Golden Acacia

I bought Incense Suede from the same collection first, cause its much closer to what I usually wear and like, but I remember sampling this and being really surprised with it. I didn't know what I was smelling, I don't have any references from nature of opoponax or broom or acacia or whatever its called. I decided it was good but not for me cause I told myself I don't wear sweet perfumes. Well now I guess I do! Golden Acacia was just so mysterious, so warm and summery, so deliciously carnal and yet innocent... I could not resist. I know it probably works better as a winter scent but to me Golden Acacia evokes the languorous midday heat of summer, when the bushes and shrubs and trees on the hillside all bake in their own warm, dry scents, when people siesta indoors and fan themselves to escape the windless heat. To this dry summer haze add some dark, ebony colored undertones to the bottom (is it myrrh? A dab of oud? Theres definitely musk and a healthy squirt of civet lurking in there) and on top, a radiant, biblical honey that seems to stand for all that is good and sweet in the world. I tend to see scents in terms of colors and to me this is a lustrous black highlighted with a golden , molten yellow. So this is the perfume that charmed away my stubborn "no sweet scents" rule, and now I don't even know what I like or don't like anymore. At this rate I'll be wearing vanilla and tonka bombs by summer. Identity crisis confirmed.

This is like ambrosia, stimulating multiple receptors, seeming to elicit a reflexive salivation. A tribute to black locust honey, Golden Acacia does share its orange blossom and genet floral facets, its sweetly nutty character, but it also seems to include the whole honeycomb, some royal jelly and propolis. It's sweet, but it's that visceral sweetness of honey, raw and someone acidic, with a sliver of toasted marshmallow Maillard reaction (always my favorite part was that burnt, toasty outer layer of the confection). It may just be the power of suggestion, but I feel like a beeswax material makes an appearance here as well. At its core it's opaque and unctuous, revealing the slightest undercurrent of skank, and when there's some evaporation, there's a lovely, powdery opoponax accord and growing muskiness contrast with the lingering sweetness. It is such a delicious wear. It is worth noting that the somewhat urine-like quality that comes from a significant honey accord is dialed down here, just hinting at that in the periphery. If one finds Anatole Lebreton's Bois Lumière or Serge Lutens' Miel de Bois to be a bit too challenging (I do especially love the Lebreton for this very reason), Golden Acacia may be more your speed.

Incredible ! It's amber done at its best, mixed with heavy and sweet honey... if you like honey you know that Acacia honey is a light coloured honey that has a very floral aroma, made by bees from collecting nectar in Acacia blooming trees, and it is quite different than other varieties of honey. This perfume manages to capture that quite literarily, and it is superbly executed. Well worth the high price. Silage and lasting power are both above average, especially above the average of today's perfumes. I think it's unisex leaning female most of the time. There is an animalic vibe and that normally bring a "stink" character into play, but it is so well done here that it just smells sexy. The presentation is beautiful too. Definitely better suited for evenings and cold weather, or special occasions, but I think you can enjoy it in small doses any time. I don't detect any patchouli, and I am quite sensitive to it. The only other scent that I know of, with a similar honey in it, it's the Serge Lutens Miel de Bois, which is long time discontinued. Golden Acacia is a true masterpiece, not cheap but it screams quality in every aspect. Still, try before you buy. Wonderful !

Orginaldeftom hit this one on the nail with the opening blast of honey mixed with opoponax, myrrh and patchouli. When you smells this juice you would think that it's the nectar from the ancient Greek God's. Amber is the last perfect ingredient that makes this juice everything you want. The overall vib gives you a luxurious, elegant and sexy aroma. There's just a smig of floral notes to balance this fragrance. Longevity and Silage is excellent lasting over 8hrs Finally, If someone told me that I would spend close to two hundred dollars or more for a fragrance, I would of told them no f * * * * way. Well I did and without any hesitation. A very creamy warm almost vanilla vib to this GEM. I will buy another bottle after this one is almost empty. This juice is excellent during the fall / winter months making it a very deep long lasting aroma. If you spray it once on your chest/body before going to bed with your partner and I can guarantee you that you won't have enough energy to go to work the next day. Definitely a real nieche EDP fragrance. Easy...10/10

I love it! Funnily enough it was Bulgari's "Man" that made me fall in love with honey notes. But in "Man" it is obviously far more subtle. This is a HONEY BOMB! I mean literally, imagine you fall head first into an entire beehive, surrounded by Broom bushes and Acacia trees in full bloom. There is a slight furniture polish note in there as well, perhaps it's the faint patchouli. It is just so divine. I can imagine this to work brilliantly with a mimosa soliflore fragrance for layering. Perhaps add any Mimosa to this or another Neroli based frag, perhaps even a rose and this will glow on forever. True honey-dripping and opoponax heavy drenched juice of radiant golden skin sexiness. There is some apothecary honey lozenge quality to it but it is just too "pretty" to be just labelled as gourmand. A pleasant surprise from a house that until recently had rather lacklustre releases. Kudos to the mastermind of this collection. The bottles are also fantastic and I am so gonna buy this next week! 10/10 for a reference honey scent. Truly epic.