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Persuasion and charm, notes undisclosed
Persuasion is the whole premise of Pardon, a 2011 Extrait de Parfum by Nasomatto and the perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri. The brand describes it as persuasion of utmost masculine elegance and charm, and publishes no notes. There is a clear social idea here but no ingredient list to picture, so this page works from the idea and leaves the scent to your own skin.
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On the skin
Where many perfumes begin with a material, Pardon begins with an effect on other people: persuasion, carried out with elegance and charm. That is the brand's framing in a sentence. It says what the perfume wants to do in a room and leaves open what it is made of, since no notes are published.
Nasomatto's wording uses ‘masculine’, yet the house puts no gender label on Pardon. We read that as the brand's picture of the idea, not as a rule about who may wear it. The scent is what counts, and it cannot be derived from the brand's text.
Persuasion is slow by nature, and an undisclosed perfume deserves the same patience. Apply it to skin, step away for a while and then notice what remains. An extrait is dense and stays close, so judge it up close. The cap is precious briarwood, a detail of the bottle and not a clue to the scent.
Wearing it
A restrained amount suits the idea, a heavy hand does not: one or two sprays on the chest or neck. Nasomatto offers no season or occasion, but the words elegance and charm point to settings with other people. That is our reading of the brand's wording, so check how it feels on you first.
For people who like a perfume to carry an attitude and are comfortable choosing on that basis. Anyone drawn to a quiet, polished presence will recognise the idea; anyone who needs the notes first will not. It has no gender label, so it is open to every wearer who likes the idea.
Pardon, from 2011, shows Nasomatto's method plainly: name the purpose, keep the formula closed. The house is Italian and Alessandro Gualtieri is its perfumer. Choose it if you enjoy that directness. The cap is precious briarwood, a natural material.
Questions
Nasomatto does not publish notes for Pardon, only the idea of persuasion with elegance and charm. We do not fill the gap with guesses, so the perfume can only be known by wearing it.
The brand's wording is masculine, but it gives Pardon no gender label, so we list it as unisex. Choose by whether the idea of quiet persuasion appeals to you, and by how it behaves on your skin.
Extrait is a high concentration of perfume oil, so the scent is dense, stays close to the skin and is built to last. In the 30 ml bottle, one or two sprays are usually enough.
Apply it to clean skin, not paper, and wait before judging. The first minutes of a perfume without published notes say little. Come back to it later the same day and notice what has changed.
The house
Nasomatto is the project of the Italian perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri, known as ‘The Nose’. The house does not publish notes: each perfume comes with a short evocation of a feeling or effect, as a 30 ml extrait de parfum with a cap made of a natural material such as oak, cork or wenge.
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