Top Notes 
Bulgarian rose
Wisteria
Jasmine
Magnolia
Theoretical Shoelace
Heart Notes 
Carnation
Lily of the valley
Benzoin
Base Notes 
White musk
Amber
Patchouli
09/23/2025
RejdaPersa
5 Reviews
RejdaPersa
Clean, Soapy Floral
Just before the Pandemic, my sister was fortunate to have the opportunity to go and live abroad; I'd given her a bunch of perfume samples, and she'd written to me some time later relaying that "I want to sex myself when I wear this", referring to The Cora. I had laughed my head off and promised that I would get it for her one day.
Over five years later, I happened to chance upon a great deal for a new 100ml bottle, and thought I'd surprise my sister for her upcoming annual visit to the U.K. I couldn't help but try a cheeky spray of the perfume when I received it through the post - just to make sure it was legit. The Cora opens, to my nose, rather heavy on the rose; a pink and pretty, sweet and dewy sort of rose. There is a pleasant aldehydic note that instantly reminds me of ELDO's clean and soapy Exit the King. After this initial rosy burst the fragrance grows sweeter into a generic and familiar fruity-floral scent, and I am unable to discern any particular floral note at this stage, least of all delicate wisteria and magnolia, both of which I appreciate in nature. But sure enough, once this settles, there is an almost powdery and hazy, peach-like warmth embellished with spicy carnation. When you close your eyes and detach yourself from the cloying sweetness, you are able to catch the evocative scent of a summer garden at dusk: heady nectar hanging in the air, warm orchard fruits swelling with thick, sugary juices, and a gentle zephyr carrying the scent of freshly washed fabrics that have dried in the sun.
The sweetness finally gives way to a clean musk dry down, again, familiar like Narciso Rodriguez, Fleur de Peau, and many others, lasting around 10 hours quietly on my skin. It was the floral, clean, soapy aspect that my sister was so fond of experiencing in her warm and tropical climate. Personally, I am unable to fathom such an extortionate RRP for this underwhelming scent, and would have kicked myself had I payed full price. But both my bank balance and my sister will be beyond thrilled.
Over five years later, I happened to chance upon a great deal for a new 100ml bottle, and thought I'd surprise my sister for her upcoming annual visit to the U.K. I couldn't help but try a cheeky spray of the perfume when I received it through the post - just to make sure it was legit. The Cora opens, to my nose, rather heavy on the rose; a pink and pretty, sweet and dewy sort of rose. There is a pleasant aldehydic note that instantly reminds me of ELDO's clean and soapy Exit the King. After this initial rosy burst the fragrance grows sweeter into a generic and familiar fruity-floral scent, and I am unable to discern any particular floral note at this stage, least of all delicate wisteria and magnolia, both of which I appreciate in nature. But sure enough, once this settles, there is an almost powdery and hazy, peach-like warmth embellished with spicy carnation. When you close your eyes and detach yourself from the cloying sweetness, you are able to catch the evocative scent of a summer garden at dusk: heady nectar hanging in the air, warm orchard fruits swelling with thick, sugary juices, and a gentle zephyr carrying the scent of freshly washed fabrics that have dried in the sun.
The sweetness finally gives way to a clean musk dry down, again, familiar like Narciso Rodriguez, Fleur de Peau, and many others, lasting around 10 hours quietly on my skin. It was the floral, clean, soapy aspect that my sister was so fond of experiencing in her warm and tropical climate. Personally, I am unable to fathom such an extortionate RRP for this underwhelming scent, and would have kicked myself had I payed full price. But both my bank balance and my sister will be beyond thrilled.
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