House of Bō Ave Maria Parfum

What it smells like

Ave María captures magnetic beauty and luminous grace. It opens radiant and creamy, with lush gardenia and Indonesian jasmine wrapped in soft, musky cashmeran.

The heart is dewy and fresh, with neroli, juicy pear and a transparent rain accord lifting the white flowers. Then the base turns unexpectedly deep and sensual: red wine, oak and supple leather, giving the luminous florals a warm, grown-up shadow. It is a striking white-floral with a rich, characterful drydown.

The full composition runs from top notes of Gardenia, Jasmine, Cashmeran, through a heart of Neroli, Pear, Rain, to a base of Wine, Oak, Leather — a floral built to unfold slowly and wear close to the skin. The parfum is housed in House of Bō's signature bottle, finished with a hand-cut, semi-precious stone cap chosen to mirror the mood of the scent.

On skin its principal accords — Floral, White Floral, Fruity, Leather and Woody — layer into a rounded, characterful whole, and as a parfum-strength concentration it is built for rich projection and long wear. It is offered here in both a 40 ml and a larger 75 ml bottle.

Who made it

At House of Bō the emphasis is on the finished work rather than the name attached to it, and the composing perfumer for this fragrance is not publicly credited. What is consistent across the collection is the house's insistence on fine materials and characterful, artistic compositions — each scent developed to a cinematic brief and rendered with the same care whether or not the nose is named. The house has drawn on a roster of world-class perfumers across its line, and this fragrance sits comfortably alongside their work, sharing the same commitment to quality, craft and a distinctive point of view.

Who it’s for

For lovers of luminous white florals who want depth and a sensual, leathery twist. Largely feminine-leaning but wearable by all.

It suits lovers of refined, characterful florals who want something expressive yet wearable, and its modern balance keeps it feeling contemporary rather than old-fashioned; fully unisex.

When to wear it

Lovely from spring through autumn and from day into evening; its floral-leather warmth shines on cooler evenings.

It shines from spring into the warmer months and moves easily from day into evening, equally at home on a romantic occasion or as an everyday signature that draws quiet compliments.

About the house

House of Bō is a contemporary niche perfume house founded by Bernardo Möller, its Founder and Creative Director. Its signature DNA is rooted in simplicity, minimalism and spirituality, and it collaborates with some of the world's most accomplished perfumers to create bold, artistic parfums that pair fine materials with a tropical, Latin-inflected sensibility. Each fragrance is presented in a distinctive bottle crowned with a hand-finished, semi-precious stone cap chosen to echo the character of the scent, making the collection as beautiful to display as it is to wear. The house's collection spans fresh citrus, lush florals, plush gourmands and smoky woods, each conceived as a distinct olfactory world. At Redolia Perfumery every House of Bō parfum is offered as a full bottle in two sizes, 40 ml and 75 ml.