J'adore L'Or (2023)

I have not been a fan of the jadore line. I have only liked 2 flankers so far the all natural one in white and jadore Lumiere toilette. But I didn't like either enough to consider buying. This new L'or flanker I just might pick up. I've tried the past L'or flanker and didn't care for it. I had the same problem with that as I do with the original and that is screechy florals. Here the florals are rounded off. The rough edges are smoothed away to reveal a very unexpected floral perfume that is full of contrasts but the contrasts do not shout out their presence they whisper them to you as the perfume develops. Here is how I see L'or 2023.. Upon first spray I get a tropical feel. I get mango and banana. The mango is just ripe not to green and not to juicy. Succulent but tart. The banana is very white, dense and creamy. Theses fruits envelope the florals from the inside out. This is the gold of jadore. Warm, lush, tropical. As the perfume develops again the silver white violet mingles with lily of the valley to create a chilly effect. Like makeup powder made of snow. I can see Elsa from Frozen wearing this while creating an Ice Palace in the middle of a tropical island. As the perfume develops further it shifts again back to its original gold but instead of the florals being infused with tropical fruits they are slightly spiced creating a warming effect on the chilly white jasmine. This perfume for me is a contrast between the chilly silver white of jasmine violet and lily of the valley. And the gold of tropical fruits and orange blossom. This is absolutely stunning and should have been a stand alone release IMO. Not a flanker of a flanker. Going on my want shelf. Best new release of 2023. I don't get the comparison to alien. Alien is a casmeran and amber wood bomb. Ruins the jasmine IMO. But I have only smelled what is in stores today not vintage. Edit: I was thinking of a full bottle of this and while I do love it I am being more careful with full bottle purchases. And sense I have other jasmine forward perfumes in my collection I don't need this one. This is a lovely floral bouquet. Slightly tropical and slightly classic. A good introduction to true floral perfumes for a younger generation. I think that is what FK had in mind when he created this.

Beautiful, golden, round, creamy, juicy, honeyed floral. A masterpiece. This was love at first spray. L'or 2023 starts off with a burst of flowers that becomes juicy and creamy. I sense a lot of creamy Ylang Ylang. The mix of florals, juiciness (sweet like a mango sorbet syrup softly humming in the background) and creamy Ylang is gorgeous. And yes, I do feel that golden is a good description, not golden like amber but golden like late afternoon sun on plush fragrant flowers, quite tropical. Eventually the florals fade but the creamy Ylang persists, now it's also subtly salty. Here is where the comparison to suntan lotion can be found, but it's the smoothest, most elevated Ylang Ylang lotion. As someone who finds salt notes absolutely repellent, I don't mind it here at all. This drydown invokes late afternoon sun setting on your beach-tanned skin. The drydown lingers on my skin and hair into the next day and this phase is also heavenly - it's like a vaulted golden note upheld on jasmine and mango tea, faint, but every now and then it announces its presence. I would love to drink this tea. When J'adore first came on the scene, the magazine insert for J'adore made me nauseated and gave me a headache, so I avoided it and never had any interest in tracking down the actual scent. I cannot compare 2023 L'or to the original EdP or EDT or any of the previous L'or versions. (For anyone who is familiar with the EDP or EDT could you please describe if it's similar to this version or not at all?) Hesitated to buy this because it's pricey for 50ml, and those magazine inserts for the original J'adore did not sit well with me - what if I hated it? Wonderfully, I ♥️ love ♥️ L'or and I'm thrilled to own this beauty. This has easily taken the spot of most beloved floral in my collection. The price may seem steep, yet I have bought perfumes anywhere in the $50 - $100 range that I have absolutely regretted and even hated. So, considering the beautiful quality of this, it's well worth it.

Disclaimer: I have the original J'Adore, but no experience with any other iterations of L'Or, so I can't comment on reformulations. Frankly I was annoyed with myself for dropping $200 after tax on a 1.7 ounce bottle of anything. But after I got home and begrudgingly opened the box, I gave myself two sprays and went about with my life. Folks, it was still very noticeable 12 HOURS later and it was still projecting enough for others around me to notice. This stuff has monstrous staying power. I bet it would last weeks on clothing. For those of us who love old-school powerhouse fragrances, this is an absolute gem. Scent-wise, L'Or is very syrupy, almost obnoxiously so. The opening is a heavy jasmine and a thick, buttery ylang-ylang that feels almost too much. Underneath is a warm amber and vanilla base that anchors the sweetness. But the true star here is the rose in the dry down. It's just the right amount without screaming ROSE, if you know what I mean. It's noticeable without smacking bystanders in the face. Yes, the price is way more than I want to spend on a small bottle of perfume, but the quality is definitely here. So for that I don't feel bad for buying this. It's a bit loud for an office environment, but I can get a lot of wear out of it anywhere else. I got a few compliments on it the first night I wore it out, and the restaurant was relatively quiet with few people inside. So needless to say, I'm in love with this stuff. And to address the bizarre complaint below about the bottle's supposed phallic silhouette: you would have to be one of those deeply unserious people who sees a phallus in everything to get that picture. The sort of person who repeatedly gets the vapors and screams "PERVERT!" in the pickle aisle at the Piggly Wiggly. It's just not that serious. There may be other genuine issues here, but that's not one of them.

this jadore is really good. it smells very fresh and almost has a flower nectar scent. very floral and uplifting. beautiful. upon first spray, it has that fresh explosion and hits a high note. cant place what exactly im smelling, but it is something i dont usually smell in perfumes and it is interesting, almost like a stem that’s been rained on and now sunned on. for reference, im a white floral lover, a lilly of the valley lover. this is a little fruity but still very floral. it smells unusual to me. i have jadore edp, infinissee, absolute, the salty one in a mini, and now this one. it smells like spring, renewal, hopeful, relaxing but exciting too. gosh it’s good. kinda like a flower shop when they bring out flowers from the fridge. this makes my eyes roll all the way back. i do smell the notes noted on this but i smell it all together as one. will come back and tell you of the dry down and longevity on me. thank goodness my nose and skin like this cause i blind bought it. the bottle is stunning. glad they did the bottle differently than the others. mr kurkdijian is really a master. ok edit: 4.5 hours later, it was a skin scent. i had sprayed one spray on my chest and one on my wrist. my boyfiend went looking for the bottle and brought it back out and sprayed more on me, just one spray. he said ‘oh, this is good. this is really good. i like this one.’ which is a lot to say from him. i like this. i see the color yellow for some reason. smells of fresh cut grass and stems and dewy flowers.

Wearing it today it is so deep yet fresh and gorgeous on my wrist and radiates beautifully worn globally. But it needs to have clean skin, after shower with no trace of a competing scent to fully appreciate it. Your nose will dive deep into it, then. I am comparing it to Infinissime today and I am not happy how it overwhelms l'Or from time to time. J'adore L'Or is very jasmin and orange blossom, tamed by fresh, dewy, powdery violets. I can feel the flowers coming back to life once I spray this beauty. It wears like parfum concentration. If you prefer your parfums floral, fresh, cold and J'Adorish you will love the l'Or 2023. Bees might try to come close to you it is so realistic. I find it a parfume concentration of Eau de Toilette Lumiere and similar in power and fresh greenish feel to Infinissime version. Eau de Toilette Lumiere is less intense, obviously, and more solar in comparison. Infinissime more yellow and honeyed under fresh top. But they are similar. You do not need to own them all, unless you truly love flowers and J'Adore like myself. After many hours of wear l'Or started to feel Alienish. On closer inspection spacious, radiating from my body still green-white flowers. I can also feel it on myself next day - it lasts more than 24 hours. I also love the new solid gold stopper design. It fits with the density of the flowers in this gem. Subtle but dense.