launched in 2010 by Annick Goutal, Ninfeo Mio was inspired by the idea of the mythical Garden of the Hesperides – Hera’s orchard in the far west, which the nymphs tended. The inspiration was given life by a visit to Il Giardino di Ninfa – the real medieval river garden just south of Rome.

It opens with a citrus blast from Italian lemons and bitter orange, combined with a warm peppery note. As these quiet down, they settle on a bright, green note of galbanum that’s tempered by fig. The fig softens the galbanum and sweetens the lemon while giving Ninfeo Mio a soft creaminess. At the drydown, lavender and woody/grassy lentisque envelop the citrus and set it down on a bed of soft musk and satinwood.

Ninfeo Mio is a walk in a garden, an Italian garden - citrus, figs, wood and grass. Goutal excels in creating citrus-based fragrances and Ninfeo Mio is unmatched to this day.

Notes: Italian lemon, galbanum, fig, lavender, musk, satinwood.