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Nio

Citrus Aromatic · 2009 · Chris Maurice

BergamotGreen NotesNeroliCardamomPink PepperJasmineNutmegVetiverVirginia CedarGuaiac WoodAmberPatchouli

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity
Good
Reported sillage
Moderate
Typical occasion
Office/Daily
Typical season
Spring

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Modelled profile

Bergamot and green notes open crisp before cardamom, pink pepper and nutmeg spice the heart. Vetiver, cedar, guaiac wood and patchouli build a cool, dry woody base. Fresh and structured, it wears as a clean woody-spicy with quiet depth.

Taste Profile

The Purist archetype

The Purist

The Crisp Presence

Crisp, clear and impossible to miss.

The choice was always going to be precise. High presence, clean lines, nothing left to chance. You knew exactly what you were doing.

How Nio smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Nio reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.

Modelled profile. This profile is derived from the evidence currently available and may be refined over time.

Warmthcool, open0.26

Nio reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin. That is 12th percentile for warmth across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.52

Nio sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 61st percentile for projection across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.36

Nio sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available.

Texturebalanced0.54

Nio carries body without weight, present without filling a room. That is 71st percentile for texture across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.28

Nio keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 30th percentile for sweetness across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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