Description
The other stop on this wonderful journey is in Tuscany: the perhaps less romantic and less well-known hills and valleys of Maremma. Tough and strong, just like the men and women who live there; regal and proud as the horses that gallop tirelessly across its landscape; it is a place for camping in the pristine wilderness alongside the Buttero and their amazing horses. The term Buttero refers to Maremma’s horseback herders. The name comes from the Greek boútoros (= oxen herder). Taken broadly, this term could be considered the Italian equivalent to the American Cowboy. This complex and multi-faceted perfume exudes the power of this place. Filled with fruity and floral notes native to the Maremma landscape together with strong leather and wood tones makes this perfume incredibly long lasting. Its black bottle contains all the charm of this wild and fascinating land, one of the least well-known corners of Italy, yet one brimming with wonders.
Top Notes:
Bitter Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine, Black Currant,
Holm Oak Acorn
Middle Notes:
Angelica, Orris Root, Agarwood, Lotus Wood, Cumin, Honey
Base Notes:
Patchouli, Cocoa Powder, Sandalwood, Cistus Labdanum,
Amber Crystals, Rosewood. Maremma was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Paolo Terenzi.
mixalyh – :
For me 95% similar to TF Black Orchid (which I also own), but much richer and beast sillage (10+ in my skin) and projection
Gotaattatiorn – :
my favourite forever!! i get so many compliment when i wear it! if you love woody scents this one is perfect!
Jeveaeroria – :
A lotf more better than black orchid. Black orchid has something annoying that marremma dont have. And maremma Has the best performance ever
seregakoltsov – :
Starts as a luminous Tahitian vanilla extract, with aromatic vanilla orchid, heady ylang, and coconut, cocoa, and modern wood accents. The effect is like a not too sweet vanilla drink at a Michelin starred restaurant. Dimensional. Pretty, pleasing, well blended and gourmand while still also a perfume. Settles into a tropical ylang vanilla over a gorgeously blended slightly bitter patchouli and sandalwood.
Maremma’s sophisticated woody tropical floral character is reminiscent of the Tom Ford fragrance but I prefer Maremma because it’s less overtly synthetic and more about a solar wood. It belongs sqarely to the genre of perfumes where white florals are contrasted with a dark, sweet woody base (think BO, Isabey Lys Noir, Fleur Nocturne). Of those I think this is the most unisex and easiest to wear.
arm1974 – :
Beautiful, womanly scent – a lush, velvety, enveloping, rich floral with amazingly long life and assertive projection. From the descriptions and all of that rhapsodising about the Italian countryside I thought it might have more unexpected herbal edges, but no. It really is so very, very close to Black Orchid that the choice comes down to two things:
1/ Subtlety – this is (just barely noticeably) more subtly organic-seeming and less screechy / plasticky than Black Orchid on the dry down, though there’s honestly very little in it. You’d need to be smelling both side by side to detect a difference.
2/ Price – where I am, this is selling for roughly similar sums as Black Orchid per 100ml bottle, but if you find it heavily discounted it really is almost indistinguishable from the Tom Ford.
Ilya140592 – :
I would have to agree that this is a kinder, gentler form of the dark Tom Fords. I pick up bits of Noir de Noir, Black Orchid etc.
This was a successful blind swap for me, a very rare thing. I detect very dusty cacao. The notes I usually run away from have been handled very well here. (Woods, oud, blackcurrant leaf.) The more I sniff, the more I like. It smells dark and perfect for winter. Very gender neutral. There are moments when I almost smell a little coconut but that may be the ylang-ylang as the two are so often paired.
The bottle is very attractive and surprisingly heavy.
AVPOZITIV – :
When I first tried this, I didn’t think I liked it. I can appreciate patchouli but it doesn’t feel like me, it clashes with my style. Today I gave it a second shot and I think I’m coming around to it. Perhaps giving it some time to settle after the jostling around on the airplane calmed it down, either way, it is a different experience this time. No sharp edges, creamy without being gourmand, unisex in nature (which always feels so chic to me)…it’s really nice. The patch is still present but it’s overshadowed by the cocoa, which is a fruity cocoa as opposed to a confectionery cocoa. Patchouli always feels cold to me, this stuff is neither warm nor cold, it’s ambiguously creamy/sweet and it doesn’t lean heavily in either direction. Nobody has mentioned this, but on me there’s a coconut element that’s right at the forefront. There’s an orris butteriness that’s never heavy or cloying. It’s dark and woody but not in the least sticky. The richness is a fluttery richness that feels expensive and luxurious. Very into it.
Lots of comparisons to Black Orchid happening here, I haven’t tried on any Black Orchid for ages, I can’t really weigh in on that. I’ve all but sworn off Tom Ford because the projection is, in my opinion, so extreme that it’s impolite. This is much more subtle. I can’t stop smelling my wrist!
meidragon – :
Amazing fragrance, with a character and intense. With the first smell it immediately reminds me of some of Byredo’s kids – a mixture between Bullion and Pulp with their smoky scents. Like it very much!
ViamTaftapaft – :
100% black orchid.
Карим – :
I agree with the other reviewers- this is strikingly similar to TF Black Orchid. The first time I encountered that, I was in love. I wore it as my signature for a while. When spring came, it seemed too heavy and I quit the habit. When fall returned, and I revisited the stuff and I was completely turned off. My love was never to be rekindled. Today, about 5 years post Black Orchid affair, I tried Maremma, unknowing of its likeness to the former. Although there is definitely something beautiful about Maremma, I find it too loud and overpowering. I’m unable to ignore it and I’m unable to smell anything else around me. Sillage is beastly powerful, and it has staying power to match. If it were an animal, it might be a giant black lion with large claws. It has a certain dark, gritty, woody, creamy sexiness. I prefer it over Black Orchid, because it is not as screechy. It calms into something softer and more approachable 45 minutes or so after application. At this point, the sillage is quieter and a creamy cocoa and thick honey are more easily detected, but are blackened by persistent patchouli grit, dark amber, and labdanum. Sharp and pungent, creamy, and dry at the same time somehow. I think this is more feminine than masculine, and would be more appropriate in the evening during the colder months of the year.
alecsvv – :
Ohhh! Maremma is really special i feel in love with this.I have Black orchid and this is diferent.In my skin Black Orchide is more floral and sof, this is really dark and stronger.For night is sooo wonderful!!
Longetivy and sillage are so good !
09pirat09 – :
Im lost, has anyone seen my marbles?
Im lost… and that’s just fine..
You know you put on a fragrance and its soo good you end up laying on the floor with you wrist glued to your nose its something special.
Just WOW!
Wanna get lost, go on some journey.. where? Somewhere, ya somewhere over there!
Its so deep the cacao at first smells dry, but soon it seems to be wet powder ( thanks iris ). It just pulls you in. .. I’m lost.
Amber does its job, oud keeps you guessing, the dry almost bridle greens keep it bitter, the wood keeps it erect.
Its dry, bitter, yet sweet, and strong.
Performance is how Niche should be, banging!
Cheers
cashey3250 – :
I think that you need to be a very particular type of man to pull it off. No man with a lack of confidence can wear it.
I see it as a sassy feminine. Its sultry and creamy and bitter and even a bit oily in its nature. Cocoa and persimmon do a fantastic job of sweetening the plethora of woody materials used. I don’t normally like cocoa, but the bitter buttery variety here is spectacular. It mixes wonderfully with the agarwood used here, the fruits and flowers add a rich and lush background.
Lasting power is superb. It is one of those moody perfumes that don’t do well during the day but come to life at night.
alexey161 – :
From the start I was perplexed as where I have encountered this sort of scent before. It took me an hour when “Maremma” switched to something that disturbed me a lot – the dirty, sweaty smell of dark fluids and chocolate. And then it hit me – BLACK ORCHID!
On my skin this resembles “Black Orchid” so badly – and I have to honestly admit that I had a love affair with Black Orchid for a while, but then grew to completely despise the scent. So unfortunately I wasn’t able to enjoy this, I kept wanting to scrub this off. I might say though that “Maremma” is a bit tamed down and nicer version of “Black Orchid”, more feminine and floral.
If you enjoy “Black Orchid”, but are not completely sure you want to wear it in your every day situations, give “Maremma” a chance – excellent longevity and silage.
As for me – I’ll pass.
gaga82 – :
Le parfum commence avec une touche du black-currant et ylang, une atmosphere du sud avec du pomme en fleur.
Puis, apres 20-30min, se develope l’iris avec sa touche poudree et l’oud qui tempere la sensualite d’ylang. Mais arrive la miel (honey) pas sucree ici – la miel donne une touche de riche, pleine, somptueuse.
Maremma = l’air de Toscana avec une touche de sensualite.
Ce Parfum – une belle surprise.