Parfums Isola Blu

Isola Blu opens on a bright, almost bracing citrus accord: lime, bergamot and lemon cut through lavender and thyme, giving the top a sunlit but herbal edge rather than simple sweetness. Collectors who prize a proper citrus opening will find the 100% citrus accord here front and centre, sharp and clean before the composition widens.

The heart turns fruitier and softer, with apple and black currant meeting orange blossom, jasmine, champaca, coconut and lily. The base is unusually dense for a citrus scent — cedar, birch, juniper, grass, ambergris, musk, pink pepper, oakmoss, amber, mate, patchouli, leather, tonka, anise, vanilla, labdanum and orris root all sit underneath, so the drydown reads woody, green and faintly leathery rather than thin. It suits wearers who want a citrus fragrance with real structural weight behind it, in warm weather or daytime, and anyone building a Roja-Dove shelf who wants the 2023 release represented.

Isola Blu 以青檸、佛手柑、檸檬開場，配合薰衣草與百里香，柑橘調明亮而帶草本棱角，並非單純的甜。中調轉向果香與柔軟花香：蘋果、黑加侖子，遇上橙花、茉莉、黃蘭、椰子與百合，層次由銳利漸趨圓潤。

底調意外厚實——雪松、樺木、杜松、青草、龍涎香、麝香、粉紅胡椒、橡苔、琥珀、瑪黛、廣藿香、皮革、零陵香豆、茴香、雲呢拿、岩薔薇與鳶尾根層層鋪墊，令尾調呈木質、青綠而略帶皮革感，不會單薄。適合想要一支有骨架的柑橘香水、在天氣和暖或日間使用的人，亦適合收藏 Roja-Dove 而想補上 2023 年這一支的用家。