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Ode to Cleo Eau de Parfum

$45

Berry-sweet, creamy, and kissed with smoke.

Description

A fruity gourmand with a smoky edge. Ode to Cleo opens with blackberry jam kissed by smoked hinoki. The first inhale is jammy and slightly sweet, the next softly smoky. The heart deepens into chocolate, bourbon, and vanilla milk, a creamy, indulgent blend reminiscent of opening a fine box of chocolates. A base of tonka bean, benzoin, and amberwood brings everything together... the jamminess still present, as every note resolves into one seamless accord.

Scent Notes

Top: Blackberry Jam, Smoked Hinoki
Middle: Chocolate, Bourbon, Vanilla Milk
Base: Tonka Bean, Benzoin, Amberwood

Ingredients

Alcohol Denat, Fragrance (Parfum), Hexamethylindanopryan, Tetramethyl, Acetyloctahydronaphalenes, Vanillan, Linalyl Acetate, Limonene, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Linalool, Pinene, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Lavandula Oil/Extract, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexadecanolactone, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Terpinolene, Beta-Caryphyllene, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citral, Camphor, Courmarin, Alpha-Terpinene, Terpineol, Geranyl Scetate, Geraniol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil.

About the Perfumer

Dominique Bouley, born in France to an artist mother and an engineer father, grew up in Canada and Mexico before returning to France. Initially drawn to science, she pursued medical studies but discovered perfumery through a chance encounter, realizing it perfectly merged her artistic and scientific heritage. She trained at the prestigious independent perfumery school in Versailles, followed by a decade-long journey to becoming a creative perfumer. Her career took her from France to England before settling in New Jersey, where she is a Director of R&D and Chief Perfumer, blending her passion for balance, beauty, raw materials, and global influences into her art.

Our Values & Commitment

DefineMe is a female founder-led fragrance brand built on one belief: scent has the power to transform how you feel. Every fragrance is crafted with better-for-you ingredients — non-toxic, BHT- and phthalate-free, vegan, and cruelty-free — with sustainable packaging to match. At the heart of the brand is the butterfly, a symbol of transformation and becoming your fullest self. DefineMe is more than fragrance. It's conscious beauty and genuine self-expression, bottled.

What People Are Saying:

BEHIND THE FRAGRANCE

"Ode to Cleo was created in honor of my great-grandmother Cleo, a woman whose bravery and grace continue to inspire me. Born in Patras, Greece, in 1889, Cleo took a leap of faith when she married my great-grandfather George and arrived at Ellis Island in 1921 to begin a new life in America. She helped build the Gallanis Chocolate Company, once a competitor to Hershey’s, before losing everything in the crash of 1929. Through it all, Cleo carried herself with kindness, resilience, and undeniable glamour. This fragrance is my tribute to her courage, her elegance, and the bold choice to follow her heart into the unknown."

— Jennnifer McKay Newton, Founder & CEO