Rosa LimoneFloral Citrus Extrait de Parfum

Rosa Limone by New Notes is a woody floral citrus extrait de parfum, unisex. Its title announces two ingredients; the formula aligns fifteen, including an agarwood that you wouldn't expect here.

Genderless perfumery, all in extrait

New Notes is an Italian house published by HIC BEAUTY, in San Giuliano Milanese, on the outskirts of Milan. It defines itself as “a new generation of extrait de parfums that transcends the codes of perfumery and breaks down the boundaries of role and gender,” and it applies the formula to the letter: its entire catalog is in extrait de parfum, without a single eau de parfum. The house does not credit any nose on its bottles.

An opening of sweet lemon, pink grapefruit, and mandarin

Four citrus fruits at once, and an unexpected fifth element. The sweet lemon, bergamot, mandarin, and pink grapefruit give a frank and luminous start, while marine notes add a saline freshness. The citrus of the title is well there, but never alone.

A heart of Damask rose, jasmine, and geranium

The Damask rose holds the announced role, spicy and fresh, surrounded by jasmine, ylang-ylang, and iris. The geranium brings its green and peppery facet, a cousin of the rose. It is a heart of a complete bouquet, not an isolated flower.

A base of agarwood, patchouli, and ambrette

This is the surprise of the perfume. The agarwood — oud — brings its woody and animal depth under an accord that seemed solar; the ambrette seeds their vegetal musk, the patchouli its earth, the sandalwood its creaminess and the amber the warmth. This base completely changes the reading of the opening.

The gesture of the house

The name promises a rose and a lemon, two simple and readable ingredients. The formula counts fifteen, and above all it slips an agarwood in the base — an oud under a floral citrus, which is almost never done. The perfume therefore starts as a fresh water and ends as an oriental wood. It belongs to the Contemporary Blend, the collection born, according to the house, from the unusual marriage of the most emblematic essences of perfumery.

For whom, for what occasions?

For those who love citrus but blame them for disappearing in an hour. It is a spring and summer perfume, wearable day or night, with the longevity of an extrait. Rosa Limone New Notes will go to those who want a citrus with a real base.

Phthalate-free, paraben-free, non-toxic. Always cruelty-free and vegan friendly. 100% recyclable packaging. “Perfumes should not be assigned to a gender: ours is made for everyone.”