Meo Fusciuni Sogni Extrait de Parfum is a fragrance of refined sophistication inspired by a trip to Japan – exploring through subtle oriental ingredients the Japanese appreciation of transient beauty. Sogni (dreams in Italian) gently invites us to rest in a world of silence amid the chaos, between the states of dreaming and waking and in the tantalizingly short-lived moments between the past and the future.<\/p>\n
The opening has the fleeting sharpness of Japanese pine, wet and fragrant after the rain. In the perfume\u2019s heart, Sogni transitions from exterior to interior towards a scene of intimacy and comforting embrace. The woody pine notes delicately contract to bonsai proportions, joining the clean-lined wood and reed notes of traditional tatami mats. The power of Meo Fusciuni Sogni is its celebration of simplicity. A beguiling steaming rice accord wafts its nutritious charm amid this minimalistic setting, a very fitting olfactive representation of finding comfort in everyday ritual. Although the clean, nutty, almost smoked fragrance is the epitome of Japanese refinement, there is something universal about its humble significance.<\/p>\n
A bowl, a bed, the hush of a traditional ryokan, the sense womb-like retreat in Meo Fusciuni Sogni takes us all back to our primordial memories. Subtle hints of peony add to the paired back elegance of the arrangement, just as sinuous wisps of incense, sandalwood and cedar wonderfully capture the ancient Japanese art of using incense, \u2018kodo\u2019. A formalized invocation of spiritual calm, allowing us to achieve refined awareness by living fully in the moment. <\/p>\n
The Japanese aesthetic of finding beauty in the ephemeral is central to Meo Fusciuni Sogni\u2019s message. The sakura blossom, ikebana flower arranging, a modest haiku, there is a melancholy joy in understanding that nothing is forever. By capturing the small moments of lived experience, Sogni is a scent about the impermanence of life itself. It is honest. It has an airy lightness. Sogni\u2019s minimalist elegance is a result of a perfumer at a new level of confidence. Instead of a dense epic drama, Meo Fusciuni has imagined an olfactory poem with a few select words. Sogni is a delightful niche perfume decluttering our minds back to life\u2019s essentials – to eat, to sleep, to dream.<\/p>\n
Top notes: tatami, pine, rice absolute, peony, bamboo, kodo ritual
\nHeart notes: cedarwood, sandalwood, oakwood, tobacco, roasted green tea
\nBase notes: guaiacwood, frankincense, vetiver, musk, amber <\/p>\n