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artemsuh – :
Gilda, are you decent?
– Me?
[long pause] Sure! I’m decent.
I am so much in love with this fruity-rich-tuberose perfume, have got it blindly in EDP 100 ml art deco bottle, – no regrets at all. Most balsamic, warm, lush tuberose, neroli and jasmine, sweetened by pineapple on very feminine base from ylang, amber and benzoin. Starts loud, like Rita Hayworth throwing her hair up and down, very dramatic heart, like Rita’s destiny and sweet melancholic base, like our memory of her. I can not call Gilda vintage smelling fragrance, it is sooo mature, mouthwatering and smart, so strong, yet so romantic. At some point it is one of very few tuberose-based fragrances I love and CAN actually wear without suffocation, another one is Fath de Fath and Balenciaga’s Michelle.
Gilda, you are not decent, you are tantalizing.
NarBlemyBleld – :
This is still my favorite perfume, although I haven’t worn it in years! By far, it was the most complimented upon perfume by the opposite sex.
At first spray, I hated it; I think maybe the pineapple seemed too overpowering and out of place. But then it had the most beautiful dry down, and a softly interesting (not overwhelming) scent. Playful & seductive.
It is more of an evening perfume, but I wore it all of the time. I just wore a lot less during the day or in the summer.
I’ve never found anything to replace it.
I would comment more on the notes, but as I haven’t actually smelled it or worn it years, I really can’t. I can only comment on the sweet & unforgetable memory that it envoked.
This perfume being discontinued, really broke my heart. I’m still not over it.
justas666 – :
I found a vintage-bottle of Gilda and WOW what a scent it is. I guess its about 20 years old and smells absolutely gorgeous! Sweet Pineappale, vanilla and nice flowers. Longlived on my skin. Never thought I would have the chance to try this one, and now I have =) Not my type of perfum but a great perfum it is.
Jag hittade en vintage-flaksa och WOW vilken doft! Jag gissar att flaskan är över 20 år gammal men doftar helt ljuvligt fortfarande. Söt Ananas och vanilj med en rejäl dos fina blomnoter. Långlivad på min hud. Trodde aldrig jag skulle få prova den men nu har jag det. Inte min typ av favoritdofter men en härligt doft, det är det =)
insaf_12 – :
Big bold, impressive sillage. Pineapple is really prominent and mouthwatering in the early stages. Lush tuberose. Really beautiful dry down.
Ninourbadraro – :
I wore this in the early 1990’s and I got more compliments on this fragrance than any other fragrance I have ever worn.
My boyfriend (at the time) actually asked me to stop wearing it in public, because I always had men coming up to me to tell me how wonderful it was and asking me the name of it.
I continued to wear Gilda and got rid of the boyfriend.
I’d LOVE for this fragrance to be manufactured, again!!
рябчик – :
Wow – aldehydeblast in my face !
Then heaven is opening up – oo this is a great fragrance – the sweetnotes are soft and gentle – but the tarragone sticks up his green head saying: Se me, smell me.
I wish more people could smell this masterpice of a perfume.
The old make-up note making it feel even more vintage – like in the 30 ies.
The notes are in perfect harmoni, sweet, floral and greennotes all intermingles.
The powderynote is getting stronger and stronger.
It is not a typical 80 powerhouse at all.
It is strong indeed but after drydown it softens even more and in the end I am left with a soft smell of babypowder.
zvereff – :
I used to wear Gilda in the early 90’s but when I was about to buy a new bottle it had disappeared from the market. I searched for it everywhere and finally, after many many years I found it on internet abroad and managed to get a couple of bottles with a slightly darkened juice. Thank god for internet!
However, Gilda is actually one of my best vintage smelling fragrance. Eventhough it is created in the mid 80’s it actually refers to Rita Hayworths famous role in the 30’s. Therefore it has more similarities with Rochas Femme and other early creations than with any 80’s fragrance.
Gilda has sweet gourmand notes in the top from the pinapple, but not edible fruitnotes. Just a little bit to create a delicious take off. Quite soon it becomes more dry and woody and I can smell strong tobacco notes in the flowery heart deriving from the mix between peppery carnation, amber and various woods.
It is actually here I get most of the “vintage” smell: It strongly resembles the smell from a womans purse: perfume, pastilles and tobacco, and it has a dry powdery quality that reminds me of the aged cloth on the inside of the purse.
In the end Gilda becomes softer, sweeter and more sensual from the basenotes. I adore the bone structure, longevity and sillage of this fragrance and as a Lindy Hop dancer I mostly wear it in special dance evenings, when I want to take the time machine back to the 40’s.