Vendor: Thomas de Monaco
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Resinous pine, sea breeze, earthy frankincense haze

creamy floral haze with smoked vanilla warmth
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What the community says
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 65 describe how long it lasts, 62 how far it projects and 35 how it smells. Most other posts only name Sol Salgado Extrait de Parfum.
On most people, Sol Salgado Extrait de Parfum lasts a long time: that is what about 3 in 4 people report.
Reports are mixed: about half say it projects strongly, and about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately.
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Thomas de Monaco Sol Salgado Extrait de Parfum: what people say about it.
In short: Creamy and powdery.
Worn by everyone.
Long-lasting for most people (65 people): On most people, Sol Salgado Extrait de Parfum lasts a long time: that is what about 3 in 4 people report.
Projection varies (62 people): Reports are mixed: about half say it projects strongly, and about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately.
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
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Thomas de Monaco Sol Salgado Extrait de Parfum smells like creamy floral haze with smoked vanilla warmth. It opens with linden blossom, mimosa absolute and cotton flower, moves into heliotrope (a powdery, almond-like flower), salt and ambergris (a salty, skin-like warmth) and settles on smoked vanilla, musk and sandalwood. It reads unisex.
As an extrait de parfum, it is best in spring, summer and fall. It suits date nights. Released in 2023. Perfumer: Maurus Bachmann.
It lasts through a full day and projects strongly and fills a room.
Around $345, a premium floral perfume.
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Raw Gold, Sol Salgado and Ultima Storia are the Thomas de Monaco perfumes people discuss most, each with its own sweet or leathery warmth. The house's 10 perfumes on Scendira, nearly all extraits de parfum, run from about $270 to $345.
Raw Gold (Extrait de Parfum, 2020) smells like cognac-soaked coffee with smoky leather and honeyed spice, opening on liqueur, coffee and pepper over honey, patchouli, cigar and oak.
Sol Salgado (2023) is a creamy floral haze with smoked vanilla warmth, resting on smoked vanilla, musk and sandalwood.
Fresh pear and powdery leather with almond warmth make up Ultima Storia (2024), whose base holds clearwood, linen, leather and talc.
On the leather perfumes page, Ultima Storia appears too. The brands page gathers all houses in one place.
It smells like creamy floral haze with smoked vanilla warmth. It opens with linden blossom, mimosa absolute and cotton flower, moves into heliotrope (a powdery, almond-like flower), salt and ambergris (a salty, skin-like warmth) and settles on smoked vanilla, musk and sandalwood.
It lasts through a full day and projects strongly and fills a room.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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