The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Verona was created by Essa Bu-Abbas for Duomo Perfume House in 2025. Its composition is built around orange and petitgrain, which bring a bright, polished opening, alongside a clean soap accord and the soft floral texture of rose. Beneath that luminous surface, frankincense, patchouli, and Chinese oud add depth and warmth, creating a darker aromatic register. The result is a balanced fragrance that moves between crisp citrus, carefully groomed facets, restrained florals, and resinous woods.
The unusual part is the handoff from clean to resonant. Soap, orange, and petitgrain make an immediate impression of freshness, but geranium and Bulgarian Rose prevent the opening from becoming purely citrus. As those notes recede, patchouli and Chinese oud introduce weight without losing the fragrance's polished edge. Frankincense supplies a resinous bridge, making the final stretch feel less like a separate scent and more like the same idea seen under different light.
The evolution
The first impression is lucid and tactile: citrus peel, green petitgrain, and the clean association of soap. Orange brightness gives way to geranium and Bulgarian Rose, bringing a restrained floral warmth that softens without becoming sweet. Then the composition changes hands. Patchouli introduces an earthy, polished darkness, Chinese Oud deepens the base, and frankincense leaves a cool resinous trace. Those materials can look severe on paper, but here they arrive beneath a clean citrus-floral surface. The result develops from fresh linen to aromatic shadow, with the opening citrus gradually giving way to a richer blend of rose, patchouli, oud, and frankincense. The floral heart adds polish and softness, while the darker notes create warmth and a more pronounced resinous character.
Cultural impact
Verona adds an Italian city reference to Duomo Perfume House's Kuwaiti fragrance portfolio. Its unisex composition combines orange and petitgrain with geranium, Bulgarian Rose, patchouli, Chinese Oud, and frankincense, creating a sensory dialogue between bright freshness, clean polish, floral softness, and aromatic depth. The city name gives the fragrance a clear cultural reference, while its varied note structure leaves room for personal interpretation.
The House
Duomo Perfume HouseDuomo Perfume House is a fragrance house that creates perfumes intended to help wearers develop a distinctive scent identity. The brand operates from Kuwait and has built a collection centered on evocative Italian city names, including Venezia, Como, Lugano, Siracusa, Verona, and Roma. Each fragrance appears designed to capture the atmosphere and character of its namesake location. The house releases perfumes in multiple concentrations, from eau de parfum to extrait de parfum, suggesting an interest in offering varied intensity and longevity options for different preferences. As of 2026, the brand has produced fourteen distinct fragrances since launching in 2022.
The Creator
Essa Bu-AbbasConfirmed information about Essa Bu-Abbas's stylistic signatures or preferred ingredient categories is not currently available in public sources.
