Luce, from Meo Fusciuni was released in 2013. The perfumer behind this creation is Giuseppe Imprezzabile. It has the top notes of Birch, Cedarwood, and Leather, middle notes of Patchouli, Sandalwood, and Tobacco, and base notes of Amber, Benzoin, and Vanilla.
I’ve tried a few of these now. Imprezzabile can basically do no wrong in my eyes. He has the mysterious, inscrutable, air to both the man and the work he produces. It’s funny because there’s nothing mind blowing here, nothing I’ve absolutely adored, but just a steady stream of creative, and original perfume with his signature something all over them. It’s not an easy thing to do, creating a movement or a style or perfumery. Its like perfumes I adore like ‘Muscs’ (perfumes with musk in the name) based around a kind of creamy, ethereal, base heavy, warm vibes. I love them, they are brilliant and some perceive them as lazy or not challenging enough and too conventional. However they are not easy to get right. This is the same. Nothing special, and yet they are special. The opening of this is knocking me for six. It’s smells of musks and warm ambergris like qualities, with vanillic pastry and almonds in the background. It’s almost fougere warm and sweet but with textbook Meo herbal tones. It’s quite an emotional work to me. I’m quite taken with it.