Dolci Pensieri

Dolci Pensieri means "sweet thoughts," and truly, nothing could be more appropriate- this is serotonin in fragrance form. If the opening doesn’t put you in an instant good mood, then we don’t know what will. It’s a familiar combination- rose, patchouli, vanilla- but so well rendered that it feels like you’re smelling the combination for the first time. The scent focuses on a bright raspberry rose immersed in a fume of incense and grounded by the warm, rich comfort of pure vanilla.

So far, so familiar, right? But Dolci Pensieri nails a lot of things that other, more famous examples of the genre do not. For example, the rose is never allowed to become swamped by smoke or camphor, thus retaining its winey, jammy brightness and guaranteeing you a thoroughly satisfying rose experience throughout. The incense, although authentically rendered, is more friendly than austere: it lends the scent an air of mystery but nothing remotely ecclesiastical in tone. There’s no ash, no bitterness. All parts of the equation are worked out to the nth degree so you get all the pleasure of a great rose-vanilla scent. Seductive, rich, and ridiculously sexy, Dolci Pensieri will indeed put sweet thoughts at the front of your mind all day long.