Ramon Monegal

 Seduction, passion and strength.

I have submerged myself in an art known for its great emotional intensity and which comes from something rooted in my cultural origins, flamenco. Distinguished by its wild gestures, ferocious foot stamping, profound laments and guitar flourishes. Flamenco, my olfactory manifesto to the Andalusian character tattooed with fire on the soul of Spain. Intoxicating emotion expressed in song, guitar and dancing which, under the spell of the Alhambra, transcends in perfume: salty tears, like the southern dew, a fan of orange flower petals, rose and jasmine, interwoven with sandal and cedar wood with a base of voluptuous nectar of saffron stamens, amber and musk. Flamenco is a profound and passionate art… it’s a unique state of mind. It’s my forbidden hypnotic fruit!

Notes: 

Raspberry, Red rose petals, Amber, Musk.
Classification: Floral-fruity, woody, musky.

Daring, strong and determined, dominated by a feeling of satisfaction, which declares security, discretion and uniqueness

Olé! ... my favorite exclamation! Fusion between folklore and Spanish art.

The great journey of affirmation that arises from the capacity for wonder and admiration that Art provokes!

Instant of euphoria, moment of maximum fulfillment ... powerful emotional state!

 

 

WHAT IT IS

A discovery collection of Ramon Monegal's bestselling fragrances. Made in Spain.

SEVEN-PIECE SET INCLUDES

• Flamenco Eau de Parfum, 0.7 oz.
• Ole Eau de Parfum, 0.7 oz.
• #Cafedelmar Eau de Parfum, 0.7 oz.
• Agar Musk Eau de Parfum, 0.7 oz.
• Umbra Eau de Parfum, 0.7 oz.
• Hand in Hand Eau de Parfum, 0.7 oz.
• The New Paradise Eau de Parfum, 0.7 oz.

 

“Fascinated by Dubai! The 4 elements of the nature around me: the powdered land of rose and tonka, spices on the air, smoky fire of oud and frankinsence, and finally the fruity vital water. The perfume comes to live in my mind and yells me… do it!”
Pure, sophisticated and very exclusive. Unique elixir of Indian oud, Turkish rose and Somalian frankincense in graceful presence of Spanish saffron and Russian leather. Magic revelation next to Dubai.

Notes: 

• Top: Bergamot, plum, melon, coconut, Spanish labdanum-cistu
• Heart: Spanish saffron, black pepper, Indonesian nutmeg, Egyptian jasmin, Turkish rose
• Base: Indian oud, Australian sandalwood, Russian leather, Brazilian tonka, Somalian frankincense, ambrarome

Part of the Spanish collection
Ode to the sun, ode to life, ode to joy. The Sun, adored as a deity with supernatural powers in many great cultures. Source of life, symbol of happiness that emits the light that illuminates us. I have taken up the challenge of creating an olfactory image of a burst of sunlight from which creative energy flows. The light FAÍSA, a fantasy in the form of an optimistic fable, a counterpoint to the present grey moment, a manifesto on Happiness’ transformational and energizing current. Where there is sun, there is life and where there is life, there is joy!

Notes: 
Lemon, saffron, cnise, cinnamon, ylang-ylang, raspberry, cashmeran
Mimosa, jasmine, rose, oud, patchouli, cedarwood
Sandalwood, oakmoss, amber vanilla, tonka, caramel

My indulgence. 

Exuberant, opulent and seductive. A festive, lively statement.
My revenge. At the beginning of my training, the first classic accord I had to learn and replicate, without much luck, was the legendary floral tuberose with jasmine and orange blossom. I've now been able to regain that satisfying experience and to interpret the myth, reformulate the accord fragrance with my learned language.+

Notes: 

Indian tuberose absolute, iris on cedarwood, Egyptian jasmine absolute, Tunisian neroli and Tolu balsam.

Classification: Floral rich tuberose.

Yellow moment Ibiza...,party, vital, provocative.
The most mythical myth of hippie culture on the island. A psychedelic trip brought by brightly coloured flowers of an indefinite smell. Flowers that do not exist, but that hopelessly attract you and invite you to discover the very essence of your Bohemian soul. Along with the addictively provocative patchouli, these flowers are the secret elixir of the disinhibiting power of the island.

Notes: 

Mediterranean Yellow flower
Absinthe, Loganberry, Pink Pepper
Peony, Gardenia, Chocolate flower
Patchouli, Sandalwood, Praline

My fascination.
I have always felt an irresistible attraction for leather.
A leather accord can be intense and severe, but, when it revolves around tanned suede with cedar and vanilla essence, it becomes velvety soft, golden and very elegant. It’s the other side of leather.

Notes: 

Somalian frankincense, Indonesian patchouli, Bourbon vetiver, Ceylon cinnamon and beeswax absolute.

Classification: Woody oriental rich, leathery.

My elixir.
White musk is one of the modern myths of perfume. It's one of my inalienable desires; it is the quintessential elixir.

 

Notes: 

Rose wardia, royal gardenia, Somalian frankincense, Haitian vetiver and white musk.

Classification: Soft floral classical

My fable.
A shadow moves on the ground, comes to life sheltered from the sun and captures the essence of the different olfactory messages that plants give off growing on it with their flowers, fruits, leaves, wood, mosses, resins, roots, to combine like a true alchemist and develop its own perfume.

Notes: 

Haitian vetiver, Madagascar black pepper, oak moss, geranium bourbon, Canadian fir balsam and Brazilian tonka beans.

Aromatic / fougére woody.

My caprice.
One of the nicest things we can enjoy in Spain in March, is the flowering of over a million cherry trees on the valle del Jerte, painting a sea of white flowers of sublime scent that will turn into the fruit of desire: cherries. Impossible to resist the temptation to interpret it, impossible to resist the temptation to wrap it in musk.

Notes: 

White musk, cherry accord, rose, jasmine, strawberry, oak moss and cassis.

Classification: Musky-fruity-floral.

My party.
To celebrate my fiftieth birthday and make it unforgettable for my guests, I recreated a courtyard of orange trees in blossom and imagined a light perfume with light and passion, inspired by the verses that the Andalusian poet Antonio Machado penned about an orange tree in one of his poems. My guests liked it so much that it ended up being the soul that gave life to my signature project.

Notes: 

Tunisian orange flower absolute, mandarin orange, Paraguayan petitgrain oil, neroli, amber, Indonesian patchouli and Madagascar vanilla.

Classification: Citrus rich woody.

My provocation.

Categorical and provocative. Cunning seduction, impulse of freedom.

Inspired by the raw smell of patchouli leaves that I discovered with hippies in the sixties on the island of Ibiza and represented the first olfactory image that defined an attitude: provocation and freedom. Mon patchouly has become sophisticated, enriched with poetic sunsets on the sea watched from the Café del Mar; it is addictive and captivating for its power to convince and seduce everyone around.

Notes: 

Indonesian patchouli, Yugoslavian oak moss absolute, Somalian frankincense, geranium bourbon, Egyptian jasmine absolute and amber.

Classification: Mossy wood crisp watery.

At dawn, when the darkness begins to fade with the incipient light and the warmth of the sun gains intensity, the silhouette of the wild rose is blurred against the light. The dew that wets its petals evaporates in the heat of the sun’s rays and creates an aura around it that moves capriciously in the morning breeze. The curiosity inherent in my profession pushes me to approach and savor this queen just when she wakes up and her scent is unique. My instinct guides me to the moment when the queen’s heart is uncovered to enter, between dew and gloom, to steal her reason for being.

Hazy Rose Fragrance Notes: 

• Indian ginger, Spanish saffron, Cashmeran, Magnolia grandiflora
• Rose damask, Pink pepper reunion, Virginian Cedarwood, Frankincense Somalia
• Benzoin siam, Yugoslavian oak moss, Musk cocktail, Caramel

“One of the most exciting moments in this new stage has been to discover a new source of inspiration in art. Mariposa, Alexander Calder’s mobile sculpture and the first in the extraordinary collection that Stanley Marcus brought to his fashion houses, has been my inspiration, grounded in the values of elegance and freedom to celebrate the exclusivity that only art allows.”

“The butterfly is an extraordinary creature that embodies many of the values that motivate me when I look for inspiration to fashion an olfactory tale in the form of a perfume”

Memorable, feminine, resplendent, light and persistent. A harmonious, colorful, and elegant floral nectar accord with a festive tone, dressed in a dew covered green forest , pure and vital, surrounded by a rejuvenating breeze of ozonic air on a majestic and rich bottom accord of a noble amber and silky musk.

Notes: 

Tuberose, Gardenia, Jasmine, Orchid, Hyacinth, Orange Blossom, Osmanthus, Rose.

Floral-crisp Bouquet

 

My identity.
My olfactory language is largely based on essences extracted from wood. Of these the most rare and solemn is Indian agarwood —also known as oud, its Arabic name. A unique, powerful and almost magical scent with a great tradition in Arab culture. Given my penchant from the culture of Al-Andalus, I decided I should compose my own interpretation of this unique ingredient with a Western Mediterranean twist using also leather and musk.

Notes:

Agarwood (oud), Cuir Vitessence, nutmeg, Haitian vetiver, ambroxan and musk cocktail.

Classification: Dry wood rich.

My confidence.
My balance. I believe that wood naturally conveys strength, protection, flexibility and prestige. The turn of the century led me to compose a modern olfactory image around these values. I combined accords of dry woods with fine spices to recreate the scent of the new millennium.

Notes: 

Cedrat, laurel, black pepper, oak moss, cashmeran, norlimbanol, sandalwood and cedarwood.

Classification: Dry wood fresh