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This perfume doesn’t need to be introduced anymore since it’s loved by so many and there is so many reviews on this iconic beauty. It deserves anyway all the attention since it's one of the best in the market in it's category. This is the most beautiful Amber Vanilla I know. The smell is luxurious which I can’t say of many gourmand leaning scents. I don’t even think this as a gourmand despite Vanilla is so prominent here. It heels quite linear scent but there is a depth and complexity which has been blended so perfectly into the pleasant and crowd pleasing form. It never disappoints me and I think I will never get bored with this. The overall feeling is golden and bright, luminous and resinous. I didn’t have it for a while since my last bottle was finished and few weeks ago I got a new bottle. This a must have Amber scent but it can be too spicy for many so sample it first. This is the best from the house together with Oud Satin Mood, at least for me . 💯💎 The scent is totally unisex, the sillage is irresistible and huge like is the scent bubble around the wearer. It has already became a classic and the reputation it carries is fully deserved. About the main ingredients (edited and simplified from the original presentation of the ingredients): Tonka bean from Brazil and Venezuela gradually develops its flavors, including those of its main aromatic molecule, coumarin: powdery, almondy with a freshly mown hay effect, tobacco, slightly honeyed and smoked. Vanilla Amber accord here include two main ingredients: Spanish labdanum (Cistus Labdanum), with its warm, resinous, animal facets, and vanillin which is a new, sweet aromatic compound and it is the primary component of vanilla. The smell of benzoin from Siam here is multi-faceted. It's like sweet Vanilla, with a gourmand caramel effect, honeyed, syrupy. It's not overly sweet though. Cistus could be extracted in several ways. The steam distillation of its branches yields the aromatic Extraction with volatile solvents results in the heavier cistus-labdanum absolute, at once balsamy, pyrogenic and resinous, used in the heart and base of a fragrance. Lavender for me can be very difficult note and luckily it's aromatic, fresh, herbaceous, camphorated and aniseed oil doesn't perform here strongly, it's barely noticeable, polished into the silky, smooth, gentle sophistication. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
This perfume was on my wishlist for long time and I have bought many of my 25 Rojas blindly. There was one particular thing why i didn't do it: so many people compared Britannia with "Guet-Apens | Guerlain" and they said that they are almost identical. Because of that I was thinking how it's possible that they are smelling similar because their style differs a lot. I had never heard of some Guerlain which is not fitting in their style so I concluded that this Roja is not quite their style and I was right. This is a little bit lighter than Rojas floral parfums in overall but there is some which are subtle like Enigma Pour Femme Parfum , 51 Pour Femme (Parfum) and Enigma Aoud Parfum for example. And I love Guerlain a lot, that is not the point. love Guerlain a lot, that is not the point. Finally I got a little decant of this one and I understood all that comparison. Britannia could be Guerlain's creation. There is something from Roja but if you are familiar with Roja's voluptuous floral bouquets like Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie 15 , Turandot , NüWa or even the parfums from women's collection you understand what I'm talking about. Britannia is beautiful and its top quality perfume, that is sure. But what I'm missing is the complexity and some kind of extra wow effect which I have got every time when have been spraying my Rojas for the first time or rather every time when wearing them. If this would be in the normal collection I think it would match with my expectations. There are some notes which stands clearly out which is not the case with the most of Rojas. For me this is first primarily Heliotrope and Violet perfume while Sweet Acacia (earlier known as Mimosa farnesiana) and Champaca are making them thicker and opulent. Peach doesn't smell there, it's one of Roja's favourite notes and sometimes you can smell that delicious sweetness from it and sometimes not. The texture of Britannia is silky, powdery and it's luxurious, it's more airy than I'm used to so if some of you think that all those Rojas are suffocating or too much I think you could love this one. The closer the scent develops towards the dry down the more warmer and creamier it gets. Cocoa which has been mentioned is very subtle, it's barely detectable if you compare it for example with Ti Amo or Lilac Love from Amouage so this is definitely not a gourmand but seductive, elegant floral. Vanilla is bringing only a sophisticated sweetness like in many Rojas. This is not spicy scent either, the base is masterfully blended and none of the notes pop out. This perfume is great but I don't think it's something which I definitely need to add into my quite wide collection of Rojas. Anyway it's absolutely gorgeous and I think it would be perfect for the office to bring an extra luxury to the working days. If I will see it for sale for a reasonable price I think I will buy it anyway. The longevity of this one is easily the whole day and even if it's the skin scent the rest of three hours, it's so pretty, somewhat innocent and I think I would love to wear it as a bedtime scent. The sillage is ok, not huge, not weak, and the scent bubble around you is pampering. The bottle is the best which you can find like all Roja's bottles. Thank you for reading. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
I just don't understand the hype of this scent. It's just a generic, very easy soft blend with Saffron and sophisticated leather. It's well blended and ingredients are fine but I just wish that all those gorgeous notes would be more noticeable, especially Plum and Frankincense. On the other hand the scent is crowd pleasing and popular, all scents can't be something special and unique I guess. I like this, it's pleasant but it's not enough, it wouldn't bring any value to my collection. This short review is based on o sample and I have been wearing this many times now during a year. I'm not going to buy a full bottle. Thank you for reading and if you like to follow my fragrance journey IG @ninamariah_perfumes
Nice mellow potent Rose in the opening, quite sweet and jammy because of the plum and chocolate. Definitely goes to the gourmand side but the overall aroma is very subtle. Great scent for the wintertime but it's not suffocating even in summertime. Tobacco is just a hint here. The main reasons why I don’t need a full bottle of this is that the mind-blowing Rose disappears really quickly after the opening like Plum as well and after 15 minutes this is just a skin scent for me and I smell just vanilla with a little hint of sweet chocolate. If you want a long lasting version from this scent profile I think PENHALIGON’S CAIRO or MATIERE PREMIER’S RADICAL ROSE are better choices - plum/chocolate/rose is delicious anyway in Tabac Rose. Leathery undertones can be found in Radical Rose and in Tabac Rose. I have been testing many this kind of scents and in Vanilla Rose category I choose CAIRO and without Vanilla Radical Rose. Dusita’s Rosarine is amazing as well (with Vanilla). Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you will follow my IG @ninamariah_perfumes
I was waiting the right moment to write an in depth review of this scent since it deserves all my pationate attention. I was thinking as well which kind of approach I will take to this new flanker and I decided to compare it to the original GuidanceGuidance since so many people are curious to know the differences and the similarities. In the same time I will describe the scent itself. I don't understand at all the hate, low scores and underrate from the people who didn't get the free bottles or samples, it's unprofessional and childish. It's funny to see when the same formula in the reviews is repeated for each fragrance that is given out as PR bottles. Is it really the truth that all those perfumes are bad? I don't think so, like all those are not good. Whether you love or not the perfume should have nothing to do if it has been given for free for other people or not. By the way I didn't get the free bottle. Guidance 46 opens up with the familiar unique aroma from the original one. It's just much richer and opulent with sweeter, more fruity and more natural Pear, like added attractive and pretty fresh natural rosy scent as well thanks to the Rose water in it. It has a pampering creamy and nutty texture from Bitter Almond and with muted Frankincense it's not airy and "enormous" like OG Guidance . Because of that the scent doesn't fill the whole room but it makes an irresistible and seductive bubble around you with a sillage which is still well noticeable. The peppery kick is missing from Guidance 46. Toned down Frankincense makes this extract more versatile and easier to wear in the public areas or at the office since it doesn't bother the people around you like the original maybe does. The additional earthiness which is found in OG more than in 46 is because the Saffron is more present there due to the amount of the total notes. In the base of Guidance 46 there is an added Ambrette which can be also an ambery and slightly animalic scent, but here it gives a soft musky feeling instead with a fruity Pear aroma which complements the significant fruity character of the fragrance. Simplified this extract version is fruity floral with woody base but musky kind of softness makes it intimate as well while the original is based more on Frankincense and ambers with a fruity touch. If OG makes you smile and hugs everyone around you Guidance 46 hugs tightly you instead spreading the gentle warmth, deliciousness and happiness around you as well. I used to call the original as a happy mood, uplifting scent and I would say that Guidance 46 gives me a total olfactory satisfaction. Guidance 46 continues the same kind of style than other exceptional extracts like Jubilation 40, Honour 43, Reflection 45 for example. It's more complex than the original with added notes. It's polished until the perfection and sharp edges has been rounded. It's in every kind of way utterly smooth and luxurious. Wheather you like the original ones or these extracts more is just a subjective opinion and which characteristics you prefer. The projection of original ones can easily be too much for many so in that case an extract would be a great choice and they differ as a scent as well. The longevity of Guidance 46 is around 10-12 hours and I didn't try it on clothes because of an oil concentration. I wanted to because it would have been nice to compare the difference with the original one which stays on clothes for many days. And then in the end we have the question: which one and is it redundant to have both? As I had the original first my opinion is that Guidance 46 is not redundant. It's so gorgeous and special that I definitely want to have it. But if you don't already have either I advise you to test the both of them and decide which one you prefer. They are not the same at all but of course they share a lot as well. I think that the more trained is your nose the more differences you will notice. About the price I don't say anything since it's not the most important for me at all. If I love the scent and it's a top quality I don't care about the price. Anyway the price difference between these two is justified and the hype is real. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
Vanille 12:00 is made beautifully. I f you are checking all those delicious notes you could think that the scent is thick, sticky sweet and maybe cloying. Instead of that it's sophisticated and classy. It's utterly harmonious cocktail of gourmand notes which are never suffocating nor disturbing. It's somewhat transparent and bright but potent enough to project in a way that people around you notice the scent but it's not screaming and fill all the room. The concoction is well blended and I don't detect all the notes separately. Some which I detect are Pear, Vanilla, Cream and Caramel. There are so many notes in this scent which could be terribly synthetic but they are not. They are attractive, seductive, naturally sweet, and delicious instead. it is the mix of fruity and many general gourmand notes. This whole gourmand category is not my style at all. It just got my interest lately and I have been trying to find gourmands which are elegant enough instead of girly juvenile style. This is a great choice even if it's one of the sweetest ones and I'm sure it will have a wide audience thanks to its versatile and crowd pleasing aroma. For me it takes a little bit time to get used to this kind of sweetness since I don't have so many of them. My sweetest perfume is Love Don't Be Shy and it's totally different kind of style than Vanille 12:00. This review is based on a sample. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
I don't understand how people can compare this with Oud for Greatness. They have nothing in common, OFG is a Saffron scent with metallic undertones and it's not an Oud scent, this one is Rose Oud scent without Saffron. This one is well blended harmonious concoction with Patchouli and leathery undertones. How someone can assume that OFG would be like this if the notes are totally different? There is nothing special in this scent but it's well blended and it's pleasant. Rose is not so strong and all other notes are smooth and polished as well. I only have a sample of this one and it's not interesting enough to wear it many days to write an in depth review. It's beautiful though. Roses, resinous Oud with leather and Patchouli. Doesn't stand out from many similar ones. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
Hiris is one of the Iris scents which has very original personality. It’s not dry and powdery, it feels more like wet on my skin. It’s beautiful, elegant and poetic. It’s somehow clean and fresh but not soapy one. It’s a little bit melancholic, absolutely ethereal and innocent. It’s like walking through the garden with the bare feet early in the morning. The scent is smooth and polished, it’s so beautiful and so blue. 💙 I don’t have any problems with longevity but I used to change a perfume at least a couple of times during the day. I haven’t tried this scent in the new bottle so I don’t have any idea if it’s the same. I’m happy to own this one. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
I seem to like all Xerjoff's scents in "17/17 Stone Label" collection and those ones from other collections which are made by Chris Maurice. He just knows how to make an excellent perfumes. Most of the Xerjoffs are somewhat so synthetic, unpleasant and poor quality but perfumes in this collection always surprises me with their beauty. Unfortunately for now I only have Richwood and Symphonium but definitely need Irisss, Damarose and Pikovaya Dama and now I fell in love with this one. Straight away in the opening you can feel how beautifully Begum has been blended. all those flowers intertwine seamlessly, creating a velvety and creamy concoction. There is a subtle fruity aroma in the background but mostly it's the luxurious floral bouquet in the utterly soft and dreamy base. Iris and Violet makes it powdery but it's not a dry make up powder. This makes me think about the dream, it feels like sleeping on the clouds, it's like a foggy day in a fairy tale and the sun creates a hazy warm light through the clouds. None of those flowers is dominating the scent. The base is harmonious combination where Vanilla, Musk and Sandalwood are the main players and other woody and amber notes keep them together maintaining the scent floral, not as "Vanilla scent" or too sweet. There is nothing Oriental about the fragrance itself imo. Begum is signature scent worthy, it's year around scent, it has a feminine touch in it. It's so relaxing, I can see it suits well the classy lady at the work. It's elegant, it's attractive and seductive. I think men would love this on women. This scent doesn't bother anyone but still it's unique. It makes irresistible bubble around the wearer. I definitely want to buy a bottle of this one. I wish I would have tried this properly straight away after I got this sample over a year ago. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
Pernoire's perfumes has a good quality and they are blended really nicely. Masar is not an exception. This scent has very intriguing notes and it looks like it could be challenging but it's very pleasant and versatile. Not even one note stands out above the others but you can smell them seamlessly intermingled. Labdanum and leather are soft and tender. Spices are not pungent but hidden instead. Honey, Tobacco and Vanilla are creating a beautiful, a little bit sweet core where honey is not sticky sweet but very natural. Tobacco is not smoky nor dirty, it's like a humid gentle whiff. I don't find here any animalic notes if honey is not counted but it's maybe because I love very challenging animalics. The whole base is blended so well and the concoction is utterly harmonious. If you try to think about this smell, think that each note is as enjoyable and easy as they can and they are blended in a big bowl covered with velvety honey. Notes are very natural. The scent is bright and golden like a beautiful sunset. It is not a beast and it's suitable to wear anywhere you want but it's not like an energy booster but some kind of elixir which makes you relax and calm instead. It has an artisanal touch in it but it's not edgy or potent like many artisanal scents are. This is totally unisex. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
