Roberto Ugolini Oxford Eau de Parfum

This spicy, woody fragrance by Roberto Ugolini is always the right choice. It is a thoroughly elegant, classically timeless men's fragrance with which you can confidently take to any stage. Pleasantly fresh, with light leather notes, it remains discreetly in the background. Oxford starts with sparkling citrus notes of grapefruit and orange. Aromatic, spicy pepper notes, slightly fruity accents of pink pepper and green and rose-like nuances of geranium leaves follow in the spicy heart note. The base of spicy, warm cedar and sandalwood carries a hint of fresh green vetiver as well as notes of patchouli and benzoin resin.

Incidentally, Oxford is the brand's first fragrance composition, developed by Christian Carbonnel and Laura Santander. The eau de parfum is entirely tailored to Roberto Ugolini himself, i.e. designed as a men's fragrance, but is also worn by women who like more tart scents. The name corresponds to the classically elegant understatement that characterizes this perfume and the shoe shape and unites them.

Roberto Ugolini stands for the art of shoemaking at the highest level. In his Florentine atelier, he creates bespoke shoes by hand that are characterized first and foremost by their outstanding craftsmanship. But Ugolini's love of detail and his special sense of aesthetics have also helped the sometimes spectacular shoes to achieve worldwide renown. So how did the shoemaker come to perfume? Well, first the perfumer came to the shoemaker: Herbert Stricker, a perfume distributor (and a man with very large feet), has had shoes made by Ugolini for a long time. Over time, the business relationship developed into a friendship. The two of them share a passion for craftsmanship, a love of fine materials and quality - and perfume. This gave rise to the idea of their own brand, which the two put into action and fragrance in 2018. It was important to them to reflect the unique connection between Florence and craftsmanship, leather, wood and fragrance. The colors for the bottles and packaging are taken from the Florentine cityscape with its orange-colored facades. The penchant for detail is reflected in the genuine leather label, which comes from Ugolini's workshop and bears his company logo. The leather also stands for the original idea of creating a pure leather line. Fortunately, the duo decided against this, as it would have limited the range of fragrances too much. The brand now includes fragrances that could not be more different. The names of the fragrances refer to places in the city of Florence, such as Giardino di Boboli, as well as shoe shapes, such as Oxford and loafer - the first fragrances by Roberto Ugolini.

The high quality of so-called manufactory fragrances is their unusually high concentration of fragrance oils; Roberto Ugolini's perfumes also contain 30 to 35 percent of the best fragrance oils. In order to maintain their outstanding quality and the clear directions of the individual compositions, Roberto Ugolini only releases one new fragrance a year, two at most. They are created by selected perfumers, whose names are always printed on the packaging - which is rather unusual in the industry. Production in small batches is also not a matter of course, but is characteristic of fragrance manufacturers. Ugolini's perfumes are produced entirely in Italy, including the bottles, the bakelite caps and even the packaging. The fragrances are bottled in a small family business near Bologna. Many steps are carried out by hand, from applying the leather label to polishing the flacons and caps to packaging.