Ishraq Gold

I love this one! There's a bit of almond with a splash of coffee in the beginning and then it quickly becomes a vanilla mix. On me, I get a lot of buttery vanilla and smooth tonka bean with some almond, not so much a marzipan almond, more reminiscent of custard. There is some sandalwood, powdery cacao and a little coffee in the base holding it together. It is quite sweet and lasts all day for me. I got it for under $20, it comes in a little zippered pouch, and the bottle is pretty and unique. It was worth every penny of a blind buy. If you love inexpensive gourmands, this is a good one to try.

Ishraq in the white version is the smell of the desert during the day. Heavily heated sand, sparkling in the sun. Ishhraq Gold is a desert at night. Oriental accents and spices vibrate like sand cooling down at night in the light of a full moon. Orient is clearly felt here: cocoa, coffee, vanilla, almond wrapped in jasmine and tuberose. I got a sample from ottomania.pl They are specialists in Arab climates. I'm tempted by a bottle. The white bottle has proven itself! Israq and Ishraq Gold are a good set for day and night.

I find this a better perfume as CH Good Girl. CH has a citrus final touch on me, while Ishraq Gold is more creamy, I feel longer the coffe and cacao vibe on my skin and it also lasts longer! A great seductive fragrance.

I wish this displayed all the delectable notes it promises, but to my nose it's Black Opium with a dash of CH Good Girl. Not bad, per se, but nothing new or exciting.

Ishraq Gold opens with sugary coffee poured over creamy almond. It soon becomes a vanilla-forward fragrance with generous lashings of milky sandalwood, smooth tonka, and sweet powder. A somewhat lighter version of YSL's Black Opium, but still delicious in its own right.