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Filippo Sorcinelli Epicentro unisex
Filippo Sorcinelli

Epicentro unisex

woody
aromatic
fresh spicy
amber
musky
powdery
warm spicy
2019 · unisex

Filippo Sorcinelli is an Italian niche perfumer known for architectural, concept-driven fragrances that often explore abstract themes. Epicentro, released in 2019, exemplifies his approach to fragrance composition as structured storytelling.

Epicentro opens with bergamot and Virginia cedar, establishing a fresh woody foundation immediately. The heart introduces calamus and mate, adding herbal complexity alongside ambrette's soft musks. The base is where the fragrance reveals its full architecture: a blend of vetiver, guaiac wood, and balsam fir creates dry woodiness, while cumin and benzoin add warmth and slight spiciness. Amber threads through the composition, providing cohesion between the aromatic top and the earthy, resinous base. The overall effect is woody-aromatic with amber and musks as secondary players, creating something that feels grounded and deliberate rather than decorative.

This is a fragrance for those who appreciate structure and restraint in their scents. Epicentro works as an everyday unisex option for cooler months or as an office fragrance year-round, though its subtle spice and resinous warmth lean slightly masculine-leaning in presentation. It suits anyone drawn to The Homesteader, The Tactician, and The Sensualist archetypes.

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Main Accordsreported by community
woody
100%
aromatic
75%
fresh spicy
75%
amber
75%
musky
50%
powdery
50%
warm spicy
50%
fresh
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Virginia Cedar
Virginia Cedar
Warm, slightly sweet, and clean, Virginia cedarwood is the most commonly used cedar in mainstream perfumery. It has a familiar, pencil-cedar smell with a soft warmth that makes it universally approachable. Less assertive than Atlas cedar, it acts as a quiet, reliable base note in hundreds of commercial fragrances.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Calamus
Calamus
The rhizome of sweet flag, an ancient aromatic plant used in perfumery for millennia. Calamus has a complex, slightly sweet, spicy, and earthy character with a warm, slightly medicinal quality. It was a key ingredient in ancient incense and perfume formulas. Today it adds a historical depth and complexity to oriental and woody compositions.
Mate
Mate
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
Base · 3–12 hrs
Angelica
Angelica
Complex, musky, and slightly earthy, angelica root has a unique profile that sits between herbs, earth, and musk. It was historically used as a fixative and still adds a deep, rooty quality that grounds and extends other notes. Angelica seed is slightly citrusy; the root is darker and more complex. A note beloved by niche perfumers.
Balsam Fir
Balsam Fir
Vetiver
Vetiver
Earthy, smoky, and complex, vetiver root is extracted from a grass native to India and has a scent that is simultaneously rooty, woody, and slightly lemony. It's one of perfumery's great base notes: tenacious, unisex, and endlessly adaptable. A fragrance built around vetiver feels grounded and deeply confident.
Cumin
Cumin
Warm, earthy, and slightly animalic, cumin is one of perfumery's most controversial spice notes because it has a distinctly body-heat quality. In small amounts it adds authentic warmth and depth; in larger doses it becomes sweaty and challenging. Used masterfully in masculine orientals and in Middle Eastern-inspired fragrances.
Guaiac Wood
Guaiac Wood
Smoky, slightly rosy, and dry, guaiac wood has a gentle, transparent smokiness that doesn't overwhelm. It's often used to add a campfire-distant quality to woody or oriental fragrances without going full leather or incense. One of perfumery's more understated and quietly beautiful materials.
Benzoin
Benzoin
Sweet, warm, and balsamic, benzoin resin smells like vanilla mixed with incense, with a powdery, slightly medicinal edge. It adds a comforting warmth and fixative quality to oriental fragrances, and blends beautifully with spices. Often used to smooth and round off sharp edges in complex base notes.
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
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The HomesteaderBest match91% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Tactician85% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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The Sensualist83% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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Scent Profile
woody100%aromatic75%fresh spicy75%amber75%musky50%
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Filippo Sorcinelli Epicentro unisex— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Epicentro unisex is $6.99. Without a coupon the lowest price is $6.99. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

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Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic Filippo Sorcinelli fragrances through unofficial distribution channels. The fragrance is identical to department store stock. Grey market refers to the supply chain, not product quality. The price difference comes entirely from the distribution channel.

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$6.99 at ScentSplit. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
What does Filippo Sorcinelli Epicentro unisex smell like? +
Filippo Sorcinelli is an Italian niche perfumer known for architectural, concept-driven fragrances that often explore abstract themes. Epicentro, released in 2019, exemplifies his approach to fragrance composition as structured storytelling. Epicentro opens with bergamot and Virginia cedar, establishing a fresh woody foundation immediately. The heart introduces calamus and mate, adding herbal complexity alongside ambrette's soft musks. The base is where the fragrance reveals its full architecture: a blend of vetiver, guaiac wood, and balsam fir creates dry woodiness, while cumin and benzoin add warmth and slight spiciness. Amber threads through the composition, providing cohesion between the aromatic top and the earthy, resinous base. The overall effect is woody-aromatic with amber and musks as secondary players, creating something that feels grounded and deliberate rather than decorative. This is a fragrance for those who appreciate structure and restraint in their scents. Epicentro works as an everyday unisex option for cooler months or as an office fragrance year-round, though its subtle spice and resinous warmth lean slightly masculine-leaning in presentation. It suits anyone drawn to The Homesteader, The Tactician, and The Sensualist archetypes.
What are the notes in Filippo Sorcinelli Epicentro unisex? +
Top: Bergamot, Virginia Cedar. Heart: Calamus, Mate, Ambrette (Musk Mallow). Base: Angelica, Balsam Fir, Vetiver, Cumin, Guaiac Wood, Benzoin, Amber.
What other fragrances smell like Filippo Sorcinelli Epicentro unisex? +
Based on shared notes, Kenzo Kenzo Jungle Homme for men (Vetiver, Guaiac Wood, Mate, Bergamot), Clive Christian Clive Christian Matsukita (Balsam Fir, Amber, Mate, Bergamot), Clive Christian Matsukita (Balsam Fir, Amber, Mate, Bergamot), Filippo Sorcinelli But Not Today (Angelica, Amber, Calamus, Bergamot), Filippo Sorcinelli Notre Dame 15.4.2019 unisex (Vetiver, Amber, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Bergamot) may smell similar to Epicentro unisex.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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