Les Nombres d'Or: Eau Absolue

Name: Les Nombres d'Or: Eau Absolue Eau de Parfum (EDP)
Brand: Mona di Orio

Mona di Orio · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2013

≈ $225 · 100ml · approx. retail

Introduced in 2013, after Mona di Orio's death, as a memoir of her love for the Mediterranean. A citrus-aromatic composition of clementine, bergamot and petitgrain over a warm labdanum-cedar base.

Citrus Aromatic Musky Resinous Green

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Petitgrain Clementine Bergamot

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Java Vetiver Geranium Bay Leaf Pink Pepper

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Labdanum Musk Virginian Cedar

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Perfumer

Mona di Orio

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