Black Pearls

Honestly speaking I was expecting richness of Passion. the week I ordered it I was imagining it as a very strong type of vintagy. Straight from my work I took a shower and I ate dinner and time came to open the fragrance. I was afraid/hesitate to put it on my tshirt. I have sprayed the box. I closed my eyes I was in big shock its smells like this. Right away I saw Kolobrzeg/Poland and beautiful town in north by Baltic Sea. I was in so big shock. I saw exactly the last walk with my mom and my brother. I remember my mom took me there to show us the waves during the storm. I will never forget this tall big waves hitting the bridge. It could be somewhere in the end oh 80's. The waves smelled so nice.. and wet bridge too with the rain... And this is where this scent have taken me... We were living in the house next to paper manufacture not too far from the Sea... and this is... how I remember this area... this is what this scent is reminding me... 30 min ago... I was in big shock...why I actually have this fragrance... I saw a seashell but.. I haven't expected this Sea feeling and memories it will wake up in me. While I was buying it... I said what what a pretty bottle... love it...but actually what amazing... surprise.. that first 30 seconds after applying it....I saw exactly this Town next to Baltic....I am not saying its smells like the sea breeze...no but it has something in it....scent of that wet bridge during... the storm... Later next day after... I was walking under this bridge and I was finding pretty amber stones... and their scent were... like in this fragrance in some notes..... Wet salty sand... with ambers and seashells. .... Now its 50 min after I have sprayed it on my top and I see similarity to Allure in some souernes.... please don't... laugh.. but this sour feeling I am getting reminds me old formulas of Guerlain- not sure which one... Jacky? Mitsouko? This scent smells to me as well ...so opposite to sea... and ambers...- desert. Where...in hatta Oman. Especially in the rainy days... this is how the sand smells to me... In my opinion this perfume is formulated in really unique way. How come... I see a Sea and later I am taken with my scent memory to the Emirates/ Oman border in rainy day? This is the scent of middle east. It has some ... oriental vibes... maybe that's why.. reminds me... first formula of Guerlain.. his perfumes... were ... inspired by far.. far East... and this is how I feel it in Black Pearls. It's not about... scent of oriental perfumes and spices.. it's a very specific...scent.. of...bedouin tant. In rainy... day somewhere in the middle of the desert. What is interesting a lot of... Elizabet's perfumes... are taking me exactly over there... Middle East. I can't explain why.. but I do travel often there... and to me this fragrance smells exactly how - the desert/ sand...stays in my memory. Because this perfume gave me so many memories and pictures in my head, it deserves for special place. Reminds me my mother, our amazing time during this incredible afternoon back to my times in Poland... and now it took me to desert. How come I have no idea. How technically one perfume can take me to stormy Baltic Sea... and couple minutes later... I am in Hatta Oman .. in the middle of sand... pure... sand... Black Pearls you are so special. Especially because I do appreciate Guerlain first formulas- and this scent has a lot of common with it... Love the unique ... tones of sour nature of this.. perfume...incredible - green lemons/citruses/oakmoss ...as Pierre-François Guerlain... used to add to his ...perfumes... When I talk Guerlain I see an old bottle of Shalimar- by Jacques Guerlain... Definitely Black Pearls and Passion is my fav.

Mercy! Thank you Thomasania, I received my opaque bottle as per your review and this is glorious! Where do I start? First with a note - On first spritz I noticed this is very oily so it is rich in actual oil; impressive, then detected a burnt rubber/leathery note that was off-putting. In about an hour that turned into a fabulous, soft musk. I also agree with review above mine. Wrong category. This is a soft, creamy vanilla based, peppery oriental floral. Black Pearls... I want to bathe in this juice! When I smell this I do not only think of black pearls. I think of black gloves with cluster rings (more than one) a black rhinestone choker, blingy shoulder duster earrings with black leather heels or boots and a fur coat. I think of an exotic form of gorgeous that is over the top, over the moon, yet magically and mysteriously not overdone, and as classy as it is, a bit on the naughty side. Wow. It's flapper juice! I am now positively convinced Liz was born well after her time. Either she really was a queen in a past life or a favorite odalisque to a king somewhere. Black Pearls whispers "Come hither" in every way. Elegant, classy, stunning, sexy but not quite raw or in the face, though the possibility of a certain raw encounter definitely lurks. I am picking up a sultry, smoky note that is superb and this scent smells highly expensive to me. The smokiness is the quality sandalwood combined with the other notes which smells like a delicious fresh vanilla pipe tobacco; rich, juicy, boozy, peachy, soft rose with just the right amount of powdery vanilla. Just enough. I barely detect flowers of any kind. The amber in this scent is the killing kind; the very best of rich, sultry amber. There is a slightly dark element to this scent that is not sharp at all which I am thoroughly adoring (pepper?), with a warm, cozy, comforting aura that rocks at the same time. The vanilla/musky/amber/sandalwood dry down is exquisite. (Do it to it, Lizzy Girl!) I do not think "The Current Trend Crowd" could handle this one, though a young lover of fine scents with a trained nose would view this one as a rebellious nose thumb to the status quo; a unique and sexy scent to set her apart from the rest...and good for her! Liz was all about jewels but the name of this scent could also be"Black Leather" and would definitely fit a rocking/punk/grunge girl with rainbow hair and piercings of a certain "I choose to remain a mystery" sort of attitude. I can see this fitting the equivalent of a modern day flapper in that way. It's very there somewhere. As a lover of fine orientals with a preference for the spicy ones this smoky, woodsy, not-too-sweet or spicy gem had me at hello... and I am thinking the name is not quite fitting yet very much is. Black Pearls is the sensuous of night paired with refined, old money opulence. I mean very old money; the kind certain families will never run out of. I am not the fortunate one in that way but have smelled it many times and this is right on the mark. Somehow the overall symphony is incredibly harmonious and beautifully, softly sexy, and it takes me to a place where luxury is a casual way of life if only in my mind. Just pure glorious. Liz seems to be equated with dated to some but I say... only to an undiscerning, unlearned olfactory. It's fabulous... It's rich as hell but heavenly and I am highly pleased! :)

Wow. They don't make them like this anymore. I have a gift set which includes the spray perfume in the glass shell bottle as seen in this Fragrantica page, a small dab on miniature perfume, the body lotion and the shower gel. So I am basking in the full glory of this amazingly beautiful scent. The mini pure parfum is like an exotic peach and flower juice - peach scented body lotion, with accentuated notes of rose and lotus. The florals in the dab-on are louder, sweeter, stronger. The dry down comes along and it turns into a lovely sandalwood. I also sensed some dark vanilla or tonka bean but I could be wrong. The spray is much easier to figure out. The opening is aquatic. It's like fresh sea air or a sea breeze. Citrus notes of bergamot orange and maybe a lemon are also there at the opening. It smells like a sweet citrus forward perfumy perfume. But then all of a sudden, a juicy and almost photo realistic gourmand peach. It also has a melon vibe. Fruity fruity. But not sugary sweet fruit candy. A grown up fruit with peach vibes. Delicious. The water lily plus lotus is there soon enough. Aquatic florals. The one floral note that is the strongest is the gardenia. To my nose the rose note is very faint. The gardenia here is not like most creamy or lactonic gardenias but just a bright simple gardenia. The heart can best be described as white floral. The white flowers and the sweet citrus and peaches and later the sandalwood and amber create a tropical scene. It's a sunny warm day on a Hawaiian island beach, or Tahiti, the South Pacific or the Caribbean. I think the real reason it gives off this tropical vibe is the combination of fruit and gardenia. There is also an absolutely beautiful lotus flower note. I have smelled actual lotus and worn lotus oils and it really smells like that. This is a happy, warm, bright, tropical, beachy island perfume. Mood lifting and so very joyful. It seems to want you to wear her on a vacation. It is hyper feminine, mature but not old lady. Yes it is strong so only one at most two sprays is enough. But it is so captivating. It's like a party on the beach on an island with palm trees. The fragrance never gets too dark or even too musky despite there being musk in the dry down. The driest stage is more like a kind of gorgeous expensive sun tan lotion. It also may come off as powdery. But to me it is definitely a warm lotion. The powder seems to emerge as it is most dry and nearly gone. It's too relaxed to be formal and yet too beautifully composed for casual. I would say it's good for wearing it on a vacation, a cruise, a day time pool party. It does remind me of Elizabeth Taylor but it's also coming off as very Joan Collins. It's like Liz Taylor and Joan Collins having margaritas at the beach in Hawaii. This aroma is to die for. The sillage is great and can be detected by others and has lasting stay power lasting all day. I would also say this is a day time fragrance not evening and is best worn in spring summer and early fall. I love it so very much.

5/5/18 Update #2 I know I called this tropical, but the right word to describe it is Exotic. Its funny, when I first smelled this I thought I didn't prefer it but I really do love it and wear it at least once a week. I hope anyone who tries this can give it a few chances because it really grows on you. 3/13/18 ***Update*** I was fortunate enough to get a great deal on a 3.3oz at an online store. Yesterday was my first day wearing as I had other fragrances I ordered to test out first. My initial thought when I first smelled it wasn't a positive one. I didn't take it to heart, because I had been smelling other perfumes and colognes. I know that first initial reaction, especially to a brand new bottle of perfume can be false. Yesterday I took the cap off the bottle and smelled, and was intrigued with what lingered in the cap so I figured what the heck and sprayed my typical chest, and on both wrists/forearms. Like most ET fumes, the initial spray is strong and needs about 3-5 minutes to dry down a bit before you can start to appreciate the notes. Upon initial blast, I am overwhelmed by a boozy peach and what I can only describe as that decomposing vegetation smell one gets in a swampy or pond/river area where there are water lily's. As it dry's down further, Its very sweet, the peach, gardenia, lotus and water lily really give it a heady sweetness, as the powdery-ness of the white rose starts to come through. I never really pick up the bergamot as an individual note, but it must lend to the tropical overseas vibe I get. This is not tropical nor aquatic by todays standards of pineapple and coconut or sea salt. Its a reminiscence of the air of a tropical place, that sweetness and vegetative pond water with a wisp of floral and citrus. The amber, musk, sandalwood base is absolutely divine, as it retains the sweetness of the top notes in the end. All in all I really like it and am looking forward to wearing it in the summer, as Florida has been chilly due to all the Nor'easters going on up North. I was concerned my Husband wouldn't care for it, but he really likes it! He smelled it about an hour after I sprayed, and did not complain of it being too powdery. I feel sophisticated and worldly when I wear this. I think this could be completely dressed up, or I could wear this in a bathing suit with a lovely sun dress or wrap. It is indeed iridescent and luminous like a black pearl. Keep and open mind when trying it, as it was released in 1996 and deserves a proper wear or two to be fully understood and appreciated. ***Original Post***One of my two last acquisitions I need to make in order to have collected all of the ET fumes. I'm glad there is still some mystery to this quest, as I am unsure what fragrance obsession I shall find myself upon once this comes to a close. I really like how some reviews call this tropical...I live in Florida and hope this is a summer time by the pool/at the beach/dinner in a sun dress sort of smell.

Dear Readers, This fragrance by Elizabeth Taylor is a very lovely ,elegant womanly fragrance that is a must have if you enjoy roses and peaches. I liked this Black Pearls since it came out ,I did not own it then since I was a child and for me perfumes was a grown up thing but when I turned into a teen I could not help but to always desire to own this fragrance some day. Years went by until 3 months ago, I was gifted this by a family member that she found it and remember I liked it very much since childhood since I even collected the Black Pearl perfume ad that had Elizabeth Taylor coming out from the black sea backdrop like a majestic mermaid. And lucky for me, the bottle and fragrance was all authentic and the aroma of the perfume is exactly how I remembered it, rosey,warm and sweet. Seeing the ingredients here, I learned what was in it and Black Pearls has notes that I enjoyed in fragrance and I can tell this perfume has very good quality rose and peaches , it does have a light powdery note but nothing cheap or offending. it last a good amount of hours, on my chemistry lasted 5 hrs tops. The fragrance is a very womanly ,bold and beautiful scent that cast a "loveliness" serenity about you , I gotten good warm complements in my recent outing at a art opening and inauguration party and people couldn't not help but to give me hugs and just inhale me sweetly. The opening is very sweet but just let it touch the air or get mixed in your body chemistry and it do its magic, Its a very sweet womanly fragrance with touches of powder musk that creates a soothing serene feel to it, specially when the wind carries your scent mixed with this perfume into the air, blowing a sweet mysterious scent upon mortal men and woman, that cant resist the mermaids spell and take them to you, the source of their beating hearts. Frankly this perfume isn't ment for everyone these days, since its a happy and loving grown up scent with a lot of confidence in its womanly power but in a serene way, I don't recommend this to women who are "little girls" for Black Pearls is very womanly for their infantile taste and may call this a "old lady" fragrance as they feel their clock ticking louder and their winkles grow longer like ivy vines, it could cause a haunting effect on such a mind, so stay away baby jane . For the"androgynous" to "sporty" types of women I don't recommend this unless you want to get in touch with a soft but bold serene energy then this is your perfume. Im happy to have been gifted this precious perfume, I love the bottle shape of the shell and the fragrance is so warm,loving and beautiful. R.I.P our Piscean diva Elizabeth Taylor & and Viva the house of Elizabeth Taylor .