Alberto Morillas bottles the scent of ice

The master perfumer explains his Bulgari Man Glacial Essence

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Bulgari has snow peaks and steep ascents in sight with its latest fragrance for men. The Roman luxury brand’s Bulgari Man Glacial Essence has been formulated to bottle the jolt-to-the-system sensation of taking a lungful of fresh sub-zero air. “I wanted to translate the feeling of icy freshness,” says the fragrance’s creator, Alberto Morillas.

But how to bottle icy fresh air? The master perfumer rose to the task by masterminding a “high-contrast fragrance” that counters a bouquet of sprightly top notes (juniper berry, geranium and a freshening ginger extract) with aromatic Australian sandalwood and herbaceous orris concrete, a costly ingredient extracted from iris flowers’ scented rootstock. Meanwhile, a woody base injects notes of musk and cedar wood.

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