The Nosey Artist with is sister Erica (left), his mother Renee (center)  2015

Mother’s Day has always had a special place in my heart, growing up with my loving mother Renee and my sister Erica who is also a single mother of two boys. My first scent memory of my mother is how wonderful she smelled in Tom Ford Black Orchid. I never knew perfumes marketed to women could be worn by men until I ran out of cologne, borrowed her perfume and wore it on a date.

Caramella D'Amore at Osswald NYC  photo Hernando

 I've always known how fortunate those of us who have our mothers still in our lives truly are. Caramella  D’Amore by Il Profvmo is an ode to the bond of a mother and daughter, but I believe it can be an ode to the bond of a mother and her children. Created by the founder of Il Profvmo, Silvana Casoli masterfully blends beautiful sweet florals with gourmand like notes of candy apple and white violet to create a beautiful feminine fragrance that develops and blossoms on the skin so perfectly that it's like vicariously living through a mother who is watching her child grow and master the different stages of life. The opening is sweet and calming followed by the uplifting aroma of white violet that's cloaked in the warmth of amber, vanilla, and velvet, it's like getting a hug from your mother after an extended absence from each other's lives, or the feeling you got when for the first time your mother said, “I’m proud of you”. The fragrance is perfect for all seasons, but I believe the cold weather would bring the amber out more while the warmer seasons would give more attention to the florals and opening notes, sillage is subtle and longevity is 5 hours plus.

Notes: pistachio slivers, Carmelites walnuts, cotton candy, pop corn, white iris, vanilla, white violet

Disclaimer: I received my sample courtesy of Il Profvmo

The Nosey Artist, Contributor

The Nosey Artist, his mom Renee and his sister Erica (circa 1980s)

Mother’s Milk by The Nosey Artist

My heart my love,

I place no one above

I am for ever in debt,

For all that you've done

Since my birth you were first,

There to quench my thirst

I am for ever in debt,

For who I have become

Your touch is like silk,

Healing words so soft

Nothing like mother’s milk,

Nothing like it at all

You’re tried and true,

You've always come through

Nothing like mother’s milk,

Nothing like it all

When the sky fell,

You became my umbrella

When I was in hell,

You came to visit me often

I developed a hard shell,

Became bitter from losses

But always mother’s milk,

Turned me back to my true self

My heart my love,

I place no one above

I am forever in debt,

For all that you've done

Since my birth you were first,

There to quench my thirst

I am forever in debt,

For whom I have become

 

 

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