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Mazzolari Vetiver Two Ways ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 15 February 2017 14 Comments

Mazzolari Vetiver

The Italian niche perfume company Mazzolari also owns perfume shops in Italy that sell other brands (so don’t be confused if you log onto their site and see lots of non-Mazzolari products listed). Mazzolari supposedly began as a barbershop in the late 1880s and became a perfume shop chain in the 1960s. Mazzolari’s own perfumes debuted in the early 1990s. Vetiver is the first Mazzolari perfume I’ve smelled, but Now Smell This reviewed other Mazzolari perfumes back in 2006: Alessandro, Patchouly and Zagara. I chose to start my Mazzolari journey with Vetiver,* since vetiver is one of my favorite fragrance notes.

Mazzolari Vetiver starts with a mossy, slightly indolic floral-citrus accord, creamy/sweet and cheerful. (Summer flashed before my eyes.) Slowly, a pungent vetiver emerges…

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Mazzolari Sofia ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 2 April 2014 Leave a Comment

Mazzolari Sofia

Italian niche brand Mazzolari has launched Sofia, a new fragrance for women…

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Perfume review: Alessandro by Mazzolari

Posted by Marlen on 2 February 2006 9 Comments

Compared to everything from Lea St Barth to Caron Farnesiana, Mazzolari’s Alessandro is another successful almond fragrance — toasted, honeyed and magnificent.

Alessandro opens with every facet glimmering, ready to be appreciated. Golden honey notes layered over a not-too-powdery almond note…

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Fragrance review: Patchouly by Mazzolari

Posted by Marlen on 1 February 2006 7 Comments

Rarely does a single-note theme work as perfectly as Mazzolari’s Patchouly. White honey is paired with Indonesian patchouli and warm far Eastern spices to create a fragrance that maintains the earthy green qualities I’ve come to love about patchouli, without the harshness that often keeps me from truly loving patchouli scents…

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Orange blossom fragrances: a few Italians

Posted by Robin on 28 February 2005 25 Comments

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After trying Santa Maria Novella Acqua di Colonia yesterday, I thought I would start today by spraying on as many orange blossom perfumes as I could dig out of my jumble of samples & bottles. There were more than I thought, so I am limiting myself to the Italians. I can’t wait for summer — it is so much easier to try a whole mess of fragrances at once when you can go sleeveless and apply right up the arms to the shoulder. Paper test strips just aren’t as much fun.

One of my favorite Italian orange blossom scents is i Profumi di Firenze Zagara. It starts rather sharp and very heavy on the bergamot, but calms to a lovely orange blossom with citrus notes and just the right amount of sweetness. It is very sparkling, cheerful and summery, and has good lasting power…

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