The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
La Fuga began with a place rather than a mood: standing beneath the leaves and fruit of a large fig tree, alone and without sin. Laura Bosetti Tonatto translated that quiet encounter into a Florale-Fruité fragrance, built around fig and lemon leaves. The image carries the composition's central tension. Fruit gives it a rounded, generous center, while citrusy leaves keep the scene lucid and alive. Released in 2015, the fragrance holds its intrigue in that balance: neither a dessert-like fig nor a sharp lemon cologne, but the green freshness of shade and sun experienced together.
The fig-and-lemon-leaf pairing is more interesting when it isn't treated as obvious fruit. Fig supplies softness and creaminess, while lemon leaf brings a pointed herbal character. Together they shift between juicy and leafy, like moving from ripe fruit to the cooler air beneath the tree. That contrast gives the composition its identity without requiring a loud material to steal attention. Fig Leaf sharpens the greenery and makes the composition feel grounded rather than simply fruity.
The evolution
La Fuga starts with the impression of green air and citrus leaves, bright without the usual metallic edge of a sharp lemon. The fig then becomes more apparent, rounding the opening with creamy fruit while keeping the composition outdoors rather than dessert-like. Over the middle of the wear, Fig Leaf and Lemon Leaf hold the center: green, bitter-fresh, and gently herbal. The scent settles into a quieter, softer presence as the fruit impression recedes, leaving a polished green aura rather than a heavy trail. With moderate projection and a typical wear, it behaves like shade and sun on skin, present through the day before becoming a close, leafy memory.
Cultural impact
La Fuga sits within Essenzialmente Laura's Roman sensory register: fragrance as a place held in memory rather than an abstract mood. Its cultivated, quietly elegant character suits wearers who appreciate a composed green-fruity scent for everyday moments, with a clear identity rooted in Italian perfumery's appreciation for botanical materials.
The House
Essenzialmente LauraEssenzialmente Laura is a Roman perfumery brand founded by master perfumer Laura Bosetti Tonatto. Based in Italy, the house creates artisanal fragrances that draw deeply from the sensory heritage of Rome, translating the city's gardens, churches, palaces, and courtyard atmospheres into wearable scent compositions. The collection spans 55 fragrances organized across seven families according to the Classification officielle des Parfum system. Bosetti Tonatto's work bridges private commission work for royalty and a publicly accessible collection available through her Roman boutiques.
The Creator
Laura Bosetti TonattoTonatto's signature lies in her command of Italian raw materials and her commitment to bespoke creation as a foundational practice, not a luxury sideline. Her technical palette draws from classical French parfumerie while her sensibility remains distinctly Italian.
