Fugazzi Parfum 1

Blackcurrant syrupy sweet goodness amplified to the max, contrasted by green, aromatic nuances coming from davana, patchouli and mint. On top of the fruity-green combination, there’s pink pepper, olibanum, sandalwood and cedar to ground the herbs, the spices and the fruits! I am not going to lie, I absolutely adore this juice! I have a sample of it, but Parfum 1 is absolutely my favourite from the bunch of perfumes that I am testing currently. I really liked Molecule 01 + Mandarin but Parfum 1 is richer, stronger, more complex and leans more on the gourmand side. It’s an absolute pleasure to my nostrils to catch whiffs of this as I move my arm in the air, the wafts I get are truly delightful. It reminds me of Giorgio Armani Si Intense 2014, in the black lacquered bottle, which is discontinued now and I think it is a good alternative for those who loved Si Intense but can’t purchase it anymore. I will have to spray them side by side, but from memory, as soon as I sprayed Fugazzi, I thought of Armani’s creation. Also, from the perfumes listed in the reminds me of section, I have tested only Pomegrate Noir by Jo Malone at the end of last year and I can see the similarities. On me, Parfum 1 is stronger, bolder, thicker and sweeter, so I prefer it over Pomegranate Noir! I will have to check where I can get a travel size/small bottle of Parfum 1 because it’s 100% my jam! If you love jammy, sweet blackcurrant heavy perfumes, you need to get your on this Fugazzi fragrance ASAP. It’s an outstanding creation of the kind... Update 24.04.25 I have added a 8 ml travel size of Parfum 1 to my collection. Decided to get a mini not a full bottle because I am not sure if it is worth the money performance wise!

I've had this for a while and this has become my signature scent as well as one of my favourites. I'm only now deciding to review it because i've seen a lot of negative reviews on it here on fragrantica. I would describe this fragrance as a sweet somewhat fruity, spicy-aromatic. The black currant gives it a very juicy forefront which i enjoy very much. It's also sweet but imo not in a syrupy rather it has an incense/ spicy like quality to it. This is very unique and i understand that this may not be for everybody, it's also incredibly strong which may put some people off even further. Imo this is really really great. I've never smelt anything like it, it's very attractive and comforting and it offers perfect performance for my needs (lasts around 8-10 hours and projects for 6, then it lingers leaving a scent trail).

Autumn in a bottle. A very delicious slightly gourmand leaning oriental perfume. Warm, sweet, spicy and slightly sweet. There is no apple listed in the notes but it smells to me like a warm cinnamon and apple pastry. I think it’s the blackcurrant note that I’m picking up and it’s done really well here. Great longevity and decent sillage, powerful and sexy enough for evening wear in the cooler months. This was an immediate love at first sniff for me and the great quality smell of the ingredients has sparked my interest in the Fugazzi brand going forward. edit: that blackcurrant note remains pervasive throughout the wear of the fragrance placing this one firmly in the spicy fruity world of Pomegranate Noir by Jo Malone, but this smells less generic.

Oh god, how I love this. A true hidden gem, a beauty! It's original enough to be niche but warm and soft enough to make me want to wear it every day without feeling like its cloying and heavy. I disagree it's similar to Angels Share. This is way more creamy, elegant, and yes, well-blended. No sharpness, no screechy notes. Sorry not sorry. Perfect for colder days, with great longetivity and performance. I kept reaching for it, like for a lovers warm embrace on a cold winter morning. It organically became my winter signature scent, and I haven't gotten tired of it several years down the road, which has been the case with way too many others after a single season.

Smells like an enchanted forest. Very blackcurrant forward: tart and juicy. It takes a while to open up but when it does the warm, grounding woody and spicy notes come through. It’s not a peppery spice, more of a spice garden / forest vibe. I would have like a bit more frankincense personally, but the well blended base notes also make it softer and more universal. Unisex although the fruit notes make it lean more feminine in my view. Decent sillage and longevity.

Sweet, spicy, VERY spicy and enticing. This is warm woody fragrance that is very enjoyable, almost seductive but in a grown-up way, it remains serious and grounded. Not sure what the fruits form the pyramid are, but I feel like it is some sort of citrus, if not bergamot...there is a very pleasant faint freshness despite the overall spice-bomb initial impression. Lovely! I could see this sit well on both women and men, maybe leans a tad more masculine though.

Smells exactly like a high quality sauterne dessert wine. Unctuous,jammy,sweet apple-berry-caramel. Eau de Chateau d'Yquem anyone? Patchouli comes in later and either ruins it or saves it for you, depending on preference. I like the patch in it, but that's just me today. I can see growing tired of it eventually, as it seems to be the only real backbone here, but for now it works very nicely as a counterpoint to the fruit.

Got a 10ml travel spray of this and it definitely reminds me of Pomegranate Noir by Jo Malone although more fruity and less dark. The strong initial blackcurrant blast softens through the day but smells great and has good longevity. I enjoy this and would consider buying a bottle when I run out of the travel spray is done

Smells to me like Sauvage elixir has taken a trip to the forest via a detour through some berry bushes. Fruity/spicy with a hint of pine like smells and an undercurrent of frankincense. Very enjoyable overall and it seems to have the pepper DNA in the background that I’ve smelled in a few from this house recently. 8/10

This is an example of a nuclear fragrance that lasts more than 12 hours. It is amazing. To me it smells like cherry pie. Not sweetened cherry scent as candy, but real cherries and their taste. Green, sweetish, deep and dark. I find it very feminine. Cannot image this on a guy honestly..

i smelled exactly like a german ren faire stall from my childhood for the entire day with three sprays and i loved it. delicious blackcurrant opening, and then straight to incense. definitely wouldn't recommend overspraying though!

In the opening it does remind me of Hermes, Hermessence Amber Nargile but this one is a bit more spicy especially in the dry down. I love it! I personally don’t appriciate this kind of scent on a man so for me it’s more feminine.

I just got a sample, and I thought I got the wrong sample. On my skin cherry comes through very strongly with a hint of spices. Very nice, reminds me of Cherry Punk/Mandorle but better.

Extremely well done fragrance. Very sexy and strong and definitely unisex. Fruity opening with sweet woodsy drydown. Personal favorite from this entire range

Christmas in a perfume. Christmas tree, spiced apple cider, orange pomander. 10/10 as a room spray.

Love this perfume, it lasts all day and projects very well.

I sample a lot of perfumes, from designer and niche. This is unlike ANYTHING I’ve ever smelt before. So first sprays (2-3) I’m regretting my choice because it’s reminiscent of syrupy children’s medicine with a sweet thick blackcurrant note that dominates. I’m not a huge fan of sweet fragrance so I’m almost ready to wash it off but I decided to see what the dry down would bring and the whole day has been an experience.... Dry down the fruity side starts so go away and it starts to become very aromatic with (I know it’s not on the notes but I swear!) incense even my husband said incense and he’s very not into scents. You are left with a smoky, sensual incense that you can definitely smell. And if you put your nose to fabric at this point you can still smell a bit of the blackcurrant. About 2-3 hours in you are still smelling the incense and woodiness but there’s also a slightly clean, soapy note that starts in and people further away can smell that more than the incense by this point. It’s like 3 perfumes in one, definitely unique and although I can imagine the incense might become a bit much I really found it nice. It’s not like anything else I own and I really enjoyed how it continued to develop. It’s very long lasting and you don’t need to use a lot.

Blind bought this, and at first I totally regretted it. But it started growing on me. My favorite fragrance, goudh, also by fugazzi, also grew on me a lot since I first smelled (even though I loved it at first smell). So I hope this will grow on me too, also to get me out of my woody leather warm fragrances haha. Anyways. It reminds me a lot of Apple cider, or cider in general, I definitely smell something like cloves, which are not listed in it (the spearmint maybe?). These two notes, kind of spicy and alcoholic fruity are the ones that are most prominent, accompanied by a little patchouli or green notes anyways. I don’t particularly smell citruses (there are three from that family listed here!), but it must be because it’s very well blended. It’s a great product overall, obviously not for everyone as always, but it has some mainstream appeal, it’s very very elegant and the more fruity notes give it that sweetness that can be eager to please you know? It doesn’t change at all through the hours, the smell that you get at first is the one that you get, say 6 hours later. Not big silage but lasts long!

Somewhat of a redundant fragrance, something that has been done better before, candied fruity notes over a woody amber, with spice and a surprising amount of a patch in the core. The opening starts off nicely with a bit of the candied fruit of Ambre Narguile, but immediately the clove pierced my nose, much more intense than the Hermes. Shaking that strange encounter off, the remainder of the experience is smoother, the patchouli rings a little too loud and so does the clove further down the line. None of the cinnamon and caramel of the Hermes. Were this in the sub 150$ price range per 100ml I would have enjoyed it much more, but given it is retailing for an unreasonable price, I don't see why you would buy this over the alternative, especially with what is to my nose below average blending, regarding the clove and strange patchouli fuzz that interrupts smoothness of the rest of the formula.

I love the opening of this one, it is unashamedly a spice throughout it's whole scent journey, but the opening has an airy kind of lift to it which stops it being too heavy. It has excellent longevity.. as in 'day to night'.. and the projection is really decent (my other half said it was still lovely when I returned home from a long work day). I do find the middle a little flatter.. more a slightly more linear, gentle warm spice bubble.. but it is still very nice. To me, the only thing that stops it being a full love is a slightly gritty patchouli edge right at the end, but that is very likely skin chemistry on my part. If you like a cold weather spice, this one is definitely worth a sample!