Arancia Rossa Eau de Cologne

"If bergamot is elegant, lemon energetic, mandarin joyful, orange is sunny and tragic in its destiny. or is elegant, lemon energetic, mandarin joyful, orange is sunny and tragic in its destiny. In the city of Ivrea, not far from Turin, every year in February, a battle of oranges is the most awaited moment of the historic Carnival. In 1801, The War of the Oranges was the one that saw the defeat of Portugal by Spain, and it took this name because Prince Manuel Godoy y Álvarez de Faria sent baskets of fruit to his mistress, the Queen, to celebrate the victory. The revenge of the oranges was to be called Portugual in the perfume industry for a long time. The oranges praised and sold by the merchants accompany the tragic end of Carmen in Bizet's opera of the same name. Of all the stories, my favourite is the offering of oranges at Christmas, a gift of light, a message to herald the end of winter, rebellious fruits that dress the colour of summer". Jean-Claude Ellena

Notes: Italian Red Orange, Orange Blossom, Passion Fruit, White Musk