Tiziana Terenzi: a guide to the house and its perfumes

Tiziana Terenzi is the perfume line of a family house that began as the candle workshop Cereria Terenzi in Cattolica, Italy, and the packaging still prints Since 1968. The perfume stories are told by the siblings Tiziana and Paolo Terenzi, who draw on childhood trips and fireside evenings with their father Evelino and their grandfather Guglielmo. Our ten are in the Tiziana Terenzi collection.

What the house stands for

Memory, mostly. Almost every perfume is told as a scene from the family's past: a sailing trip, a tower over Florence, a night in the mountains beside a campfire. The brand says its production is done strictly by hand, without haste. It sorts the range into collections: Classic, Luna, whose perfumes are named after constellations, Anniversary, Comete, Sea Stars, Luna Stars and Vulcani. The brand's pages credit no perfumer per fragrance, and we follow them in that.

What the perfumes have in common

The brand describes its perfumes as perfume extracts, and every one of our ten is an Extrait de Parfum in a 100 ml bottle. The pyramids come from the brand's own shop, and they can be unusual: warm sand, ember, slate and powdered sugar are all listed as notes. Each perfume also has a family tag from the brand's fragrance wheel, such as Fruity, Oriental or Dry Woods, which we give below. What the word extrait tells you about strength is explained in our concentrations article.

The perfumes we list

Listed by the number of ratings on Parfumo, most rated first, as our research recorded them in autumn 2026. There is no Fragrantica count in our files for this house.

Kirkè

A natural park south of Rome and the sorceress Circe from the Odyssey are the starting points. It opens on a lush bouquet of passion fruit, peaches, raspberries, cassis and pears with a note of warm sand, turns to lily of the valley in the heart and settles on heliotrope, sandalwood, vanilla, patchouli and musk. Family tag: Fruity. More than 3,200 ratings make it by far the most rated of the ten.

Rosso Pompei

Named after the Pompeian red of the frescoes in the Villa of the Mysteries, seen on a childhood visit to Pompeii. Sicilian grapefruit, pink grapefruit, Sorrento lemon and Amalfi grape open it, ambergris, tuberose, magnolia, lily of the valley and royal jasmine form the heart, and sandalwood, red patchouli, cedar of Lebanon and Neapolitan maple are the base. Family tag: Fruity.

Orion

Childhood sailing trips along the coast near Mount Conero, steering by the stars while the grandfather pointed out Orion and its belt. Bergamot, red currant, apple and pineapple open it, patchouli, birch, jasmine and thyme form a spicy heart, and incense, amber, agarwood, musk and cedar are the base. The brand calls it intense yet delicate and tags it Green.

Spirito Fiorentino

The brand's portrait of Florence: a childhood evening on a tall tower under a red moon, with bonfire smoke and the smell of the leather tanneries on the Arno. Lily, orange, jasmine and saffron open it, ylang ylang, magnolia, amber and lily of the valley follow, and oakmoss, sandalwood, birchwood, Tuscan leather, musk and amber make the base.

Cassiopea

A memory of family holidays in the village of Frontone at the foot of Mount Catria, with a huge yellow moon over a starry sky. Passion fruit, lemon, cassis and fern open it, carnation, lily of the valley and tea rose form the heart, and sandalwood, fava tonka and musk the base. It is named after the constellation and tagged Soft Floral.

Laudano Nero

A rainy autumn in bohemian Paris and a small bonfire at a Montmartre crossroads. Absinthe, cognac, rosemary, Latakia tobacco, myrtle and black amber open it, and the heart and base run to nineteen more entries, among them red rose, acacia honey, slate, incense, agarwood, oak and bay leaf. The brand calls it one of its most complex and uncompromising extracts. It comes in a solid black bottle and is tagged Dry Woods.

Delox

A sailing trip around the Cyclades, with the warm Meltemi wind and the smell of coffee from a moka pot in the morning air. White hyacinth, royal iris and coffee open it, Turkish rose, vanilla and sweet myrrh follow, and amber, white musk, acacia honey and cedar wood form the base. Family tag: Oriental.

Gold Rose Oudh

Set on a night in a desert tent, in darkness, silence and the glow of a fire. Bergamot, fir, ember and sand open it, rose, patchouli and black pepper form the heart, and oudh, amber, sandalwood, musk and honey carry the base. Family tag: Woody Oriental.

Andromeda

A hike in the Sibillini Mountains during the Fiorita, the yearly flowering of the Castelluccio plateau, then a night under the stars. Bergamot, cut grass, ylang ylang and water jasmine open it, the heart includes violet leaves, Damask rose, pear nectar and peach, and the base holds coconut powder, amber, vanilla, tonka bean and powdered sugar. Family tag: Floral.

Dionisio

From the Anniversary collection and built around the god Dionysus, imagined after a troupe of actors rehearsing near the Roman Forum. The brand's pyramid repeats ambergris on all three levels, with musk on top, Tahitian vanilla, jasmine and lily of the valley in the heart, and oudh, musk and Madagascan vanilla in the base. Family tag: Oriental.

Where to start

• Fruit and sweetness: Kirkè, then Rosso Pompei for a citrus-led take.
• Flowers: Cassiopea and Andromeda.
• Resins, smoke and wood: Laudano Nero and Orion.
• Rose with oud: Gold Rose Oudh.
• Leather and saffron: Spirito Fiorentino.
• Amber and vanilla: Dionisio, and Delox if you like coffee and honey with them.

Other Italian houses, and many more, are on the brands page.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tiziana Terenzi really from 1968?

The packaging prints Since 1968, which refers to the family candle workshop Cereria Terenzi in Cattolica. The perfume line came later, and the brand marked ten years of Kirkè in October 2025.

Which concentration are Tiziana Terenzi perfumes?

The brand describes them as perfume extracts. All ten we list are Extrait de Parfum in 100 ml bottles.

What is the Luna collection?

One of the collections of the house, with perfumes named after constellations. Among the ten we list, Cassiopea, Andromeda and Orion carry constellation names.