Gritti · 2024
Monica Extrait de Parfum
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
gourmand
sweet
cozy
intimate
lychee cream with vanilla warmth
Scent Notes
Floral
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About This Perfume
Think lychee cream with vanilla warmth: that is Gritti Monica. It opens with fruity notes, lychee and peony, moves into jasmine, sandalwood and white musk and settles on vanilla, woody notes and amber. It reads unisex.
It is best in spring, summer and fall and is an evening scent. A good pick for date nights. Released in 2024.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for date nights.
- Sample first if: fruity is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike floral fragrances.
Around $215.
Explore more: More from Gritti · Gourmand perfumes · Lychee perfumes · Peony perfumes
Concentration
Extrait de Parfum
Occasion
Date
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
Gritti
Gritti is an Italian niche house rooted in Venetian tradition. You can browse 49 Gritti perfumes here, with prices from around $94 up to $395. Fragrance communities mention Gritti Duchessa more than anything else in the range, with Gritti Gossip Night and Gritti Vanilla Tanà next.
Notes behind the picks
Gritti Duchessa (Extrait de Parfum, 2020) comes across as black cherry and marzipan pastries with cocoa, with black cherry and marzipan at the start and almond, brown sugar and iris at the base. Gritti Gossip Night (Eau de Parfum, 2023) reads as creamy fruit compote with caramel vanilla cream, opening on lychee and heliotrope and drying down to Bourbon vanilla, cashmeran and white musk. Gritti Vanilla Tanà (Extrait de Parfum, 2025) reads as creamy vanilla custard dusted with powder.
Related reading: gourmand perfumes. All houses are on the Scendira brands page.
More from Gritti
FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like lychee cream with vanilla warmth. It opens with fruity notes, lychee and peony, moves into jasmine, sandalwood and white musk and settles on vanilla, woody notes and amber.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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