Bellissima Blumarine

For Women
Eau de Parfum
Year: 2009
Moderate
Sillage
Moderate
Longevity
Spring
Best Season
Casual
Best For

Fragrance Story

Bellissima by Blumarine is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women. Bellissima was launched in 2009. Bellissima was created by Sophie Labbe and Celine Barel. Top notes are Orange, Grapefruit, Water Notes and Ginger; middle notes are Peony and Passion Flower; base notes are Vanilla, Cashmere Wood, Sandalwood and Musk.

Composition Profile

citrus 100%
floral 85%
fresh 70%
woody 60%
musky 50%
vanilla 40%
powdery 35%
warm spicy 30%
sweet 25%
aquatic 20%

About the Perfumer

Celine Barel

Celine Barel

Celine Barel is a French perfumer known for her work with brands like 4711, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Aesop. Her creations include the vibrant 4711 Remix Electric Night and the fresh Tacit for Aesop. She has also crafted scents for Andrea Maack, Avon, and Blumarine, showcasing a versatile style that spans from crisp colognes to bold florals.

Fragrance Notes

Top Notes

First impression · 15-30 min

Orange Orange
Grapefruit Grapefruit
Water Notes Water Notes
Ginger Ginger

Heart Notes

Core character · 2-4 hours

Peony Peony
Passion Flower Passion Flower

Base Notes

Lasting impression · 4+ hours

Vanilla Vanilla
Cashmere Wood Cashmere Wood
Sandalwood Sandalwood
Musk Musk
Unique Character

Bellissima Blumarine by Blumarine offers a distinctive olfactory experience that stands out from other fragrances in its category.

Artisanal Creation

Crafted with the finest ingredients and a blend of traditional and modern perfumery techniques, this fragrance represents the pinnacle of the perfumer's art.

Signature Style

Bellissima Blumarine embodies the distinctive style of Blumarine while adding a unique chapter to their fragrance portfolio.

Character Profile

The Lover Archetype: Portrait of Bellissima Blumarine

Essence

The one who cherishes Bellissima Blumarine is ruled by The Lover archetype-sensual, romantic, and deeply attuned to beauty in all its forms. This fragrance, with its floral sweetness and playful warmth, mirrors their essence: a soul intoxicated by life’s pleasures, yet never fully sated. They are drawn to what stirs the heart, whether in art, people, or fleeting moments of joy. The Lover does not merely exist; they experience, with an intensity that borders on the devotional.

Yet, like all archetypes, The Lover has a shadow. Their pursuit of beauty can tip into indulgence, their passion into possessiveness, and their idealism into disillusionment when reality fails to match their dreams.

Shadow

Their greatest strength-their capacity for passion-is also their undoing. When beauty fades, they falter. They may cling to fading relationships, chase after lost loves, or lose themselves in nostalgia. Their fear? To become ordinary, to live without rapture. At their worst, they become hedonists, mistaking sensation for meaning, or cynics, convinced that no love can ever match their dreams.

Yet even in their despair, they are never truly defeated. The Lover always finds another bloom to admire, another heart to cherish. For them, the world is eternally ripe with possibility-if only they learn to love it as it is, not as they wish it to be.

Conclusion

Tastes & Aesthetics
Their world is curated with deliberate elegance-soft fabrics, warm lighting, and objects that carry meaning. They prefer the tactile over the austere, the ornate over the minimalist. Their wardrobe is a symphony of textures: silk, lace, cashmere, all chosen to evoke sensation as much as style. They are drawn to art that speaks of longing-pre-Raphaelite paintings, Baroque music, poetry that aches with unfulfilled desire.

Philosophy & Values
To them, life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be savored. They reject cold pragmatism, believing instead in the transformative power of love-not just romantic, but love of nature, of ideas, of the sublime. They value connection above all, yet their idealism can blind them to the flaws in those they adore. Their creed is simple: Beauty is truth, truth beauty. But this conviction sometimes leads them to confuse infatuation with depth.

Relationships: The Garden and the Thorn
They love fiercely, with a generosity that can overwhelm. Their presence is intoxicating-when they focus on you, the world narrows to a shared glow. But their devotion has a cost: they expect the same intensity in return, and when others fall short, they wither in disappointment. Their romantic life is a cycle of ecstasy and melancholy, each affair leaving them both fuller and emptier than before.