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Imaginary Authors A City On Fire vs Mona di Orio Cuir
Cuir is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
———Accords
Woody
100%
Aromatic
96%
Smoky
96%
Fresh spicy
78%
Amber
68%
Warm spicy
55%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
A City On Fire by Imaginary Authors is a Woody Aromatic fragrance for women and men. A City On Fire was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Josh Meyer. The fragrance features Burnt Match, Juniper, Labdanum, Nard Himalayan (Jatamansi), Cardamom and Wild Berries. "A brilliantly dark graphic novel, A City On Fire, is the story of two match-makers. Rupert literally fabricates matches in a factory on the waterfront while Frances writes a dating column for the city's newspaper. Both are recluses who haunt the night's shadows observing clandestine activities from afar but never partaking. That changes one fortuitous evening when they are both witness to the same high-profile murder and are forced to come together as an unlikely vigilante pair in order to save their own names.Imaginary Authors developed this fragrance exclusively for Machus, a modern menswear retailer focused on forward concepts and clean classics in Portland's Lower East Burnside neighborhood." NOTES: Cade oil, Spikenard, Cardamom, Clearwood, Dark Berries, Labdanum & Burnt Match.
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Notes
Top
CardamomAnise
Heart
LeatherJuniper
Base
CastoreumOpoponax
Accords
Leather
100%
Smoky
67%
Woody
64%
Aromatic
63%
Animalic
59%
Warm spicy
53%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Cuir by Mona di Orio is a Leather fragrance for women and men. Cuir was launched in 2010. The nose behind this fragrance is Mona di Orio. Top notes are Cardamom and Anise; middle notes are Leather and Juniper; base notes are Castoreum and Opoponax. Opening with a whiff of Gauloise-like smoke it quickly becomes toasted spices and sweet absinthe before the appearance of the leather. Neatly straddling the line between biker and Birkin bag, the leather is almost carnal in its depth. In these days of anodyne scents and trans-fat free lives this is a welcome walk on the wild side that would be wonderful on a man. On a woman? Only one way to put it: Cuir is ruthlessly chic.
Notes in Common
0% sharedShared (0)
No shared notes — these are very different compositions.
Only in A City On Fire
Only in Cuir
CardamomAniseLeatherJuniperCastoreumOpoponax
Rating
3.38vs4.07
Ratings
1,945vs802
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
2014vs2010
Which should I buy?
Cuir is the community's favourite of the two.
- Cuir is rated higher by the community: 4.07 from 802 ratings, against 3.38 from 1,945.
- Longevity votes lean "moderate" for A City On Fire and "long lasting" for Cuir.
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for fall and winter.
Buy Cuir if you want the higher-rated option; pick A City On Fire if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.