MASQUE MILANO
DOLCEACQUA

2020

PERFUMER
Delphine Thierry

sea breeze
muguet
ivy
marjoram

mimosa
almond blossom
white rose
ylang-ylang

saffron
cedarwood
benzoin
oakmoss
musk

‘Nice, 8am. Sunshine and light traffic on the Promenade des Anglais. Here she comes, with the soft top down, and you jump in. As the road unwinds, the view of the gulf suddenly becomes amazing. Her colourful Hermes foulard sweeps with the breeze and you breathe deeply to catch the rich mixture of Cote d’Azur flavours, in their magic blend of floral and marine. She parks in a panoramic spot and draws out of the back of the car a basket with your breakfast. She doesn’t mind sitting on the ground, she bought her lovely dress at the market stalls for a few dollars and it is not worth worrying about. What a woman! – you think – she can match a few-dollar-dress with such an astonishing pearl necklace. You open a bottle of Beaujolais wine, and lean towards her to pour some wine into her glass. You can’t help stopping pouring wine and close your eyes, as you smell her perfume. So much in line with her, with her style: sweet and mellow, a mixture of flowers and fruit and some hints of vanilla at the bottom.’ – Masque Milano

Dolceacqua smells quite literally like a shampoo or soap to me. You get soft roses, a brightness and a soft and creamy texture.

It reminds me of taking baths as a kid. Probably because the scent has a generic (baby) lotion-esque quality to it. It’s not something that I would love to wear often as a perfume, but as a refresher or a soothing moment after the shower at home; this will get you in the right mood. It’s very different from the average Masque Milano.

If you’re looking for this style, I think The Harmonist Yin Transformation does it best.