Meo Fusciuni | Little Song | Parfum
Little Song is a deeply emotional, introverted, and melancholic fragrance from the artistic Italian house of Meo Fusciuni. Composed by perfumer Giuseppe Imprezzabile, this fragrance serves as the poignant first chapter of the Metamorphosis Cycle, a collection dedicated to the relentless passage of time, the beauty of solitude, and the internal evolution of the soul.
Inspired by the dark, introspective literature of Franz Kafka and the haunting music of Nick Cave, Imprezzabile designed Little Song to mimic a comforting yet somber daily ritual in an artist’s studio. It captures a snapshot of a narrow, quiet space: a cigarette burning low between the fingers, a withered bouquet of red roses, and a cold, forgotten cup of espresso left on a wooden table. The scent shatters the standard rules of linear perfumery by using a dense, texturized coffee extract to build an almost structural, bitter tension against a dry, non-sweet Turkish rose. It opens with a vibrant but deceptive flash of pink pepper, ginger, and bergamot before pulling the wearer into an atmospheric, smoky cloud of dark tobacco absolute, bourbon vetiver, and a raw, deeply intimate touch of civet.
Olfactory Pyramid:
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Top Notes: Pink Pepper, Ginger, Bergamot
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Heart Notes: Turkish Rose Absolute, Coffee Extract, Liatris
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Base Notes: Tobacco Absolute, Bourbon Vetiver, Civet, Sage Absolute, Musk, Cistus Labdanum Absolute
Vibe: A profoundly haunting, beautiful collision of cold spices and bitter, black espresso residues, interlocked with the dustiness of withered rose petals and a smoky, animalic skin-musk shadow.
Common Questions
What are the notes in Meo Fusciuni Little Song? Pink pepper, ginger and bergamot at the top, Turkish rose, coffee and liatris in the heart, and tobacco, bourbon vetiver, civet, sage, musk and labdanum in the base. Composed by Giuseppe Imprezzabile.
What kind of fragrance is it? A dark, smoky rose: coffee and Turkish rose over tobacco, vetiver and civet, with pink pepper and ginger up top.
Should I sample it first? Start with the 1.5mL sample before the 100mL.
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