Vetyver

Earthy vetiver with lime and something else. I wish it was smoother or rounder but it is not, instead the scent although having vetiver and lime, is rough and jagged. The same texture as Terre de Hermes. It has a scraggy feel that just makes me very uncomfortable wearing it and instead of enjoying I find myself fighting with it.

Mona Di Orio fragrances do not scream, but rather they just whisper 'quality' and 'class'. Perfumes that have a richness and depth and body and are somehow 'substantial' without being heavy. This one is all about VETIVER...but subtly melded with a lovely ginger/lemon/cedar accord, perhaps the sage note helps give a little herbal note to the top, and the nutmeg some subtle spiciness, but I could not disentangle that from the notes that form the the lovely top note accord..earthy but somehow nevertheless still bright on the top. The base is rich and lovely...what I guess is that labdanum/patchouli/tonka accord, yet to my nose without this time the subtly 'animalic' musky note that is in the base of Eau Absolut. This has good projection and sillage, without being 'in your face' and it has on my skin good longevity. It is tuly unisex. To me, it is a bit more suited to a man, but a confident woman could easily wear it. No one who smelt it disliked it, but as with many vetiver fragrances, opinions were mixed about just how much folk liked it. It is clean and bright but yet rich and complex. I have yet to try Sycamore by Chanel, but so far of all the many vetiver fragrances I have tried, this is my favourite. It could be worn during any season, day or night and is something that could be someone's signature scent. It is just 'classy' and has a richness without being loud. UPDATE - it is potent juice and the base is quite heavy and can become cloying. So for me, 'less is more' and it is best with fewer sprays

never let's me down - green, fresh and earthy up to now I cannot compare it with anything else unique

I have the utmost respect for Mona Di Orio. This fragrance is certainly an artful one. At first I couldn't get into this fragrance at all. I just kept smelling dish water everytime I sprayed it but now that my nose has become a lot more developed - Im getting a better experience. Yes It's still soapy but so much more. it has a fresh sharp tanginess and the vetiver is definitely there. I can't say whether it's clean or dirty vetiver b/c i never smell a dirty vetiver before lol. To me it's clean! ...unfortunately, this scent doesn't last on my skin and honestly it doesn't suit me either. With that being said, it's a no for me - 7.2/10

I've sampled this a few times over the past three or four years. The first time I tried it, I was still very new to fragrances. I liked it but thought it was a bit too "stuffy" for me--maybe better suited to someone older and more sharply dressed. But each time I wore it over the years, I liked it more and more. What my inexperienced nose had interpreted as overly formal were really just its dry and intellectual aspects. I wore it again today after ordering yet another sample, and I really like it. I'd describe it as a spicy, mostly clean vetiver with a very natural feel and a fascinating, non-linear evolution. The ginger is probably the most prominent note on me for the life of the fragrance, and what a ginger it is. Spicy, exotic, evocative. Really nice stuff. Whenever anyone asks for a ginger-prominent fragrance, this is my number one recommendation. I also, of course, get the vetiver, which underlies everything with its shapeshifting translucence: glimmers of nut, root, smoke and soapiness. But not too soapy. In fact, as was mentioned below, there's the faintest hint of something animalic every now and then. To me it reads as a ghost of civet, and I'm guessing it's a combination of the musk, grapefruit, and spice. But don't let that scare you away: it's definitely not an animalic perfume per se. Above all, this just smells really good. If you want something that does well in warm weather and is generally "fresh" without all the negative tropes that usually implies, this is a great choice.