Tiziana Terenzi
Al Contrario
unisex · Launched 2015
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Scent profile
Share of people who describe it this way
How it wears
Share of votes by people who wear it: 42 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.
- Longevity
- moderate27% of votes
- Scent trail
- intimate45% of votes
- Season
- winter57% of votes
- Time of day
- night59% of votes
All votes
Longevity · 26 votes
- very weak23%
- weak23%
- moderate27%
- long lasting23%
- eternal4%
Sillage · 29 votes
- intimate45%
- moderate45%
- strong3%
- enormous7%
Season · 42 votes
- winter57%
- spring33%
- summer10%
Time of day · 39 votes
- day41%
- night59%
Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.
Notes
Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.
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About Tiziana Terenzi Al Contrario
Perfumer: Paolo Terenzi
Al Contrario from Tiziana Terenzi, composed by Paolo Terenzi in 2015, is a gourmand built on malt, cacao and hazelnut over a woody base. It is warm and sweet, with a slightly toasted, bakery-like quality.
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Al Contrario from Tiziana Terenzi, composed by Paolo Terenzi in 2015, is a gourmand built on malt, cacao and hazelnut over a woody base. It is warm and sweet, with a slightly toasted, bakery-like quality.
The opening combines malt, which gives a grainy, toasted sweetness, with cacao pod for a soft chocolate note and ebony wood for dark woody structure. In the heart, orchid adds a creamy floral softness, while vanilla and tonka bean bring sweet warmth. The base of sandalwood, hazelnut, sugar cane and benzoin is nutty, sugary and gently resinous.
Performance is modest by most accounts. Longevity votes are scattered, with a notable group finding it weak, and the sillage is evenly divided between intimate and moderate. It is voted for autumn and winter and favoured for the evening. Worn by anyone, it suits cosy cold-weather days and quiet evenings, for someone who likes soft, nutty gourmands that stay close to the skin.
Al Contrario — unisex fragrance by Tiziana Terenzi (released 2015). Top notes: Cacao Pod, Malt, Ebony Wood. Heart notes: Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Orchid. Base notes: Sugar Cane, Hazelnut, Sandalwood, Benzoin. — Parfica open fragrance database
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How much does Tiziana Terenzi Al Contrario cost in the Netherlands?
No partner shop in the Netherlands has it in stock right now; the page stays with the facts.
What does it smell like?
Mainly gourmand, woody, floral and resinous. It opens with cacao pod, ebony wood, malt; the heart is orchid, tonka bean, vanilla; the base is benzoin, hazelnut, sandalwood, sugar cane.
Who makes it?
Tiziana Terenzi (Italy). Launched in 2015. The perfumer is Paolo Terenzi. Marketed unisex.
How long does it last?
People rate its longevity as moderate and its sillage as intimate. Based on 26 wearers’ votes.
When to wear it?
Most people wear it in autumn and winter, mostly evenings.
How is it rated?
8.2 out of 10 from 217 votes on Parfica open fragrance database.
Where does this data come from?
The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors.