Mazzolari

Mazzolari is the Milan perfumery founded in 1881 on Corso Monforte, where the historic store still stands, now joined by six more boutiques around the city. Alongside its selection of 262 fragrance houses, Mazzolari makes a line of its own that covers eau de parfum, oil essences and scented body creams, as well as home and laundry fragrances, face and body skincare and makeup. The full range is in the Mazzolari collection.

On Corso Monforte since 1881

Perfume comes first: artistic, niche and from the great heritage houses, together with skincare, makeup, hair care, sun care, grooming and home fragrance. The selection gives particular weight to independent houses and to selectively distributed brands, which choose carefully where they are sold. Addresses and opening hours for the boutiques are on the our stores page.

The house line grew out of this setting and borrows its names from it too, like Monforte 2, which repeats the address of the historic store, and San Babila, named after the square next door.

The fragrances in the line

Citrus and aromatic

Among the citrus scents is Nero, which opens with apple, juniper and lemon over a base of patchouli and a leather accord. Monforte 2 pairs bergamot and orange with a floral heart of rose, lily of the valley and jasmine. Hartley is a fresh aromatic with a masculine build, with bergamot, lavender, rosemary and cedar. Augusto is fresh and green as well, with bergamot, nutmeg and rosemary, a lightly spiced heart of clove and a vetiver base. Francesca opens with bergamot and lemon, has a marine, floral heart with geranium and a base of vanilla and musk. Finally, Zagara is a modern take on orange blossom, with bergamot, lemon, ylang-ylang and white musk.

Woods, oud and spices

Among the woody and spicy fragrances is San Babila, already mentioned for its name, which combines raspberry, Damask rose and incense with a base of amber and oud. Oud has a bold character, with saffron, rose, birch, sandalwood and leather. Vetiver and Nero Vetiver open with cypress and bergamot, and Herion brings together pink pepper, cardamom and geranium with cedar and moss.

Gourmand and amber

Vaniglia is a creamy, almost caramelized vanilla, lightened by orchid notes. In Black Coffee, coffee takes center stage alongside rose and vanilla milk. Ferdinando is a spicy, sweet scent with nutmeg, honey, cashmere wood, cinnamon and tonka. Finally, Sabina has a bright opening of neroli, tuberose and ylang-ylang, a rose heart and a velvety base with vanilla.

Oil essences, body and home

Several fragrances in the line also come as an oil essence, for example Vaniglia Essenza in Olio, offered as an extrait de parfum, along with Patchouli, Musk, Oud, Elena and Le Rose. Vaniglia and Marina each have their own scented body cream too.

For scenting a room there are candles such as Nero Candela, the one-liter Deo Nuvola and room spray refills, plus laundry fragrances to add to the washing machine. Among the deodorants is the Mineral Deo series with potassium alum, in spray and roll-on, unscented or scented.

Skincare: Imperial and Marina

In the Imperial line, Crema Imperial is designed for skin that needs regeneration, hydration and elasticity, with marine collagen among its active ingredients. The line is rounded out by a mask, a lip contour treatment and products for the neck, décolleté and body. The Marina line, on the other hand, includes a cleansing mousse, an exfoliant, a brightening lotion, serums and a face oil, along with Sleeping Beauty, an overnight mask with a probiotic active, argan oil and vitamin E that the house recommends for sensitive skin. The same line also includes SPF 30 and 50 sunscreens, an after-sun and a small hair care range.

Frequently asked questions

How long has Mazzolari perfumery been around?

Mazzolari perfumery has been around since 1881, when the first shop opened on Corso Monforte in Milan. The historic store is still there, and today there are seven boutiques in the city. The focus is on artistic and niche perfumery and on the great fragrance houses, with 262 houses in the catalogue.

Where is the historic store?

The historic store is at Corso Monforte 2 in Milan, steps from Piazza San Babila. The other boutiques are at Corso Vercelli 2, Via Carlo Farini 73, Corso Giacomo Matteotti 7, Corso XXII Marzo and Galleria San Babila, and on Piazza San Babila there is also a store dedicated to hair.

What does Nero smell like?

Nero is an eau de parfum that opens with apple, juniper and lemon, then moves on to patchouli and a leather accord. Under the same name the house also offers a candle, the Deo Nuvola room fragrance, the room spray refill and the Mineral Deo deodorant, in spray and roll-on.

What is the difference between eau de parfum and oil essence?

The composition is often the same. Vaniglia, for example, has the same notes in both versions, and the oil essence is offered as an extrait de parfum. Oud Essenza in Olio also carries over chamomile, saffron and rose from the eau de parfum, together with a base of sandalwood and leather.

Which fragrances in the line have fresh notes?

The fresh fragrances in the line include Hartley, an aromatic with bergamot, lemon, lavender, rosemary and cedar. Monforte 2 opens with bergamot and orange and has a heart of rose, lily of the valley and jasmine, while Silent Love has an ozonic accord with pineapple, melon, water lily and lily of the valley.

What is the Marina Mazzolari line?

Marina Mazzolari is the house skincare line. It includes Cloudy Mousse Detergente, the Caresse cleansing oil and the Brightely enzyme exfoliant, which the house offers as an alternative to alpha hydroxy acids for fragile skin, plus the brightening Lotion, the Peptide Radiance Lift serum, the Radiance face oil and the Sleeping Beauty overnight mask.

What is the Imperial line?

Imperial is a line of face and body treatments built around Crema Imperial, a rich cream formulated with marine collagen and designed for skin that needs regeneration, hydration and elasticity. It also includes a mask, a lip contour treatment, a neck and décolleté cream, a firming and slimming cream and Crema Corpo, for hydrated, velvety skin.

What products are there for scenting the home?

For the home, the line offers scented candles such as Nero, Gold, Intenso and Spirito Verde, the one-liter Deo Nuvola and room spray refills. There are also laundry fragrances to add to the washing machine, in the Candido, Argan, Blu, Provenza and Soffio versions.