Megamare
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Stability that steals time
Brutus is a Parfum from Orto Parisi, one of the house's first perfumes, dated 2014 on its own pages. The house publishes no notes for any of its perfumes, and says only that Brutus is about seizing what is precious and staying stable and unchangeable. With nothing to read, wearing a 10 ml decant is the only honest way to find out what it does on your skin.
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A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands. Read how we fill your sample
Want the full bottle after testing? Orto Parisi Brutus Parfum (50 ml) at NicheGems
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On the skin
Orto Parisi's own FAQ states that its perfumer does not reveal the notes he uses. So there is no pyramid to study here, and nothing we can list without inventing it. What the house gives instead is an idea, and the decant is how you turn that idea into something you can judge.
The brand says Brutus steals time by staying stable and unchangeable, and gives it the character of a man whose actions lacked eloquence, terrifying yet full of kindness. Those are claims about character. With a decant you can check them directly, wearing it through several ordinary days.
With no notes, pay attention to structure instead. Note what you meet in the first minutes, what you meet later in the day, and how much has changed by evening. If the brand's word stable is right, the story should feel consistent from one wearing to the next.
Testing it
Put a small amount of the decant on clean skin and write down in plain words what you notice, then do the same later in the day, and again on a second day. The brand names no season or occasion, so choose your own: a quiet evening and a busy morning are good contrasts. Compare your notes before deciding.
Nothing in the brand's text ties Brutus to a gender, so it is listed as unisex here. Its audience is anyone who wants a perfume built on a firm, serious idea and values consistency over novelty. If you cannot buy a perfume without knowing its notes, a decant is a calm way to learn a note-less scent.
A perfume with no published notes cannot be judged from the page at all, and a 50 ml Parfum is a real commitment to make blind. The house also reserves the right to keep its formula private. A 10 ml decant filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle lets you decide with your own nose.
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.
Samples are filled to order and cannot be returned. Is something wrong or damaged on arrival? Contact us and we solve it. To the contact page
Read how we fill your sampleQuestions
None are given. Orto Parisi does not publish them for any of its perfumes, so we describe the idea the brand offers and name no ingredients.
Brutus Parfum, filled by FragranceGems from the original 50 ml bottle into a 10 ml glass spray vial and labelled by us. Orto Parisi does not supply it, and we are not affiliated with the house.
Wear it on several different days and note how it feels at the start, in the middle and at the end of the day. A decant gives you enough wearings to see whether the claimed stability holds on you.
The brand chose them as a hard material perceived as unbreakable, set into tumbled copper. They belong to the full bottle's symbolism, not to the perfume, and the decant comes without the cap.
The brand
Orto Parisi is named after a garden: that of Vincenzo Parisi, grandfather of the perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri, which the brand says gave rise to the project. From there comes the manifesto of the house, the body as a garden whose smells mirror the soul. The Nose, as Gualtieri signs, does not reveal his notes, so each Parfum comes with a short text and nothing more. To know Megamare or Terroni you have to wear it, and a 10 ml decant lets you.
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I really appreciate that I found a shop that has a wide range of authentic perfumes,fast delivery,great communication and very good prices. Thanks for everything!
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.
Great shop with a fantastic selection and fast shipping. I was very happy with my order. It would have been a nice touch to receive a little sample, especially as I ordered two full-size products. ;)
Placing the order was very easy. Shipping was very fast. I am completely satisfied.
Plenty of perfumes and very good perfumes. Fast shipping. One negative. Expensive shipping from Netherlands to Greece
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