Certo (“cherto”) means confident and sure in Italian and that’s what’s happening here. Smooth and self-assured, its warm, deep presence fills a room with its relaxed voice without being attention-seeking or obnoxious.

The composition features a rounded woody-peppery, incense and mace-infused heart contrasting with the mesmerizing tang of sugandh mantri (rarely used in Western perfumery), freshened with rosewood and carnation, spiced with green peppercorns and accented by subtle rose, jasmine, ylang ylang and cyclamen aspects. It dries down to a complex base of smooth leather, oakmoss, patchouli, myrrh, black spruce absolute, orris, Tonkin musk (reconstruction) and vanilla. The diffusion is rich and warm, never overbearing, and the drydown lasts for ages, especially on cloth.

This is one of the compositions our perfumer is most proud of as a reflection to his idiosyncratic approach to composition. Certo contains multiple layers that reflect the different stages in which it was composed.