Il Colore del Vento

I first tried this last summer while travelling, did not have the time to go back and purchase, recently got a couple of samples and most definitely want it now. To/on me this is a bakery smell, but a rough one, like spiced baignets or sweetbread from a small bakery with a moderate price. No porcelaine cups or cream cupcakes, more earthenware with boiling hot coffee and oil dipped greasy pastry topped with a heavy hand of dusting sugar to be enjoyed outside in the early spring sun. Very real and carefree. I'd say this sings better in spring/summer than now (where I live) in the winter - it's a bit too harsh with a lemony cough sirop/hard candy opening and fresh grinded spices that leave little space for the soft vanilla and cider (not really champagne) bubbles that stand out better when the weather is warmer. I love Lira, dislake the OG Devotion and in my opinion this does not resemble either. Lira's perfume notes are much more blended and it is a generally sweeter perfume. I am one of those who unfortunately experience the OG Devotion as a bitter scent (think Campari) and Il Colore del Vento is not bitter, although double spicy and citrusy especially in a cold climate. Altogether a rough diamond, I'd say, and for those that like a little astrology, perfect for the coming Venus in Aries season. ;-) Edit 13th of March 2026: ...and it's mine! And I couldn't be more happy! See you again Lira when it's October again, now I'm off with Colore del Vento!

For me, citrus/vanilla scents are my favourite scent profile, along with gourmands. I have tested so many! (You can see all my comparisons under my review of Unknown Pleasures) and have just purchased Dulcis in Fundo for summer (which I absolutely love!) Il Colore del Vento might just be the better option for high heat and the summer citrus vanilla I’ve been searching for! I also love the inspiration behind the scent, which made it instantly more appealing. Il Colore del Vento (the colours of the wind) is a light gourmand. It opens with an airy mix of vanilla, bright citrus, a nice balance of sweetness, and a touch of coriander which gives the scent a cool, slightly limey freshness. As it dries down I get a light, sweet, candied fruit smell with hints of zingy ginger and a little spiciness. It isn’t overpowering or heavy in any way. I get zero coffee and no cardamom (thank god!) but there is a slight effervescent quality to the scent in the mid, which I guess is due to the champagne note. This would work all year round and in high heat. Very well done, very high quality, no nasty base notes and at quite a cheap price. Beautiful 10/10 This isn’t similar to Lira, which is cakey, very sugary and a bit heavy. It also isn’t like Akro Bake which I find has a horrid ambroxan smelling dry down. This is closer to Chilli Candy Crush, but still very different and unique. The more I smell this, the more I love it.

In Italy we have a palate cleanser, served usually after a seafood dinner, which is more or less a fresh icy lemon sligthly alcoholic creamy drink that is called "Sorbetto al limone". The opening of this fragrance has its very smell, basically photorealistic, very fresh, uplifting. Then the fragrance becomes sweeter with an hint of coffee (not coffee powder, coffee drink) and stays this way for a couple of hours to then become a very warm amber-vanille skin scent for the drydown. It is the second gourmand that I try from Nobile 1942 collection and this is the best, very natural, super elegant and original (never smelled a sorbetto in a fragrance, WOW!), never heavy or too sweet. It really stands out for quality materials, blending end evolution. And I'm not even a gourmand guy, but this... this is something. I think I'll get a full bottle of it (and what a bottle, presentation is super good).

Nobile 1942 ha creato un’altra fragranza che, al pari di Perdizione, riesce a far spuntare sul mio viso un sorriso di quelli che non si riescono a trattenere! E’ una fragranza che ha un potere magico su di me 🪄, e’ paradisiaca: l’apertura è dolce, attraversata da un soffio agrumato e ravvivata da uno zenzero appena frizzante. Seppur dichiarata in piramide, non avverto la nota del caffè. Coriandolo, cardamomo e pepe, restano sullo sfondo o forse sono semplicemente ben assorbiti dalla rotondità della composizione. Con il passare del tempo, evolve, non drasticamente, assestandosi su una base di vaniglia e ambra. Il Colore del Vento, a mio avviso, è una fragranza ottimamente bilanciata: dolce e cremosa ma non stucchevole, speziata ma delicata, fresca-agrumata, luminosa e frizzante, quasi “arieggiata” e poi calda nel fondo senza mai risultare pesante. Voto: ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♾️/5

🌬 Love the name, the color of the wind. I was not expecting to love this, but it caught me off guard in the best way. Il Colore del Vento begins with a soft breeze of lemon touched by the faintest sparkle of ginger. Almost at once, it settles into a gentle fizz—champagne bubbles meeting caramelized sugar and a hint of coffee, like the warmth of a patisserie drifting through the air. As it dries down, vanilla and white musk wrap together, creating a sweet, airy comfort without ever feeling heavy. No sharp edges here—just the quiet pleasure of a fragrance that lingers like a daydream, leaving the air softly scented. 💌 Samples available at Nectar Atelier.