In 2016, the Italian niche brand V Canto presented the new perfume line Red Collection at Esxence 2016, inspired by Lucrezia Borgia, the illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI of Rome, who was a representative of the influential Italian Borgia family of the 15th-16th centuries. According to reports, the charming and amorous beauty Lucrezia, in addition to her extramarital affairs with her closest relatives, also had lovers whom she could poison with poison if necessary.
The new women's compositions Cicuta, Lucrezia and Mandragola reflect the dangerous attractiveness and fatal charm of Lucrezia, who was sometimes deadly. Perfume Mandragola demonstrates the fatal charm of Lucrezia. It has magical properties of mandrake that was very popular in the Middle Ages for the manufacture of love mixtures. The aroma attracts like a magnet, intrigues with its mystery, creates an atmosphere of magic and passion. From the first notes, the perfume hypnotizes and attracts, surrounds with sensuality, warmth and tenderness. The freshness of citrus notes is delicately combined with hop, exciting accents of absinthe and warmth of saffron, creating a romantic atmosphere. The character and courage of the heroine melts in the center of the composition, where the notes of musk, floral-smoky shades of Bulgarian rose, the magic of intoxicating jasmine and noble and sacred fragrance of oud are tightly intertwined. The character and general concept of the composition are complemented by a soft, tempting trail woven from thin threads of sensual amber, fragrant wood, vetiver and vanilla. In the concentration of the extract, it is very durable!