La Fenice Pour Femme

Soft, powdery and sweet, La Fenice Pour Femme by the Italian house The Merchant of Venice dates from 2016 and is described by nearly everyone as gourmand. Woody, musky, floral and citrus impressions each come up for about a third of people, so the sweetness is cushioned rather than sugary.

Heliotrope and almond blossom are the key to its character: both smell of marzipan and talc, and together they give the fragrance a nostalgic, powdery softness. Vanilla and tonka bean deepen that into something warmer and more dessert-like, with the tonka adding a hint of hay and toasted almond. Tuberose and hawthorn contribute a creamy floral sweetness, mandarin orange adds brightness, and cedar lends a dry, pencil-shaving woodiness that stops it from becoming cloying.

It is a feminine scent in the comforting, slightly vintage mould, well suited to anyone who enjoys almond and vanilla without heaviness, and easy to wear in everyday settings.

La Fenice Pour Femme — for women fragrance by The Merchant of Venice (released 2016). Notes: Almond Blossom, Cedar, Hawthorn, Heliotrope, Mandarin Orange, Tonka Bean, Tuberose, Vanilla. — Parfica open fragrance database