Emelia

It starts off acidic and green with sweet citrus undertones. The vegetal green of fig leaf and citrusy clementine. It's a very soothing and serene natural smell, like fresh vegetation. I also smell lemongrass and coconut that reminds me of my Mom's favorite Thai coconut chicken soup - Tom Kha Gai (iykyk). I wonder if that is the buchu? At various points, I can smell faint amaryllis, fig, and maté. As the drydown progresses, the smell of ambrette contrasts with the scent of praline, while the coconut, vegetal, zesty scent remains. This is such an unusual and lovely perfume, and, of course, it's discontinued! So far, my favorite from Tocca. It's very captivating. When I wore this on skin, I remember that it kept evolving into something unique and unexpected. It's amazing what was created from such disparate notes. Very well blended and surprising!

I love this fragrance....maybe even more than I can remember loving another....maybe. NOT a knock your socks of choice, so if you are wanting to make a large statement this will probably not be the one for you. I refer to this as my "Grace under fire" perfume. This is because I cannot think of a better way to describe how it makes me feel. It smells like Grace in a bottle to me. If I anticipate the kind of day where I need to keep my cool in the face of adversity or juggle many things at once flawlessly...I will always Choose Tocca Emelia. All of the sweet notes are divine. And although I am not really a "green notes" lover, This one has just the perfect amount to make me feel fresh and clean as well as sweet. This will be repurchased by me the second I get low. A staple in my life. Sweet, sweet Emelia.....

This is absolutely sublime! I’m a lover of fig notes and my fig perfume collection is slowly growing, this being the latest. I adore Emelia! It’s different than the normal sweet fig I’m used to in my other perfumes, this is green and fresh and crisp but so very sophisticated and effortless. It’s an immediate favorite, and it doesn’t hurt that the bottle is absolutely stunning. Performance could be better but much like with my Bottega Veneta Illusione - I can forgive having to reapply for the amazing scent. Honestly 10/10 for me.

This is the loveliest fig fragrance I've smelled in years, It's like Premier Figueur in that it has lots of fig blossoms as well as a touch of juicy fig fruits. The loquat (probably my all time favorite fruit) is unmistakable, and it's just mesmerizing. This is the only fragrance I've smelled with loquat that I can truly smell the loquat. Swooooooooooooooon.Beautiful, wonderful scent!

The first perfume I ever fell in love with. So many unique notes coming together to make a beautifully blended, well-rounded scent. I get white florals, lots of fig, iris, and praline. I wear this to formal events when I want to feel sophisticated. Great longevity, great sillage. I’m so sad that this is discontinued.

This is a very unique fragrance. I smell floral...oh wait, it’s powdery...oh wait, it’s coconut. The transformation from initial spritz to drydown is strange. But i love it! I want to buy a large bottle of this, if only the longevity were better. I feel like it’s gone in two hours, which makes me sad.

Emelia surprised me on multiple fronts. For one, she leans almost unisex in the heart notes, there's something crisp and masculine about it that I can't quite name. She also isn't as sweet as I had hoped, which is a bit of a let down considering that's what I was looking for. The fruit at the beginning is very sharp almost more like a tangerine, but as a fan of citrus this did not bother me. It was not, however, very sweet. I kept waiting for that praline and coconut to steal the show but they never did. They were certainly there once everything else faded but even then it left something to be desired. I can see the comparison to shampoo but only a little, not enough to drive me away as I am not a fan of soapy scents. All in all I don't dislike the fragrance but I DO feel something is missing. I will be playing with layering Emelia with something that has some softness on the bottom and a little more sweetness to balance.

I love pleasant surprises! I didn't have any expectations for this one because I don't like fruity florals, and they all smell pretty much the same to me, but I actually really liked it a lot. It smells very clean and pleasant -doesn't smell like a garden on steroids (which is what florals usually smell like to me), laundry detergent (which is usually what "clean" scents smell like to me), or a sugar bomb (which is generally what fruity florals smell like to me). I tried the rollerball, and for such a a light scent, it had decent sillage initially, and I could still smell it as a skin scent 6 hours later and after a yoga workout. When I got home and looked at the notes, I see why I like it - it has a lot of green, all it's notes are rather unusual, and it has fig - love fig. Definitely worth a try if you're looking for something in the fruity floral category that doesn't smell like everything else. Nice little gem.

Love it or hate it, Emilia is for sure a unique and memorable scent. Personally, it is a holiday/resort scent rather than for everyday (mostly due to the prominent ‘green’ notes). In some strange way, I feel it would almost be a waste to use Emilia as an everyday scent. To me, Emilia is an imaginary escape, it smells like the breathe of a dynamic rainforest. The opening begins with the wind blowing through a damped forest, the fresh, lush greenness is pungent to the face; when the wind settles, the natural, sharp sweetness of the forest fruits begins to emerge; the sweetness is grounded by a damp, earthy aroma. To me, Emilia feels ‘alive’. The complex layer of the perfume perfectly evokes in me the feeling of being transported back to a peaceful but at the same time lively forest. Where I am free. I picture Emilia’s wearer as a free spirited individual who truly appreciates the joy of nature exploration.

This smelled fusty and almost rancid a year ago, but now—I love it. I’m surprised the bachu isn’t rated as more prominent since that camphorous quality is definitely what I get most in the first hour, along with the fig and grass. It’s lovely and aromatic, very invigorating on a summer morning. The grass note is less crisp than in some other perfumes, slightly sweeter and more watery. The dry down is beautiful; it gives the feeling of all-natural spa products and the very subtle coconut suggests the spa is somewhere in the tropics. Off the top of my head I would put this somewhere between Very Irresistible (if it had fig instead of rose) and Caligna (if it were camphorous instead of terpenic), with Emelia being my favourite of the three. Unisex but feminine-leaning and all in all just natural and aromatic and addictive.

When I think of fig I usually think of dark and syrupy fig notes. It took me a while to recognize the beautiful green figginess here, but it's really nice. I would say this is first and foremost a magnolia fig scent. It's very floral on me and feels very pretty, but not in a pretty pretty princess sort of way. I get a nice floral fruity scent that I'd say is the loquat. It does have some similarities to kumquat in the first hour, that adds fun interest. After two or three hours I do get some soapiness alternating with a beautiful green fig scent. I think that soapiness is the iris, making this one of my favorite iris scents. Typically it just doesn't sit well on me I'm liking it. Sadly it's gone by hour 5.

This is the most unique of the Tocca's I've tried. This is a nicely balanced blend of fig, green, and floral elements. I can't adequately explain, it's sweet but not cloying. I love the fig, it transports me to a calm and dreamy place. It has just the right amount of coconut. I wouldn't wear it regularly if it had too much coconut since it has too many beach, cocktail, and sunscreen associations for me. The floral notes are there, but subtle. I don't find the citrus notes. No perception of residual soapiness or powder on me. I'm glad I found a big bottle at the big box discount fashion store. Edit: I did happily find the clementine. It seems to show up and linger if sprayed on clothing.

The opening of this is a wild ride through fig leaf, to coconut, to green grass, to mild sweetness. However after the dry down, on me it becomes a truly beautiful, fresh fragrance that smells of not just one note. It is blended so well that it's hard to say any one note actually sticks out (or is highly identifiable). Definitely a spring/summer fragrance, sticks to the skin stubbornly but doesn't have tons of sillage. Feminine, but not overly floral or sweet. Clean smelling but not soapy. This could be a safe blind buy for folks who like not sweet coconut combined with green/fresh fragrances.

I'm not getting any creaminess other reviewers are. This is very fresh, green, and citrus-y on me. It's almost cologne-like, it has a subtle masculinity on me. But I like that. It's very different from other Tocca scents. It has unisex appeal and seems to be one of those scents that you can wear without really thinking about it. It's very clean and appropriate for most occasions. It reminds of Bianca in that regard. It's not show-stopping, but it's dependable. I can't put my finger on it, but this is very similar to something by Atelier Cologne as well.

Sharp citrus, faint coconut, lots of green freshness. Leans unisex and reminds me of men’s cologne. Then when it’s dry, it has creamy floral elements, and I can’t stop sniffing my arm! On paper, this one isn’t my style. But I like it anyway. Reminds me of a summer morning when you can smell cut grass and a neighborhood full of plants and trees while the air is still a bit cool. Lovely.

This is my kind of summer/beachy scent. I don’t enjoy perfumes that smell tropical, they often lean too sunscreen-y for me and give me a headache. But the coconut here is very subtle, coconut water rather than coconut milk. It’s fresh and clean, slightly sweet, floral. One of my favorites from Tocca.

Really nice, actually - there's a strong coconut note that brings creaminess to the green figs. To me it's an herbal scent, albeit a nice sweet & milky one. Quite lactonic, and smells veeery similar to Terry de Gunzburg Flagrant Delice, with the Terry being a bit stronger on the milky coconut.

Opening: fresh cut grass, Fig leaf, and citrus (loquat). Very green and fresh. It reminds me of Rosabotanica. Heart: amaryllis/floral Dry down: tea/mate. Reminds me of several other tea fragrances. Sillage: soft Longevity: just a few hours

Green, reminds me of the ocean, a bit soapy - not typically a smell that I enjoy. It's difficult to give this a review because I don't wear this often enough. It's just OK, not likely to repurchase.

I don't always like fig scents, but it works well with the creamy coconut. It is pleasant enough, but a bit soft and understated for my taste. Very sweet and feminine.