Description
Bohea Bohème captures the smoldering delicacy of the distinctive oolong cultivated in the Wuyi Mountains of China. The precious Bohea Tea, fumed with pinewood, is prized for its complex aroma and rich character.
Resins and precious woods accentuate the Bohea Tea, while facets of fresh, sweet and earthy notes alight on the palette. Bright and spicy accords of Bergamot and Sichuan Pepper arrive with the powdery elegance of Florentine Iris and the fruity florals of Osmanthus Absolute, as dry Hay and subtle green notes of Geranium surface. The warmth of the scent deepens and lingers as the sophisticated tea is steeped in nutty Amber, honeyed Poplar buds and an infusion of Balsams, Oakwood, and Gaiac. What transpires is a luxurious woody fragrance with a balsamic vibrato, unconventional and seductive.
Bohea Bohème by Mona di Orio is a fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Bohea Bohème was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Fredrik Dalman. The fragrance features bergamot, cardamom, tuscan iris, chamomile, balsam fir, boxwood, geranium, black tea, juniper, smoke, oak, sandalwood, beeswax, bay leaf, benzoin, vanilla absolute and poplar (populus) buds.
kulibinhb – :
Heavenly. Smoky tea ecstasy which makes me go weak at the knees and sigh with honest, instant, extreme pleasure. The herbal-green colour of the juice and mention of bay & box (two leaves which often give me headaches) frightened me off but I should have been braver, and more loyal, to one of my first great loves, the house of Mona di Orio. For this is true tea for grown-up sophisticates, wisps of really punchy woody stuff and smoke beneath the ethereal herbal wafts of the tea, everything suffused with real, natural, organic life. Makes you feel truly alive, and outside in some wonderful landscape with every breeze bringing you a different wave of aromas from the plants all around. Somehow, despite all the smouldering fires in its imaginary landscape, you can also smell hints of dewy leaves and rain clouds coming too. It’s endlessly interesting, keeps my nose glued to the wrist. A longterm want, confirmed in the most conclusive way the second I got a droplet of this precious stuff onto my own body. Cannot recommend it highly enough.
Performance, sadly, does not match up to the beauty of the smell itself – longevity is just not great, it’s pretty wispy by 3h in and almost completely lost 4-5h after application, which is really sad. Its projection is extremely discreet, but that doesn’t bother me half so much, as this thing is all about restraint and classiness – a big blowsy cloud and assertive trail wouldn’t be in keeping with its mood. So, so beautiful despite these weaknesses.
ETA: one of very, very *very* few things I’ve ever shelled out full retail price for without regrets, because it’s so truly unique. On further wearing, there’s a weird twist to its performance: from 4-6h after application you may feel it’s disappeared entirely, BUT, sniff deeply enough at your skin and there will still be some surprisingly strong, lingering smoky notes there. It’s stronger than first impressions might suggest. (And maybe I just wasn’t applying enough, as I wanted to preserve every gorgeous drop … it might do better if sprayed on extravagantly at first, or with a second coating a few hours in.)
Игорьпанк – :
The most gorgeous tea perfume! I’m with shuskin – WOW! Misty smoke rises from tea fields, surrounded by resinous woods, pollinated by dew-drenched bees. MdO perfectly describes it as a complex aroma. There are so many nuances that I can’t pick them all out. A tiny hint of medicinal plants, a puff of powdery comfort, a distant floral sighting. All noticeable as the tea mists thin and thicken. And the tea – brilliant. My new favorite tea scent by far.
bereg123 – :
Quick sniff.
Black tea in a bottle , the most authentic black tea note in the game.
for all the black tea heads out there a call out !!.
Cheers.
vanya101022 – :
Have you ever tried a labeled sample that you instantly knew was something else? My first ‘misnomer’ was D&G Light Blue, which was really D&G Femme’ and didn’t remind me of any kind of blue, but I loved it enough to buy a FB of Light Blue. Was I disappointed ! Then Andy Tauer’s sample of Sotto la Lune Tuberose was definitely gardenia- I’d wised up by then and bought a FB of Tauer’s SlLG – BLISS! I ordered a sample of Bohea Boheme and choked at my first sniff – lethal menthol, overripe raspberries and cherry cough syrup. I don’t want to know the name of the fragrance labeled Bohea Boheme, but I’ll definitely try another sample from another source. Opening a fresh box of tea is one of life’s greatest pleasures!
4elovek – :
I haven’t tried all of the MdO lineup, but I do love Vanille, Oudh Osmanthus, and Musc. Perhaps this particular fragrance is just not my style, but I didn’t like it. I got musty tea and then a nondescript woody ambery scent that was too masculine for my taste. Seemed nicely blended and you can just tell there’s quality there — but it did not inspire me.
elayik – :
Cardamom & smoke with doses of pepper. The tea comes up as the combination of the above only and it’s not shown clearly. As it calms down it settles into something balanced for a while! it’s like a burned tea leaf with a hint of sweet. It turns all as burning ingredients with balsamic & bay leaf.
Quite new to Mona Di Orio style.
RaSTa_FaR_I – :
This is Horrible. Thank god for samples.
organarius – :
This fragrance is highly controversial to me. There are some pros as well as cons. First of all, it smells the different way it is described by the company. This is not a tea fragrance (at least for me), but an ordinary tobacco scent, or spicy citrusy tobacco. Second, Bohea Boheme doesn’t smell really unique or distinct. Third, it gives zero projection and stays very close to skin.
However, I must say the fragrance is well done. It starts off with a spicy note of cardamom and old leather, then turning into citrusy tobacco (the second stage is close to Olfactive Studio Still Life) and ambery tobacco in the dry down (this way it is similar to watered down Tom Ford Tobacco Oud and most of perfumes with that tobacco accord). I do like to wear Bohea Boheme, the quality of components is high. The longevity is above average though nobody will notice it unless you make 10 sprays.
Is it bottle worthy? No. Is it for tea lovers? No. Is it for tobacco lovers? Maybe. Is it for casual wearing? Yes, if you like inoffensive scents with a niche vibe and quality.
Dari.Niki925 – :
WOW! Amazing aromatic, dark and mysterious. It leans towards the masculine but if you like strong aromatics then it should be winner. Spicey and aromatic that seem to sum this up perfectly. Its got some of my favourite notes of spices, herbs, smoke, lots of tea with a spoonful of honey. It reminds me of the lovely fragrances made by Ellen Covey of Olympic Orchids such as Javanica and Kingston Ferry. Im darned if I can make out any iris in this. In fairness it does have some powerful notes to compete with. I defintely get a burnt wood vibe. It just gets better with time. It softens and evolves, this powerful beast of a fragrance.
The elemis comes more to the fore as it finally closes. Big sillage and long longevity.
yxg057Bessinepome – :
My immediate impression was that I somehow wandered near the wreath aisles of a craft store before the cinnamon brooms come out. After that initial blast I get cardamom, a hint of chamomile and beeswax, and some SERIOUS smoke. Woods are up next with a little bit of spicy geranium. When the amber peeks out, it is actually quite nutty like the copy mentions, and hangs around with some warm vanilla.
Overall it is a very rich, full scent. But is has absolutely *none* of the delicious vegetal goodness that is oolong in either it’s dry or steeped form, which is what I was frothing at the mouth to get my hands on. I get no tea at all. Not a teensy weensy bit.
340 – :
Blind bought a bottle. No regrets. It unfolds like a loose leaf tea after spray. It’s beautifully written on skin like a poem. Honestly to review would read just like the statement above on the site description. Which has never really happened before when I read and smell. It’s wet, barely green, and smells what I imagine is a satin tea field if that could exist. I’m in love, but I’m biased toward MdO.