Mugler

Aura

2017
Mugler's green detour — rhubarb, botanicals, and animalic warmth replace the house's signature gourmand sweetness, channeling nature's wildness over patisserie excess.
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Sensory Profile

Sweetness Freshness Woodiness Intensity Longevity Complexity

Composition

Concentration Eau de Parfum
Style Designer
Notable Ingredients
rhubarb leaf green tiger liana orange blossom wolfwood bourbon vanilla animalic accord

Olfactory Structure

Family Woody
Evolution Moderate
Sillage 6/10

Character

Moods

earthy bold mysterious

Season

Autumn

Occasion

Casual

Thematic Territory

A botanical garden after rain, with something feral underneath. Green notes and animalic warmth in tension — Mugler's attempt to channel nature's wildness rather than the patisserie.

Era & Context

Modern

Mugler's pivot away from pure gourmand territory. Aura introduced green, botanical, and animalic elements — the house trying to prove it could do more than sweet excess. The heart-shaped leaf bottle and green juice signaled a different Mugler, though the intensity remained.

Spiritual Links

Comme des Garcons Amazingreen
5/10
Green Thread Olfactory Rebellion
Diptyque Philosykos
4/10
Green Thread Natural Purity
Serge Lutens Feminite du Bois
4/10
Woody Foundation Gender Subversion

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