Calaj Delizia Oscura was released in 2023. We do like to warn people - this is a beautiful chocolate/coffee/hazelnut/vanilla/violet fragrance, but it is strong and projects like crazy. The smallest spritz can fill a room and last most of the day. Created by Flavius Calaj, it has notes of coffee, bergamot, ylang, raspberry, violet, hazelnut, milk, lily of the valley, dark chocolate, vanilla, musk and caramel. This is an extract de parfum a 25% concentration.
From the brand - "A tribute from Flavius for Italy. Chocolate represents the extraordinary and tasty food, the warmth of the soul of the people here. Coffee is a note that could not be missing in a perfume dedicated to Italy and violet completes this gourmand combination with balance and elegance."
Fragrantica - "Delizia Oscura wants to be a tribute to Italy by Flavius Calaj. The warmth and welcome he found here were priceless. Translating everything olfactorily was a real mission, made up of pleasant memories: a chocolate with coffee inside tasted and surprisingly appreciated, espresso coffee as good as anywhere else, the sweet violet present in many appreciated fragrances in my beautiful country. The result is a gourmand, atypical, characterized and sweetened fragrance by this flower, by lily of the valley, with toasted hints thanks to the hazelnut and soft thanks to the milk. A cuddle, for me for the colder seasons. A wonderful creation."
Fragrantica - "This is an explosion of chocolate and violets!! The start is sooooo yummy, chocolate chocolate and again chocolate! 10 mins in the violets appear and we have a stunning violet fragrance with good longevity."
Fragrantica - "When I sprayed this I felt nuclear burst of chocolate and iris.Flavius told me its not,its violet.I would bet its iris. Dark chocolate,iris,coffe,vanila.One more thing It have nuclear performance. Not average but NUCLEAR! This thing is something you cant wash with anything. Not with soap and water,alcohol... Projection is way above any normal/ It fill any space that you enter. This is one of the most powerfull parfumes I ever tried."
Fragrantica - "Violet and coffee lovers beware, for you will encounter a long lasting trail of delicious hazelnut waffle, violets and coffee. Closest perfume to it I can think of is Akro Awake, but the image painted by Delizia Oscura is even more nuanced, as all the notes are revealed the more the fragrance sits on the skin. I love the fact that the gourmand elements are balanced by a sort of cold, almost metallic feeling, very suited to the vicinity of violets. From the huge blast of violets and coffee in the opening, the fragrance then emerges as a vivid picture of eating waffles as a kid, yet it is not a juvenile gourmand. Really, thumbs up for this one.
Edit: the more I wear it, the more it seems gothic, as in a Transilvanian castle movie. Total unexpected love and the performance is great."
