Vani CharnelGourmand Vanilla Eau de Parfum

Vani Charnel by Epicò is a gourmand, vanilla and fruity niche eau de parfum, unisex. It is one of the house's most famous creations.

Perfume as a narrative

Epicò Parfum is an Italian house founded in 2018 by Federico Gucciardi, an artist born in Bologna and recognized as "the poet of perfume". The name says it all: Epicò means "story". Each fragrance is born from a story that Federico writes himself — pages of emotions, dreams and memories that he then translates into accords, into "liquid verses" — and each perfume is accompanied by this short text, which reveals the soul of the fragrance. "Every drop is a word," he says, "every perfume is a chapter of our story." After years of artistic studies and a career in the great Italian beauty houses, he now composes with Fabio Bernardi and Giulia Brigliadori. The black bottle bears a handmade antique copper label made by artisans, which makes each piece slightly different. 100 ml bottle.

An opening of candied fruits and lemon

Candied fruits open sweet and dense, fruity notes prolong them. Lemon brings the only acidity at the start.

A heart of peach blossom and white flowers

Peach blossom unfolds — green, powdery, slightly bitter — surrounded by white flowers that broaden the bouquet.

A base of vanilla, caramel and benzoin

Vanilla and caramel establish the gourmand effect, benzoin with its balsamic resin and musk the skin effect. The trail is enveloping.

The house's touch

The PEACH blossom, not the peach. The nuance is real: the fruit is juicy and sweet, the flower is green, powdery and slightly bitter. It is what makes the hinge between the candied fruits of the top and the vanilla of the base — and which prevents this gourmand effect from being just another confection. Without it, the perfume would go from sugar to sugar. The story that Federico Gucciardi wrote for this perfume tells the love story of two lovers capable of reaching the place in the soul where no one ever manages to go.

For whom, for what occasions?

Gourmand, vanilla and fruity, this eau de parfum is for those who love enveloping vanillas. It gives its best in the evening and during the cold season, worn equally well by women as by men.

With Vani Charnel Epicò, it is the peach blossom that prevents the perfume from being a confection.