Azurée D’Or

Due to my love of the Original Azuree (OA), both current and vintage, meant I couldn't resist trying this even though I'm usually ambivalent when it comes to "re- imaginings", if you love the original, they rarely live up to to expectations. Don't tinker with perfection n all that. But, back to Azuree d'Or ( Ado ) - I'll confess to not being the best at identifying or describing notes, so I found it most useful to compare it to my newer Azuree OGs ( old style 10yrs old & new a year or so old, both of which are very similar, their citrus top notes being still strong whereas they are muted my 20/30yr old bottles, but they benefit from the richer leather that comes only with age ). Basically, to me they differ only in the top notes : OG having the aforementioned citrus and Ado having more spicy floral - even I can recognise the saffron plus jasmine and some rose ( reminding me of one of the few modern scents I truly love and revere: Agent Provocateur, though the rose and jasmine are nowhere near as strong ) Then, 10-20mins later comes the leather, maybe SLIGHTLY stronger in AO but definitely there in Ado. In the former, the citrus then ( inevitably ? ) abaits and the leather comes to the fore to stay for the ( considerable ) duration + 6+ hours on skin, indefinitely on clothing) In the latter it then combines with the top notes giving a softer but still persistent scent making it maybe more appealing if one finds the leather in AO too much. So, in a nutshell : AO : a citrus leather and Ado:a floral leather. I really rate them both and recommend this to Azuree devotees, but, if you never fell for the original but still love leather, you might still want to try Azuree d'Or. Jx EDIT: it's 2022 ( a lot's happened since this review ! ). Well, I must have rated it as I just bought another bottle ! They getting hard to find now so seemed a good idea. If you see one, buy one !

Call me shallow, bimbo...whatever, but this bottle is so ugly.

I like the way the name sounds. I have had an on/off love affair with Estee but I will always have a soft spot for them in my heart.