Île de Cristal

Île de Cristal, a 2025 release from Francesca dell'Oro composed by Claire Liégent, is first of all fresh, with strong woody and amber layers and a spicy accent.

The scent builds a coastal picture. Sea water, sea foam and seaweed create a salty, mineral impression of the shoreline, while violet leaf adds a green, slightly cucumber-like freshness. Black pepper brings a dry spice, and an ink accord adds an unusual, slightly metallic darkness. Moving into the base, immortelle gives a warm, honeyed and hay-like note, labdanum adds soft resin, and agarwood gives depth, with ambergris leaving a smooth, salty-skin finish.

This profile suggests warm weather and daytime wear, though the resinous base gives it more presence than a simple aquatic, so it can also work on summer evenings. It is meant to be worn by anyone who likes marine scents with a darker, woody and ambery undertone.

Île de Cristal — unisex fragrance by Francesca dell'Oro (released 2025). Notes: Agarwood (Oud), Ambergris, Black Pepper, Cashmeran, Coral Reef, Gurjan balsam, Gurjun Balsam, Immortelle, Ink, Labdanum, Marine notes, Musk, Patchouli, Pepper, Sea Foam, Sea Water, Seaweed, Violet Leaf. — Parfica open fragrance database