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Guinevere
06/05/2021, 02:45 PM
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Blind Purchase, Beyonce & Barbra

I thought for a long time about getting this fragrance, especially since there are no testers available, so it was a blind purchase. But in the end, curiosity won, and today the little scent arrived at my place.

The bottle and the name are misleading. This is not a synthetic fruity mess that annoys, but a wonderfully creamy floral scent that comes across soft and rounded. The tuberose dominates but is never too intense. Besides the tuberose, I can also perceive the bergamot, jasmine, ylang-ylang, and amber individually; the rest is woven into the fragrance or is not individually perceivable for me (which could also be due to the weather, it's humid and warm today). Unfortunately, the longevity and sillage are a bit lackluster, but there's always something ;-)

Starlight Gold (SG) starts off fresh for me, quickly becoming creamy-floral, with a lot of green, and in the base, it has an amber note and is slightly sweet, rather lovely, and always remains pleasant. Overall, it strongly reminds me of Gucci Bloom and is a good investment at just under 30 euros for 100ml.

Back to the name and bottle, neither really fits the scent (as I mentioned, it's misleading). Neither the content nor Aigner himself... he is like the complete opposite; instead of colors like Bordeaux, you see pink, instead of simple design, there's bling-bling and charms... but the content is classic and straightforward.

I thought long and hard, but if I had to describe the scent and bottle visually, it might be like this: Beyonce is the preview (bottle) to the Barbra Streisand concert (scent) at the MGM Grand.

Either way, I got a beautiful fragrance for little money - blind purchase successful!
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4 Comments
NachtgartenNachtgarten 5 years ago
I was just left speechless when I read that this is an Aigner. The days when Peter Schmidt designed the bottles are probably long gone. At least the scent seems to make up for it. Thanks for your review.
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PreciousPrecious 5 years ago
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Interesting to read.
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4ajbukoshka4ajbukoshka 5 years ago
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Oh, great! I find Beyoncé quite impressive, even though her singing doesn't really match my taste (technique isn't everything). I'm glad your blind buy paid off, and after seeing almost all of my favorite fragrance notes listed, that one is definitely going on my list for testing :)).
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CandyScentCandyScent 5 years ago
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Well written! I still remember testing it at Müller... Back then, I was hoping for Beyoncé and was a bit disappointed when I ended up with Barbra! ;-)
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