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Aura is the latest pillar from Thierry Mugler (I know, I know, it'south Mugler at present, not Thierry Mugler, simply my brain is not quite set to make the switch). I have an clashing human relationship with the brand's feminine pillar fragrances. Their debut fragrance, 1992'south Affections, was a masterpiece, just not one I want to wearable. I really like a few of the flankers, though, and take almost bought Affections Liqueur de Parfum whatever number of times. I thought Angel Eau Sucrée was fun and I thought Angel Muse was fantastic, but I didn't buy either of those either.

The success of Angel is often attributed to its unusual (at the time) overdose of patchouli and candy; Alien followed in Angel's footsteps with an overdose of jasmine, vanilla and cashmeran. I did non beloved Alien but I didn't really detest it either. If I had establish it more appealing than I did, I probably would have tried more of the flankers.

Womanity (2010) broke with tradition, maybe — it struck me as relatively subtle, and seemed to become for contrast rather than overdose. I found information technology likable if not every bit interesting equally it should have been, and certainly not as interesting equally Angel or Alien. Information technology does non seem to have sold very well.

And now we have Aura. The Mugler folks assure us that we are back to overdose:

All MUGLER fragrances are excessive and addictive, and AURA MUGLER is congenital on a dual pulsation, a double overdose...¹

The double overdose is supposed to be composed of tiger liana and rhubarb leaf (other notes: orange bloom, bourbon vanilla and wolfwood), and perfumers Daphné Bugey, Amandine Clerc Marie, Christophe Raynaud and Marie Salamagne take whipped up a greenish oriental that fulfills the excessive requirement, at least: Aura is loud. The opening is too unusual — it smells similar a blend of camphorous toothpaste² and tropical flowers, or more precisely, a perfume intended to evoke tropical flowers, since it has an overtly synthetic border. Many reviewers mention the lovely note of rhubarb early on, merely I hardly notice it until the toothpaste subsides a bit, so, yes, at that place is a fruity rhubarb, very green, very sharp, a little sour and a little tart. Maybe not an overdose, just it's there.

The heart is a (still loud) tropical floral with plenty of vanilla, lots of dark-green, and a lingering hint of something like wintergreen. Daphné Bugey describes the tiger liana:

Information technology was used for many years in Chinese medicine. Information technology's the roots that are extracted from the institute, and it took usa 10 years to register the ingredient and be able to use it in perfume - and now it'south exclusive to this new Mugler fragrance. It combines this botanical and animal aspect which is the heart of the story, it has the addictive scent of sugared almond and vanilla merely it is as well quite smoky.³

And yep, at that place is a slight hint of smoke in the early dry down, along with a woody vanilla base. The fume gathers intensity afterwards; while information technology never reaches alarming levels, the smoke and the camphor combine to keep Aura, which is otherwise sweet and a fleck creamy, from qualifying as a foody / pudding condolement scent. Merely besides, nosotros've enough of those already.

The lasting power is amazing. Yous might want to try it on a blotter kickoff.

Verdict: Job well done. Aura doesn't smell like a dupe of anything else I tin can retrieve of. It's a expert fit with the paradigm of Zhenya Katava working her mode through a neon-flecked jungle in the ad campaign, and it is merely loud and odd and polarizing enough to seem like a good fit with the Mugler brand in general. To my mind, it's far easier to wear than Affections. Still, speaking for myself (and my wallet), no sale. I exercise similar Aura better than Alien, and I plant information technology far more daring and unusual than Womanity,⁴ only I didn't autumn in love. I volition be interested to see what they exercise with flankers, though, and I've taken so long to endeavor Aura that at that place is probably already ane on the mode.

If you've tried information technology, practice comment!

Thierry Mugler Aureola is bachelor in 30, 50 and 90 ml Eau de Parfum and in matching body products.

1. From the Mugler website.

2. The medicinal toothpaste smell reminds me of Ajona Stomaticum.

iii. I also used this quote in the fragrance announcement and it originally came from Dominicus World, merely the article does not seem to be online.

4. Although I should add that that'southward not the universal take: The Candy Perfume Male child finds Aura the tamest of the lot. He does dear information technology, though.

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Source: https://nstperfume.com/2017/10/24/thierry-mugler-aura-fragrance-review/

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