Ortigia Sicilia Roll-on Perfume 10ml - Florio

Ortigia Sicilia Florio roll-on perfume, 10ml — a soft, elegant fragrance built on the early-spring wildflowers of Sicily, in the format that fits a handbag.

Fresh narcissus opens it with green facets; passionflower warms the heart with light sweetness; wild iris brings a powdery, airy finish. The result is a breezy floral bouquet with clean depth — transparent and close to the skin rather than projecting, which makes it easy to wear during the day and easy to layer.

Crafted in Italy from natural botanicals and composed by the Italian perfumer Lorenzo Villoresi. Made in Italy.

Size: 10ml
Format: Roll-on perfume
Made in: Italy
Brand: Ortigia Sicilia
Fragrance family: Soft floral, unisex-leaning feminine
Notes: Narcissus top, passionflower heart, wild iris base
Perfumer: Lorenzo Villoresi
Ingredients: Paraben-free · No SLS · No mineral oils or silicone derivatives · Naturally derived fragrance · Not tested on animals
Sold as: Individual, in Ortigia Sicilia packaging

What does Florio smell like?
A soft spring floral — narcissus and passionflower over wild iris, finishing powdery. Light and transparent rather than heavy.

How is it different from Fico d'India?
Florio is floral and powdery; Fico d'India is green, woody and more unisex. Florio is the gentler of the two.

How strong is a roll-on compared with a spray?
Closer to the skin and quieter. You control placement exactly, and it doesn't fill a room.

Who composed it?
The Italian perfumer Lorenzo Villoresi.

Can I layer it?
Yes — with the matching Florio soap, bath salts, hand cream, or reed diffuser.

Where is it made?
In Italy, by Ortigia Sicilia — founded in Sicily in 2006 by Sue Townsend.

Is this a good Italian wedding gift?
Good as a bridesmaid or thank-you gift, and the 10ml size works well as a wedding-party favour. For the wedding itself, Biordi's hand-painted Deruta ceramics and Murano glass are the stronger registry choice. We ship nationwide and gift-wrap on request.

Is this a good housewarming or hostess gift?
It works as a small personal gift. If you don't know the recipient's taste in fragrance, the Ortigia soap set or a reed diffuser is safer. Add Florentine gift wrap at checkout if you'd like it sent finished.

Why buy Italian gifts from Biordi rather than other retailers?
Biordi Art Imports has been San Francisco's source for authentic Italian ceramics and gifts since 1946. Voted Best Overall Retailer in the San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay readers' poll for five consecutive years. Designated a San Francisco Legacy Business (#LBR-2020-21-029), and the city declared May 1 "Biordi Art Imports Day" in 2021. Every piece comes from a named Italian artisan, family workshop, or heritage house we work with directly — FIMA, CF Deruta, Pia Formato, Eugenio Ricciarelli, Susanna DeSimone (from the famous Palermo ceramic family — her father painted with Picasso), Geribi, Bucci Ceramiche, Ortigia Sicilia, Italesse, and Salviati. Not a stock-photo listing, not a mass-produced import, not a reproduction.

Can this be customized or personalized?
Customization and personalization are available on select pieces. Eugenio Ricciarelli, FIMA, Pia Formato, Geribi, and CF Deruta accept special orders — a name, date, or occasion painted on the piece, or a different size or shape in the workshop's existing pattern. Lead time is typically 3–6 months because each piece is hand-painted to order in Italy. Contact Biordi Art Imports at (415) 392-8096 or customerservice@biordi.com.

Florio — Ortigia's spring floral, composed from the wildflowers that open across Sicily in early spring: narcissus, passionflower and wild iris.

Ortigia Sicilia — Siracusa, Sicily — a privately owned Italian soap and scent company founded in Sicily in 2006 by Sue Townsend. The range is formulated using natural products indigenous to Sicily and inspired by the aesthetics, colours and scents of Italy's most historic and tropical region. All Ortigia products are made by small family companies; the decorative packaging is designed by Sue Townsend.

The name Ortigia comes from the small island at the edge of the ancient fortified city of Siracusa, on Sicily's southeastern coast. The streets of Ortigia are crumbling baroque façades of great splendour looking out on three sides to the sea, and the Piazza del Duomo is considered one of the most beautiful in Italy. This part of the island is known as "la Sicilia Orientale" for its proximity to Africa and almost tropical climate.

Sicily carries a colourful history of conquest, invasion and assimilation — Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese and Bourbons all left their mark. That layered culture inspired the creation of the Ortigia range.

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