Description
Aurum by Brandy is a busy, generous fragrance that has a lot going on and pulls it off. The top is a proper fruit basket, lemon and grapefruit sparkling alongside sweet mango, with ginger and black pepper adding heat and a dusting of violet for softness. It comes across as vivid and full of life. This unisex Extrait de Parfum is the kind you spray and then keep sniffing your wrist for, trying to catch every layer.
As the fruit settles, a floral-spicy heart takes over. Geranium and jasmine bring a rounded, slightly rosy warmth, cardamom keeps the spice ticking along, and cedarwood starts to dry things out. It is a clever middle section, because it stops the perfume from being purely a fruity opener. There is real structure underneath the sparkle, and the transition from bright to warm happens gradually enough that you notice each stage.
The finish is where it turns genuinely moreish. Sweet tonka and amber meet earthy moss and clean musk, a warm, faintly nutty base that grounds all that brightness up top. Fruity to woody in a single wearing, and it earns both halves rather than picking one and abandoning the other. That range is what makes it such an easy scent to live with day to day.
Fragrance Notes
- Top: Lemon, Mango, Ginger, Violet, Black Pepper, Grapefruit
- Heart: Geranium, Jasmine, Cardamom, Cedarwood
- Base: Tonka, Musk, Amber, Moss
Being an extrait, it wears rich and holds well through the day, with strong projection through the fruity opening before it beds down into a warm amber-woody skin scent. Staying power is dependable, and because it is this concentrated a couple of sprays gets the job done. No need to drench yourself.
A real all-rounder, it suits men and women and shifts easily from day to evening. The fresh, juicy top makes it wearable in warmer weather while the amber and tonka base gives it enough weight to carry through cooler months, so it works close to year-round. It is also an easy gift, since there is a little of everything here for most tastes. Plenty of scent in the 100ml bottle.
Your Aurum comes to you as authentic Brandy Designs stock, shipped free and fully tracked from our warehouse in the UK, backed by our money-back guarantee.
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