Les Nombres d’Or Musc Mona di Orio for women and men

Per gli amanti dei cipriati-muschiati ... questo è il TOP.

To quote Lady Macbeth "Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under't.”

This went straight to the to purchase pile and i can't wait to have a full bottle at my disposal. A perfect, balanced fragrance. Good for day, night, casual, dressy, it makes me rethink my " no signature" policy. I usually don't pick up much from musk notes but this one I can smell in all it's glory. Powdery and light with something darker and dirtier lying just underneath that just hovers on the edge of perception. Cravable, lovable, warm, sensual, makes you want to lean in closer with its tonka dry down.

This perfume smells heaven, a balanced and harmonious flowers accord. At first it's quite strong and powerful, then it becomes mellow and sweet. There is a lovely flower that I cannot detect which stays with me all day.

I like this perfume and I like niche perfumes too. I' don't think niche perfumes are always the best but I'm not a fan of Turin and his wife also. I think they write what they are payed for. Their reviews are not always fair and I consider his wife just a p.r. in the world of perfumes, only a talkative woman using a pack of adjectives and no juice in what she writes. In any case this is a nice frag, quite easy but not Mona's best, that's what I think.

Despite few terrific comments - by..... some "laureate" experts - I believe that M. di O. Musc is - in all its complexity - one of the best existing or at least that I've chanced to meet. Sincerely I'm so puzzled because I've never been a fan of this ingredient... but...."coup de foudre!" That was the very first time I fell in love with it or Mona must have put a spell on me. I'd suggest to those who ignore what I'm talking about to have a go with it: try it on your wrist and.......wait, the miracle won't be late!!! ;-)

good ,dood musc with some note of almonde which I like so much,there is also sweet powder.

Very natural, very beautiful and melancholic fragrance.

I am a huge musc fan, when I wear it I often get compliments from men! I can wear this soft musc to go to work, I also have the Lorenzo Villoresi musc but that is so strong and lasting I only wear it to go out.
Unfortunately the only shop in my city that sold it recently closed. I am not use to bying things on the internet, so I will cherrish the little bit that is left in the bottle until I find another place to buy it.

@ "Bandit" below

Sorry but I believe you are giving Mr. Turin far, far too much credit (& unfounded power) for the fate of Mona's first line.
Yes I agree that whatever was going on there between them certainly felt more personal than professional. And his reviews of her fragrances were mostly totally unfair (although accurate in parts). And yes I'm sure it will probably make a certain dent in sales. But I hardly think it would be enough of a dent to cause a "discontinuation". Mona was already having problems with her line way before "The Guide" even came out. (Of course Turin didn't exactly help things !)
Besides I think what you say about "perfumistas" taking his reviews too seriously is also somewhat incorrect. Any true "perfumista" and 'fume lover will still sample any fragrance regardless of Mr. Turin's reviews. And will certainly not be swayed by his reviews of a scent. And it will actually be true perfumistas who will most admire Ms. Di Orio's work. So she wouldn't be loosing much in sales there. ... I think it will be mostly perfume novices or even people who know absolutely zero about perfume who will probably take Mr.Turin's reviews "as gospel", or more seriously. And those will be much fewer than you might think. And also not really the sort who would enjoy Mona's heavy handed style in fragrance. (And the sort who will only purchase a scent rarely).
And besides, I actually think Turins "negative advertising" will probably generate more interest in Mona's line, than had he gushed about her perfumes instead. Negative reviews in fact generate more interest than not, especially with perfumistas who want to explore if the negative reviews are indeed warranted or not. So Turin & Sanchez might have very well done Mona a "back-handed" favour.

I believe her new "Les Nombres d'Or" line is actually much more "public-friendly". And will, I'm pretty sure, do much better all-round than her previous one. (Though much simpler compositions, they are all nevertheless still brilliant and easier to like. (Not exactly something the previous ones were). ...
And besides her first line has not actually been discontinued as such, and will be re-introduced sometime in the near future.
~ "Les Nombres d'Or" is the best and wisest thing Mona could've done for her line ! Their increased sales will ensure she will be able to reintroduce the original line-up of fragrances for us all to enjoy once again.

To tell the truth,I'm not a big fan of Musc,but I like that:yes it's simple but suave and no synthetic at all.

I'm in mourning for the cancellation of the old Mona di Orio Line,such a loss!
They were difficult perfumes,especially Nuit Noir,because of the known indolic note,but in these scents I could recognize all the talent of the creative
Mona.

It was really awful, when I tested Cuir and Musc from Mona di Orio. For me, Mona di Orio was a supernova, full of talent, fun and risky, with her own vision of perfumery. She produced the best perfumes in the whole niche department, imho.

Than came Luca Turin and labeled her Nuit Noire falsy "civet fart". He hated her for something we probably never find out. It felt personally, if you asked me. He dismissed her whole line without reason.

Let me say only this: Luca Turin was and is often wrong, but this time he was wrong big time.

Mona di Orio's got talent. Her perfumes reflected that.

But unfortunatly Turin's false reviews destroyed her reputation and after that her business. Especially the niche lovers tend to believe in Turin blindly.

In the end Orio was forced to discontinue her whole line. What a lost!

I was curious, how her new take on the niche market would be and I am heartbroken: Cuir and Musc are mediocre one-note-scents, that heaps of niche houses produce. Boring.

Her Musc is sweet and cloying. It's not white, it's not powdery, it's not egyptian, it's not dirty, but it's too much and for sure, if you tend to being not able to smell musk perfumes at all, this one is smellable for you. The first impression I got from it was: Face cream! Oh my, as if I needed this in my life.

There are much much better musks out there. The easiest way to find a better one is to pick one of Ava Luxe's. She has a whole range and even the ones I don't like too much, are better than Orios Musc.

I could cry.

In my opinion this is the best muscs ever made in perfumery. There is nothing artificial or metallic in this fragrance. You can feel real animalic musc note, however it is nothing unpleasant or stinky. The fragrance creates unbelievably cozy aura, like warm blanket made of Kashmir wool. Forget Musc by Serge Lutens. This one is sophisticated made with passion not to shock people around as other niche musc fragrances. Tonka is perfectly balanced and together with heliotrope creates buttery soft aura similar to almonds. I can imagine how perfect it will be to wear this fragrance during cold fall or winter days.

Oh boy, I just haven't got the patience to get passed the "plasticky" note of this one! There are plenty of better musk offerings out there!!

being eau de toilette it lasts and lasts very long.Not for everyday use, I have to be in the mood for Musc.

First musc I've actually been able to smell! And oh what an aroma it is! Stunningly beautiful, lasts all day and then some with a great sillage that has dh saying 'my, you smell great', every time I pass him.

This really is all I want for Christmas :)

A soapy musk. Not shocking and not one-note musky. Wearable but not distinct enough.

So, musc in a leading role is a genre I shy away from, because most reviewers label these fragrances as 'white synthetic' or 'plasticy'.

To those reviewers I say 'Try this.'

Remember when you were young and went on dates? That feeling you had when you got a whiff of someone you liked (and hoped that they liked you too), and forever after how that scent made you feel? You'll reexperience that with Mona's Musc.

There are two supporting notes here that I am no fan of: Angelica, which is usually too heavy (Guerlain's Angelique Noir); and Tonka, which tends to make things a sweet stinkerfest (Guerlain's Tonka Imperial)

You'll pick up on the tonka here if you take a good whiff, and it smells fainly of almond. But in general, my hat's off to Mona, because whatever it is that she did this composition really works for me. There is nothing heavy or sweet about it; everything is perfection.

And a little exciting. Oh to be young again.