Cio Cio San – Eau de Parfum

Parfums MDCI  CIO CIO SAN Eau de Parfum

A fragrance like an aria – delicate, tragic, profoundly beautiful

CIO CIO SAN is no ordinary perfume. It is a stage play of molecules, a whispered aria caught in a fleeting moment. Inspired by Giacomo Puccini’s iconic opera Madame Butterfly, this composition captures the fragile dignity, aching love, and quiet grace of its namesake heroine – not in a dramatic crescendo, but as a tender portrait of a woman suspended between hope and heartbreak.

Crafted by Cécile Zarokian, one of the most nuanced voices in contemporary perfumery, CIO CIO SAN is a fragrance that feels both rooted in Japanese aesthetics and universal in emotion. Subtle in its aura, transparent in structure, yet deeply resonant – it lingers far beyond the skin.

The opening is light, airy, and almost dance-like – like sunlight brushing silk. Notes of cherry blossom and peony evoke a springtime Hanami, a moment of stillness beneath a canopy of blooms. This floral brightness isn’t merely decorative; it reveals a quiet window into the poetry of impermanence.

In the heart, the florals unfold with silky depth. The cherry blossom remains poised and feminine, while peony adds gentle sweetness and luminous freshness. Together, they recall not just the beauty of nature, but the fragile hope of Cio-Cio-San – a hope light as petals, yet heavy with feeling.

The base gives CIO CIO SAN its contemplative soul. Guaiac wood and cedarwood offer grounding, serenity, and an almost meditative warmth. White musk rounds off the composition like the soft flutter of butterfly wings – tender, serene, and quietly haunting. A fragrance that doesn’t seduce but accompanies. That demands nothing, but feels everything.

CIO CIO SAN is a perfume for those who listen to silence. For those who know that gentleness is not weakness. And for those who seek not just a note in their perfume – but a story. One told in light and shadow, stillness and depth.

At scent amor, your online destination for artistic niche fragrances, we are proud to present this exquisite creation from Parfums MDCI – a perfume like a lieder recital, composed in scent. For souls not seeking to impress, but to be moved.

CIO CIO SAN by Parfums MDCI at scent amor –
A whisper of blossoms, wood, and memory.

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