A limited edition from the Terenzi family, named for the Orion constellation. The house says Orionis is made up of 40 percent pure natural oils, drawn from a family library of essences that has been maturing for more than 50 years. The result is dark, resinous and slow: saffron and incense over ambergris, tolu balm, vanilla and oud.
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Top: saffron, incense
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Heart: musk, ambergris, red patchouli
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Base: tolu balm, benzoin, vanilla, musk, oud
- 3.38 oz (100 ml) extrait de parfum, made in Italy
- Limited edition; sold by The Premiere Group; non-returnable
Why we picked it: the top of the range. Saffron, incense and oud are the materials people mean when they say a fragrance smells expensive, and this one is built almost entirely from them.
