Journal Artistic perfumery 5 minute read August 2026
The Lake Como Philosophy
Luxury, in 15 ml
Travel perfume, wedding favour, layering and Discovery Kit: the small format that opens new ways of experiencing the artistic perfumery of Essenza Lago di Como.
A small format, many possibilities
A fragrance does not have to be large to become important. The 15 ml format was born as an essential gesture: small enough to travel with us easily, precious enough to hold the identity of a true fragrance.
For Essenza Lago di Como it becomes a different way of entering the world of artistic and niche perfumery from Lake Como.
It can be a travel perfume, a scented wedding favour, a first encounter with a fragrance, or the starting point for creating a personal olfactory signature through layering.
15 ml
Three ways of living a fragrance
The small format is not a lesser version of the perfume. It is a different form of freedom.
Travel Perfume
In your washbag, in your handbag or during a weekend on the Lake: the 15 ml format lets you carry your fragrance with you simply and elegantly.
Wedding favour
At a wedding on Lake Como, a fragrance can become a gift for guests able to go on living long after that day.
Layering
Several fragrances in 15 ml format invite discovery: worn alone they tell one identity, together they can create a new one.
Travel perfume
The fragrance that travels with you
There are fragrances we choose before setting off and others that become inseparable from the journey.
The 15 ml format slips easily into a washbag or handbag and lets you keep your fragrance with you during a day on the Lake, a weekend or a longer trip.
For anyone visiting Como, Bellagio, Cernobbio or Varenna it can also take on another meaning: becoming a souvenir of Lake Como to take home and keep wearing.
Not only something that recalls a place. Something that keeps it alive on the skin.
The 15 ml format accompanies the journey and turns fragrance into an olfactory memory to carry with you.
"A place can stay in the memory. A fragrance can take us back there."Essenza Lago di Como
Wedding on Lake Como
A favour to be worn
At a destination wedding on Lake Como, the gift intended for guests can become part of the experience too.
A 15 ml fragrance can turn the traditional wedding favour into a sensory memory: something guests can use, carry with them and rediscover over time.
Fragrances in small format can thus become scented favours, wedding gifts or cadeaux for guests, especially when the wish is to tell the story of Lake Como with discretion.
Discover also our guide dedicated to wedding favours for a Lake Como wedding .
Perfume Layering
Five fragrances. Infinite possibilities.
The 15 ml format invites experimentation. This is where AVRA, RIVA, LVCE, VENTO and PLATINVM-CRV can become something even more personal.
Floral and luminous. On its own it expresses elegance; in layering it can become the point of light in a deeper composition.
Woody, citrusy and enveloping. A signature able to give structure and character to combinations.
Luminous and contemporary. A citrus and woody accent that can make the trail sharper and more vibrant.
Warm, ambery and gourmand. It can become the unexpected accent that makes a combination more sensual.
Aromatic and decisive. A contemporary presence that can bring freshness and precision to layering.
AVRA with RIVA. LVCE with PLATINVM-CRV. VENTO as an unexpected accent. There is no single definitive combination: the pleasure lies in discovering your own.
Essenza Discovery Kit
INITIVM
AVRA. RIVA. LVCE. VENTO. PLATINVM-CRV.
Five names. Five olfactory identities. Five ways of interpreting Lake Como.
INITIVM was created as a Discovery Kit for exploring the Essenza fragrances in 15 ml format, wearing them at different moments, taking them travelling and experimenting with new combinations through layering.
The name already tells you its purpose: the beginning.
The beginning of discovering the Essenza collection. The beginning of an olfactory journey. Or, quite simply, the beginning of your own signature.
INITIVM does not ask which fragrance to choose. It invites you to discover which one will become yours.
INITIVM brings the Essenza fragrances together in a journey of discovery, travel and layering.
Frequently asked questions
The 15 ml format, in brief
What is a 15 ml fragrance for?
The 15 ml format is ideal as a travel perfume, for discovering a new fragrance, for layering or as a small gift and scented favour.
Is a 15 ml fragrance suitable for travelling?
The small format is particularly practical to carry in a washbag or handbag. For air travel it is always worth checking the rules applicable to your journey and luggage.
Can a 15 ml fragrance become a wedding favour?
Yes. A small-format fragrance can become a personal wedding gift, usable and able to hold the olfactory memory of a wedding on Lake Como.
What is perfume layering?
Layering means wearing two fragrances together to create a more personal olfactory combination. The 15 ml formats make it easy to experiment with different pairings.
What is INITIVM?
INITIVM is the Essenza Lago di Como Discovery Kit dedicated to exploring the AVRA, RIVA, LVCE, VENTO and PLATINVM-CRV fragrances in 15 ml format.
Continue the journey
Discover the world of Essenza fragrance
From Lake Como to the skin: explore the Essenza fragrances, olfactory memories and rituals.
Essenza Lago di Como
One Lake. Five fragrances. Your signature.
The 15 ml format turns fragrance into something to discover, carry with you, give and combine.
From travel perfume to wedding favour, from layering to INITIVM: a new way of experiencing the artistic perfumery of Lake Como.
Essenza Lago di Como