The Cora

When I first smelled it, because I knew a lot of Thameen fragrances were named after jewels, I thought of a yellow or white diamond. I read up on the name afterwards, and it totally made sense! It was named after the 110.3 carat Cora Sun diamond, the biggest yellow diamond in the world. The fragrance smells like fresh, clear, and soft white florals that contains lots of nectar. The floral notes are followed by slightly gourmand finish with the benzoin, vanilla, and amber. The crispness and brightness also reminded me of Versace Bright Crystal. When I got it in the mail, I sprayed it once in the back of my hand, and the cloud followed me around for hours! It’s so beautiful and smells like how royalty would smell.

I’ve fallen hard for this one. A more unisex version to me of old formulation Idylle edp. Added musk and woods and some notes tuned. This is gorgeous - worn in the cusp of winter in NZ, I’m smitten. Long lasting with great performance. Smells expensive and really well put together. Floral notes particularly the purple florals, are present. Rose is a white rosewater sweetened with golden floral tones. This is just so good.

The wisteria scent has excellent projection, is captivating, and lasts quite well on the skin, around 10 hours. It's a luxurious, impressive, and quite unique fragrance compared to a typical floral perfume.

Delicious ambered flowers!! Lots of flowers!! Luxurious white florals over nuanced rosey violets, with a creamy amber envelope and an ever so slightly sweet and sour candied drydown. It shares a very similar vibe with Times Square from Masque Milano. The Cora leans more feminine, perhaps adding a strong oud would not only make it a very interesting combination, but also make it much more unisex. Wearable on almost any weather, with the exception of very warm days. Projection is on the upper side of moderate for an hour, then it becomes intimate, longevity is around four hours. Lovely, flowery, feminine, sweet and timeless!

Lovely woody floral musk centered around the wisteria flower, very rarely used in perfumery, this is a sophisticated but somewhat lesser of the offerings of the Thameen line of luxury fragrances. the perfume opens with a floral burst of the central wisteria, surrounded by magnolia, rose and jasmine. The heart is mostly benzoin surrounded by slight hints of vanilla, carnation and lily of the valley. The perfume settles into a synthetic musk base surrounded by hints of amber and patchouli. Overall a nice elegant feminine leaning scent but also somewhat familiar. Moderate to strong sillage and good longevity. Enjoy!