Aura (original) by Loewe
Women 1994
Description
Aura (original) by Loewe is an oriental floral fragrance for women. Launched in 1994, this composition features freshia, melon, mandarin, white peach, and bergamot in the top notes. The heart reveals Parma violet, May rose, iris, and gardenia, while the base settles on benzoin, Peru balsam, sandalwood, vanilla, ambergris, tonka bean, and musk.
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Key notes
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Top
freesia
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Heart
Parma Violet
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Base
benzoin
Community
55 votes
- Positive 89%
- Negative 7.3%
- Neutral 3.6%
The olfactory pyramid
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
183 votes
What do you think?
Leading answer Love it
55 votes
Season
Choose severalLeading answer Winter
62 votes
Time of day
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32 votes
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Fragrance profile
About Aura (original)
Aura (original) by Loewe is an oriental floral fragrance for women. Launched in 1994, this composition features freshia, melon, mandarin, white peach, and bergamot in the top notes. The heart reveals Parma violet, May rose, iris, and gardenia, while the base settles on benzoin, Peru balsam, sandalwood, vanilla, ambergris, tonka bean, and musk.
Flowers Fruits, vegetables and nuts White flowers Resins and balsams Woods and mosses Spices Musk, amber and animalic
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Longevity
Leading answer Long-lasting
30 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Room-filling
38 votes
Character
Leading answer Traditionally feminine
17 votes
Value perception
Leading answer A little expensive
15 votes
Community reviews
13 reviews
Share what you noticed: opening, drydown, sillage and the moments when it works for you.
Aura was an absolute beast—magical and incredibly enveloping. The trail and longevity were on another level. It smelled sweet yet fresh at the same time. The top notes sparkled, the heart of violets and roses was gorgeous, and the amber-vanilla base was so clean it almost felt perfect. If anyone has one tucked away and isn’t using it, please sell it to me. Aura should have been eternal.
Aura was wonderful, magical, and enveloping. It had incredible sillage and longevity. It smelled sweet and fresh at the same time. Fresh, sparkling top notes, a floral heart with violets and roses, and an amber base with clean vanilla that came close to perfection. If anyone still has it and isn’t using it, please sell it to me. Aura should have been eternal.
I miss it so much!!… I’ve never had a perfume as beautiful as this one… it made me feel incredible. Everyone started complimenting me wherever I went… It was the only one I wore during the years it was on the market. I have no idea why they haven’t brought it back… the new Loewe scents don’t even come close to its level.
I’m dying for this perfume. It broke my heart when they discontinued it. It was perfect: 10/10 sillage, sexy, elegant, powerful, powdery, floral—it had everything. A true masterpiece, the most addictive and mind-blowing Loewe scent for me. The new version? Nothing like it. It’s an insult to memory, renaming something that has nothing to do with the original. This should have been eternal, a flagship. I’m sure if they bring it back, it’ll break records. I really hope they reconsider bringing it back. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
It kills me that they discontinued it. It was the perfect perfume. I fell in love with the scent immediately. A 10/10 trail, sexy, elegant, powerful, powdery, floral—it had everything!! A true marvel, for me the most addictive and mind-blowing Loewe fragrance ever. The new one is nothing like it; it’s an insult to the memory of this perfume. They should rename another fragrance that has nothing to do with it. This scent should be eternal, a flagship of the brand. I’m sure if they brought it back, it would break records. I really hope they reconsider bringing it back. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Totally agree. I used it for a long time until they took it off the shelves. It made me feel great. It was gorgeous and I always got compliments. Nothing like the new one out there now. What a shame!!! I have no idea what’s going through their heads to discontinue it. PLEASE LOEWE GENTLEMEN/LADIES, BRING IT BACK INTO CIRCULATION!!!!!!
Totally agree. I used it a lot until they pulled it from circulation. It made me feel great, it was gorgeous, and I always got compliments. Nothing like the current version. What a shame!!! I don’t know what’s going through their heads to discontinue it. PLEASE, LOEWE GENTLEMEN AND LADIES, BRING IT BACK INTO CIRCULATION!!!!!!
What a lost gem… Loewe has had some strange lineup changes with their fragrances. Essence Femme and this Aura are two that should never have been lost. This fragrance fits perfectly in the Loewe house, perfect for a red carpet right now and a countless number of formal and semi-formal occasions. I’d define it as resinous, powdery, floral. Everything is very moderate, and I think it suffers from that. Maybe if it were more intense, I would have gone absolutely crazy (in a good way). I can’t find the fruits anywhere here, nor (thank God) the iris. The violet, vanilla, and freesia give a wonderful powdery effect, moderate, not as noticeable as the Flower by Kenzo. The amber, benzoin, and tonka are also kept in check, not loud or intense at all. It’s, as I said, moderate, contained, well-balanced; I would have loved a bit more punch, but this detail in no way detracts from its quality. Let’s see if Loewe brings it back along with the discontinued ones in special editions like they did a few years ago because it is absolutely wonderful.
One of the best fragrances ever made: warm, sensual, sweet, and woody. It was noticeable without being invasive or cloying, almost addictive. What a shame they stopped making it, and even worse, that they renamed another perfume that has nothing to do with it. What a letdown when, after years, I walked into El Corte Inglés, smelled it with huge excitement ready to buy, and discovered it was almost a joke; it makes no sense to me, right? Wasn’t there another name? The new Aura has neither the trail, the longevity, nor the originality… I don’t know if they share notes, but they must be very few. Since then, I’ve kept a miniature I treasure like gold and smell it from time to time to remember the old days. Please, if anyone knows a similar fragrance, post it here, surely many people are looking.
I’ve been checking the notes on Fragrantica and they don’t match much, but I absolutely loved Allure by Chanel. Once a friend wore a body milk with Aura by Loewe and I had to ask if it was Allure. Since so much time has passed, I can’t swear on the similarity, but if I were you, I’d try Allure to see if it works for you. Good luck, Alaya! What a pity about Aura… By the way, you can still find vintage bottles and boxes of Aura on Wallapop, but be prepared to spend 200 euros or more.
I used to wear it a lot in winter, haven’t been made in years. It was an addictive, winter, youthful, and classy perfume, unlike anything else. Today I just finished a little bottle they released for the 40th anniversary of the brand, reissuing perfumes they had already stopped producing, like this one. What a pity.
I had it before I was of legal drinking age. I remember a strong but pleasant and very long-lasting scent. I hated it when one day it fell on the floor and shattered, so I was stuck with the smell filling the whole room for over a week—it was overwhelming. But its staying power is incredible.
I had this perfume when I wasn’t of legal age yet; I remember a strong but pleasant and very long-lasting scent. I hated it when one day the bottle fell to the floor and broke completely, so I was stuck with the smell in the whole room for over a week that overwhelmed me. Its lasting power is incredible.