Love Delight
Love Delight by Amouage is a feminine-leaning eau de parfum in the luxury price tier. It opens with ginger, mandarin, rose and cinnamon, moves into heliotrope, jasmine and rose and dries down to vanilla, cocoa, rum and cypriol. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Ginger Warm, zesty and slightly soapy. Bridges citrus and spice.
- Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
Heart
- Heliotrope Almond, vanilla and powder. Smells like marzipan and old-fashioned makeup.
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
Dry-down
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Cocoa Dry, dusty chocolate. Bitter rather than sweet.
- Rum Boozy, sweet and warm. Adds a grown-up edge to gourmands.
- Cypriol Also called nagarmotha. Smoky, leathery, earthy — a vetiver relative.
Smells like this
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