Aura for Women

I'm obsessed with the Y2K packaging!! It just looks so fun and funky. Very much the type of thing I was drawn to in that era as a teenager, but I am enjoying it in 2023 as well. Smells like a tropical Gain fabric detergent. I like it but I can't un-smell that association. Clean, fruity, musky, and a bit sweet and powdery--mimosa stands out and sparkles with the grapefruit. Daytime. This could be worn year-round since its sweet and soft, but I look forward to testing this in the spring and especially summertime, when I suspect I can appreciate it in its full glory! By the way, I bought a 2.5 oz bottle for just $11.48 USD - you really can't complain about this scent for that price (if you like fresh, fruity perfumes!) P.S. I normally dislike freesia- or grapefruit-heavy scents, yet Aura is no problem for me. Do try this if you're curious about a budget-friendly citrus blast from the past!

If you want to enjoy this fragrance, you’ve got to love the smell of grapefruit—even if you’re not keen on the taste. Lucky for me, I’m a huge fan of Pamplemousse by Laurence Dumont! 🍊 With Aura, they’ve kicked it up a notch by including the bitter peel and pith, so don’t expect a sugary-sweet grapefruit here. It’s all about that zesty bitterness! If you find the bitterness a tad overwhelming, just add a spritz of sweet vanilla or coconut to balance it out. Coty Vanilla Musk does wonders! It turns Aura from pleasantly bitter to sweet and scrumptious. 🍰 Wear what you want. No labels needed.

Holy wow. Why is this not more popular? It is clean, fresh musk, mimosa, greenish honeysuckle, and freesia goodness. This absolutely shines in cooler weather, once it dries down. love, Love, LOVE!!!!

The first fifteen minutes of Aura are unpleasant for me. Grapefruit scents and I don't seem to get along well (ex. Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune), and there's something else combined with the grapefruit here--maybe litchi?--that produces a sour, spoiled fruit opening to Aura. Which is a pity, because the best thing about all the Jacomo scents I have tried is the dry-down, and Aura has a gorgeous heart and base if you can wait for it. As with Paradox for Her (the blue one), it appears the perfumer took the best of Jacomo's discontinued Anthracite and built a variation on the theme. The fruits burn away in 15 minutes, thank goodness. Aura's spicy floral heart on its warm base stays close to the skin but has lasted 8+ hours now, with no signs of stopping. Since I already have Anthracite in my collection, and the dry-downs are similar, I probably won't purchase a full bottle of this one. I do recommend sampling first, in case those sour fruits will be a deal-breaker for you.

Jacomo Aura. What can I say? It's bright and zingy but it needs time to settle down, as it opens strongly with grapefruit and this odd synthetic note that smells a bit like toilet cleaner but thankfully it doesn't last. 10 mins in, you get the most beautiful but muted floral drydown Freesia, Mimosa, Heliotrope and Musk which I'm not that keen on but it's bearable for a fragrance. The Sandlewood is there too and it makes for a nice, cosy, almost skin like base in tandem with the Musk. I would say most definitely that this is a scent that you wear to the office or on errands. As it's cheap and inoffensive. It's a celebration of Spring and Summer and I respray it several times a day and don't feel guilty doing so, as it's a mood lifter and gives good vibes but you must like grapefruit to appreciate it x