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Salt, seaweed and dark water before a storm
Black Sea is Lorenzo Pazzaglia's Extrait de Parfum about the sea just before a storm: cold, salty and tense at first, then still and dense. Bergamot, myrtle, salt and ozone lead, orange blossom and black salt follow, and the close is seaweed with white musk, ambergris, oakmoss and patchouli. A mood-led extrait like this deserves a trial on skin before you commit to 50 ml.
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The composition
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
On the skin
Bergamot and Sardinian myrtle open it, joined by salt, ozone and aquatic notes. This is the chilly, stony side of the water, not a sunny beach: clear, sharp and slightly tense, a start that suits grey light better than bright sun.
At the heart, orange blossom and ylang-ylang give a pale floral softness against black salt of Cyprus and further marine notes. Because the salt stays audible, the flowers feel like light on dark water instead of a bouquet.
Seaweed carries the base together with white musk, ambergris, oakmoss and patchouli. The tension fades into something damp, dense and quiet, with oakmoss and patchouli giving a shaded, earthy depth to the clean musk. See whether you like it as dark as it sounds.
Testing it
Try it on grey days, coastal walks and cool evenings, when its serious, clear mood fits. As an extrait it stays close to the body, so begin with very little. Wear it on a mild day and on a cold one to learn how much salt and how much earth you get, and whether it still feels like the sea to you.
For people who like the sea moody: salt, seaweed and dark water rather than sun cream and beach parties. It is listed as unisex. A sample suits wearers who enjoy marine scents with weight and wear fragrance for atmosphere. If you favour sweet or fruity perfumes, expect it to seem austere.
Marine perfumes range from sunny and watery to deep and saline, and a name alone does not say which one you get. Black Sea is the dark, dense kind. A 10 ml decant, filled by FragranceGems from the original 50 ml bottle and labelled by us, lets you check that before committing.
What you receive
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
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Read how we fill your sampleQuestions
Not in the usual sense. The top is cold and salty while the base, with seaweed, oakmoss and ambergris, is darker, so it suits cooler days and evenings by the water.
Yes, the house's Sea collection. The brand makes all its perfumes as Extrait de Parfum and says they are handcrafted in Italy.
10 ml of the Extrait de Parfum, decanted by FragranceGems from the original bottle into a glass spray vial and labelled by us. The brand has no part in it.
The brand
Lorenzo Pazzaglia grew up around his family's restaurant in the hills of the Marche, and the brand tells his story as that of a chef, a nose and a dreamer. You notice the kitchen in the perfumes: rum over vanilla pods, mango with coconut milk, red wine and cherry, salt and seaweed. The house, founded in 2021, makes Extrait de Parfum only. Formulas this dense and this literal are worth wearing as a 10 ml decant before you choose a bottle.
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Timely info when item was back in stock. Some confusion with info about shipment updates on gls app but what is important: perfume came in perfect condition!
incredible fast delivery l. the fragrance itself its magnificent, the dry down woody base, is intoxicating. it last on me 10 hours plus. great service great fragrance
Good experience overall. Fast shipping without any incidents. Prices are good as well.
Really happy of my purchase. Serious seller, quality products, fast shipping, large catalog. I will order a lot of more !
Shipping was 5 days to Finland. Customer service was very good. Happy with the product also. Will shop again. Only thing I hope is that you guys would negotiate better price for GLS shipping to Finland. But I know that is not always possible. And I noticed the prices were lower than the competitors so the steep shipping price was not that big of a deal. Good job all in all.
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Plenty of perfumes and very good perfumes. Fast shipping. One negative. Expensive shipping from Netherlands to Greece
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