David Yurman Limited Edition

I finally made the plunge... From all the reviews and the research I have done, I will try to explain what I get out of this fragrance and why you can get a retail $180 fragrance for $35 in a tester... First of all, Yes the cheap tester "David Yurman Limited Edition" is the real thing! They must of had a quality control problem with these bottles, which could be why one can get these so cheap... as the juice leaks inside the glass and the gold gilding at the base of the sprayer is affected by the perfume. Once you wipe off the gold gilding and clean up the bottle a bit, everything is great... If I had these problems with the $180 boxed version I would be PISSED... But if all one cares about... is the quality of the juice, it is the best buy I have made all year! Now for the scent... To begin with YOU HAVE TO LIKE A SWEET OUD and SUEDE/LEATHER. It is not for the tame of heart! And yet, it is dimensional still very smooth and luxurious. It reminds me of a mix of Tuscan Leather by Tom Ford, La Yuqawam Homme Rasasi for men, 24 Gold and a sweet soft ROSE/OUD. All layered together... Each combination of scents like the layers of an onion being peeled away through the drydown. I get a smooth delicate leather with blast of sweet creamy oud and further sweetened by the raspberry note. The rose sits in the background with the other florals with the rose on top. Drying down hours later developing into a soft sandalwood vanilla musk. From the reviews one gets a mix of likes and dislikes from males and females... I see this as a UNISEX fragrance with each gender wanting something a little more... leaning more to the right masculine or to the left feminine... With that said, this is the middle of the road. I think the notes of this fragrance are masculine but they are so well blended and pulls off a vibe that would smell luxurious and sensual on a lady aswell. Such a pleasant fragrance, rich and deeply moving... no matter what your gender. Very Niche and Very Top Quality! UPDATE: After wearing this fragrance off and on for a few weeks now I have to say I began to enjoy it more and more! This GEM is something you don't want to wear everyday as it will become cloying, but to wear it maybe 1 day a week great! Keep it to 2 sprays MAX... as it is very potent! I get more of a raspberry scented delicate leather with the rose oud being in the background. I do find this to be more masculine as my wife couldn't wear it as it was just too strong. Ya, 10/10 for good deal $$$ on a niche level scent!

This is NOT a Tuscan Leather clone... I don't know where that trend even came from! I ordered a sample because I wasn't sure, is it Noir de Noir or Tuscan Leather?! The answer is: it's a little of both, and neither, all at the same time. From the start, I get a VERY heavy oily rose. There is definitely leather, oud, saffron and raspberry supporting it, in that order, but for that reason alone, it's not a Tuscan Leather clone. It's really not even similar to Noir de Noir. This is much brighter and very floral. This scent lingers in the back of your nose in such a pleasant way that you can actually taste it. Again, its a very bright oily rose. Once the rose starts to fade (or your nose gets used to it, I'm not sure which) then you will start to get whiffs more reminiscent of Tuscan Leather, but again, its by no means a clone. The oily rose becomes a waxy rose (thanks to the oud) on top of the leather, which is not as pronounced as the leather in Tuscan Leather. Don't get me wrong, this is nice! I'm still considering buying a bottle, because of its price and quality. I'd wear this over Noir de Noir or some other dark rose-oud scent any day, but don't be fooled into thinking this will satisfy your itch for Tuscan Leather. Better stick to Nabeel Arab Tradition, Nabeel Macho Man, or Rasasi La Yuqawam for that. Update: I ended up buying a full bottle... for only $26. I couldn't resist for that price, and I knew I'd kick myself if I didn't. I'm looking forward to layering this with Tuscan Leather/Nabeel Arab Tradition. This is a great quality scent for the price! While it may be an acquired taste, the quality is superb.

Started out as a "like", and ended up as a "love". This was one that I was so interested in, I originally blindly purchased it for my wife...at least that's what I planned to tell her if I didn't like it. But, surprisingly, I liked it and she hated it. The first couple of weeks, all I got was a hint of the berry and a lot of the floral notes commingled with the oud and suede, but the combination for the top and mid came across very "perfumey". Now, three weeks later, I can truly say, this is blended masterfully. Off the top, I get the coriander, berry, and floral notes. The berry and saffron carry through the mid which features the rose and oud combination. This rose and oud combo is very smooth. I hadn't tried a rose and oud combo that I thought was worth owning because most come across too rugged and unrestrained. In the base, the suede starts to peak through and just adds an additional elegant touch to the composition. The suede note is very realistic and melds very nicely with that rose, oud, and berry note that's still holding on. I don't get much vanilla, but, I think if they'd added more, it would have caused an imbalance in the base notes since vanilla tends to take over in the base of fragrances. I get excellent longevity (12 hours) and projection (a good scent cloud for at least 6 hours) with this fragrance. My only gripe would be that the tester I bought had a pretty cheap top, but I'm thankful to have this fragrance for $30. An absolute steal and eye opener for rose/oud fragrances.

David Yurman Limited Edition is a powerful rose/oud combination enhanced by suede and lightened in part by raspberry and vanilla. The opening is almost harsh--the oud factors in strongly throughout the life of the fragrance but the sweeter notes come out more in the dry down, as is typically the case. Saffron and coriander help shape the fragrance herbally without taking much of the attention away from the oud, the centerpiece. This reminds me of Rose d'Arabie from the Armani Prive line, though DYLE is more acerbic and oud-heavy than rose-heavy. DYLE's sprayer is a jet stream, though, so it requires a delicate and deliberate application as distribution is limited. DYLE is an extrait, so particularly with its note arrangement, it's unsurprising that it's powerful in terms of both projection and longevity. Also unsurprising is that this should likely be reserved exclusively for colder weather---it's difficult to predict how cloying it might be in warm weather. At $31 for a 75ml tester on FragranceNet, this is an unusual bargain that should be tried. Strong and a steal of a deal, I like but don't love it, as it's still a little too harsh for me to fully warm up to, but it has a rightful place in my collection. 8 out of 10

Last night I was looking around a perfume shop when SA handed me a paper strip and asked me to smell it.I had no idea what perfume he had sprayed on it.it was a warm and sweet scent,exactly the way I like.not a girly,sugar water sweetie;it's sweetness was deep and adult and orientalish.it slightly reminded me of Angel Schlesser Oriental II but not as rosey as that one.If I had to guess the notes I'd say vanilla,maybe a gourmand note such as praline?,creamy woods,some balmy,slightly smokey notes(amber?benzoin?),a jammy,spicy rose (just a hint of it) and tones of sweet powder,a luxurious,half nutty,half cosmetic-like type of powder. I was shocked to hear that I was smelling David Yurman limited edition!this was the only perfume from this brand that I was never intrested to try.maybe because Valentino Oud Assolue and Dsquared Royal Black are mentioned as similar perfumes (I hate these two);or maybe because I'm not usually into oud-suede perfumes.anyway I'm happy that I tried it.I'm adding it to my wantlist but I'm going to test it on my skin before committing myself to a full bottle PS:it seems yo be a strong perfume performance-wise as it stayed strong on paper for long hours