Glaze Ecstasy

Glaze Ecstacy Vs Buontalenti Glaze Ecstacy (GE) comes off smoother, better blended while Buontalenti (BT) is sharper with a fruity burst in the opening, this lasts about a minute then it calms down a bit. GE comes across as a creamy vanilla and strawberry ice cream swirl (think soft serve) with a strawberry glaze on top. For some reason I do not get the raspberry listed in the notes for both of these, it comes off as strawberries on me). BT is more like a frosty— still has ice cream but has about equal amounts of ice cream and fruits, so the fruitiness is front and center— the most prominent notes on me being the (straw)berry and a hint of banana (very faint), and later in the development, apricot. It also reminds me of those chewy vanilla-strawberry candies. As they dry down, the vanilla becomes even more prominent in GE and then the caramel becomes noticeable, while the fruits in BT calm down to where you get about 50:50 vanilla to fruits, the caramel note in this one is a tad artificial-smelling. I will say these two are very similar. GE is the more sophisticated/grown-up version of the two. BT is more playful, a little ‘younger’ if you will. Ingredients-wise, GE comes across as having been made with better quality ingredients while BT has a slightly artificial quality— I think it’s the banana note, if you’ve ever had banana flavored pastries vs homemade pastries made with real bananas, you know that weird artificial banana taste, now think of that as a fragrance. Thankfully the berries and apricot keep this somewhat muted in BT. I can see myself wearing BT during the day and transitioning to GE in the evening (for a cuddle session with SO), not that GE would be classified as a night-time perfume- both are better suited to daytime use but GE would fit more intimate settings. Do you honestly truly NEED both? No. But if you’re one to catch subtle nuances in fragrances you will be able to tell the difference in both. I am glad to have both.

I hate to say it, but I love her. I thought the notes would be interesting enough to try but not captivating enough to love, but I was sadly wrong. She lasts on clothes for days, smells beautifully and uniquely sweet in such a subtle but enchanting way, and the only thing I hate is how hard it is to find and buy. I've never spent more than $90 on a perfume, travel sizes and decants all the way, but I struggle to see myself being able to settle for just a decant at around $60 for 5 ml. The similarity to Buontalenti is vaguely there. Buontalenti is too rich with coconut and too coastal almost, and the notes are just a clash of each other arguing of who sits up front. Glaze Ecstasy is BEAUTIFUL. It begins with this very jammy, slightly juicy apricot that could be just as nice on its own, and simmers down into a slightly creamy, gently fruity, soft but feminine fragrance. I think the custard note is what smooths things out and keeps the fruit at an admirable sweetness, not very juicy nor sugary, but more like fruit dipped in whipped cream. It is not lactonic or anything of the sort, but it has the essence of something similar to whipped cream.

(Reviewing the Dapper version) This is 97% PdF Buontalenti (daytime, summer) on the opening spray. Afterwards, when sniffed on skin, it smells like a doughnut & was disgusting up close. But in the air, this projects like nobody’s business and smells like a strong Buontalenti —gorgeous! I call it “Buontalenti Extrait” now. I heard the performance was poor for the actual version. This Dapper version is worth it and lasts forever. I’ll be buying their biggest bottle to wear nighttime, winter.

I blind bought this one and, I have to be honest, I had immediate regret when I went to purchase. Just because I had never smelled it and I was worried it would be too cloying and I am so delighted that I was wrong. This is delicious!!! It's sweet, well blended and not too cloying. The dry down is that caramel apricot and is just oh so intoxicating. I don't want to use it all up because it's a hard one to get, but this is in my new top 5!

I see that people are comparing it to Buonatlenti, but I haven't tried this one yet. I feel this scent is delicious, unique and sort of addictive. At times it smells weird to me, I can't explain it, but it is still irresistible. A very unusual blend, nothing I've ever tried before. Definitely worth a try! EDIT: Finally tried Buontalenti. Yes, it smells almost identical, but I prefer GE.