It is a number rich in symbolism, recalling the octagon, which has always
been evoked at the Florentine men’s maison. It has a stylistic purity that is
renewed in the crystal bottle, protected in a tailored plexiglass casing,
enhanced by the fragrance’s emerald green colour.
”8”
is an opus, a venture into a desired narrative between man and his
surroundings, a symbol of the infinite that represents the unbound limits of
the STEFANO RICCI universe. The main accord takes inspiration from the
bergamot, the famed Italian citrus, with a balanced blend of cardamom, mandarin
and blackcurrant top notes, whilst the heart notes of lavender, cedar, and
jasmine incorporate a definitive charisma to any environment. The lingering
base notes of patchouli, sandalwood, vetiver, white musk and vanilla
satisfyingly complete the narration.
“After the success of the Royal Eagle line,” said Filippo
Ricci, Creative Director of STEFANO RICCI S.p.A., “we decided to call the new
fragrance with its natural number in our sequence of fragrances. It is an
important number, which conjures up the infinite. In Hebrew, 8 signifies a test, in Buddhism
it shows the way of redemption; for the Chinese immortals it is the number of
cosmic balance. For us, more simply, it is a reference to the forms of
Florentine architecture which are idealogically linked from the Baptistery to
Brunelleschi’s Dome. It is a fragrance designed for the man who takes care of
every detail of his being, one who is in constant evolution in his dialogue
with the infinite.”
