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Paolo
Terenzi

Three generations of scented craft

Paolo Terenzi was born into a family that had worked in artistic goods for three generations — his grandfather an artisan candlemaker, his father Evelino introducing scented candles to the business in 1968.

House
Tiziana Terenzi
Earliest in our catalog
XIX March, 2012
In our catalog
123 fragrances · 2 houses
Paolo's story

The story

After a bohemian youth spent playing guitar and traveling, he took up perfume-making at 25, learning directly from his grandfather Guglielmo. Alongside his sister Tiziana, he built the Tiziana Terenzi brand, creating fragrances including Kirke, Laudano Nero, and Cassiopea.

The career

2012–2026, in bottles

Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.
Launches per year, 2012–2026Peak: 17 in 2019
20122026
In their own words

How Paolo works

Signature

Deeply personal compositions born from family tradition and life experience.

Scentsation editorial
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 123 fragrances
Who Paolo composes for

2 houses, one hand

Fragrances credited to Paolo in our catalog, by house.

Tiziana Terenzi122
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