My preference in fragrance usually learns towards vintage (houses like Guerlain, Chanel, Santa maria Novella, Oriza legrand and Lutens are amongst my favs) but I am absolutely enamoured of Bruno Fazzolari's work and recently bought three full bottles of very different scents from his house, and am in love with all three.
Au Dela Narcisse is a throwback to a vintage chypre, but without the overwhelming heaviness of classics like Shalimar. (My mother wore Shalimar, and I had a similar relationship with her to that of Christina Crawford with her mother!)
As a kid, the highlight of December was being taken to a very fancy department store in Glasgow that sold only the best and most expensive products, and on entering the store there was a wonderful smell of vintage perfume and this conjures that up for me, and the anticipation of shopping for Christmas presents. It definitely has a grande Dame air about it, so it is not one I would wear often and more perhaps on a pocket square in my top pocket, or one spray on a scarf rather than on my skin. What I love about it is that hint of luxury without being overwhelmed-rich and expensive smelling but never cloying.

I ordered a set of testers after hearing about lamp black from a fellow designer/ artist friend. I decided to try one each day and take notes so that I could decide which one(s) to bring on a trip for further living-in and testing before buying a potential signature scent. This one was the first I tested; I found it quite powerful at first, and a single spray on my wrists lasted all day- even after some sweaty yard work! I noted that it was perhaps too strong, and my plan for orderly testing went a bit out the windy in the heat tix days before my trip, so I brought all of them except this one with me. While I enjoyed all the others, for different reasons, I ordered a full bottle of this on my return because it basically haunted me. I found myself missing its powerful Scorpio vibes. I love that it smells gender neutral; has a spiciness and a sort of bass note quality (if it were sound). It’s one that you def don’t want to overdo, but becomes a subtle and harmonious undertone over the course of a day. Not loud, but persistent and persuasive. Thanks for making such wonderful scents!

An intense, and for me, emotional perfume...this big and bodacious floral takes me somewhere beautiful. I feel so pretty wearing this. I get all kinds of compliments.
And it lasts a good long while. So glad I found it. If you love floral loveliness that trails nicely, you will love this one. It's a winner.

I'd had a couple samples of Au Dela Narcisse that I enjoyed very much and used up in short order. However, a full-sized bottle was not in the budget. When I saw that a travel size was available, I happily bought one. It's a treasured addition to my perfume collection.

I love it! Very classic in feel but with warmth and simplicity. Au Dela stood out to me in a sea of samples and have wanted it for a few years, I was so happy to see a travel size available. This will be my wedding perfume.