For scenting a room, fabrics or a closet
A spray is the choice when you want fragrance right away, including on fabrics or in enclosed spaces. Officina delle Essenze describes its sprays as more concentrated compositions, made for an instant effect to be renewed several times throughout the day, and also suggests them for large spaces. Diptyque's Profumo da polverizzare, such as Tubereuse, Mimosa and Gingembre, can be used on their own or in enclosed spaces like closets and luggage. Tonatto offers the Nottegiorno as a Spray Ambiente e Tessuti, for rooms and fabrics, with a pure essential oil formula.
The diffuser is the other option: as Officina delle Essenze describes it, the scented notes evaporate from rattan reeds dipped in the liquid. Dr. Vranjes diffusers, in the octagonal bottle the house draws from Brunelleschi's dome, range from 250 ml up to sizes of several liters, and refills are available for several fragrances.
Citrus, green and marine room spray scents
Citrus and green
Among the citrus scents, the difference lies in the fruit and the notes paired with it. Ginger Lime by Dr. Vranjes combines woody and citrus notes with a heart of ginger and white pepper, and Reggio by Trudon, described as a citrus spray, is built on mandarin. Mediterraneo by Carthusia pairs lemon leaves with the sparkling notes of green tea.
For greener notes there are fragrances with wild mint, cypress and Siberian pine. Giardino di Boboli combines citrus blossoms, roses, jasmine and green moss with galbanum, wild mint and cypress. Terra has notes of white musk, vetiver, Siberian pine and wild mint.
Marine and musky
Marine fragrances recall sea rocks or a small cove, or pair marine notes with basil and musks. Brezza Marina by Officina delle Essenze carries the salty scent of the rocks and the wind through a pine grove, and Mare by Acqua dell'Elba the scents of a secluded cove. Acqua by Dr. Vranjes is an aquatic scent with basil leaves, marine notes and white musks.
If you prefer a musky scent, there are two sprays. Biancotalco by Laboratorio Olfattivo comes in a high concentration (15%) and is signed by David Maruitte, while Juliette Has a Gun's Not a Room Spray is inspired by Not a Perfume.
For flower lovers
Among the florals, what changes is the choice of flowers and the notes around them. Petali di Rose by Dr. Vranjes blends May, Bulgarian and Turkish rose with amber, jasmine and white musk, and Peonia Black Jasmine has peony, ylang ylang and black jasmine. Fiori di Capri, the first Carthusia fragrance, combines lily of the valley and wild carnation with amber, sandalwood, ylang-ylang and oak.
For a sweet or fruity scent
Fruity and gourmand fragrances take their cue from wine or pastry, or pair fruit with vanilla. Dr. Vranjes places Rosso Nobile in its Heritage Collection: the fragrance is inspired by Tuscan red wine and has orange blossom, strawberry, wild berries and oak and birch woods. Sicilia by Officina delle Essenze evokes Palermo pastry with almond paste, orange peel and vanilla. Vaniglia Mandarino, with tonka bean, is the one Dr. Vranjes recommends for relaxation areas and children's rooms.
For lovers of woods, amber and oud
Among woody and amber fragrances, you can choose between oud, amber and cedar. Oud Nobile by Dr. Vranjes sets oud alongside neroli, bergamot, incense, myrrh, amber and sandalwood. Ambra, from the same house, as a diffuser or a spray, blends amber, iris, geranium, labdanum, patchouli and Madagascar vanilla. La Route du Cedre by Nicolai combines cedarwood, Siberian pine and African geranium.
Leather notes come paired with oud or tobacco. Leather Oud by Dr. Vranjes combines Tuscan leather and oud with rose, geranium, sandalwood, musk and vanilla, and Ernesto by Trudon has notes of leather and tobacco.
To top up a diffuser without changing the bottle, there are diffuser refills; for sprays, spray refills. All the diffusers are in the home diffusers collection; for the atmosphere of a flame, there are scented candles.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a home fragrance spray and a reed diffuser?
A spray scents the room right away, while a diffuser lets the fragrance evaporate from the reeds. Officina delle Essenze describes its sprays as more concentrated compositions for an instant effect, to be renewed during the day, and its diffusers as rattan reeds from which the notes evaporate. Many Dr. Vranjes fragrances, such as Rosso Nobile, come in both versions.
Where should you spray a home fragrance spray?
Into the air of the room, or on fabrics and curtains if the product allows it. For its Profumo da polverizzare, Diptyque advises spraying about 30 cm from fabrics or curtains, and using them in closets and luggage too. For fabrics there are Tonatto's Nottegiorno Spray Ambiente e Tessuti and Carthusia's Spray per Biancheria Mediterraneo.
What home fragrance is best for a bedroom?
For living and sleeping areas, Dr. Vranjes recommends Acqua, an aquatic fragrance with basil leaves, marine notes and white musks. For children's rooms, the same house suggests Vaniglia Mandarino, which pairs vanilla and tonka bean with mandarin and comes both as a diffuser and as a spray.
What is Rosso Nobile by Dr. Vranjes?
It's a home fragrance from the Florentine house Dr. Vranjes, inspired by Tuscan red wine, with orange blossom, strawberry, wild berries and oak and birch woods. The house includes it in its Heritage Collection and offers it as a reed diffuser, in several sizes and with a refill, and as a spray.
Which home fragrances have marine notes?
There's Brezza Marina by Officina delle Essenze, which recalls the salty smell of sea rocks and the wind through a pine grove, and Mare by Acqua dell'Elba, inspired by a morning swim and a secluded cove. Acqua by Dr. Vranjes combines marine notes, basil leaves and white musks; Corallium by Carthusia is described as citrus and marine.
Which home fragrances have citrus notes?
Officina delle Essenze has Lemon Lime, based on lemon and lime, and Trudon the citrus spray Reggio, which smells of mandarin. Chinotto Pepe by Dr. Vranjes blends bergamot, chinotto, mandarin and orange with vetiver and pepper. Then there's Mediterraneo by Carthusia, with lemon leaves and green tea, and Grapefruit & Rosemary by Floris, with grapefruit and rosemary.
Which home fragrances are sweet or gourmand?
Among the sweet scents is Sicilia by Officina delle Essenze, with almond paste, orange peel and vanilla, along with Uva Fragola, with strawberry and blueberry, described as sugary. Dr. Vranjes offers Vaniglia Mandarino, with vanilla and tonka bean, and Mirra Zafferano, which the house describes as sweet and gourmet, with myrrh, saffron, amber, incense and vanilla.
Which home fragrances have oud or leather notes?
Dr. Vranjes has Oud Nobile, which pairs oud with neroli, incense, myrrh and sandalwood, and Leather Oud, which combines Tuscan leather and Middle Eastern oud with rose, sandalwood and vanilla. Both come as a diffuser and as a spray. Ernesto by Trudon plays on leather and tobacco.
Which home fragrance sprays have floral notes?
Dr. Vranjes offers Petali di Rose, with three roses (May, Bulgarian and Turkish), amber, jasmine and white musk, and Peonia Black Jasmine, with peony, ylang ylang and black jasmine. There's also Bal à Venise by Nicolai, a bouquet of rose, iris and violet, and Fleur d'Oranger by Diptyque, a sweet, floral spray for the home.
What are Deo Nuvola?
They're the home fragrance sprays from the Mazzolari line, in a 1000 ml size, made for scenting the home, the office and other spaces. The fragrances in the collection include Fiori d'Arancio, Patchouli, Vaniglia, Nero, Opera, Intenso, Spirito Verde and Primavera, all in the same one-liter size.
