Ramón Monegal
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Bright citrus catches first—lemon's tartness cutting through creamy jasmine—but this cheerfulness is merely a prologue. Within minutes, the castoreum begins its intrusion, introducing a warm, slightly urinous spice that transforms the composition into something far more complex and quietly challenging.
The jasmine and lemon fade into supporting players as ambergris and castoreum dominate, creating a heady, almost leathery sweetness that feels distinctly animalic. The spice accord intensifies here, developing a peppery, slightly smoky character that plays beautifully against the powdery undertones emerging from the sandalwood, giving the fragrance a dusty, worn-in elegance.
Mysore sandalwood emerges fully, wrapping everything in creamy, powdery warmth that lingers close to the skin. The animalic notes mellow but never disappear entirely, remaining as a whispered suggestion of something vaguely feral beneath expensive powder—the fragrance becomes more intimate, more personal, almost like a second skin rather than a perfume.
Ambra di Luna is a fragrance that refuses the constraints of gender or season, instead carving out its own shadowy territory in the amber family. What makes it compelling is how Monegal has weaponised the castoreum—that animalic, leather-tinged note that most modern perfumery treats with caution. Here it's unleashed, creating a spicy warmth that feels almost illicit, as though someone's left animal hide to cure beneath jasmine vines.
The jasmine and lemon opening is deceptively bright, serving as nothing more than a courteous nod before the ambergris and castoreum muscularity takes over. This is where the fragrance's personality emerges: it's unapologetically sensual and slightly feral, the sort of scent that clings to skin with an almost erotic persistence. The Mysore sandalwood base adds a creamy, powdery dimension that prevents the composition from becoming truly animalic—instead, it feels refined, like wearing an expensive leather jacket that's absorbed decades of cigarette smoke and cologne.
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