Vibrato
Vibrato opens with violet and iris alongside aldehydes, the lifted powder quality of the opening immediately establishing this as a composition that knows its lineage: the great mid-century florals built on precisely this combination of powdery iris and aldehyde brightness. Rose and jasmine build the heart with the generosity that the opening warrants, and sandalwood with benzoin and vanilla in the base resolve the composition's powder and florals into a warm, skin-close finish. The vibrato of the name is in that resolution: the sustained warmth after the initial brightness.
Why We Carry This
Vibrato is one of Sospiro's most classically built compositions: the aldehyde-iris-rose construction is handled with genuine respect for the tradition rather than ironic distance. The benzoin-vanilla base is warm and well-proportioned, and the composition wears with a classical authority that fewer and fewer fragrances attempt at any price.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Bergamot, Lemon, Mandarin Orange, Pink Grapefruit
Heart notes: Jasmine, Rose, Neroli, White Flowers
Base notes: Sandalwood, Musk, Cedarwood, Ambrette
Character
Accords: Citrus, Floral, Fresh, Clean, Woody, Musk
Perfumer: Christian Provenzano
Launched: 2014