Betrothal

Perfume friends, I cannot at all understand the non existing or even negative reviews on the internet of this fragrance and other Grossmith'es. Only because they re so pricey (which is understandable give the fact what the Grossmith "family" invests in their production) some folks do not even try them. A big mistake in my humble opinium!:= I agree wholeheartily with Suzy here: Betrothal is a luxury powdery,even dusty white floral with quality boozing all over.. The cibet causing the naughtyness mentioned by Suzy. And the Heliotrope note is the most beautiful I ve ever detected in any fragrance! Yes it is sweet but tempered by the strong African flower and earthy vetiver in the drydown which is quite heavenly to my nose at least:=) An absolutely PERFUME in the most true sense of the word (even in the EDP version). Not for untrained noses and quite surely not for lovers of modern chemical Iso-Super kind of fragrances...I guess our Kate is not really a perfume addict so let her buy Katy Perry's Purr instead:=) A must try for any real perfume art lovers of the classics! If you like powdery florals give it a chance..

A beautiful and easy to understand and easy to "hug" scent. I must thank to a beautiful member here, for giving me the oportunity to meet this perfume. Thank you so much mr. F, for this one and for the other amazing masterpieces you sent me. It is strange but my nose didn t put on the highest stair the heliotrope. Not in the middle, nor in the dry down. I feel it but it is captured and transformed into an unknown flower, in this mixture. Wich is not bad at all. It s like a delicious ganache with rose petals, vanilla and ylang ylang, after the short time when the citrus dissapear. The middle is floral but in a correct line, nothing is in contradiction. I love the most the final, wich unfortunately on my skins lasts not as long as I wanted... The animal vibe is minimal,but enough. I am glad also for the fact the vetiver is not screaming. Feminine but not too "lady gem", a not intoxicating and heavy scent, refined, revigorating, like a spring starry NIGHT. The lasting power is almost weak on my skin but well..every beautiful dream it come to an end too early, every time...

8/10. Slippery elm. Ale. Clove, nutmeg. German black forest cake. Sigh, my last sample and I still did not find the perfect Grossmith fragrance yet. At least at first... three hours later, very pleasant citrus floral, powdery. If I could skip to this part sooner I would buy it right away!

A good feminine floral bouquet where I take above all rose and heliotrope with a start of citrus fruits and orange flowers that lasts until the end supported by a polite civet. On my skin it is never completely dry or powdery but rather alive, fresh and citrusy. It mostly stays like this, intertwined with clean florals, light vanilla and animalic whiffs. I was expecting a twist in the ending that didn't arrive. and...I waited calmly for 24 hours! Composed, comfortable, serious, clean and elegantly mature. Short but resistant and pulsating sillage. Reserved.

i really liked this one, not that very unique and something quite bizarre. it's just quite good and loving my skin. it is powdery yes, and im not a fan of that but this one amazes me allot. i remember it was already produced back then in 1893 to be worn by Mary of Teck for her betrothal to King George V, and it was recreated again in 2011 or 2012 (don't remember exactly) for Kate Middleton to be worn in her betrothal like her grandmother did. it has big citrusy vetiver note with the least vanilla that could adds a haze of sweetness to the juice. rose and jasmin are there yes, quite thin but there already, & thank GOD ylang ylang isn't there at all, it's just the Civetta that adds that tiny twist to the blend & it's doing an amazing job. i guess neroli is there already. i guess this one is the most expensive one in his collection and to be honest it deserves it. it is unisex for sure. it could be worn in the morning and charms everyone around you, it's not sharp and never heavy. it's exactly on the right wave length of perfect. Edit (14th feb 2015): i was mistaken! the Ylang Ylang is there already and quite shown clearely! it is the one that added that tingling twist beside the Civet. note: the main drawback of all Grossmith's fragrances is the spray, the top piece that sprays the fragrance. however, after few sprays that piece on top kind of wears down or melts, in another way the smell of it turns very metallic. this could be because of the quality of the spray itself, or maybe the fragrance itself is quite strong in away that the spray material can't handle it's strength or density. so i wish they take this into consideration cause this might ruin the essence as it has direct connection with the fragrance.