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Fresia

Concentration not recorded

Floral · Powdery · Musky.

3.98 / 5Rating · 718 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originItaly ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Santa Maria Novella — Our story · Checked 2026-09-21
The official chronology traces the institution to Florence in 1221 and distinguishes its public pharmacy opening in 1612 from its secular business registration in 1871. Its geographic origin is Florence, in present-day Italy.

Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.

YearNot recorded
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerNot recorded
The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Fresia by Santa Maria Novella has a listed floral, powdery, musky profile, with notes of Freesia, Violet, Rose de Mai, Western Skunk Cabbage, Musk.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de cologne · US listing · 100 mL spray

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water-eau), Benzyl salicylate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Hexyl cinnamal, Linalyl acetate, Acetylcedrene, Linalool, Citronellol, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Limonene, Isoeugenyl acetate, Rose flower oil/extract, Geraniol, Citral, Terpineol, Terpinolene, Pinene, Benzyl alcohol, Geranyl acetate, Isoeugenol, Eugenol.

Current official US 100 mL spray declaration for this concentration. Historical formulas, other editions and formats are not covered. The brand advises that ingredients may change and to consult the purchased package.

Source: Santa Maria Novella official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-23

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

2.50 / 5

296 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

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33
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117
3
114
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29
5
3

Projection

1.66 / 4

292 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

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128
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140
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19
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5

Value perception

2.77 / 5

256 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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19
2
61
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139
4
33
5
4

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

904Own it
187Previously owned
825Want it
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69
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260

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Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Iris and Violet. Explore Fresia’s floral direction alongside Santal 33’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Iris and Musk. Explore Fresia’s floral direction alongside Un Jardin Sur Le Nil’s citrus profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.

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Before you try
What does Fresia smell like?

Fresia by Santa Maria Novella has a listed floral, powdery, musky profile, with notes of Freesia, Violet, Rose de Mai, Western Skunk Cabbage, Musk.

Who created it?

A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 2.50 out of 5, from 296 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Fresia?

Its listed notes include freesia, violet, rose de mai, western skunk cabbage, musk, iris. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Fresia

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Santa Maria Novella Fresia bottle
Leading accords
floral
powdery
musky
violet
iris
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Freesia · Violet · Rose de Mai · Western Skunk Cabbage · Musk · Iris

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