Yellow Diamond

Reviewing the 2021 reformulation, I reviewed the original already. Well gosh darn it this is reformulated too, just looking at the back of the new box. Linilool and lilial are missing from this, like it is in the 2 bright crystals and the crystal noirs. Yellow diamond intense EDP was the only of the 6 of the crystals that did not contain the banned chemical that changed half of Versace’s formulas and most of everything from Dior. Yellow Diamond Intense is nowhere to be sold other then the grey market and there wasn’t even a need to reformulate it. *Scratches head* Anyway pertaining to this. Before this reminded me of sunshine in a bottle. This is probably one of my least favorite fragrances in my collection, but Omg... I love that shower gel. LOVE it. It’s like showering in liquid gold. The reformulated shower gel (had lilial) still smells nice, smells golden and less feminine which is good for me! And as for the EDT, just wow. Is it the Same scent for the most part yes, but I no longer feel like I’m running through a field of daisys and sunflowers. This scent made me feel something. It’s less “flowery” and has a plastic smell, like it just smells synthetic. The powderiness is still there. Horse power is still the same, not watered down. To many they will think this is weaker but it’s not. The formula isn’t weaker, but the fragrance won’t have a powerful opening like it did. Why? Lilial. It was a major ingredient and it had a “blooming” and “fresh” vibe like when you spray your favorite air freshener. Its in everything (or was) even in my laundry detergent sitting in the basement. For some reason we can still use it wash our clothes. Now as humans we are bias and think what’s different doesn’t smell good. To someone who never smelled the original... it smells nice but try it before buying a new bottle. Will this be a signature scent for you... hell nah. I used to defend it being so generic because it had a signature Versace DNA and it’s now lost. It smells good but some charm is gone. Nice scent still.

Need to review the old and new shower Gel. (With some new info.) I have both versions, one in the Vintage box for the original packaging, and the 2022 shower gel in the same generic yellow design used for the reformulated and repackaged toilette. Honestly there is little to no difference when it comes to the shower gels. I just finished off my last technically vintage EDT bottle, I have a new one but won’t be opening and trying out the new reformulation till spring. Like with the new bright crystal, I see they kept the Linilool which was removed from crystal noir when it wasn’t necessary. Sorry I’ll go on and mourn about C Noir till Die. Ok so yellow diamond is my least favourite fragrance in my entire collection. I have almost everything by Versace literally! For both “main” genders. And as a guy this has to be worn for the right occasion. When I wear it I think of sunshine in a bottle. (2020 batch.) I wear it only in the morning 4-10 am. And not often. The EDP smells like lush moonlight... glamours. You have to be a homosexual like me to pull it off 😂. Shower Gel Anyway final and main point. The shower gel is my favorite shower gel (I’m crazy and have shower gels to several Versace scents lined in my shower. 3 versions for Eros.. blue, flame, pour femme) despite not much love for the bottle itself. Can’t say the same about the lotion but my god this shower gel is amazing. It’s like bathing In liquid gold! You could buy this shower gel and not ever need the bottle. Hell when I open that new reformulated bottle sitting in my closet come spring, and it sucks, I’ll still always love this shower gel. Because I have the reformulated shower gel. Yes it’s missing lilial but somehow they kept the scent exactly the same. Something they failed to do with crystal noir’s lotion and shower gel. Ok I’m done.

Fluffy WHIPPED LEMON & MIMOSA. Opens with a fruity-floral burst with citrus, honey & clean touches that reads honeysuckle & lemon soap to my nose. These all deepen into a white floral heart that has powdery, honey, clean, fruity, & yellow-floral touches, all resting on a musky amber-woody base. Over time, it acquires a pleasant detergent vibe in the air. Above average performance for a spring-summer wearing experience. Contrast to Yellow Diamond (OG) Versace: These are different, but they're strikingly similar. YDI has a more forward white-floral accord, pungent-citrus quality and more honey-hay, while the OG is softer with a more fluffy citrus, and has a more forward shampoo quality. Both have above average performance, but YDI is slightly outperforms. Overall: Beautiful sweet citrus-floral scent, with above average performance. Perfect scent to wear on a walk in the park or on a hot day? It's a love for me. Enjoy! Contrast to Daisy Eau So Fresh: These are different, but there are similarities with the shampoo vibe from many of Alberto Morillas' scents. Daisy Eau So Fresh has more green and raspberry instead of lemon in the top notes. Roughly equivalent performance. Contrast to Omnia Coral Bvlgari: These are different, but again there are similarities with the shampoo vibe. Omnia Coral has more pomegranate iced-tea in the top instead of lemon. Roughly equivalent performance. Update 05/147/25: Wore this for a bit yesterday. It's gotten a lot stronger, but opens with a lemon shampoo vibe. The lemon gets more intense as it dries down in the floral-waterlily heart. The lily/waterlily has gotten a lot stronger, and was giving me reminders of scents like Baiser Vole Cartier with a lemon-y overlay. Love it.

This is absolutely divine! I hate citrus scents. I bought D&G Light Blue without smelling it because everyone loves it and to me it smells putrid. To me, citrus scents smell sharp, screechy, masculine, and horrid--but this lemon scent is an absolute summer love. Yes, it reminds me very much of Daisy, a perfume I enjoyed fine enough but never obsessed over. This perfume, however, is an obsession. There is a motherly warmth to Yellow Diamond that makes me feel nurtured and safe. Imagine you are a child and your young, sweet, loving mother washes your favourite towel in a lemon laundry soap. She hangs this towel on the line, where it soaks up all the goodness of the sun, and after you emerge from a freezing cold pool, she places this towel around your shoulders. That is what this perfume smells like. Summer and warmth and love and a fluffy, freshly laundered towel dried in the summer sun. Is it generic? Sure. But it's so beautiful I hardly think that matters. There is a softness and a non-cloying sweetness to this perfume that makes it a refreshing treat for teenagers, but there is also a joy and a mature warmth that makes it a sweet treat for mothers and grandmothers too. I could see three generations of women wearing this perfume and it would sparkle on each of them. I could also see someone using this as their daily honeymoon perfume if they traveled to a hot location. It's that romantic. An insant mood-boost. Sunshine and happiness and sparkling joy in a pretty bottle. Thank you, Versace!

Sunshine and optimism bottled, and I'll keep it short and sweet. Yellow Diamond is simple to wear and a great easy reach, but despite that, I don't find it boring. The opening is bright and fresh with a burst of crisp pear, lemon and bergamot before being followed with a gorgeous mix of waterlily, mimosa and freesia. The florals during the drydown take on a grassy freshness which evokes the feeling of going for a walk through a wildflower meadow near the coast; the waterlily gives a fresh aqueous undertone which gives that coastal/dewy feeling and keeps things more lively and interesting, after 3 hours the florals settle down to a fresh woody/ambery base. Its simplistic in the way it smells but its one of the most happiest, sunshine-like scents I have ever smelt and owned, it would work so well as a summer signature or even a signature year round, it just radiates positivity and an aura of cleanliness! Longevity is decent lasting about 6 hours and giving a close bordering on moderate silage, it could easily be worn to work or for more casual/everyday activities, at a push, I think you could dress this one up as well. Wouldn't say it smells too much like Marc Jacobs Daisy though I would say they do fall into the same carefree and positive catagories. Would repurchase for sure!