AG

BOGUE Profumo AG. A special project created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the house. Indeed, a special one, in terms of the olfactory composition itself, while also assembling two other amazing artists, Livio Scarpella for molding the ceramic caps, and Maria Francesca Broggini for creating the beautiful handkerchiefs for the Arts & Crafts edition. A crossover of different arts, to culminate with a tremendous achievement. As a piece of olfactory work, AG is incredibly complex. I believe the formula uses around 100 ingredients, hence, that is to be expected. It seems to emphasize certain facets in certain climates, and also from wear to wear. It never behaves the same. Sometimes the citruses are stronger and stay for longer, other times I get more of the base ingredients, sometimes more moss, and others civet. However, the overall structure doesn't change, just certain facets being showcased differently. It is hard to classify this perfume. It's a bit of a Green-Chypre, a bit of a Woody-Oriental, and a bit of a Floral perfume. It feels like a cumulation of many BOGUE works into one. I get some MAAI, O/E, Dieci, OOOH, and Lita. The progression follows a cohesive top-mid-base build, and it feels like the entire work is smelled through a frankincense smoke screen. Similar to the effect used in OOOH, but with a more tangible smoke accord. The trip feels like walking toward a forest far ahead. You get a blast of juicy citruses and crushed greens in the opening, sweet and refreshing. The heart makes use of many floral notes that are hard to pinpoint, although the ylang-ylang and the gardenia are easier to separate from the rest. Finally, the base gives away plenty of woody notes, from cypress, juniper, and oak to sandalwood, but also plenty of resins that provide warmth, sweetness, and smoky facets. Lastly, there is an oakmoss earthy bitterness which pairs with the slightest civet to create the chypre feel. The progression, as mentioned, is cohesive, but the three layers always shift with an overlap between them. Hence, sometimes I find the citrus notes to last through the base. Others, I discover the woods and resins prematurely. That's the beauty of this composition. To me, AG is probably the easiest to wear perfume from the BOGUE catalog, mostly because I don't find it as loud as others, nor as challenging, and because it touches on multiple genres, offering an ultimate olfactory experience. IG:@memory.of.scents

Truly a magnificent vintage style floral Chypre!! Opening is fresh with loads of citrusy notes, brilliant floral notes unfold from the heart, I can detect rose and other white florals notes. This is an extremely complex & transitional fragrance with many twist and turn, layers after layers. You literally can feel it's a whole other fragrance an hour later of applying!! It has oakmoss and other woddy notes in the drydown, difficult to identify more notes, I need more time. I feel Antonio took some of the best elements of his previous gems like Maai, Bello (07738), Douleur 2 and Lita and put it into this truly mouth watering & unique composition to commemorate the 10th years anniversary of his truly artistic house!! Bogue perfumes are known for their exceptional performance and this one is no different!! Only 33 (100ml) & 66 (50ml) bottles of AG were produced! I feel myself extremely lucky to have one of them!!

AG is effortless to wear and enjoy. As others have mentioned, AG is a kaleidoscope of notes ranging from green to floral and fruity to incense and conifer all presenting during the wear. For the first few hours especially, each whiff gives you something a little different from the last. It’s incredible vision and craftsmanship to make it all work harmoniously. Kudos to Gardoni.

Truly a masterwork, the forest path has a many shifting twists and turns each holding its own unique scenery all of which have their own beauty. I'm so glad to own this and I look forward to Antonio's future works.

A true stroke of genius from Antonio Gardoni. Put this together with 10/20 and you can see a new, extremely promising era, unfolding ahead of Bogue. I think this might be better even than Maai.