Aura Mugler

Aura Mugler is one of those designer perfumes that asks for a taste for bright green florals and a very specific, almost surreal style of scent. By our assessment, its strength is the unusual mix of leafy freshness, sweet floral heart, and a darker, woodsier base that makes it stand out from the usual safe department-store crowd. That same oddness is also its limit: the ginger-and-green opening and the dense drydown can feel polarizing if someone wants something easy, soft, or conventionally pretty. In use, it tends to come across as bold and a little strange rather than airy. Compared with ordinary floral perfumes, Aura Mugler has more character and less politeness. It suits people who enjoy Mugler's habit of making fragrance feel like a statement piece, and it is less suitable for anyone looking for a simple office scent.