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liquid gold
I too am a bit skeptical about "fruit scents"; I don't want to smell like I've just fallen into a fruit stand.
Only a few exceptions have made it into my collection permanently:
"Vocalise" by Shiseido with its tart black currant note, "English Pear & Freesia" by Jo Malone - the light yellow conference pear that I adore delights me there, especially in combination with delicate freesias - and finally "Framboise Noire": a mysterious raspberry that takes dark paths and I gladly follow it there.
So my first loose contact with "Rare Gold" was somewhat divided:
The look at the fragrance pyramid showed "Oh, so much fruit!"
And I last encountered scents from Avon during my teenage years: Long, long ago (and anything over fifty years ago is generalized here.)
On the other hand, I received this sample from Yatagan, and he knows what is good for me and what I like.
Yes, Yatagan really knows! I am enchanted by "Rare Gold"!
I feel enveloped by liquid gold and pampered with the finest.
Ripe, fruity-sweet, and juicy peaches (whose rich juice one would gladly lick off the fingers) are accompanied by generous splashes of bergamot and mandarin (an excellent choice!).
The highlight of this opening is the union of these peaches with my darling, my fragrance favorite ylang-ylang: liquid gold is thus born!
Of course, gold must shine; this is again ensured by generous aldehydes - this fragrance blend is already beginning to sparkle.
A romantic-feminine floral arrangement now unfolds its beauty: noble gardenias and magnificent, large-flowered jasmine, along with lily of the valley (Hello, beloved little "stinker"!) and tuberose: it is pure floral luxury!
And the ever-enchanting orange blossoms contribute warmth to the heart.
The base note forms a special cream topping: all fragrance notes unite here to an impressive climax, before amber lays a golden, exquisitely woven scent net over the entire composition of beauty.
"Rare Gold" is now scented luxury!
Yatagan states in his statement that over time, the liquid gold becomes powdery.
That is not the case for me: "Rare Gold" remains clear and pure for several hours, until it slowly - in the scent profile unchanged - fades away.
Just as the brightly shining stars in the night sky slowly yield to the morning, this fragrance quietly and elegantly retreats to a hint of happiness.
However, it is also known that I do not generate much body heat and my skin has become quite parchment-like (the skin of an old wise turtle!).
Therefore, I can well imagine that this fragrance goddess reacts quite differently on another "skin base." Perhaps she loses her glow, reminiscent of polished gold, and becomes a bit duller and thus not quite as present and more subdued in appearance.
That doesn't necessarily have to be a flaw!
"Rare Gold" certainly makes me a diva at times! (Yes, friends: I see your smiles!)
And I enjoy it; I enjoy it to the fullest!
So I start this May Sunday enveloped in gold and pay tribute to this fragrance goddess, whom I almost didn't get to know!
Only a few exceptions have made it into my collection permanently:
"Vocalise" by Shiseido with its tart black currant note, "English Pear & Freesia" by Jo Malone - the light yellow conference pear that I adore delights me there, especially in combination with delicate freesias - and finally "Framboise Noire": a mysterious raspberry that takes dark paths and I gladly follow it there.
So my first loose contact with "Rare Gold" was somewhat divided:
The look at the fragrance pyramid showed "Oh, so much fruit!"
And I last encountered scents from Avon during my teenage years: Long, long ago (and anything over fifty years ago is generalized here.)
On the other hand, I received this sample from Yatagan, and he knows what is good for me and what I like.
Yes, Yatagan really knows! I am enchanted by "Rare Gold"!
I feel enveloped by liquid gold and pampered with the finest.
Ripe, fruity-sweet, and juicy peaches (whose rich juice one would gladly lick off the fingers) are accompanied by generous splashes of bergamot and mandarin (an excellent choice!).
The highlight of this opening is the union of these peaches with my darling, my fragrance favorite ylang-ylang: liquid gold is thus born!
Of course, gold must shine; this is again ensured by generous aldehydes - this fragrance blend is already beginning to sparkle.
A romantic-feminine floral arrangement now unfolds its beauty: noble gardenias and magnificent, large-flowered jasmine, along with lily of the valley (Hello, beloved little "stinker"!) and tuberose: it is pure floral luxury!
And the ever-enchanting orange blossoms contribute warmth to the heart.
The base note forms a special cream topping: all fragrance notes unite here to an impressive climax, before amber lays a golden, exquisitely woven scent net over the entire composition of beauty.
"Rare Gold" is now scented luxury!
Yatagan states in his statement that over time, the liquid gold becomes powdery.
That is not the case for me: "Rare Gold" remains clear and pure for several hours, until it slowly - in the scent profile unchanged - fades away.
Just as the brightly shining stars in the night sky slowly yield to the morning, this fragrance quietly and elegantly retreats to a hint of happiness.
However, it is also known that I do not generate much body heat and my skin has become quite parchment-like (the skin of an old wise turtle!).
Therefore, I can well imagine that this fragrance goddess reacts quite differently on another "skin base." Perhaps she loses her glow, reminiscent of polished gold, and becomes a bit duller and thus not quite as present and more subdued in appearance.
That doesn't necessarily have to be a flaw!
"Rare Gold" certainly makes me a diva at times! (Yes, friends: I see your smiles!)
And I enjoy it; I enjoy it to the fullest!
So I start this May Sunday enveloped in gold and pay tribute to this fragrance goddess, whom I almost didn't get to know!
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Vocalise might have been a fragrance I would have liked.