Yellow Diamond
Spring suits the Versace Yellow Diamond Eau de Toilette Gift Set better than any other time of year, and the material list explains why.
Citron opens it with a dry, rind heavy brightness, pear adds a soft juiciness underneath, and neroli and bergamot together give it that clean, slightly bitter orange tree quality which keeps the fruit from going sweet too early. It is a busy opening but a tidy one, and it sets the tone for everything that follows.
The heart is unusually floral for a scent people think of as a citrus. Water lily is thin and cool, freesia is crisp and slightly sharp, orange blossom is full and softly rounded, and mimosa brings a powdery yellow quality that is the closest this gets to warmth. Four flowers is a lot, and they are blended rather than layered, so the effect is a single bright bouquet rather than a parade. Underneath, amberwood gives a dry resinous hold, palo santo adds a faintly dusty, almost sacred dryness that is the most interesting thing in the base, and musk keeps the finish soft against skin.
An eau de toilette at this weight is a daytime proposition. It is comfortable in warm weather, easy in an office, and light enough to wear every day without tiring of it. Eleven materials, arranged for wearability rather than for effect. It is the sort of scent that gets borrowed by other people in the house, which is either a compliment or a nuisance depending on whose bottle it is. As a gift set it needs no wrapping and makes a safe present for someone whose taste you only half know, which is most of the people you buy perfume for.
The label dates from 1978 and from Milan, where Gianni Versace opened it. His sister Donatella picked it up after his death, and the house runs clothing, interiors, hotels and perfume side by side.
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