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Mona Di Orio

A house of quiet distinction, known for compositions that reward patience and close attention.

In catalog32 perfumes
Avg rating4.2
Reviews9.8k
Founded
Based in
SignatureMusk
House DNA — accord profile
Fig. 02

DNA over time

Family share per era

Each column is an era. Each colored band shows that family’s share of accord weight across every perfume the house released in that window. Bigger band = the house leaned harder on that family.

2005–2009
6
2010–2014
10
2015–2019
12
2020–2024
1
WoodyCitrusFloralGourmandGreenAquaticAromaticSmokyFruitySpicyChypreAmberyPowdery
Catalog · 32

All fragrances

Four Thieves — Mona Di Orio
2019 · edp
edp

Four Thieves

Mellifera — Mona Di Orio
2019 · edp
edp

Mellifera

Tabaceau — Mona Di Orio
2019 · edp
edp

Tabaceau

Sainte Blanche — Mona Di Orio
2019 · edp
edp

Sainte Blanche

Café Simien — Mona Di Orio
2019 · edp
edp

Café Simien

other
other

Chamarre

Vanille — Mona Di Orio
2011 · other
van·san·ton·lea
other

Vanille

Mona Di Orio's Vanille is not a gourmand — it's what vanilla is before it gets sweet.

Oudh Osmanthus — Mona Di Orio
2011 · other
ced·amb·pat·mus
other

Oudh Osmanthus

The opening presents petitgrain's green-bitter clarity, an unexpected prelude that clears the air before the perfume's deeper intent reveals itself.

2008 · other
other

Amyitis

2009 · edp
edp

Jabu

Santal Nabataea — Mona Di Orio
2018 · edp
edp

Santal Nabataea

Rose Concrete — Mona Di Orio
2019 · edp
edp

Rose Concrete

Suède de Suède — Mona Di Orio
2017 · edp
edp

Suède de Suède

Violette Fumee — Mona Di Orio
2013 · other
lav·inc·oak·amb
other

Violette Fumee

Violette Fumée is Mona Di Orio's violet study filtered through ash and resin.

Musc — Mona Di Orio
other
mus·ton·ros·ora
other

Musc

The neroli opens bright and briefly green before melting into something altogether more hushed.

edp
lab·amb·inc·hon
edp

Ambre

The opening carries a dusty sweetness—labdanum touched with resin and an almost medicinal quality, like old amber beads warmed in the hand.

Dõjima — Mona Di Orio
2017 · edp
edp

Dõjima

2006 · other
other

Carnation

Domaine — Mona Di Orio
2023 · edp
edp

Domaine

Vermilion Wood — Mona Di Orio
2019 · edp
edp

Vermilion Wood

Vetyver — Mona Di Orio
2011 · other
vet·ber·pat·lab
other

Vetyver

Grapefruit opens with a tartness that reads almost saline — slightly mineral rather than sweet, pointing toward something earthy ahead.

2006 · other
other

Oiro

2019 · edp
edp

Semper Augustus

Cuir — Mona Di Orio
2010 · other
lea·mus·amb·car
other

Cuir

Cardamom and anise arrive with an almost medicinal clarity, their spiced sweetness preparing the ground rather than announcing luxury.

Nuit Noire — Mona Di Orio
2006 · other
other

Nuit Noire

Eau Absolue — Mona Di Orio
2013 · other
other

Eau Absolue

Rose Etoile de Hollande — Mona Di Orio
2012 · other
ros·ced·van·pat
other

Rose Etoile de Hollande

Rose Etoile de Hollande opens not with the rose but with heliotrope — the almond-cherry-powder note that acts here as a warm preface before the central subject arrives.

Bohea Bohème — Mona Di Orio
2016 · edp
edp

Bohea Bohème

Tubereuse — Mona Di Orio
2011 · other
tub·mus·iri·ber
other

Tubereuse

Tubéreuse opens with a sparkling contrast—bright bergamot cut through with pink pepper's metallic warmth.

Lux — Mona Di Orio
2006 · other
ced·mus·amb·ber
other

Lux

Lux opens with a bright, slightly bitter burst of petitgrain—green, citrusy, and alive with natural oils.

Myrrh Casati — Mona Di Orio
2014 · edp
edp

Myrrh Casati

Ambre (Ambre Fumée) — Mona Di Orio
2010 · edp
edp

Ambre (Ambre Fumée)