Tiglio Mirabilis

Oh Gods helps us, this is irresistible! Finally a tilleul/tiglio/linden blossom (not lime blossom) based scent, almost pure in its character! I am only using a sample so I can not yet leave a proper review, for now I can only say that this is a tilleul that starts fresh and then gets full on honeyed, very true to the natural one. I am obsessed with tilleul, all my favorites get discontinued (L'Artisan did this two times already 😭 and so did Jo Malone), the others I tried did not deliver or they had the lime linden blossom falsely reported as just linden blossom. I live near by losts and lots of chestnut trees, acacia trees (black locoust), tilleul trees and broom! If I move for about twenty minutes from my home then I find mimosa and cherry trees. The scent on the early mornings is paradise, Eden garden style, but the tilleul is my favorite. I find its blossoms sweet, airy and seductive, at tracts a little animalic in their honeyed facet but this Laboratorio Olfattivo remains quite clean. What is more subtly sensual then to enter a room and leave behind a trail of pure linden blossoms? I am bewitched by their essence, there is not only sensuality in them but peace and fragility, and personally less sadness then mimosa, I find. Afterall the tea made with its flowers is said to be an anti depressant with anxiolytics properties, they are often refered to as "king's nectar" for its many properties and they have a rich history, rapresenting in some cultures peace and justice, in others faith and luck, and in some others even lust! In any case they are said to "gladden the heart", and I find it so true, a fresh breath of linden blossoms will clean your very soul. I shall soon update my review of the scent as whole, I will buy a 30ml next week. By the way Laboratorio Olfattivo is one of my favorite Italian niche brands, their style is modern and clean but even their deep scents in the Laboratorio in Nero line are amizing so I was really happy to see they had made their new fragrance based on tilleul.

I was a bit reluctant about a modern interpretation of a linden blossom that features cashmeran, but Til.. shows some genius on the part of Luca Maffei in choosing a material that dissolves the seams between the linden and a musky drydown. The earthy, woody, animalic undertones of linden are exalted by the coniferous, plush, woody musk of cashmeran. The linden here is exquisitely rendered and lifted by profile-adjacent jasmine and neroli. A cooling effervescence from ginger adds a quenching quality. The result is a tranquil exhalation, with the occasional wafting punctuation of neroli, its pairing with the linden imparting the ultimate fresh laundry while walking in nature sort of effect. It is inviting and gentle, but by no means a withdrawn wallflower of a fragrance. Its radiance just never nags, as I often find with the modern niche fragrance approach. There's integrity and just the right amount of intrigue, much like in Maffei's brilliant Cologne Intense for Houbigant. It is deep and simple rather than shallow and complicated, which I will admit comes from the words of Fred (Mr.) Rogers. Mr. Rogers? Yes. I just finished reading "The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers." I am not sure if Mr. Rogers wore any fragrance at all, he wasn't much for vanity at all, but if he did, Til.. would suit him. It is neither masculine nor feminine, it is benevolent, hopeful, and tender. Also, as I write this, "A Summer Wasting" from Belle and Sebastian just finishes playing, and that song suits this fragrance as well. And this is where my ramble for this beatific new release ends. Thank you for reading.

What a beautiful linden fragrance. The first time I smelled the flowers of Linden was in the Brooklyn Botanic garden in like 2004. They had a whole row of them ( I hope they still do) and I was lucky enough to be there while they were in bloom. I had mainly made the trip there to see their peonies in full bloom before I went on to Wave Hill, and accidentally experiencing these Lindens pointed out to me again how often the more subtle beauties of life get subsumed by the extreme extroverts. Not that the fragrance of linden is subtle, or that the fragrance of peony is not, quite the opposite in fact. But still peonies capture so much attention for their lush beauty and just kind of bombastic presence that of course they eclipse any trees that happen to be blooming near by. Anyway, Tiglio Mirabilis is a photo realistic recreation of the scent of linden blossom (I now have my own tree). But- there is something a bit off in the very top stage of this, I’m not sure if it’s the ginger or the cardamom or both but it gives kind of a sweaty sour effect. It burns off quickly though, leaving the linden with its accompanying jasmine, and this stays around for hours and hours and hours. Beautiful to be able to smell this scent of early summer, the best time of summer before heat and drought bake us all into a coma, at any time of the year. Perfume is such a blessing.

Hear me out Tilia fans. You have never smelled a real linden blossom tree in full bloom if you think Tilia is better. LO did it 50 times better- as kids nowadays say: they ate and left no crumbs. This is absolutely photorealistic linden blossom. It is blooming, late May, a hot night and it just hugs you. Then when it dries down it gets super sweet as if you are sipping a tea but still uplifts you because it remains floral enough. This is a symphony of a perfume- elegant, nostalgic but in the best way possible and so beautifully blended. My only regret is I didn’t blind buy the 100 ml and have only 30 ml.

This scent is divine!! Wearing this scent you can imagine what it's like to be a bee in a blooming linden tree and buzz with other bees in the same rhythm. For me, the scent of this perfume describes exactly what I imagine standing under blooming linden trees, being embraced by this scent. The buzzing of the bees is an important component here, which in my opinion is missing from the much praised D'orsay "Vouloir Être Ailleurs C.G. ". Although it is also kind of classy and very good. I love the scent of Tiglio Mirabilis !!!!