.
viking_vampir – :
It is really interesting to see how people think and review about a fragrance after you have tested it and made up your mind.
First thing after spraying on skin was “oh, a replica of La Litugie des Heures” from Jovoy (which I own). Incense and cold wet stone and balsamic notes.
This is pretty much what I have smelled for the next few hours.
I am not impressed by Archetipo. As opposed to other reviews, I find it lacks in structure.
There’s no depth, no basement, it implodes and after 4 hours, it’s gone
Tokun1111111 – :
Balsamic smoky Mint and salty peppercorn.
This could be what a lava rock would smell like. Pepper, salt, incense, & above them all is the balsamic note and quite load of mint.
It is rocky and not the church incense type. Fair, and i believe this house has quite bizarre blends and it does explains the perfumer’s life as far as i remember.
fliybe – :
Cool, quiet, contemplative. Archetipo is moist stone and moss, like the interior of a water formed cave in the woods. There are shifting incense and smoky notes. No individual note stands out, a balanced blend.
giggs567 – :
It´s not a perfume.
It´s a genie in a bottle.
Seriously.
Let him out. And you´ll get meditative incense, sweet and spicy pepper /hot like sparks/, bonfire heart with a light /but intensive/ smoky undertone. Then natural fir scent is slowly evolving and revealing more woody and balsamic notes.
It´s earthy, smoky, dusty experience.
Very impressive.
dj.avded – :
Just tested this gem at Esxence last week, and for me this was the Best in Show of the whole exhibition!
Archetipo is a very poetic scent and for those who have not smelled and wonder what the notes are, I can detect seanotes, “wet stone”, anis and incense among others. Whether these are actual components of the scent I have no idea, just my impressions.
Lovely Stefania provided me with a special sample and I´m happy to be one of the first getting a bottle of this lovely concoction when its ready very soon.
It´s humid and damp, almost to a cooling effect, it´s as if I can smell cold, wet rock in nature. Very creative mix of notes, highly unusual and one that wowed me instantly.
I already have the wonderous Sogno Reale, which now is defined as being from another house (Talisman), but I find that the originality is on the same level in both houses. And meeting Stefania in person did not diminish my admiration for these two brands. Truly “odori d´anima, fragrances of the spirit! And a very free spirit too, to which I felt instantly connected.
The bottles are truly beautiful, very original and true to the concept of the scents.