WHAT I SMELL:  Domaine graces the skin with a warm buttery and creamy green opening.  It’s abundantly rich and intoxicatingly lush.  As the initial intoxication fades, the perfume’s development unfolds subtly and quietly and tonka discretely emerges in the base, adding depth and warmth.  The lily of the valley here however is not what we think of as spring-like that’s light and airy.  Instead, a touch of earthy richness binds the lily of the valley to the other notes.  Here, this soliflore perfume resides like a heavenly body for eternity.  Domaine is beyond beautiful.

From the Mona di Orio website:

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Official notes:  Lily of the Valley

WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME:  A French chateau ravaged by time but which still beholds its beauty of days past.

THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE DOMAINE:  quiet, serene, otherworldly

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DOMAINE:  CaFleureBon

BOTTOM LINE:  Domaine is a rather quiet perfume.  But this creamy lily of the valley elixir is an incredible gift from the perfume gods thanks to perfumer Fredrik Dalman.

• Bone Rating:  4.5 out of possible 5 bones
• Scent: Floral
• Nose: Fredrik Dalman
• Classification: Unisex
• Expense:  $215 for 75 ml eau de parfum