Onda is a creature of the night. What Vero has achieved is outstanding. She has managed to ignite my passion for perfume like the very first time! When a new launch, when a new perfume was scarce and you were so excited to try it, to live with it, without worrying that in a couple of days a new one would come. Days when perfumery was based on creating an olfactory piece of art that would transcend, create emotions. Making someone get goosebumps. This being said, Onda has taught me that Vetiver and I can get along. As long as said Vetiver is dirty, animalic, and skanky. All qualities that Onda surpasses. The opening is immediately pronounced on spicy ginger with a very smoky feel, Vetiver with leather, nutmeg/coriander perhaps? Don't know, but it's amazing. Soon after, there's a very potent honey note stripped to its bare essence. It's not sweet, but quite sulphur like, which I guess translates to 'piss' for some, but to me this is what honey is all about; as an animalic note it highlights its carnality perfectly. Ylang ylang adds a sweet touch, that rounds the composition making it feel extremely warm, lived in, human. Civet, quite pronounced lingers on the skin, on the verge of extreme without going all the way, along with cured leather, steeped in spices. The end result is a very smoky, slightly salty and indolic (ylang/honey/jasmine) take on animalic perfumes via Vetiver. The blending is so masterful that with seemingly simple ingredients, she has created a very complex perfume that wouldn't feel out of place in the 20's or 30's, without feeling dated. And if someone can create such complex perfume today, that is Vero. She ain't mainstream, she doesn't want to be nice. She's tough, she's lived and she wants to express the fire within. And even though I'm not keen on the massive number of new launches today, I'm really really anxious to see what she comes up with next. Sillage quite big, longevity outstanding! Bravissimo Vero!