Arancia Di Sicilia

The Mediterranean essence of the Sicilian summer enclosed in a bottle, Arancia Di Sicilia by Perris Monte Carlo is probably one of the most realistic and sophisticated interpretations on the market. It is not the usual "fresh" perfume, it is an olfactory journey that evolves in a surprising way. Freshly vaporized, the impact is photorealistic. It doesn't taste like orange candy, but like freshly grated orange peel. You can perceive the essential oil, that bitter and sparkling part typical of Sicilian blood oranges. It is a sunny, energetic opening with an impressive material quality. After about 15-20 minutes, the fragrance changes face. The harshness of the citrus subsides to make room for an accord reminiscent of Sicilian pastries. Vanilla and Almond: They create a creamy sensation, almost like the filling of a cannoli or a cassata. Cinnamon: Adds a touch of spicy warmth that keeps the scent from becoming too childish or overly sweet. The real surprise comes in the dry-down. The inclusion of coffee is masterful: it does not dominate, but serves to "dirty" the sweetness of vanilla, giving the fragrance an adult and unisex structure. Musk and Amber ensure that the scent does not fade away immediately, which unfortunately often happens with classic citrus fruits. Arancia Di Sicilia is a perfume of contrasts. It begins as a refreshing sorbet and ends as a refined dessert consumed in an outdoor café. It is the ideal choice for those who love citrus fruits but are looking for something with more "body" and personality than traditional colognes.

Arancia di Sicilia is my first try from Perris Monte Carlo. It’s one of the house’s more recent releases (from 2019) and, as best I can tell, one of the more discussed. On name alone, it sounds it should be a citrus-dominant mix, but the note breakdown is much more interesting, and the same can be said of the fragrance itself, which definitely has a prominent sweet-and-creamy citrus aspect to it, but smells far more of a blended dessert, with notes of almond, cinnamon, and coffee. So while it’s fresh and citrus to some extent, is far more of a mixed experience, but still very sweet and almost entirely gourmand, with very good performance. So it has freshness and sweetness, with a sort of year-round friendliness, mostly for gourmand fans. And it’s not particularly redundant with entries that may sound similar, like Profumum Roma Dulcis in Fundo, which is a superb expression of the citrus/vanilla blend but does not entail some of the other attributes of Arancia di Sicilia. Arancia di Sicilia is sold in the US by Indigo Perfumery, Luckyscent, and some department stores like Bloomingdale’s and Neiman Marcus, and is priced at $190 for 100ml in EDP concentration, a fair price point for the quality of the juice. This is very impressive stuff and will have to be on my list as a future acquisition. 8 out of 10

Very beautiful, life like smell of oranges here. It's so incredibly fresh, citrusy, and real smelling. Then, on the dry down the sweet, gourmand-esqe notes come alive and complement the fresh, citrus notes so perfectly. There was a candy I remember getting as a kid and they were chocolate's shaped like an orange and each little slice created a chocolate orange and this fragrance reminds me of that candy. It becomes sweet, vanillic, slightly creamy and nutty. It's the perfect sweet gourmand type fragrance for Summer. I live in very hot weather so I'm anticipating getting plenty of use of this scent. It smells unique and different to most of the other citrus scents that I have. So far, I;m very impressed by this house. Ylang Ylang Nosy be is a yellow floral with uniqueness and incredible performance. Vanille de Tahiti is the best summery vanilla that I have and now I have the best sweet citrus scent I could envision. Very happy with my blind buy and glad I added this one to my collection. There are so many lemon forward vanilla's on the market but i don't know of many orange ones and PMC nailed it here.

Fresh, zesty blood orange with most of the citric sharpness blunted by a creamy vanilla. A soft dusting of cinnamon and resinous amber add a touch of balancing warmth, along with a bit of floral iris peeking through from the base. Very well blended, quite gourmandish. Drydown goes in an ambery musk direction. Soft projection for 3-4hr, longevity 8-10hr. Extremely similar to MFK Amyris Homme, including sharing common core notes of orange + vanilla + iris + cinnamon. The flavor is a bit different between mandarin vs blood orange. This is a little zingier, the almond makes it a smidge creamier, the amber adds a resinous touch to the vanilla. Maybe not as heavy on the iris, which is a note I tend to heavily favor but I like the blood orange here more. The stronger cinnamon note and weaker iris make it more gourmand. Kinda sits between the EDT and Extrait as far as density/thickness. Unfortunately, they certainly have the performance advantage as this is rather soft projecting.

A winter citrus/summer amber. It's good year round. The opening is a nice sweet orange that turns into a bit of an orange soda vibe as the vanilla and almond kick in. The amber gives it some body and weight but it doesn't get too heavy in warm weather. This is one of my favourite orange perfumes. It's not as fresh and cooling as some citruses. If I just want something super refreshing, I usually reach for Mandarine Basilic, but this is perfect for when I want something orange with a little more heft, a little sultry from the amber. It's almost gourmand but not a literal orange cake, which makes it very versatile. I find it has decent to good longevity, especially for a citrus, although it isn't a huge projector.

I love the citrus explosion opening of Arancia Di Sicilia. This becomes a unique and daring combination when the almond and coffee notes mingle with the natural orange note, I don’t think I’ve ever smelled those notes together. Drying down into a mellow, citrus gourmand amber, a pleasant finish. Arancia is not a big projector, and doesn’t fill a room and I’m okay with that aspect of the scent. Performance aside—depending on the weather, I’m getting 2 to 3.5 hours before turning to a skin scent—I would love to bathe every day in this beautiful summer scent. I’m compelled to look for a larger decant. EDIT Bottle is gorgeous too.

Such a bright, cheerful, stunningly real orange juice accord! Arancia di Sicilia really captures the tart, pungent sensation of cutting and handling oranges that it made my mouth water--I think it's the best rendition I've ever smelled. The supporting structure is also very pretty, with a nice floral amber to back it up . . . but that opening is just mind blowing. I kind of want some just to keep respraying it, because I have burned through my sample doing just that. Resistance is futile.

Extremely realistic and high-quality orange opens and warms like an orange zest cannoli being baked on your skin, but stops shy of becoming completely gourmand or sugary-sweet. A beautiful and unexpected citrus; the inclusion of warm vanilla and cinnamon can easily take this into fall or even winter. Really impressed with all of Perris Monte Carlo’s offerings so far (except Tubereuse Imperiale). I only wish the longevity were better.

Finally purchased a bottle. I sampled it years ago, but because of it's lack of longevity I felt it was overpriced. I was able to get a bottle on discount and I am happy to have it. I think I will enjoy it more in the fall. Not your summer citrus freshie, but not quite a gourmand. An in-between territory that there isn't much of. Unique for sure.

This probably the most beautiful citrus scent that I have. The ingredients seem to be top notch. The orange feels hyper realistic refreshing and very uplifting. This is elegance and class in a bottle. I love this on a man. I love this in the air and on myself. The vanilla and almond in the drydown are very subtle. I need back up bottles.

Smells like when you’re drinking a mimosa while being on the beach, lovely. Wish it lasted longer

Absolutely lovely summer scent!!

Arancia di Sicilia is from the "Italy" collection of citrus fragrances by Perris Monte Carlo. I grabbed this sample without first checking out the notes, and was surprised that this was not a straight-forward citrus freshie. Instead, Arancia di Sicilia is sort of a citrus-gourmand-amber fragrance, creative and nicely crafted. The opening is not as overwhelmingly orange as I would like it to be, and is joined quickly by an array of gourmand notes - especially coffee and almond with a little cinnamon. Maybe this is supposed to evoke the smell of a pastry shop in Palermo 🙂 The fragrance is not super sweet though, and actually leans quite masculine on my skin... I think it is the darkness of the coffee giving me that impression. Not for me, but I think it is pleasant and imaginative. I've seen this "Italy" collection for sale for sub $75 on FragranceBuy - a great value. I think many of the fragrances from Perris Monte Carlo smell like designer fragrances, but done damn well.

Wow, this is surprisingly nice. I usually find orange based fragrance nice, but a bit bland, sweet orange oil is already such a nice raw material, I sometimes wonder if adding anything to it actually detracts from its beauty, as is the case with AdP Arancia di Capri or the Guerlain AA orange offering. Perris Arancia di Sicilia is very nice both as an orange fragrance, but also excellent as a light yet warm spicy amber fragrance you can wear in the Summer. I get some of the cinnamon, some light hints of vanilla and benzoin, while not being cloyingly almond-y. Coffee is always a bit of a fantasy note so don't expect to get a full on cappuccino here. The sweetness of the orange rings throughout the composition and the dry down is comforting and warm. Excellent and also surprisingly affordable on discounters.

I've always wanted a Perris Monte Carlo fragrance and a nice niche summer fragrance. My first choice was Arancia di Sicilia and, boy, what a stunning fragrance. At the beginning I get oranges, ripe and sweet, very uplifting and energizing. But soon after, a symphony of gourmand notes appear in the limelight. Vanilla, coffee beans, amber - a wonderful mix of delicious notes skilfully blended. Still, the fragrance stays airy enough to be worn in the summer's heat. A light orange dessert in a bottle. Wish it lasted longer on my skin, that's my only complaint. Now I'd like to try more of this house's fragrances cause I'm intrigued .

Citrus with the harsh edge rounded off, but still fresh and fizzy. This one feels a bit like an orange soda or candy. I don't detect coffee or almond or whatever else is going on, it's just a nice muted citrus that blooms on the skin.

I love the orange top but the base is just okay to me. There's something deep floral, gardenia-ish about the amber that I'm not a fan of

Sweet orange oil with a sprinkle of spice. There is supposed to be an "intense" coffee note in the base, but I don't sense it.

It's everything I want in an orange perfume, except longetivity. Gone in 2 hrs

This is a very orangey-lemony citrus, however, I find it to have poor performance yet simultaneously find it to be very cloying and stomach-churning. Unfortunately, it also gives floor cleaner rather than a gourmand citrus. And it might just be my sample, but the alcohol is incredibly strong. This is almost verging on a dislike for me because of that. I had to scrub it off.