Italian niche line Laboratorio Olfattivo has launched Pompelmo, a new fragrance in the brands Viaggio in Italia collection. Pompelmo was developed by perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena.
«Pompelmo has taken my olfactory journey inspired to Italian Citruses to the end. Born in Asia, where considered a sacred fruit to be offered to Gods, Grapefruit, as most citrus fruits, first appeared in Spain, in Seville, around the XII-XIII century during the Arab domination. Probably, one of the greatest citruses, I particularly appreciate Grapefruit for its bitter flavour. Unlike sweet scents which I find to be obvious and uninspiring, bitter represents, in my opinion, one of the brightest scents. This may be the result of my Italian background, where several beverages celebrate bitterness. To make Pompelmo a unique and different fragrance, I have worked on both the lively and sour freshness of Grapefruit, while stressing its bitter scent.» Jean-Claude Ellena
Additional notes include pink pepper, lentisk, patchouli and vetiver.
Laboratorio Olfattivo Pompelmo is available in 100 ml.
(via laboratorioolfattivo)
Thank you Robin, this might be promising, ‘lively, sour freshness’ is appealing to me.
I tend to like JCE’s grapefruits 🙂
Not such a big fan of grapefruit but would still like to try. I really liked Bergamotto and Limone and would love to see a lime or an orange blossom in the future!
It sort of sounds like this is the last in the series?