The Story from Caron:
Even though created in 1947,
Farnesiana still remains without many parallels on the market. For while the
mimosa may be highly prized among florists for the fresh and happy touches it brings to the
most simple bouquet, only few noses have risked making it into a perfume.
To recreate its duvet-like qualities, Michel Morsetti, who took over and drew
from the notes of Ernest Daltroff after his death in 1941, made use of an
astonishingly modern smell: sweet acacia, a lesser-known variety of mimosa.
Knowledgeably combined with the latter, it brings an almost
gustatory sweetness to the fragrance.
Sweet acacia or “Acaciosa Fanesiana," to give it its Latin name, also inspired
the name of this perfume by evoking Rome’s Farnese Palace and the art of sweet, refined,
Mediterranean living.
Top notes: Cassie, Mimosa, Bergamot
Heart notes: Jasmine, Lilly of the Valley, Violet, Lilac
Base notes: Cassie, Opoponax, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Musk, Heliotrope Most describe Caron Farnesiana as having an almondy aroma.
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