Aura of Roses

I have actually never smelled Idôle Aura by Lancôme, so I'm just judging this on its merits, not on its accuracy. It's a beautiful fragrance, and the rose is slightly tart/fresh, with a hint of green, bolstered by puffy clouds of clean musks. I was a bit leery of the "salty" and "marine" notes, but luckily those aren't too prominent on me. This does remind me a bit of a rose-scented deodorant by Secret that I own, and I know that sounds like a major diss, but it really isn't. I have yet to buy a Dua perfume that I didn't at least like a lot. It's not cheap, but it's substantially less expensive than buying the harder-to-find discontinued fragrances and some of the more niche offerings that aren't affordable. The performance has been phenomenal, and in some cases it is superior to that of the OG. (I can't say that for Aura of Roses, though, because I'm not familiar with the original.) Update: I wore the original Idôle to bed last night and refreshed earlier today; this evening, when it was mostly worn off, I put on Aura of Roses, and it works really beautifully that way, as the richer and more complex "evening" form of the regular Idôle.

Smells just like the OG & lasts!