Mona Di Orio - Vanille : A boozy and balsamic Vanilla | Perfume Review.
Mona Di Orio - Vanille. The idea behind this perfume was Mona Di Orio’s imagination about a cargo ship carrying rum barrels, oranges, vanilla beans, ylang-ylang, cloves and sandalwood. When the name of the perfume is based on a single note we usually expect it to be the most prominent note in the fragrance but it isn’t the case with this perfume. It does not mean that the name is misleading or it does not have ample dosages of vanilla because it does and while vanilla is present throughout, it plays its role very silently until the dry down. Vanilla here is definitely the base, every other note pays its respect to vanilla stays a while and leaves when their part is done. It’s a very beautiful composition that shows both the dark and the comforting facets of vanilla. Notes :- Top - Cloves, Rum , Bitter orange, Petitgrain. Middle - Guaiac Wood, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang. Base - Madagascar Vanilla, Amber, Tonka Bean , Tolu Balsm, Leather, Musk. The perfume starts with a