Vani NoireSpicy Vanilla Eau de Parfum

Vani Noire by Epicò is a niche vanilla, spicy, and woody eau de parfum, unisex.

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 "narrative". 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 bergamot, cardamom, and cinnamon

Bergamot opens bright, cardamom brings its camphor spice and cinnamon a dry warmth.

A heart of guaiac wood, gardenia, and davana

Guaiac wood establishes its tarry smoke, gardenia a milky whiteness and davana its dried fruit facets.

A base of black vanilla, Tolu balsam, and incense

Black vanilla unfolds, dense and dark. Tolu balsam brings its resin and incense its dry smoke.

The house's signature

Incense under a vanilla. This is what justifies the "black" in the title: the resin, dry and smoky, darkens the pod instead of softening it. The guaiac wood in the heart goes in the same direction — it is a tarry wood, almost burnt. Vanilla here is a serious material, not a confection. To be smelled alongside Vani Charnel and Vani' Rhum: three interpretations of the same pod from the same house.

For whom, for what occasions?

Vanilla, spicy, and woody, this eau de parfum is for those seeking a dark and unsweetened vanilla. It gives its best in the evening and during the cold season, worn equally well by women and men.

With Vani Noire Epicò, incense darkens a vanilla instead of softening it.