Nebbia Spessa

Nebbia Spessa smells to me like fresh white linen that's been washed in the deep blue ocean then dried in the cold wind that hits it. The opening notes embrace your body and soul all day making you feel alive, constantly fresh and at peace. This has easily peaked at number one as the aquatic fragrance that I will reach out for most. It's simply addictive! I have never come across a fragrance so authentic as actually smelling of being near the seaside. This is not a fish scent or something aquatic that can be a turn off. Imagine walking on the beach on a slightly cold day in Summer and the wind hoovers a breeze in your face picking a salty breeze, a sweet note from the air and a wave of water that slightly hits your body and clothes. Even though this was a complete blind buy for me, hence the love I have for aquatics, I don't personally find this to be a challenging fragrance for non-aquatic fans. Most probably it would be a great introduction to understand aquatic fragrances more. Those afraid of a seaweed note, need not be as this is so well blended that it feels slightly sweet than sour. Whilst the theme of deep fog seems to indicate a sort of a dark fragrance, I find this to be an introverted fragrance and a happy fragrance at the same time as it warms the soul. I can genuinely feel the love Fillippo Sorcinelli put in this fragrance, dare I say that underneath all the aquatic notes there is also an incense note hidden to capture a moment of meditation by the sea. The longevity and performance is nothing short of spectacular. Just three sprays managed to fill not a room but a home! It lasted on my skin for more than 24 hours and yet was still detectable even after a shower. The design of the bottle is simple but it is definitely one of the coolest looking bottles ever with its fluffy white cloud cap. Nebbia Spessa is a deep dive into the blue ocean surrounded by playful dolphins whilst listening to the album Oceanic by Vangelis. An aquatic masterpiece like no other. 👌

Thoughts on a sampling... * Very nice and low keyed for a seafaring aquatic. * I like aquatics as I have a few. This one is one of the more crowd friendly in the genre. * The seaweed is predominant but seems to be in the background. * The forefront seems ozonic to me though not listed in the notes. * Ambergris, typically a note in a sea scent, is not present here. * Must be why this is so tame. * And that diminishes the projection factor here. Making this the weakest of this Foggy trilogy series. * Bottle holds true to the theme and is superbly done. * Duration is exceptionally long but after 2 hours projection is a weak afterthought. ** Final thoughts. Unisex in my opinion. Due to low silage it can be a very women friendly AQUATIC. Best scent of series and worst projection. ***I would get this if it were more than a weak skin scent as I really want to pick up a bottle from the Nebbia collection. It looks like I will go with Nebbia Densa instead.

I bought this immediately after sampling it. I agree that this is a very divisive and a challenging fragrance, but also just as unique and versatile. If you want to smell like a incomprehensible angelic entity, then this is the perfume to go. If liminal space had a smell this would be it. On my skin it opens with weirdly bitter and cold aquatic notes, then as it progresses it turns into a laundry detergent smell with a lingering scent of umami. I fell in love with it beacuse it smells so familiar, yet somehow it feels so indecipherable at the same time. Bonus point: I love how Filippo always uses bottle design as an artistic medium for storytelling. It's the first visual cue that hints at what we can expect the perfume to smell like. In the Nebbia collection's case, I think it's meant to capture the essence of the different stages of the water cycle.

This scent isn’t easy for me. One the one hand, I’m very fond of aquatic, almost translucent scents, on the other hand it smells like salty sweat, but only sometimes. It works best on cloudy, days with a cool breeze. The hotter it gets, the more it smells of salty body odor instead of a rough sea scape. I’m afraid it’ll be hard to purchase soon. I’ll get a FB as long as I can.

Nebbia Spessa for me is like the cold sea breeze. Seaweed note is dominating. In my personal taste, this one is best out of three, it is the most aquatic one.