Filippo Sorcinelli Io Non Ho Mani Che Mi Accarezzino Il Volto Extrait de Parfum

Fragrance Family:
Soft Amber

Notes:
Incense, Benzoin, Tonka Bean, Tobacco, Amber, Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Geranium, Clary Sage, Cinnamon Leaves, Styrax, Ylang Ylang, Petitgrain, Bergamot, Galbanum, Myrrh

Concentration:
Extrait de Parfum

Occasion:
A haze of spices and the unmissable scent of warm cigarette tobacco. Glowing and powerful. A deep fragrance, with real projection and sillage. An experience one can wear. Perfect for the winter and occasions where depth, symbolism, and contrast can be appreciated. 

Made in Italy

I Have No Hands to Caress My Face (Io Non Ho Mani Che Mi Accarezzino Il Volto) is a fragrance born of symbolism, dedicated to Mario Giacomelli’s haunting photographs of the same name. In those stark images, young seminarians in their black cassocks whirl and spin against a vast white field of snow - moments suspended between solemn discipline and boyish play. It is this tension, innocence brushing against austerity, that the perfume translates into scent.

At its core, the composition carries a distinct cigar accord, recalling Giacomelli’s act of handing cigars to the priests, an indulgence swiftly forbidden by the rector. Around this tobacco spine unfold fiery spices such as clove, carnation, cinnamon, softened by amber warmth, while bitter herbal tones lend a medicinal aspect. Leather anchors the whole with retro chypre depth, stitched through with moss, woods, and the liturgical burn of olibanum and myrrh. The result is both raspy and smooth, playful and severe: a scent of paradoxes, like a hidden packet of cigarettes tucked inside a cassock pocket.

The bottle itself continues the symbolism: its silver tone evokes the body of a camera, while the cap — rough, dark, cassock-like — crowns it with solemnity. On the back, the figure of the rector stands watch, a reminder of authority and restraint. Yet within the fragrance, the spirit of motion, innocence, and rebellion persists: fleeting, eternal, and unshakeably human.