Mugler - Aura Mugler EDP Aura Mugler (“Aura”) is an oriental green aromatic with hallmarks of a fruity floral fragrance. Released in the United States this past Winter, the brand states it is intended to make the wearer “reconnect with (your) inner nature and to unleash all (your) femininity and (your) aura.” Based on the description, I anticipated an assertive feminine fragrance. Aura opens with an intensely bitter and sour vegetal note. The bitterness intertwines with a floral that reads on me as orange blossom. This duel accord floats on my skin for about an hour before the bitterness subsides and the fragrance takes on a softer edge. As Aura wears, I get a complex smokiness and a sweetness that peeks through. Again, the contrast of the notes is intriguing. There is a slight medicinal quality that comes through at about the two hour mark. Typically, a medicinal note is unpleasant to me but in this fragrance, I don’t f...
