First founded in 1221 in Florence by Dominican friars creating herbal remedies to use in their monastery, Officinia Profumo Farmaceutica de Santa Maria Novella is one of the world's oldest standing pharmacies. Santa Maria Novella specializes in luxury bath and body products, as well as divine colognes still true to their centuries-old formulations. Some of their most sought-after creations include rich hand and foot creams, aromatic potpourri (still fermented in terracotta jars as it was 800 years ago!), and fragrant bath soaps. Not to mention their fragrances, which have a cult following of their own! The products are still made on-site at their own factory in Florence, Italy, never tested on animals, and made using local ingredients whenever possible. Carefully handmade according to age-old recipes and artisanal methods, the preparations maintain a spirit of historical elegance.
Muschio Oro Eau de Cologne
An Apothecary's Floral
One of Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella's best-loved Eau de Cologne, Muschio Oro is a reinterpretation of the noble essences that have defined such a large part of the history of perfumery. A floral and musky olfactory construction recounts the refinement and kaleidoscopic world of the apothecary's very art.
The top notes contain a skillfully calibrated bouquet of white flowers. The middle continues the discovery with ylang ylang, neroli, iris and lily of the valley, portraying the floral nature between poudrè and luminescence. Lastly, the base notes with vanilla, tonka bean, cedarwood and musk. The journey is now complete. The enigma? Still remains.
Fragrance Notes:
Top: Bouquet of White Flowers
Middles: Ylang-Ylang, Neroli, Iris, Lily of the Valley
Base: Vanilla, Cedarwood, Tonka Bean, Musk
Please Note: All full sized bottles of niche fragrance priced $95 or over will receive a complimentary 0.3 ml sample of the same fragrance. Use this “Fragrance Insurance” for a few days before opening the full size bottle, as we are not able to accept returns on fragrances that have been opened or used. If you decide you don’t love the fragrance after using the Fragrance Insurance sample, you’re welcome to return your unopened and unused full-size fragrance within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.
ALCOHOL DENAT., PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), BENZYL SALICYLATE, LINALOOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, COUMARIN, HYDROXYCITRONELLAL, GERANIOL, BENZYL BENZOATE, CINNAMYL ALCOHOL, CITRONELLOL, FARNESOL, ISOEUGENOL, CI 15985 (FD&C YELLOW NO. 6), BENZYL ALCOHOL, LIMONENE.