Chia
by Farmacia SS. Annunziata

Smells like straight cotton candy on me.. Awesome if you are a woman or a circus clown but not if you are a man.. I gave it to my wife and she enjoys it that's why the neutral..

12nd January, 2011.

Delicious gourmand: toasted almonds / burnt vanilla / cotton candy. The sweet, floral, yummy opening and heart of the fragrance leisurely moves into a very nice use of amber and musk for the long-lasting gourmand base. This is a gourmand concept that works: It’s pleasant, delectable, comfortable, and as grown-up as a gourmand can get. It’s not spectacular (It is gourmand, how could it be?), but it is enjoyable and beautifully put together. Good sillage but could boast better longevity.

21st April, 2010.

Chia is vanilla/floral with a strong dose of candyfloss - very much like an amped up L'Artisan Vanilia. A touch of florals (orange blossom?) and musk fill out the composition. Chia has strong sillage and lasts forever on the skin. If I sweat while wearing Chia I'm immediately surrounded with the aroma of cotton candy. Although this isn't the mold of the currently popular 'boozy/woody vanilla' (i.e. SDV, Tobacco Vanille, Un Bois Vanille, etc.), Chia is a great niche vanilla and I highly recommend it, especially at just over $1/ml. Farmacia SS Anunziata's other vanilla - Vaniglia de Madagascar parfum - isn't nearly as interesting or complex.

5th August, 2009.