Mona di Orio Bohea Bohème
4.0
Overall
Accords
woody
aromatic
fresh spicy
green
warm spicy
smoky
Notes Pyramid
Top
BergamotCardamomSichuan PepperItalian BergamotCardamom AbsoluteJuniperBay Leaf
Heart
Florentine IrisOsmanthus AbsoluteBlue ChamomileGeraniumPoplar BudsBlack TeaTuscan IrisGeranium AbsolutePoplar Bud Absolute
Base
SandalwoodBeeswaxBenzoinVanillaOakwoodFir BalsamBoxwoodAmberBalsam FirOakwood AbsoluteSmokeSandalwood (India)Beeswax AbsoluteVanilla AbsoluteBoxwood Absolute
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ The opening bergamot is beautifully leathered and paired with cardamom, creating an exotic and lightly warmed aura.
- ✅ The scent develops into a creamy, tea‑infused dry down that feels like a skin‑hugging mystery.
- ✅ Colognoisseur calls it “absolutely breathtaking in its originality” and praises Fredrik Dalman’s craftsmanship.
- ✅ Gorgeous, mysterious, exotic.
- ✅ Absolutely breathtaking in its originality.
- ✅ A beautiful leathered bergamot covered in a swath of cardamom.
- ✅ Skin‑hugging mystery with a radiant, softly spiced finish.
- ❌ The fragrance has almost zero sillage, making it a very subtle skin scent.
- ❌ Tea‑based perfumes are often polarising; one reviewer noted it was initially a genre they disliked.
- ❌ Almost zero sillage, making it a very close‑to‑skin scent.
- ❌ Long longevity (16‑18 h) but very low projection.
