Guido

Perfumer: Prin Lomros

Fragrance Notes: Linen, mahogany, brandy, orris, rose, cognac, lavender, vanilla, leather, plum, cocoa, moss, oak, tobacco, tonka, vetiver

Guido takes its name and its soul from the tormented film directors at the center of Fellini's 8½ and Rob Marshall's Nine — a man caught between his art and his loves, magnetic on the surface, restless and vulnerable underneath. Prin Lomros translates that complexity into one of his most quietly seductive compositions.

The charm comes first: cognac, brandy, and cocoa open warm and indulgent, an intoxicating pull that draws you in. Beneath it sits a romantic idealist — mahogany and oakwood lend depth and a longing for real connection, while tobacco, moss, and leather trace the mystery of a creative mind lost in its work, alluring and a little intimidating at once. At the center, unexpectedly, is a cool, powdery rose, softened by linen and vanilla into something introspective and tender: the private, reflective side of a man who idealizes the people he loves. The result is a leather-and-rose chiaroscuro, romantic and shadowed in equal measure.