La Danza delle Libellule

Nobile 1942 · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2012

≈ $160 · 75ml · approx. retail

Launched in 2012 and inspired by Franz Lehár's music and Venice's Il Ballo del Doge masquerade, La Danza delle Libellule is a fruity-gourmand scent pairing bergamot and apple with cinnamon, cocoa and a creamy vanilla-cedarwood base. It became one of Nobile 1942's best-known, pillar releases.

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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