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Jacqueline
Mate is not a material many houses reach for, and in Gritti Jacqueline Eau de Parfum 100ml it is set directly against almond.
That opening is the whole personality of the scent. Almond is sweet and faintly bitter, with a marzipan edge, and mate is the dried herbal tea note, grassy and smoky and quite bitter, so the two of them pull in opposite directions from the first spray. The result is sweet but never comfortable, which is a compliment.
The middle lifts it. Lavender adds a clean aromatic sharpness, freesia brings a light, slightly peppery floral brightness, and violet leaf contributes a green, cool, crushed stem sappiness that keeps everything crisp.
The base is where it softens. Tonka bean arrives with a sweetness like the inside of an old biscuit tin, vanilla smooths it further, and musk settles the whole thing against the skin. Eight materials, moving from bitter to soft without losing the herbal thread. The move from bitterness to comfort takes about an hour and is the most enjoyable part of wearing it.
Luca Gritti composed it. Eau de parfum strength gives it a long run, with a clear first hour and a warm, close finish that stays recognisable for most of a day. It is also one of those fragrances that smells different on a card and on skin, so it is worth wearing properly before deciding either way.
It reads unisex, works best in cooler months, and suits people who like sweetness in a fragrance as long as something sharp is arguing with it. Two sprays are enough on a cold day.
The house is Italian and family run, named after Alvise Gritti, a Venetian merchant of the sixteenth century, and its collections are composed by Luca Gritti himself.
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