Florence

TOCCA presents Florence in 2006, as an Eau de Parfum. This designation refers to a formula rich in essences diluted in alcohol, as recalled by the denatured alcohol listed first in the ingredient list. Florence is offered in four sizes: 10, 20, 50 and 100 ml.

Fruity opening

The opening brings together fruits: pear, juicy and sweet, apple with its gourmand sweetness, grapefruit with its citrus acidity, and bergamot, fresh with a touch of sweetness. Together they form a fruity, sparkling entrance, in which the citrus zest tempers the roundness of the orchard fruits.

White bouquet

At the heart, gardenia, tuberose and jasmine form a bouquet of white flowers: green and fruity with a metallic accent for the gardenia, honey, wax and cream for the tuberose, sweet warmth and a wild accent for the jasmine. Iris adds a buttery powder with violet tones, while pear and bergamot extend the fruity freshness.

Woody, musky base

The base combines woods with a soft, creamy texture and a musk whose warmth retains an animalic, woody facet. This base gives the white flowers and fruits of the upper tiers a supple, warm support, which draws the accord toward the material.

A floral family

The composition falls among the florals, built around gardenia, tuberose, jasmine and iris. The first three are among the white flowers, known for their creamy, heady opulence; iris, drawn from the plant's rhizome, steers this bouquet toward powderiness. The fruits of the opening give it a fruity coloring.

What the label declares

Among the declared components are linalool, present in bergamot essence, and benzyl benzoate, found in jasmine and tuberose absolutes. Farnesol and benzyl alcohol occur in many flowers; citronellol and geraniol evoke rose, hydroxycitronellal lily of the valley, eugenol and isoeugenol clove.