Dalika Parfums d'Elmar 2024

My goodness…! What is that? The personified elegance in nut, with something like - rolls in between?! Wow! I love it :O

My newbie nose perceives the scent as a whole in confusion once again, until I read up on what’s actually in it, and have one "Ahh, I see" moment after another.
However, all the aromas show themselves from their best sides: The cocoa, which dusts the beautiful cheapie Byzantium too dry, doesn’t do that here at all. “Dark chocolate,” usually one of my no-go notes, has disguised itself beyond recognition as a dark secret. (Once again, it holds true: there are no no-go notes.) “Praline,” on the other hand, once struck me as a kind of synonym for “vaguely sweet disgusting chemistry.” But I was thoroughly mistaken: yet another scent with this component that completely captivates me. My rolls association, however, is probably due to some roasting aromas that are either not listed or only seem to appear from the interplay of the other nuances. Even the sweetness is not only subtle but - ahem - highly noble. This extravagant mega-nobility is not stupidly exaggerated. In other words, thankfully, you don’t have to limit the occasions for wearing it to film premieres/receptions with the Pope/openings:
For all its high-born qualities, the noble subtlety and the familiarity of the nuances make Dalika quite suitable for everyday wear. Additionally, the sweetness, contrary to the classifications and what one might fear given the pyramid, plays at most a very small supporting role. - - Thankfully! I’ll say it like it is, this stuff is genius...

Dalika scratches the edge of perfection for me. Just a tad more wonderful, and I would once again have that occasional certainty that the scent is “too elegant for me” (let’s call it the Blessed Baraka effect ^^). Nevertheless, AND despite the clear unisex aura, I actually see the scent more on a handsome young man. - What else is there to say!
Longevity is sufficient at 6 hours, while sillage is good to very good, and that lasts until the end. However, for me, it’s a two to three spritz scent (which was a bit unusual at first, as I usually prefer one-spritz perfumes...) Typically, I start wearing it with one spritz, and add number two and three over the course of about 7 hours.
Well. If the beautiful bottle didn’t have that weird golden cap, I would get it. But you don’t have to own everything in bottle form right away. Besides, I already have frustration with a nut scent that comes with chestnut wood instead of almond, but still has enough nuttiness.