Perfume weekend: the hottest Italian niche brands you need to know

Music and scents - what is the connection? The creator of the Italian perfume brand Calé Fragranze d'Autore, Dr. Silvio Levi, knows the answer. Each perfume by Calé comes with a complimentary soundtrack that you can listen at the brand’s website to understand each scent on a deeper level. While every bottle, topped with the red cord, contains the philosophical parable about the different facets of human life and nature.  If you are willing to dive deeper into Italian philosophy, this is the brand to try.

Calé - Dolce Riso

Calé Fragranze d'Autore is an Italian fragrance brand whose composers are obsessed with a scent’s ability to embody memories and sensations that touch the soul. Dolce Riso (ital. for both "sweet rice" and "sweet smile") tells a poetical story about one of the cornerstones of Oriental civilisation - Rice. With a fresh opening of Apple, Lime and Artemisia, the scent is revolving around the soft notes of Rice, Cereals and rice Paper, covering the silky Vanilla base. An olfactory poem about the sharing of a harmony that goes beyond borders and races.

Dolce Riso EdP

Calé - Sottosopra

Reassurance, vertigo and unexpected new horizons. Sottosopra (from ital. “upside-down”) takes you on a road that halfway makes you find yourself unexpectedly upside down, and in the end gets you back to the starting position. An olfactory rollercoaster starts with bright green Mint and Bergamot, taking your breath away, and speeds up with an unexpected fruitiness form Strawberry and Plum. Next turn - and you whiff the absolutely different scent of Jasmine and Marine Notes. But before you are used to it, your journey is safely ended with a soft Leather-Patchouly-Ambergris combo. What a trip. . Subscribe to Aesthetic

Sottosopra EdP

Having a sweet tooth for scents and eye for beautiful perfume bottles? Then don’t miss a chance to add an avant-garde bottle of Optico Profumo to your perfume collection! The unique design is inspired by the optical illusions ruling the fashion and art scene in the 60s. And scents are just as hedonistic as the 60s at all their glory: this perfume brand serves gourmand scents with true Italian generosity.  Sniff for yourself.

Optico Profumo - Optico.cr

Optico Profumo is an Italian perfume brand that takes inspiration from the optical illusions of the ’60s. Their black and white psychedelic bottles stimulate both sight and smell simultaneously. Nicola Bianchi, the nose behind the brand's four scents, created Optico.cr (“.cr” for Costa Rica’s domain) with a distinct focus on…coffee, of course! Optico.cr conveys a harmonious balance of what is, for many, the most important drink of the day. Impossible to live without?

Optico.cr EdP

 Optico Profumo - Optico.re

Optico Profumo is the Italian perfume brand inspired by the optical illusions of the 60's. The black and white bottles stimulate your eyesight and sense of smell at the same time. Nicola Bianchi, the nose behind the scents, has created a sweet mix of vanilla, sugar and tonka bean. An unbeatable combination inspired by the sugar and vanilla crops of the French island of Réunion.

Optico.re EdP

Chiara Ronzani is a charismatic northern Italian with a sharp pair of spectacles who also happens to be the founder of perfume house Extrait d'Atelier. Her fragrances pay tribute to different handicraft trades - each scent is a beautiful portrayal of a certain profession. Do you know what scents surround Italian cloth-makers, ceramists or gardeners daily?  Try perfumes by Extrait d'Atelier and you will find the answer.

Extrait d'Atelier - Maître Couturier

Chiara Ronzani is a charismatic northern Italian with a sharp pair of spectacles who also happens to be the founder of perfume house Extrait d'Atelier. Her fragrances pay tribute to different handicraft trades. The one you have in your hand honors the tailor, and the other two honor the jeweler and the shoemaker. She expresses her philosophy as '…poems in drops of perfume, which will inspire their wearers the desire to identify […] and breathe the alchemy of savoir-faire and savoir-vivre.'

Maître Couturier EdP

 Extrait d'Atelier - Maître Jardinier

Maître Jardinier is a maze of greenery, a path hidden by sharp turns and dead ends. The freshly clipped hedges give off a brisk scent, softened by the sun and sweet citrus. Flowers bloom, the soil is fragrant. Cypresses stand guard in the distance. Classical crafts, like the gardener, are interpreted in fragrances by Extrait D’Atelier. Skilled artisans, their tools and their materials. Perfumer Chiara Ronzanis creations are the result of an Italian falling in love with France.

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Perfume weekend: the hottest Italian niche brands you need to know

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