Thomas de Monaco – Perfume as Art from Zurich
Thomas de Monaco calls his brand “True Artistic Niche”, and rarely does a label fit so well. His extraits are created in Zurich and feel less like products than like pictures – scenes, memories and places of longing that you don't look at but wear on your skin. At SNUD you will find all of the brand's extraits and can smell, test and take them home as samples in Vienna-Josefstadt.
What makes Thomas de Monaco special to us?
We love how poetic and powerful these fragrances are at the same time – they have the courage to show real edges. Grand Beau smells of a pine forest behind the dunes, Sol Salgado of salty skin after an endless summer day, Ultima Storia of a declaration of love to Italy. Anyone who sees perfume as art will find exactly what niche means to us here.
Who are Thomas de Monaco's fragrances for?
For everyone who wants to experience perfume as a picture and is looking for a scent that tells a story. If you love summer, sea and citrus, start with Sol Salgado, Ultima Storia or Eau Coeur; if you like it warmer and more seductive, with Raw Gold or Fuego Futuro. And if you are looking for flowers that don't exist yet, you will find them in the “Flowers for Future” Artist Collection.
The Gold Collection
The Gold Collection brings together six extraits that tell of summer, sea and desire. Raw Gold is the scent where it all began, between innocence and temptation. Grand Beau combines pine, frankincense and seaweed, and for Sol Salgado, Eau Coeur, Fuego Futuro and Ultima Storia, Thomas de Monaco and Maurus Bachmann united six citrus essences from Italy, Spain and Mexico.
All six were composed by Maurus Bachmann, and each shows a different side: Raw Gold is leathery, sweet and spicy, Grand Beau woody, spicy and green, Fuego Futuro spicy, green and smoky.
Flowers for Future
In the “Flowers for Future” Artist Collection, Thomas de Monaco gives young perfumers a stage. Their task: to invent flowers that nature does not know yet. The results are Fleur Danger by Ugo Charron, Jade Amour by David Chieze and Neo Eden, the very first fragrance by Augustin Lemiere.
The three invented flowers are very different: Fleur Danger is leathery, spicy and fruity, Jade Amour floral, sweet and green, Neo Eden fruity, floral and sweet. At SNUD you will also find Luisant Haze by Karine Chevallier.
