In Fieri Ceremony with Louis Vallat Landscape with Violet Irises (wikiart)
When I included In Fieri Ceremony as one of my Top 10 Best perfumes of 2022, I mentioned that I could not wait to share more about this magnificent creation by perfumer Enrico Buccella under the creative direction of Maria Teresa Venezia. In Fieri’s 2021 release of Park of the Monsters was an Art & Olfaction Awards Finalist, I was thrilled to discover that Mr. Buccella and Ms. Venezia do not disappoint with their 2022 creation, Ceremony. Both fragrances are very different but share a similar vintage-vibe that fascinates me; classic elegance of eras long past but with a twist to suit a more contemporary audience.
Flowers in Front of a Portrait Henri Matisse 1923 courtesy of Toledo Art Museum
In Fieri Ceremony deserves patience and skin time to fully appreciate the fragrance’s shifting layers and persistence despite its softness. From the first spray your nose welcomes a floral, almost fruity bouquet of candied violets mixed with sweet, jasmine and powdery iris. Ceremony evokes a fluffy softness but, not, as you may expect, cosmetics or baby powder; it is a much sexier scent. The honey notes are used not for sweetness but to add a definitive animalic growl to the powdery iris and musks.
Reclining Nude on Violet Background, Henri Matisse (1936) from WikiArt
In Fieri Ceremony smells like unwashed skin dusted with fresh talcum powder after spending a night entwined with your lover. Ceremony’s delicate sexiness lasts for over 12 hours without a hint of white laundry musk to be found. And throughout it all, there remains a beautiful floral bouquet of jasmine and violets, a veil of green freshness balancing out the exquisite powdery orris. The term “your skin but better” does not capture In Fieri Ceremony’s magical nuances. Rather think of this perfume as “your-skin-but-lived-in” (to borrow a line from former CaFleureBon Editor, Dana Sandu).
What in your life is calling you, when all the noise is silenced, the meetings adjourned… the lists laid aside, and the wild iris blooms by itself in the dark forest… what still pulls on your soul? ~ Rumi
On these dark winter nights after the holiday season has passed and all settles down in our hectic lives, In Fieri Ceremony wraps me in a scented winter coat with promises of beautiful spring days to come. Both comforting and alluring, Ceremony certainly will definitely continue to pull on my soul.
Rachel Watson, Senior Contributor
In Fieri Ceremony, an extrait de parfum, was created by Enrico Buccella in 2022 and can be purchased here.
Notes: jasmine, violet, iris, vanilla, woods, honey, musk
Disclaimer: Review is based on a sample generously provided by the brand. My opinions are my own.
In Fieri Ceremony courtesy of the brand
Thanks to the generosity of Maria Teresa Venezia of In Fieri we have a 30 ml bottle of Ceremony for one registered reader in the US ONLY. You must register or your entry will not count. To be eligible, please leave a comment saying what sparks your interest about Rachel’s review of In Fieri Ceremony. Draw Closes 1/16/2023
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