Ribeira

Name: Ribeira
Brand: Portelier

2025UnisexEau de Parfum, 22-25%

Portelier Ribeira is a unisex fragrance that opens with a spicy mix of thyme, clove and saffron, then moves into leather and heliotrope.

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Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Incense

What does Ribeira smell like?

The top notes of thyme, clove and saffron give it a dry, spicy and slightly medicinal start. In the heart, leather takes the lead while heliotrope softens its harder edge. The base of Bourbon vanilla and frankincense sweetens the scent and closes it with a warm, resinous finish. Pendora Scents English Intense Leather and Tom Ford Tuscan Leather (Eau de Parfum) have a close profile.

How it changes through the day

First minutes
- Clove
- Saffron
- Thyme
First hours
- Leather
- Heliotrope
Towards evening
- Bourbon vanilla
- Incense

In the brand's words

Clove, saffron and thyme open warm and spicy, nothing like the vanilla you were expecting. Leather and heliotrope add a smooth, almost powdery depth at the heart. Then bourbon vanilla and incense take over: rich, dark and smoky, vanilla pushed as far from simple as it goes.
Dark, spiced, close. Clove and saffron first, leather in the heart, vanilla and incense underneath. Unisex, no age. If you want a vanilla that refuses to be dessert, this is the one.
Written for a Lisbon evening, worn all year. Winter is its home; summer nights keep it, smoke over warm skin.
Source: portelierparfum.com