Сардоникс (Sardonics) 2 by Новая Заря (The New Dawn)
Women
Description
Sardonics 2: A Powdery Leather-Musk Throwback From Russian house Novaya Zarya, Sardonics 2 is a floral woody musk for women that debuted in the 1970s. It pairs classic florals with leather, woods, and moss for a distinctly vintage feel. Up top, aldehydes lift rose and white flowers into something bright and soapy. As it settles, the scent turns drier, earthier,…
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Key notes
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Top
rose
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Heart
leather
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Base
sandalwood
Community
74 votes
- Positive 91%
- Negative 5.4%
- Neutral 4.1%
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About Сардоникс (Sardonics) 2
Sardonics 2: A Powdery Leather-Musk Throwback
From Russian house Novaya Zarya, Sardonics 2 is a floral woody musk for women that debuted in the 1970s. It pairs classic florals with leather, woods, and moss for a distinctly vintage feel.
Up top, aldehydes lift rose and white flowers into something bright and soapy. As it settles, the scent turns drier, earthier, and more powdery on skin.
The opening leans on rose, aldehydes, and white flowers. Think clean, lipstick-style rose rather than jammy sweetness, with that fizzy aldehydic shine of the era.
The middle brings leather, iris, violet, and vetiver. Leather stays smooth here, cushioned by powdery iris and violet, while vetiver adds a green, rooty undertone.
Underneath, sandalwood, oakmoss, and musk create a creamy-dry base. Moss gives structure, musk softens the edges, with a faint animalic warmth.
Wear feels like a slow shift from sparkling floral to woody powder. The listed accords — leathery, woody, powdery, violet, earthy, iris, animalic, rose, mossy, aldehydic — come through in layers rather than all at once.
Rated 4.19 out of 5 from 74 ratings, it has a loyal following among vintage lovers. Projection is present but polished, never sugary or loud in a modern way.
Great for anyone into soft leather, powdery iris, violet leaf, oakmoss, and soapy musks. A strong pick if you love 70s-style florals with a woody, mossy backbone.
Sardonics 2 holds up as a vintage floral musk: sparkling rose, a leather-violet heart, and a sandalwood-moss drydown. Pick it if powdery and earthy beats sweet.
Flowers White flowers Musk, amber and animalic Woods and mosses
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Character
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