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Our fragrance samples are available for purchase online only. No samples will be available in store at Merz Apothecary.
Would you love to try Buio? Try a sample for a fraction of the cost of a full bottle!
Our samples are either packaged by the perfume house, or hand-poured here at Smallflower and presented in a spray vial. Each vial is filled to a variable volume to reflect the concentration of the fragrance being sampled.
About the Fragrance:
"Darkness. It is night, it is dark, my mind drifts among wandering thoughts. Buio tells of the moments when I seek the light within myself, a place of hope, to let the darkness leave. It is the time of sleeplessness, when giant monsters will discover themselves in the daylight small beings. It is night, it is dark, as far as I can see.
There were days when my thoughts were everywhere, rotating slowly in my head only to be stolen by time and fall captive to happenings. The first accord born in this perfume was between Cade oil, Carrot seeds, a smoky Incense, Cashmeran and Suederal. There was born the courage to change the course of my thoughts, their existence, my life. In those days when this perfume was born I was reading books and listening to Nils Frahm. I weighed each raw material as if they were necessary; and fundamental words, as if they were the right words to tell something important about my life to a person; it was my story, my path in the dark.
Smoky and dusty notes open the life of this fragrance, an incense that holds centuries of stories, deep, mysterious and intimate, the dust of Carrot seeds and the dark note of Cade. A dark heart, where the darkest part of Osmanthus and Peony find refuge among the notes of Geranium and Magnolia, protected by Labdanum absolute and Amber notes. The base on which this story I have told you is built on the notes of Vetiver, Patchouli, Cedarwood and Sandalwood, Musk and Leather. There, I think I’ve said it all. It’s dark as far as I can see."-Giuseppe Imprezzabile, Perfumer & Co-Founder
To leave a place forever, is to carry with us forever the memories.
Musical inspiration: albums Empty by Nils Frahm and Ende Neu by Einsturzende Neubauten.
Fragrance Notes:
Top: Cade, Carrot seeds, Frankincense, Osmanthus
Middle: Peony, Labdanum abs, Amber, Vetiver
Base: Patchouli, Cedarwood, Musk, Leather, Sandalwood
Same Day pickup for curbside orders containing samples is not available.
Shipped orders containing samples will be picked and processed in 1-3 business days.
Disclaimer
Please note: The color of the fragrance in the sample vial you receive may differ from the image shown.

Why can't I purchase this online?
A small number of our brands and products are not allowed to be sold online. Please give us a call at 1-800-252-0275 or stop into one of our stores to order this product.