Tropical, creamy vanilla with a generic sweet feminine profile.
This opens with a burst of super sweet juicy orange and pear with Jasmine announcing itself. There’s an immediate pang of familiarity, it’s a bit like Prada Paradoxe in its dry down (minus the ambroxan) and the other super sweet, feminine fragrances of the 2020s. After 5-10mins it settles to become its own perfume. The sweetness eases slightly, the orange flower water is more delicate on your nose than the bergamot that is used in other perfumes with a similar profile, and then the coconut milk starts to gently come through. This isn’t overly coconutty, there’s just enough in here to give it a velvety, tropical edge. My nose doesn’t pick up any pink pepper in this accord at all. Maybe a tiny hint of spice, but maybe my nostrils are reaching here lol!
In the dry down, I’m getting what I now think is the Phlur DNA that’s in Missing Person and Vanilla Skin with the benzoin and sandalwood. It makes for a slightly creamy, sweet tropical vanilla but it’s gentle with a warm comforting, ambery base. An interesting observation, the morning after sampling this, I woke up and smelt my arm where I sprayed Golden Rule and it smells exactly like Missing Person.
I think to the general public, they might smell this and asked you if you’re wearing Paradoxe. It’s got that vibe. But it’s more sensual, creamy and tropical compared to Paradoxe’s brightness. To a more trained nose it’s a different perfume. However, if like me, you enjoy Paradoxe on other people but can’t wear it yourself due to nausea inducing headaches, then Golden Rule might work for you. I think it’s safe enough for shared office wear on a sunny day. I’ve had this on all day and there’s been zero headaches. If you’re already a fan of Vanilla Skin and fancy a sweet tropical version, without the musk, for the summer, then this might be perfect for you. If you dislike super sweet perfumes, then you’ll likely dislike this.
**Collection Status** this was a sample from a Phlur discovery set. It’s a nice fragrance, but not my thing and gives me body spray vibes, so I really think it’s not worth the money when you might get the same vibe from a B&BW.
