Borsari is an old Italian perfumery house, officially established by barber Lodovico Borsari in 1897 in Parma. It is a perfumery based on a traditional Parma perfume.

Their first fragrance is Violetta de Parma, originally created by monks for the Duchess Maria Luigia (Marie Louise), the second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was deeply in love with violet flower (she used its motif in her signature and wrote letters in violet ink) and supported researches by the monks at the Monastery of the Annunciata who obtained the violet essence identical to that of the very flower and its leaves. Lodovico Borsari obtained the secret formula for this perfume around 1870 and started to produce it for broader audience.

Violetta de Parma became very popular in its simplicity and its fresh, powdery sweet and timeless aroma. Another successful creation of the house is Aqua Classica di Parma, made in 1880.

Designer Borsari has 5 perfumes in our fragrance base. Borsari is an old perfume house. The earliest edition was created in 1880 and the newest is from 1980.