23 community ratings

Aura

2023UnisexModern

Votes lean feminine

7.8/ 10

Community score
23 ratings

Aaron Terence Hughes Aura is a unisex scent that sets the clean freshness of bergamot and lily of the valley on a soft base of amber, white musk and sandalwood.

Compare

Skunky's take: The votes say daytime; the bottle to grab on your way to work.

How does it perform?

From 26 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.3 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.7 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.1 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

7.8 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

87% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Citrus
Floral
Aquatic
Synthetic
Woody
Powdery
Creamy

What does Aura smell like?

It opens with the citrus brightness of bergamot, and lily of the valley adds a floral lightness in the heart. In the base, ambrette seed, amber, white musk, ambergris and sandalwood move it toward a powdery, creamy, woody warmth. The fresh and aquatic tones leave a synthetic, clean-laundry impression.

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays fairly close rather than filling the room. The number of voters is small, so these impressions are tentative. It reads neither masculine nor feminine, sitting somewhere in between.