Prima del Teatro San Carlo

Carthusia · Parfum / Extrait · 2013

≈ $150 · 50ml · approx. retail

A dressed-up woody amber made for the Naples opera house: a cool mint-and-bergamot opening over cedar, with oud, rose and ambergris in a smooth, formal drydown.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

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