# Mugler — Aura Mugler

> Aura is Mugler's discontinued 2017 green-vanilla pillar: a cold botanical perfume with rhubarb leaf, proprietary tiger liana, white flowers, woods, and bourbon vanilla. Its strange mix of tropical fol

## Essence
Aura is Mugler's discontinued 2017 green-vanilla pillar: a cold botanical perfume with rhubarb leaf, proprietary tiger liana, white flowers, woods, and bourbon vanilla. Its strange mix of tropical foliage, medicinal coolness, and dessert-like vanilla makes it a cult object rather than an easy gourmand.
## Scent Profile
The opening is sweet, leafy, tart, and intensely green. Rhubarb leaf joins a cool menthol or wintergreen sensation that some people experience as tiger balm, toothpaste, or medicinal balm. The coldness is not a passing top note; it remains an important part of the fragrance's identity.
Orange blossom and ylang-ylang round the center. As it dries, a thick bourbon-vanilla effect grows warmer and more custard-like, with faint smoke and wood. Aura's trick is keeping this edible vanilla from becoming a simple dessert scent: the camphorous green material continuously cuts through it.
## Performance
Aura is strong and long-lasting, with noticeable projection and very durable vanilla. It benefits from restrained application, particularly in enclosed spaces or warm weather. The green coolness remains apparent for much of the wear.
## Wearing Context
Nighttime and cooler weather are the natural setting, though a warm evening can make the leafy notes bloom. Aura is a conversation piece rather than an office-safe default. It suits a wearer comfortable with an unusual, high-impact feminine perfume.
## Comparisons & DNA
Cacharel Eden is the key comparison for its synthetic green, slightly medicinal character, but Aura is creamier and more gourmand. Mugler's own Aura EDT is fruitier and pear-led, without the original EDP's full rhubarb, white-floral, and medicinal contrast. Angel, Alien, and Womanity are useful contrasts because Aura refuses their usual signatures. Chatler Alba is sometimes cited as a lower-cost alternative.
## Reception
Aura is among the more polarizing recent designer releases. Critics of the scent find the menthol, cleaner-like effect, and green vanilla combination difficult; supporters consider that exact tension original and memorable. Its discontinuation strengthened the appeal for people who value Mugler's riskier releases.
## Versions & Reformulation
The 2017 EDP is the core Aura. A softer, fruitier 2018 reinterpretation is a distinct flanker-like treatment rather than an equivalent formula change. The EDP has been discontinued, so the original profile is increasingly a collector concern.
## Acquisition Notes
Availability now depends on remaining old stock and the secondhand market. Sample first whenever possible: the wintergreen and menthol effect is a genuine dealbreaker for some noses. The refillable emerald-heart bottle is built to be kept.
## Notable Facts & Lore
- Aura introduced Mugler's proprietary Tiger Liana and Wolfwood materials.
- Tiger Liana was positioned as a botanical-animalic material with sugared-almond, vanilla, and smoky facets.
- The emerald heart bottle has diamond-cut facets, reptilian scales, and a silver M crown.
- It was Mugler's first major pillar launch after Womanity.