Ferragosto Eau De Parfum
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Cortile Dolce Eau De Parfum
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$130.00 - Regular price
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FERRAGOSTO
“Late August is when I start to want to bottle everything: garden dinners in Anacapri, ripe fruit, sun-warmed shoulders, and laughter still echoing from lunch.”
— Jordan Samuel Pacitti
Ferragosto (fair-ah-GO-sto), our second fragrance, is a late-summer reverie—bottled. Inspired by evenings in the hills of Anacapri, it calls to mind the final days of August: sun-warmed apricots, fresh cut grass, figs split open by hand, laughter still lingering from lunch, and the breeze shifting just enough to remind us the season is starting to slip.
The brightness of Capri as most know it is still there, but it’s softened, filtered through memory. What you smell isn’t the beach day—it’s the dinner after, when the salt’s been rinsed off your skin, the air is heavy with fruit, time stretches out, and the light has turned golden.
*Due to shipping restrictions the fragrance can only be shipped within the contiguous United States at the moment.
THE NOTES
Fig Skin & Sap plucked straight from the gardens of Villa San Michele, where fig trees stretch, sun-warmed and slightly green over weathered stone. Woody with some sweetness, it’s ripe fruit split open by hand, eaten barefoot on a garden terrace.
Apricot takes us to the orchard groves just beyond Monte Solaro’s winding paths, fruit hanging heavy and untouched. Juicy, sun-drenched, and just shy of too sweet—it’s that last bite after lunch, a taste of the island at its ripest.
Cardamom adds a cool flicker of spice for balance that cuts through the fruit. It’s the first flash of flame catching in the Faro di Punta Carena lighthouse right as your aperitivo arrives. It’s sharp and quietly confident, adding structure without stealing the show.
Cut Grass Accord is green, vibrant, and slightly nostalgic—a grounding thread that brings the outdoors in. It’s the hum of heat rising from the terraced hillsides near Chiesa di San Michele with summer, like an anchor, clinging to the air.
Sandalwood wraps everything in a soft-focus haze. Velvety and grounding, it’s the golden warmth of memory at Villa Damecuta, with heat radiating off the ruins long after the sun has slipped below the horizon.
Cortile Dolce
“This is my love letter to Sicily. It’s everything I
adore about the island, bottled up.”
—Jordan Samuel Pacitti
It’s Sicily in all its vibrant contrasts: sun-ripened lime leaf, earthy cedarwood, and a breeze of jasmine shimmering through turquoise coves. Meet our very first scent, Cortile Dolce (kohr-TEE-leh DOL-cheh): an elevated take on a spontaneous Vespa ride through Sicily, where a touch of sweetness subtly reveals itself and hints at the island as the real dessert capital. The scent of almond granita wafts from a local pasticceria and mingles with the soft, salty tang of the coastline, where windswept white amber adds warmth, time seems to slow down, and you fall in love, just a little bit, with everyone and everything you meet.
*Due to shipping restrictions the fragrance can only be shipped within the contiguous United States at the moment.
The Notes
Lime leaf brings a burst of fresh, green citrusy top notes from Palermo’s sun-splattered streets. It’s a spritz overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, the salty tang of ocean breezes, and juice that is most definitely worth the squeeze.
Jasmine adds romance and intrigue with Ortigia’s lush, floral garden courtyards. It’s jasmine vines climbing ancient stone walls at twilight as lovers, buzzing from great wine, hold hands across the cobblestones.
Cedarwood grounds us in nature with a rugged, earthy base and warm touch of balsamic sweetness. It’s a toasty breeze whispering in from the white sands and seaside cliffs of Mondello.
A touch of sweetness takes us to Noto’s Caffè Sicilia with silk-spun notes of almond granita and brioche buns. It’s a taste of la dolce vita — the sweet life — where indulgence flirts with restraint.
White amber brings a musky heart and creamy finish that hints at the spirit of the Italian Isle, where ancient ruins meet the sea. It’s the sunset glowing over dramatic cliffs as conversations grow softer and more sensual.
A Twist of Fate
Like destiny, Cortile Dolce is the product of a serendipitous encounter. Our founder, Jordan, had long admired Luca Maffei's fragrances, but accepted the low likelihood of ever working together. Until a twist of fate led to them co-creating an endless Sicilian summer fragrance. With the bright zest of sunlit lime, the warmth of cedarwood, and hushed floral whisper of jasmine, Cortile Dolce unfolds in layers, much like the story that brought Jordan and Luca together.
“As a ballet dancer in my first life, my early love of scent developed during afternoon trips from Lincoln Center to Bloomingdales’ fragrance aisle and was refined in the perfume capitals of the world: France and Italy. This debut fragrance is inspired by those trips to Italy and was artfully crafted by Luca Maffei — the creator of so many of my favorite scents — to transport you from the Italian coast to its cobblestoned piazzas.”
—Jordan Samuel Pacitti