The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
In 2016, Bottega Profumiera turned its attention to flowers. InFlora was the house's answer to that shift in focus, and the name gives it away. Flora, goddess of flowers, flowers themselves. Not a metaphor. A statement of intent. This was the work that opened a new direction for the Roman workshop, a collection built around florals that felt both modern and rooted in something deeper than trend.
Bulgarian rose sits at the center of InFlora's design, but it is not the rose you think you know. In this composition, the flower's richness gets tempered from the start. White florals, freesia with its cool shimmer, lily of the valley with its quiet green undertone, keep the rose from ever settling into predictable powder. That tension between full petals and fresh lift is what makes the heart work. It smells neither grandmotherly nor aggressively modern. It threads between powder and freshness with the kind of confidence that comes from knowing exactly where it stands.
The evolution
The tangerine opens bright and immediately edible, with a citrus bitterness that keeps the sweetness honest. A few minutes in, Bulgarian rose arrives and the freesia begins its work. The combination reads almost effervescent, rose petals and sparkling fruit suspended together. Twenty minutes in, the florals settle. The freesia lifts and shimmers, the rose deepens without getting heavy, and lily of the valley threads through in quiet support. The sillage moderates to intimate. By the third hour, the composition has simplified into rose and warm amber, sitting close and staying there. This is where it earns its reputation for lasting. The base holds, and on fabric the next morning there is still something soft and rosy waiting. The projection softens gracefully as the day wears on, never disappearing abruptly but instead fading like a memory of the initial bloom.
Cultural impact
InFlora finds its place among collectors who want Italian craftsmanship without the visual noise. The fragrance avoids the grand gesture, it projects moderately and stays close. What it offers instead is consistency. Rose, citrus, white florals, soft woods: nothing fights, everything lasts. It earns its place through reliability rather than drama.
The House
Bottega ProfumieraBottega Profumiera is a Roman niche fragrance house founded in 2013 by Maurizio Lembo. The house operates as a fully integrated Italian workshop, controlling every stage from initial fragrance concept through final bottle production. Based in Rome, the brand crafts 21 distinct fragrances that draw from Italian olfactory traditions while addressing contemporary tastes. The collection includes fragrances spanning multiple genres: floral compositions like InFlora, warm orientals such as Gourmand, masculine signatures led by Galantuomo, and artistic explorations including Shardana and Polianthes. Each fragrance undergoes hand-finishing at the Roman workshop, where artisans complete the bottles individually before distribution.
The Creator
Maurizio LemboLembo's style emerges from classical training within an artisanal framework. He favors high-quality natural ingredients and compositions that feel both rooted and innovative.
