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Yesterday it seemed to be pleasantly warm for the last time, and when I was in the garden in the late afternoon, the sun shone in that typical autumn golden-yellow way and had a lovely warmth. And this feeling is exactly what Goddess Parfum gives me.

As always, I used the fragrance pyramid only as a guideline, and I found that the fragrance pyramid takes on a rather reversed order in the scent progression. At the beginning, I immediately get the leather, which is really very soft instead of rough. From my perspective, there’s nothing to be afraid of. The opening is not sweet for me either. I get a nice blend of leather and vanilla - it just smells somehow delicious. I perceive the raspberry as a supporting note throughout the scent progression, not overly sweet, sometimes more, sometimes less noticeable, not sour, but also not necessarily true to nature. It’s there, giving the whole a fruity aspect. Pleasant.
As the scent develops, the leather diminishes and completely disappears for my feeling, which I find quite unfortunate because I really like that note in the fragrance.
Vanilla is present from start to finish, first accompanied by leather and raspberry, and towards the drydown, I first notice a phase where I perceive the lavender, until ultimately a slightly fruity vanilla remains.

For me, it is a warm, soft fragrance, where no note is scratchy. And the existing fragrance notes could have all potentially been scratchy. Whether the scent is "more masculine" or "more feminine" is something everyone must decide for themselves, depending on what they like. And I must say that I enjoyed the scent progression from beginning to end, in contrast to the original Goddess Eau de Parfum or "Angham / انغام | Lattafa / لطافة". The original is not a bad fragrance, but it simply has facets that do not appeal to me and does not smell "rounded" from start to finish. "Goddess Parfum | Burberry," on the other hand, does. But that is personal preference, personal perception.

I have had Luscious for about two months now, and it really keeps getting better.

First of all, I want to mention that I do not know "Yum Pistachio Gelato | 33 (Eau de Parfum) | Kayali," so I cannot make a comparison.

In general, I can say that Luscious has a somewhat soapy/lotion-like character at the beginning and until the drydown, which makes the fragrance feel light and fresh; with cardamom, saffron, and the nutty notes working together. The scent also has a slightly green quality in the opening. It is gourmand, but it becomes more gourmand in the drydown.
In the drydown, the fragrance shifts from fresh, light, and green to warm, spicy, sweet, but not heavy. For me, the cardamom is present all the way into the drydown. The nutty notes are also there. Vanilla and honey join in. The tonka bean is certainly present as well, but with all the nutty notes, it doesn’t stand out enough for me to identify it.
The drydown gives me associations of ice cream on one hand, and on the other hand, it reminds me of Milchschnitte (the milk cream part, of course), probably due to the vanilla/honey combination. Really lovely.

I will wear this fragrance all year round. In the summer, probably more in the evenings, but it is not so sweet and “overwhelmingly gourmand” that it would be unwearable in the summer.

And as I mentioned at the beginning, I really had to let Luscious sit for a few weeks so that the perfume could develop nicely. And it will definitely get even better over time.

I have had this perfume for about two months and have given it some time to possibly develop.

The short version of my impression of the scent:
Very sweet, simultaneously sour and herbal, accompanied by vetiver in the drydown.
Less elegantly put: A sweet mango slush ice, where you perceive some herbal and sour notes, but can't really identify the fruit responsible for it.

In the opening, I get mango and rhubarb. The rhubarb is typically herbal-sour, but also sweet. Then suddenly it feels like the scent has fallen silent and completely vanished. Maybe you’re supposed to smell coffee and cardamom here, I have no idea. However, it feels like the scent is taking a break on my skin, as if completely some fragrance notes are missing. Coffee and cardamom are not present at any point for me or perceptible.
Then the rhubarb gently returns, mixing again with the mango as it develops. It gets sweeter and sweeter and sweeter. For me, the mango isn’t even a super ripe, juicy, soft mango, but rather a slightly sour one. Still, it brings an extreme sweetness with it. Vetiver joins in quite early in the background. And then it remains relatively consistent for a long time.

I find the approach of the scent quite good, and it’s not that it’s completely a flop. Your perception, of course, is different, and maybe the scent develops quite differently on your skin, no question.
For me, it simply becomes too sweet over time. It’s as if I have slush ice sticking to my skin.
I would have liked coffee and cardamom, as that would make it even more interesting.
I had hoped that the vetiver would tone down the sweetness a bit and make it less sticky.
I had hoped that the fruity notes wouldn’t turn into an indefinable mishmash (maybe just for my nose, it could be that you can identify everything separately).
A little more freshness and lightness as a counterbalance to the sweetness would have been nice; that should perhaps be the job of the ginger.

I do like the scent, even if it doesn’t sound like it. However, at a certain point, it becomes too sweet for me and feels too sticky, which I find really unfortunate.

Whether and to what extent the perfume Narcos'is resembles it, I cannot say, as I am not familiar with that perfume.

If you're expecting a chocolate-vanilla gourmand with a hint of incense and myrrh, you don't need to buy this one. The resins clearly dominate here.

The opening is quite comparable to Soft Cake Orange, but after about 15 seconds, Soft Cake is already gone. The orange note fades away, and I don't perceive it anymore as the fragrance develops.

The sillage: The fragrance notes are very harmonious. For a while, I perceive a lovely blend of chocolate, leather, and incense. The chocolate is sweet and not necessarily bittersweet. I can smell the leather, but it blends so well with the chocolate that it comes across as quite subtle. The incense reveals both its sweet, soft, and spicy side, as well as its very resinous, slightly green, fir or pine-like aspect.
It may not sound like it fits, but to me, it really smells wonderful.
As it progresses, the resinous aspect of the incense becomes louder, the leather disappears, and the further it goes towards the drydown, the more the chocolate fades away.

The drydown is very resinous, slightly bitter (also resinous-lemony), and I also perceive a warm, sweet, creamy vanilla.
In the sillage, this combination of resin and vanilla is very pleasant, but on my skin, the fragrance notes are different.
Maybe it will be different on your skin, but on me, the fragrance notes are rather "raw," meaning coarser, rougher, and more angular. And I only perceive the resins and leather there.

I think you really have to be into incense, myrrh - into this resinous aspect.

I really like this combination and the fragrance a lot!

The strawberry is clearly the main character and remains so until the drydown. It is sweet, but for me not disturbingly sweet, and if it weren't sweet at all, the perfume would miss the mark. At the beginning, there is also a slight hint of lemon. I don't know if it's the combination of lemon and raspberry or just the lemon note itself, but this note gives me a very light lemongrass aroma. It's not that cool, but it's not perceptible in the scent cloud (it's different on my skin, so I have to enjoy the scent cloud and just not smell it on my skin, as the lemon doesn't work well there).
It then increasingly transitions into a strawberry-cream mentioned by my predecessors. I perceive the cream as nicely whipped and fluffy. You can also smell the richness of the cream, but without it feeling heavy.
If you are looking for the marshmallow at the beginning, you have to be patient until the drydown. Only then does the marshmallow note come through beautifully, supported by the interplay of strawberry, cream, vanilla, and musk.

It reminds me not only of marshmallow but also a bit of Yogurette (minus the chocolate, of course).

I can't provide any information on whether and to what extent it resembles "Yum Boujee Marshmallow | 81 | Kayali," as I am not familiar with that.

I find the perfume fun and it smells delicious. It can definitely make the inner child happy :)

By the way, I initially sprayed the perfume shortly after purchase and then let it sit for just over a week. Perhaps this lemon note will change over time as well.