Top Notes 
Bergamot
Blackcurrant
Mandarin orange
Ylang-ylang
Suspended Saffron
Heart Notes 
Dried fruits
Freesia
Iris
Jasmine
Peach
Base Notes 
Amber
Musk
Vanilla
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Eight-Carat Gold
I owe a big heavy bottle of this fragrance to dear Pluto, which has been slumbering in my collection for a little while now, but with which I have never really engaged extensively. There was always a new scent, a promising sample in between, no time, no desire - you know how it goes.
However, after rummaging through my collection for possible candidates for a change of ownership, "Gold" came back into my hands, and I resolved: you won't leave until I've taken a closer look at you!
The bottle is, like the containers of many other fragrances from the Arab world, rather … well, let’s say, not quite aligned with the design preferences of the Central European eye. With "Wisal," one of the design princes already resides with me, but since in that case a truly wonderful scent was hidden in a terrifying shell, I won’t dwell on the golden plastic casing and the gold flecks in the fragrance for long and will sniff to see if a pleasant surprise awaits me here as well.
It is indeed a surprise, although initially more of the unpleasant kind. Right after spraying, I am enveloped by the unmistakably penetrating and sharp smell of vinegar cleaner. Could the fragrance have already gone off despite being stored cool and dark? My fears do not come true, as the vinegar dissipates in less than a minute, making way for a whole bowl of ripe, sweet oranges with a few lemons mixed in. Leather, cardamom, anise - I smell no trace of them and, since leather often develops an unpleasant intensity on me, I’m not upset about it. Instead, the orangey-fruity freshness with a pleasant sweetness remains for the next three to four hours, enveloped by warm, ambered wood notes with a hint of patchouli. After that, the fruits also say goodbye, leaving a very pleasant, friendly fragrance blend of woods and amber, underpinned by the vanilla-like balsamic sweetness of tolu balsam. Therefore, "Gold" is quite a fitting name for this fragrance in my opinion.
It certainly has the potential to become one of my favorites in my collection, if it didn't weaken so incredibly, so for now I can only give it 70%. After just under half an hour, the fragrance retreats far too much into skin proximity for my taste, even an above-average number of sprays on skin, hair, and clothing, which would be considered a violation of the Geneva Conventions with other fragrances, yields only a somewhat satisfactory result for me. But perhaps the saying holds true that orientals need warmth to develop properly - spring can come, and maybe then I’ll be holding 24-carat gold in my hands, who knows!
Edit on 12.05.2015: Warmth definitely does the fragrance good! The longevity doubles, and "Gold" is also significantly louder in projection. It may not be 24 carats, but it has earned 80% on my personal appreciation scale.
However, after rummaging through my collection for possible candidates for a change of ownership, "Gold" came back into my hands, and I resolved: you won't leave until I've taken a closer look at you!
The bottle is, like the containers of many other fragrances from the Arab world, rather … well, let’s say, not quite aligned with the design preferences of the Central European eye. With "Wisal," one of the design princes already resides with me, but since in that case a truly wonderful scent was hidden in a terrifying shell, I won’t dwell on the golden plastic casing and the gold flecks in the fragrance for long and will sniff to see if a pleasant surprise awaits me here as well.
It is indeed a surprise, although initially more of the unpleasant kind. Right after spraying, I am enveloped by the unmistakably penetrating and sharp smell of vinegar cleaner. Could the fragrance have already gone off despite being stored cool and dark? My fears do not come true, as the vinegar dissipates in less than a minute, making way for a whole bowl of ripe, sweet oranges with a few lemons mixed in. Leather, cardamom, anise - I smell no trace of them and, since leather often develops an unpleasant intensity on me, I’m not upset about it. Instead, the orangey-fruity freshness with a pleasant sweetness remains for the next three to four hours, enveloped by warm, ambered wood notes with a hint of patchouli. After that, the fruits also say goodbye, leaving a very pleasant, friendly fragrance blend of woods and amber, underpinned by the vanilla-like balsamic sweetness of tolu balsam. Therefore, "Gold" is quite a fitting name for this fragrance in my opinion.
It certainly has the potential to become one of my favorites in my collection, if it didn't weaken so incredibly, so for now I can only give it 70%. After just under half an hour, the fragrance retreats far too much into skin proximity for my taste, even an above-average number of sprays on skin, hair, and clothing, which would be considered a violation of the Geneva Conventions with other fragrances, yields only a somewhat satisfactory result for me. But perhaps the saying holds true that orientals need warmth to develop properly - spring can come, and maybe then I’ll be holding 24-carat gold in my hands, who knows!
Edit on 12.05.2015: Warmth definitely does the fragrance good! The longevity doubles, and "Gold" is also significantly louder in projection. It may not be 24 carats, but it has earned 80% on my personal appreciation scale.
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