Les Nombres d'Or: Oudh Osmanthus

Mona di Orio · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2011

≈ $225 · 100ml · approx. retail

Originally launched simply as 'Oud' in 2011 (one of Mona di Orio's last releases before her death that December) and renamed Oudh Osmanthus in 2014. Laotian oud and Chinese osmanthus absolute anchor a fruity-woody composition over cedar, musk and ambergris.

The scent

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The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

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The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

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