Tyger Tyger

I think this is the most beautiful and sexy fragance I have ever smelled, at least for tonight because this brand parfums are different each day I wear them. This was the first Francesca's I ever tried when I bought the discovery set last Christmas. The opening was one of the most beautiful I have ever experienced (usually I dont like openings), but then it becomes funkier and funkier with the animalitcs and the burnt leather being too strong, it evoques me the part of the poem's girl between the flames in hell lol. Tonight, in the middle of september when still is hot but not suffocating, I felt adventourous and I tried again. (I like more how fragances usually blend better in my skin during hot weather) .The opening and the funkier phase are still there, but the leather doesnt bother me anymore! It is basically peach, jasmin (people say Tuberose but normaly I dont like tuberose because it is too banana bublegum to me and I hate that smell) and honey, but blended so well that there is not your typicall peach or honey. (I usually dont like peach when they are the protagonists -I dont mind in chypres like Mitsouko, I love chypres - or fruity parfumes!!! Because this is peach jam, not the tipical fruity peach you find in other fragances). The base is a smoky leather but it is not overwhelming, it gives deepnes and a warm hug (it would be too inocent girly for me without it). After 2h it gets powedery and more vanille but never vanille into your nose, it is the typical Francesca Bianchi's dna, so if you liked it in other of her fragances, is here too but with that beautiful peach always present. People say it smells dusty and vintage but what can I say? To me is very classic and elegant but I dont feel anything dusty or old at all (I am +30). It has some melancholy perhaps. It is sweet but in an expensive way (I hate when they are too sugared, the sweetness here comes from the beautiful materials). Fot me this is the perfect sugary point. I have always thought that I cant wear a peach parfume because thats not me at all, but here I have found a fragance that I think is perfectly all I want to transmit about my personality. It is dramatic hehe, it changes a lot at the begginning, playful and never boring with a touch of mistery but warm and confortable at the same time. Most of the "mistery" and gothic fragances usually are too dark to me. Here the peach is light, the smoky leather is darkness. If I dont run to my usual boutique to buy a full bottle is because people around me feel it too strong and animalic u u If only the rest of the world could smell the beautiful elixir I can smell...

Another Bianchi scent joins my collection, and i am yet to regret a blind buy from this house. Opening is intensely moasy, powdery with a prominent leather tone that may even go slightly barnyardy at moments. Unlike most reviewers, i cannot feel that "white flower bomb" they claim is there. The honey note is there, but it's not very forward in the opening, where the oakmoss/patchouli/heliotropin work together to create the leathery sensation pushing it to the background. What comes out right after the initial spray is the peach marmalade on top of the leather note, creating quite a unique sensation very unlike the other Bianchi scents i have - the lack of ambergris here makes the "salty human skin" note that you can get in many of her other creations not a thing here. Instead, towards the drydown the honey and peach marmalade (and it smells more of a handmade at home in a metal pot over a fire peach marmalade, not the sugary commercial ones - its darker, deeper, slightly baked peach) notes go from resting on top of a leather coat into a bed of soft creamy balsamic sandalwood mixed with slightly earthy, vegetal oud, but the oud here is not dominant nor does it take over the composition with animalic undertones, like some hardcore middle eastern ouds do. Longevity seems to be excellent, but this is not a loudly projecting fragrance, its more on the soft sensual side, especially during the drydown. All and all - excellent artistic scent - maybe the single peach heavy fragrance i have smelled that still lean more masculine thanks to the way it was utilized.

Not as sweet as I expected, which was a great surprise. I thought it might be overly sweet and cloying, but it’s much less sugary than typical gourmands like SWY Intensely or Lattafa Khamra. Upon the initial spray, I mostly get honeyed flowers, but not the synthetic honey you find in popular fragrances like Naxus or JPG LME. This honey smells like wild, natural honey, the rich and aromatic kind made by bees from indolic flowers. The peach here isn’t what you’d expect either. Instead of a straightforward gourmandish fruit, Francesca masterfully created an abstract, soft undertone that really fits her concept: lush florals wrapped in darkness, a beauty in tension with danger. This honeyed floral accord, with the subtle roundness from the peach, almost has a boozy quality to it, which feels luxurious, warm, and subtle. As it dries down, the sweetness fades even more while keeping the warmth. The fragrance settles into a leathery, earthy base: patchouli adds depth and earthiness, grounding the florals and darkening the leather, while sandalwood brings a soft, creamy warmth that rounds everything out. Together, they create a powdery, musky, and subtly dark animalic foundation that balances the sweetness and floral brightness beautifully.

Tyger Tyger imitates the powerful contraposition between a highly sophisticated and refined civilisation managing to survive in a dark and fearful post-apocalyptic world. The juxtaposition between light and dark in this scent is gorgeously thought provoking, and leaves you questioning which side of yourself you want to indulge today. A delectable sweetness dominates here, but not in a typical gourmand fashion. Indolic white flowers, namely tuberose, provide an essence of innocent sweet fruitiness which is then elevated by the indulgence of sticky honeyed peaches. To contrast, a dark and mysterious base of thick leather and patchouli pull you in deeper. Surprisingly, there is no orris listed here which is unusual for Bianchi, however the powdery and creamy facets of sandalwood, oakmoss and heliotrope more than make up for it. I can see why this is one of the more popular fragrances from this house, it is absolutely beautiful. Bianchi’s true talent is best demonstrated when it comes to combining such conflicting notes together and have it somehow come out smelling smooth and rounded. Definitely among my favourites.

Wow. This opens very, very sweet and juicy. Your teeth involuntarily sharpen like a vampire, looking for something delicious to puncture. "What is that mouthwatering smell?" Slurp. After a few seconds, the peach-sweet suddenly gets brazenly leathery, woody, mossy. Now, the patchouli is bringing the sunny fruit further back down to earth. Once this rowdy party of rich vibes settles in — oh, my. It's a perfect, never-before-known harmony. A juicy peach bleeding honey onto a bed of smoky, sweet sticks and earthy, mossy leaves. Who thinks to create something like this?! Absolutely stunning. I intentionally tried this sample last because I was convinced the notes would be complete cacophony. I'm not a sweet perfume person, I said. Peach is always dreadfully synthetic in perfumes, I said. Patchouli isn't usually for me, I said. I love being wrong because this is such a stunning surprise. Of the complete collection, here are the samples I ended up keeping (and will see if they lead to a full bottle): The Dark Side Luxe Calme Volupté Under My Skin Sex and The Sea Tyger Tyger