Red Door Aura

I am glad to see this added to the databank! I do indeed love being surrounded softly by this Aura! Her bottle is simply gorgeous in a very undertated way much like its older sisters yet stands out nicely on any vanity. It really does linger and project like a ray of light with all those zesty yet opulent notes. Aura is easily wearable on a daily basis and manages to be both sweetly zesty and woodsy-creamy and its structure is well balanced and nicely rounded. I keep my original Red Door for special occasions because I find it much stronger: a power perfume of the 80's inddeed to my great pleasure! When I first smelled this fresh, pretty and sparkingly feminine floriental (to me)it put a smile on my face and a bounce in my step. I love its elegant and classy character and enjoy the raspberry-citrus blast which first greets you with tart juicyness.Aura then becomes creamy with gentle blossoming florals and a rich sandalwood -amber scent .Once more she changes, drying down to a sweet musky scent that still holds more than a hint of raspberry and much sweetness.(I wonder where the sugary notes come from since there is no vanilla. Probably the raspberry) .As the reviewer below stated: Shimmer was a bit too faint for my taste, Velvet is gorgeous and quite enduring with its sophisticated woodsy character. Aura is now one of my favotire florals !

This was a blind buy (among other impulse Arden scents in the Green Tea line). I'm so glad I gave Red Door Aura a chance. I love it and can confirm (like others) that there are notes in this fragrance that remind me of Alien by Mugler. I own Alien and it's obviously far more powerful, well-rounded, and sophisticated. I only use it for evening outings but I would readily use Aura during the day and night. Aura is a lovely scent that might be more agreeable for those who say Alien is far too strong for their taste/everyday use. This fruity floral is well-rounded and smells good for its price point. Longevity and sillage are moderate. A lighter hand is best with EA Aura, especially if you spray it on your top. The raspberry, orange blossom, and bergamot mix in the top notes are noticeable. I'm not sure how well the mid notes shine, but by the time the scent is drying down in about 2-3 hours, the top notes blend very well with the base notes and that's what matters to me. A nice blend of fruity florals and woody/amber/musky notes. I've never tried the original Red Door, but appreciate those who hailed Aura over the original. I can definitely see this as a repeat purchase when my 100 ml bottle is done!

So delicious, balances sweetness and freshness with spiciness and warmth. Smells very womanly to me, particularly after it develops on me, becoming warmer, muskier and spicier (although maintains a floral sweetness) making it much more seductive than the initial fresh, flirty fruitiness, so I personally see it as an evening out perfume. Great for someone like me who's young and wants to venture into slightly more mature smelling fragerences without biting off more than they can chew. Decent spillage to begin with, at least compared to what I'm used to, and can still be smelt on the skin after 6-8 hours on me. Overall a beautiful fragerence that I can see myself using up and repurchasing in the future. ETA: After wearing it a few times I've come to realise that after it's all-but-vanished (after a whole day of wearing) there's a vague but unpleasant public toilet smell left on my skin. I don't take back that this is a scrummy perfume and I'll continue to wear it given I can be sure that I'm able to wash it off (or I suppose apply more?) when it comes to the end of the day/night .

I like Aura, I'm sorry it was only available in 30ml. My body chemistry likes the original Red Door too but the original one is my MIL's signature scent and I doubt my husband wants me to smell like his mother, lol! This is just spicy enough to have some character but not in a way more modern people will find obnoxious. I suppose very scent sensitive people won't like it but I'm not for sensitive people! I'm so frustrated that the sales lady told my husband that it only comes in 30ml and I can't find it here anymore. I could've easily gone through 100ml of this fragrance. I guess there's a greater chance of me finding Thierry Mugler's Alien and all I can hope is that it "behaves" similar to this Aura with my skin chemistry. I'll still keep searching and hope that some branch of Matas still has a bottle for me.

I was puttering around my gym's washroom one day, and the management had generously supplied this lotion for everyone's use, so of course, I tried it. I'll try anything once, especially if it relates to perfume. I liked the interplay between the citrusy, somewhat salty bergamot and the juicy raspberry. This isn't a sugared raspberry note--not that there's anything wrong with that, mind--it's a more natural, rounded raspberry. So the fragrance is somewhat sweet, but not candied sweet (as in Pink Sugar, say). I made a note to acquire this perfume, and ordered it when I got back to work. Whenever I wear Red D'aura (as I call it), I'm struck with how fresh and fruit-pleasant it is. Oh, and the lotion rocks, too. Maybe I should grab me some of that.