Description
Eau Absolue is a memoir steeped in Mona di Orio’s love for the Mediterranean. Composed in her signature olfactory chiaroscuro construction, the scent envelopes in joyous warmth.
Eau Absolue effervesces like a summer breeze carrying a zestful bouquet of bergamot, mandarin, clementine and petitgrain. These bright, convivial citruses splash against the epicurean spice of pink peppercorn.
The scent becomes earthy and softly floral, with whispers of geranium, dry vetiver and balsamic St. Thomas bay leaf. The nocturnal shade intensifies, arching ever deeper, until plunging directly into a caress of cistus labdanum, the ambery smell of the Mediterranean, and sensual musk, an elegant and intoxicating denouement.
Eau Absolue was launched in 2013.
Vilyassa – :
I love MdO but this does lack wow factor that I find in so many of her creations. It is nice for people who are bored by classic summer scents as it adds a darkness to the sunshine in her way. However, it is very close to Lux, in my opinion. I will stick with Lux since I already own a bottle.
tomas180469 – :
Eau Absolue has a disconcertingly soft citrus opening, with none of the crisp tartness one has come to expect from classic Mediterranean citrus scents. The citruses blend smoothly into an animalic heart that to me feels somewhat leathery – almost like the powdery citrus and leather accord of Guerlain’s Habit Rouge. In the dry down, earthy vetiver and labdanum are most apparent, with a spicy-herbal touch of bay leaf. Projection is disappointing but longevity as a skin scent is good. Overall, it’s a nice, unique scent, but nothing that really wows me.
snoopdogg – :
Fragrance citrus-animalic.
Mona wanted to reflect here as if it were a memory, his love and passion for the Mediterranean Sea.
Opening although citrus, very clementine, bergamot and petit grain curiously not feel anything fresh, quite the opposite, pink pepper puts a counterpoint and fragrance becomes a little more floral and slightly earthy by the contribution Geranium , a touch of vetiver and bay leaf.
Throughout the tour, I feel a warmth appears as if the sea will send a warm breeze at sunset.
From here and during drying whole fragrance arching chiaroscuro hitting with the warmth of labdanum and a touch of musk with a sudsy point.
Eau Absolue is semi-linear effect and so warm that I smell like honey, this is what causes that Animalic point.
The fragrance was very interesting, also of good quality, but I recognize that is a rather narrow and not suitable for all tastes aroma.
Rating: 6.5
batonn – :
Citrus opening that is atomic with the petitgrain and bay leaf. You pick up a bit of orangey softness but then vetiver insists on walloping it one. The geranium is pretty evident as well. You really need to love strong intense spicey fragrances to love Mona di Orio scents. The most accessible has to be Vanille which I love along with Bohea Boheme. The usual long longevity and moderate sillage.
Theblond – :
OH MY GOD…. when i sprayed this perfume on me, it took me back 23 years when i was a child, my country was under invasion & my whole family members were all living in our huge house’s basement, the floors were ceramic (an old rocky ones) so they were cleaning the floors mostly everyday with a lemony essence cleaners, and washing the dishes with a lemony soap, & my grandfather uses the home made luxury incense that my grandmother makes (a pure Arabian incense), while all the furniture were cotton and wool made so when the incense is burned, the furniture sucks up all the smoke and stays there for weeks. so imagine the combination of lemon floor, lemon dishes, Arabian luxurious handmade Incense, wool & cotton with less air as it was in the basement. i can’t imagine how stunt i was once i smelled this masterpiece. RIP Mona, and thank you for this love.
adgj05 – :
On me this smells like extremely expensive French hand soap–the citrus is definitely there but seems to be overwhelmed by the geraniuum. For me this is another house like Creed–good ingredients made with care but ultimately stuffy and unpleasant. Irony: the milk soap I used to wash off the perfume smells so much like the perfume that I can’t tell if I got it off.
Sillage: 3-4 feet but soft
Longevity: unknown, I scrubbed
Fabulosity: Dove Soap
Value to price ratio: poor
ДімічКірпіч – :
I have never met a perfume with geranium that I liked on me, and this is no exception. Just comes across as harsh and medicinal. Most definitely not for me.
Extrimall – :
I love this perfume although I didn’t want to because it is terribly expensive.
I smell a deep rich citrus, married with a smooth pungent animalic note. There must be some warmer aspects like amber, but the overall experience is the combination/vibration between citrus and animal.
It sounds awful, but I can’t get enough. I wear this to bed, and I wake up and smell it in the morning. It’s linear (or maybe I’m sleeping through a lot of development…), but that is just fine. More than enough interest in this one.
INHILLDUT – :
This was by far my favourite perfume from MdO i got the whole set of samples in a lovely box for a birthday present and really wanted to love this brand. however i was disappointed. This is certainly the only MdO id consider wearing from the los numeros line. The top notes of bergamot, petitgran, (I don’t smell the clementine so much) are a lovely soft balmy citrus. Normally I avoid citrus fragrances as I often find them to sharp and headache inducing, but this creation is just lovely I then get lovely Mediterranean woods and warm bay leaf and a touch of geranium. This is a carefully crafted cologne with good ingredients, it makes a nice change from the usual heavy handed, synthetic, musk overdosed fragrances in this line. I think its better because Mona di Orio is said to have made this for her self, it would certainly explain the inconsistencies in quality! I might consider buying a full bottle for a unpretentious comforting everyday cologne but for now I’m not prepared to spend that amount of money for that. Maybe when I grow up a bit and need a sensible colleague friendly cologne. Certainly though this would be first consideration if Ifancied foraying into the citrus world. And I would still consider trying Mona’s new perfume relaunchs, if only to find out if animalic synthetic musk is the predominant note in all her frags or just the Los Numoros line.
Tilkus – :
I found this to be breathtakingly beautiful. It’s warm and summery – I definitely felt that Mediterranean vibe (although I’ve never been there). It wasn’t too masculine for my taste, but I think it might be masculine enough to convince my husband to try it. I don’t like it when vetiver overpowers a fragrance, and I found it to be well balanced here. Unfortunately, by the time I got dressed and drove to work, it had faded to nothing. I’ll have to try two spritzes next time, perhaps in the evening when I’m staying indoors. I hope it lasts longer for others; otherwise, I don’t see how anyone could justify the purchase price.
muff – :
it’s a cologne, yet rather animalic