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Tiaré absolute (monoï)

Say ittee-ah-RAY absolute

Lush, creamy gardenia-jasmine with coconut-milk and sweet green facets.

What it is

Natural absolute from tiaré flowers of French Polynesia, solvent-extracted or macerated in coconut oil.

When you smell it

Heart: the first hours.

What perfumers do with it

Signature of tropical white florals and sun-and-skin accords; mostly a niche-perfumery luxury.

Worth knowing

Monoï de Tahiti has had a protected appellation since 1992: at least 15 tiaré flowers per litre of coconut oil.

Also called

Tahitian gardenia, Gardenia taitensis; monoï de Tahiti (coconut-oil infusion)