New Acqua di Parma fragrance collection is a love letter to luxury scent

In life, anything you dedicate a prolonged amount of time to requires a degree of passion. You need to really love it, or your many hours will be wasted and the end result will be bleak.

Enter Acqua di Parma. The luxury fragrance brand has been infusing the idyllic scent of Italy into its bottles for over 100 years, crafting some of the most recognisable concoctions out there. Its Colonia, for example, was first produced in 1916 and has been shaping and inspiring others ever since.

Outside of the Colonia family, the brand is perhaps best known for its Blu Mediterraneo range – and that's now been given an extra boost. Dubbed the La Riserva collection, the scents have been reimagined for ultimate silage and longevity.

Engineered over a period of two months, the three bottles – Mirto di Panarea, Arancia di Capri and Fico di Amalfi – take the spirit of their respective bases and turn it up to 11. The goal is to provide something balanced and intricate, where every note is the result of a deliberate decision-making process.

Mirto di Panarea kicks things off, with top notes of citrus and juniper berries giving way to a more floral base. It's almost gin-like in its profile, and should make for a neat alternative to more traditional citrus-heavy scents.

Arancia di Capri is a slightly different take on the form, offering a range of less traditional citrus scents at the top. That includes things like blood orange and mandarin, which should yield a less sweet, more bitter overall character.

Last, but certainly not least, is Fico di Amalfi. That follows a similar theme – bright and punchy citrus notes, which give way to a more rounded base.

All three scents are available in 50ml, 100ml and 180ml bottles, which utilise a gorgeous deep blue shade. Here in the UK, those looking to purchase can find them at John Lewis.