Lucia

A heavenly dream of a fragrance. Tocca does it, yet again. This is a romantic, sexy, luxuriously feminine scent. Smooth oceanic breeze, mouth watering fragrant lemon, and sweet sensual fig. It's such a satisfying and gorgeous blend of notes. I feel wrapped in Mediterranean sea breeze, sandy sunny coasts, sweet summer air, lemon trees, and happiness when I smell this. It smells DIVINE and is one out of many Tocca fragrances to smell so good and so beautiful it makes me tear up. How do they manage to capture so much emotion and sensuality in their fragrance? I am in LOVE with Lucia by Tocca. I have never been to the Amalfi Coast, but this is exactly what I imagine it to smell like. On my skin it is simultaneously sweet, spicy, fruity, woodsy, and ozonic. I have some sprayed on my arm right now and I cannot stop smelling it. Something about the lemon/fig/ocean breeze combo makes it so sentimental for me. Having grown up in the Mediterranean, it smells Mediterranean to me in a very hauntingly beautiful nostalgic way. A fragrance that absolutely melts me. I feel like I'm a kid again, sun tanned from the beach, spending breezy summer evenings eating fruit on our porch. It really is all that to me. It smells so hopeful, so romantic, and so magical. Lasts about a day on my skin, longevity and sillage are pretty good.

This is delightful; another perfect scent from Tocca. Like most other Tocca scents, there is no longevity, as usual. However, it is a delightfully woody, sweet fig. I don't get any of the marine notes at all; I'm not sure if it's the scent or my skin chemistry/nose. It quickly turns very woody on my skin and has a super sweet dry down. It reminds me of fig jam, dried figs or those figs that are almost too ripe. The woodiness is helpful as it prevents the fig from becoming overpoweringly sweet. It's opaque and almost creamy near the end and very polished throughout. It's absolutely delicious, 10/10 scent but unfortunately it disappears on me within the hour. I'd say it's perfect for spring/fall, day or night. It might be a bit cloying in the summer due to the sweetness. I don't get the earthiness of fig (definitely not like Philosykos) and the citruses in the opening are bright and "clean" so it isn't your typical fig fragrance. I'm obsessed. It reminds me of an Italian matriarch, wearing starched white linen, at home in a place that's far from the sea, surrounded by lush green hills with a bowl full of fresh, ripe figs. But the staying power is 2 hours at best unfortunately.

For reference: I’m a woman in her late 40’s, and I originally got this as a sample from a scent subscription service. I likely wouldn’t have chosen it for myself, but am very happy to have had it chosen for me. Starts as woodsy with an ocean breeze and light citrus. The mixture is unique and uplifting. Like a windy day in the woods along the coast. Dries down to a fresh, green spring field of flowers. It smells clean and refreshing. Nice blend of floral, citrus, and woodsy aromas. Great for the office or daytime errands. Feels casual, yet sophisticated at the same time. Overall, makes me think of early springtime in the woods, just after the wildflowers start to bloom. Lasts for several hours, and is one that will keep you smelling yourself while wearing it. Others nearby will be able to smell it, but it isn’t overpowering. This perfume is just beautiful from beginning to end. I originally liked it a lot, but the more I wear it, I’ve grown to love it. I will be purchasing more and wearing frequently. As others have stated, this is perfect for springtime.

I find this delightful. I can't really decide whether I love or like it, but I erred toward love because that's the way I roll. ღ Anyway, it comes on with fresh in a delightful way. The marine note is there but minor. It's just fresh, simply fresh. I don't get the people who say it is sweet. I'm not really getting the fruit of the fig, but then, I'm kind of unfamiliar with fig, so there's that. There's a lot more green and wood from the leaves and fig tree, and after the incredible first freshness and cleanness, there's a very romantic rose and rose geranium. But it lasts longer than it has any right to, probably because of the tobacco, which isn't really noticeable as a note on it's own, and the vetiver and fig wood. That being said, the vetiver is very clean, and the freshness is the consistent indication throughout. Note: Well, dang, there is sweetness here, but you have to wait a while, well into the drydown. And the woody tobacco comes through. Still, I'd call this a fresh clean flowery scent overall. I think I'm in love.

Citrus and sea notes are what you get on a whif of the bottle, and they're lovely, but the way this develops on skin goes far beyond that. The fig (which is identifiable but not dominant) and geranium offer this complexity and maturity that rounds out the juicy freshness of the top notes, and the leaf note here is super vivid to me. The cedar, vetiver, and tobacco base suggest something a little masculine, balancing the feminine friut-floral mix and giving it some needed depth. As a whole, she's outdoorsy and luscious. It's not an everyday-er for me, but I don't mean that as a bad thing. It just feels kind of special and magical--something I'll save for the right moments. It's giving forest fairy, wood nymph type vibes. I feel like I should be cracking open an ancient book in a lush forest near the sea with rich soil and sun rays on leaves.