Description
“The most important aspect of creating the perfume was searching for the most absolute ‘absolue’ oils. Finding a quality of sandalwood 20 classes better than other sandalwoods, and that voyage was the lengthiest but the most enjoyable aspect in the creation of Black Gold. Each ingredient was extensively researched and the final perfume was a labour of love.”—Linda Pilkington, Founder and Creator of Ormonde Jayne
Black Gold by Ormonde Jayne is an Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Black Gold was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Geza Schoen. Top notes are bergamot, lemon, mandarin orange, clary sage and juniper berries; middle notes are orchid, rose, water lily, jasmine and carnation absolute; base notes are agarwood (oud), pink pepper, sandalwood, patchouli, vetiver, vanilla, labdanum, moss, musk, cedar, ambrette (musk mallow) and amber.
Alexander12 – :
All i can smell is oud,rose,woods and pepper(Spice)…an ordinary oud and rose centered composition.
Considering the price…well…it’s a total robbery
Not even worth scoring.
If you are into Rose and Oud fragrances,try Mancera and Montale fragrances…way cheaper with same vibes and quality and same results!
I’m really disappointed with this house.tried 7-8 fragrances from this brand and all are ordinary fragrances which is sad…But Ambre Royal has different story.
metall1311 – :
Stunning, absolutely. It’s like they took Roja Creation E and infused a freshness into it. One of the classiest things i’ve ever smelled. Worth the price, I just can’t afford it
amelkov.dima1984 – :
Having Nawab of Oudh already, I would not go for this..This one resembles Nawab a lot..This is a bit softer and smoother..Nawab is a bit spicy..
ViapBiommasix – :
A dynamic burst of freshness from Mandarin is enhanced by an aromatic blend of clary sage and Juniperberry enlivend by a timeless Bergamot accord. Carnation absolute, Jasmine and Oud tie into a woody base with sensuality underscored by a warmth of cedar, opulent sandalwood and pink pepper all while lending themselves to a slightly resinous and Musky Amber accord enhanced By labdanum and Ambrette seed that ensures you will be talked about, admired and desired the same!
mogila – :
As a longtime follower of Ormonde Jayne, BLACK GOLD is my all time favorite creation from Geza Schoen & Linda Pilkington, founder. A true masterpiece, this parfum is For lovers of schinus molle (pink peppercorn), the finest blends of sandalwood, a timeless rose, carnation, jasmine accord woven through with citruses, spices underpinned on a base of vetiver, labdanum & costly ambrette. I wear this in all seasons but best not on really hot days.
darsy – :
b.gracious . . .
If you didn’t get a compliment wearing this, the problem is either you or the people with whom you associate. It’s not the frag.
batalov – :
Scent – oakmoss, rose, lemon, cedarwood & juniper berries.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the warmer months, day or night.
Projection – I didn’t get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 6hrs consistently.
ihs599JeomiWogkig – :
I ordered the 10ml traveler & just received it this morning. I ordered it Thursday & received it this Monday morning-London to CA! OJ always ships super fast! Anyway, I just want to say that I can definitely smell the Oud. Other reviews I’ve read say they can barely smell any Oud. My initial impression is favorable even though I’m not a big Oud lover. I’ll update when I’ve had a chance to actually wear this for awhile. I’m just smelling it on a strip right now.
Update: This smells quite masculine to me. I don’t enjoy wearing it but I think it would smell great on a man.
akliyan_pertsh – :
It starts with some nice lemon citrus and juniper mixed in with some soft spice. The way the juniper mixes in with the citrus and soft spice is very well done and very nice.
After a while the soft Sandalwood appears and makes itself known, I like this phase as the Sandalwood is top quality and very good. Also what makes it smell better is the light amber which seems to underpin the Sandalwood. All in all at this stage it’s a very smooth very soft and light citrus and sandalwood scent.
After a good while the scent very slowly seems to gain floral aspects out of the juniper like citrus. Now it’s nothing distinct like a straight up jasmine or rose fragrance but more like amalgamation of different floral notes that weave a subtle tapestry within the juniper like citrus. In fact I’m sure I can smell the orchid or it may be a lily note as it’s adding a slight watery aspect to the scent. Though it’s all very subtle as you would expect from a very ethereal ghost like scent.
Now this fragrance is imo very subtle and tightly weaved with a lot of nuances that can very easily be overlooked unless you are like me over analyzing each stage and aspect. I do like very much the way the floral aspects slowly unfurl out of the juniper citrus. I must say it is very lovely and unexpected and something that can be very easily overlooked as everything is so subtle.
Again after a while the scent slowly shifts and I can smell musk and patchouli but it’s not dominating but just rearing it’s head from within the sent as the floral aspect weakens. Though eventually it does become stronger and starts to meld with amber note. Now these notes are not a straight transition but like before they appear slowly within other notes before becoming a bit more stronger.
After six sprays from my 10ml decant which only sprays out a little amount I get about six hours in longevity.
In an all it’s a very ethereal and light bodied scent hampered with projection issues.