Melancolia Eau de Parfum

LLI pumping out the hits! Blind buy full bottle on the note table presentation. Genuinely feeling melancholic at the time I always find Herbacious, Aromatic and citrus scents to cheer me up ala YSL Live Jazz, Fazzolari Five Eau, Christopher Street by Charneton Macerations et al... Nailed it!!!! Arrived today from Germany all the way to Oz! Bright fresh citric green counter balanced by the cardamom and musk on top of not over powering suede (for a nice quirk). Man! What a welcome left hook! Love it!

When a fragrance is called 'Melancolia' you will probably expect something dark, bitter and humourless, but 'Melancolia' is the opposite. It ́s bright, fresh, wonderful spicy and aromatic, airy and good-humoured. The perfect antidote against melancholia!

The opening is quite like cocacola. Then it develops to be more green and spicy. The longevity is only about 2 hours, though.

The name fits perfectly, really comfy and pleasant scent

I tried this on a rainy day when I was genuinely feeling melancholic, and without reading anything about the fragrance beforehand. It was absolutely not what I'd expected from the name alone. Melan-Colia opens with aromatic fresh spices. Lemongrass, ginger and juniper are noticed. I was expecting a pine note to sneak through but it remains primarily lemon and spice. The dry down is where it comes together with a fuzzy musk and soft wood underneath. This scent feels like when you put on a happy face for the outside world but have that fuzzy murkiness going on underneath. An interesting take on melancholia. I would actually recommend trying Melan-Colia when you're feeling down. It's like a sadness stabiliser - it has the bright notes encouraging you to get off your butt and go about your day, but acknowledges that there's more going on under the surface. Decent journey, recommend a test for olfactory's sake but do not blind buy.