Today’s edition of the UK Times Online includes a piece by columnist Bethan Cole about Mona di Orio, who spent 15 years working at perfumer Edmond Roudnitska’s factory in the south of France:
Her three debut fragrances seem to colour the room in purple, lemon and blush. Lux is like a tart confit of lemon, a vaporous mania of effervescent citrus. Carnation is a blush flush of eroticism, inspired by the boudoir and the intimacy of skin. And Nuit Noire, a homage to Serge Lutens, is a purplish swoon of a scent, redolent of night air and dark spice.
Read the rest of the article here, or see the notes for each perfume. The Mona di Orio line is available at aedes in the US and is coming soon to theperfumeshoppe in Canada. In the UK, it is available at lessenteurs.
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Thanks for the link to this article. I've tried the Nuit Noir (love it) and have a sample of Carnation to try. I would love to see a review of Nuit Noir (hint). Have a wonderful day!
Hello, darling R!
I tested all three of these fragrances and was woefully disappointed. Lux may have been the best one on my skin, but they smelled more like cheap drugstore fragrances. I love the look, just wish they had been better…way better! LOL!
Wishing you a very Happy Mother's Day!
Hugs and love!
The only one I've tried is the Nuit Noire, and to me it's just a dense, perfumey mess. But the reports from others are so positive, I guess it's just one on those ones that need the right nasal receptors!
Just popping in to wish you a very happy Mother's Day R – I hope your day is filled with smiles and hugs and everything else that is nice
Have to admit I don't love any of the MdO fragrances, and of them all I like Nuit Noire least, sorry! It just isn't my style.
I liked Lux the best too, but none of the 3 wowed me, and the influence of Edmond Roudnitska certainly isn't obvious. Ah well! Hope you had a wonderful weekend, R!
I think Carnation is the best done of the 3, but Lux is the only one I'd ever wear.
And the same to you K!
*Cringe.* Oh well, I'm just starting. Guess I have a lot to learn.
Oh, please don't cringe! My taste is just my taste, that's all, and there is no reason to think it is any better than yours. Go to Perfume Smellin' Things (link on left column under “other perfume blogs”, I'm pretty sure Marina has reviewed Nuit Noire and loved it.
Would love to try these, Lux & Nuit Noire sound like they could be for me. Read the reviews on Perfume-Smellin' Things, would be interested to read reviews here (ditto on the hint above).
Sorry to say that I doubt I will review them…passed the samples on already because they just didn't interest me. As I said on a comment on Perfume-Smellin Things, part of my disappointment may have been that I was expecting perfumes that reflected her tutelage under Edmond Roudnitska, and these don't — to my nose, they are heavier & more old-fashioned than what he was doing 50 years ago, and while nicely done, they aren't my sort of thing. If samples come my way again, maybe I'll be able to approach them with a more open mind.
R, I agree with you. Loved the names more than the juice. Was hoping for better.
B, the names are nice, and the packaging is great — although haven't seen these in person yet. Will be interesting to see what her next releases are.