Verde d'Arancia

Great refresher for these hot days of summer. It is a dead ringer for Eau d' Orange Verte. I am testing both right now, left arm vs. right arm. Practically indistinguishable. Mind you, the pyramid above is off. Verde d'Arancia (that means exactly Green of Orange, or Orange Verte in French ) smells like the gren parts of an orange tree: mainly leaves (petit grain) and green peel. You also get orange blossom, jasmine and bergamot. There is a green note that should be spearmint. The base is cozy: there is a comforting musc leaning in with a hint of vanilla (but just a shadow). What you don't get is the ripe fruit or the juice nor that candied peel often found in other compositions. This very cheap Monotheme is ideal for any hot summer day. Fresh and refreshing, lifts your mood. Just like its Hermes sibling, doesn't last more than a couple of hours. I tend to overspray but you'll need to reapply every now and then. But at that price (around 12 euros for 100ml) , who cares. Edit April 22: after trying all the other citrus based offerings in the Monotheme line, I elect Verde dArancia as the very best of the family. If you have to pick one among these siblings, choose this one: I can never tire of it and really is a most refreshing, green orange cologne for the summer. You'll love it.

I have bought all the colognes in the book of citrusses line. They don't last long but what can you expect of a line of perfumes that only revolves around light citrussy topnotes. With all of them you get much better performance if you wear them underneath clothing. For 4 to 8 hours of longevity go for 20 sprays underneath your clothes it's a cologne style fragrance with only citrusses after all. Verde D'Arancia smells to me like a little less fleeting sibling to Orange Verte cologne or edt. But to my nose Verde D'Arancia brings a more sunny orange happiness to the table compared to Orange Verte. It's like living in a happy sunny Slim Aarons picture. Under 15 euro's this could be a 10 out of 10 for those who are drawn to light citrus colognes and can appreciate lightness and naturalness over performance. Whatever version you buy from the book of citrusses. All are highly recommended imho! Sadly Bergamotto has changed quite a bit. And turned into something generic and sweet. Check Monothemes websites because here on Fragantica they switched the genders a bit. All book of citrus fragrances are unisex on the Monotheme website Zagara is the only one who is marketed feminine.

I don't know how I have not reviewed this yet; I have owned a bottle of this for a while now and the more it macerated, the more delicious it got. Just as most descriptions below me put it together, this fragrance is exactly like ripping through an orange peel to get to the edible part; the little harsh spray that comes out of it when your fingers begin digging into the fruit is exactly what this recreates. The biggest con of this fragrance is that the scent is closer to the skin and has good sillage in its lasting time frame, which is 15 minutes. And do I love it? Absolutely yes, please. The best layer or even sometimes linear note, I like to wear over the summer. My current summer was filled with this and sunny, beautiful, and fresh days. Thanks to this gem and the other fragrance duo I had it with (Zeitgeist by J.F. Schwarzlose Berlin), they made a citrusy, marine, green, and ambergris duo in a smooth manner, and the scent was to die for. Will always be in my summer rotation.

Spray, then wait for a few seconds for the alcohol to evaporate. You'll get a very natural reconstruction of orange and mandarin, and the refreshing pungent juice of torn peels. An excellent balance between sweet and sour renders it uplifting and fresh for estival daytime. But unfortunately it'll soon fade to a scent resembling juice stain rather than fresh juice. Longevity is poor -- after an hour or two, there is only musk with vague sweet orange tones. Plus, on skin it can be powdery. Projection is at best non-offensive, and very nose friendly. This is definitely unisex. The best price with discount is $20/100ml, as it's de facto EdC so one has to overspray. I'd personally rate it as the best of Book of Citruses.

This is magic! Really excellent, and my favourite so far from this line, I'm a big Monotheme fan just a crime that I don't own more of them really? A supreme mixture of zesty orange opening which is so fresh and lovely all the while maturing to something quite earthy in the base...woody for sure vetiver and even a hint of patchouli. If you're thinking orange? Vetiver? Could this be like TdH? You couldn't be more wrong this is very different much juicier but not lacking in a full body. Again not the longest lasting but I can forgive it as it lasts a bit longer than the bergamot one and smells as good if not better than many other orange fragrances.