Description
The strongest substance known to man, the diamond is prized for it’s clarity,
resilience and exquisite timeless beauty. Artist and fragrance designer, Sage
Machado waited for over a decade to approach this most iconic stone and translate
into scent – Diamond by Sage.
Using raw diamonds as the inspiration behind this long-awaited fragrance, Sage was
attracted to every other shade of diamond. Not overly sparkling, not demanding
immediate attention, not perceiving wealth, but rather the understated diamond,
slightly warmer, more unique and much more intimate. In the development and
discovery of Diamond, Sage set out to represent all of these qualities and capture
the unique and subtle essence of the raw diamond, the much more mysterious and
not so well conquered relative of the brilliant diamond we all know.
The scent, shimmering and clear, acts as its namesake to conduct both light and
heat, and reflect the wearer’s true beauty. With the sheerest base notes blending
together to create a fragrance that’s both soft and warm, the wearer experiences the
subtle hint of Indian sandalwood, white crisp amber, clean oceanic musk and a touch
of rain dew on the skin at morning – letting the light in.
Diamond by Sage is a fragrance which can be worn by both men and women. It is a
skin scent, complementing its wearer’s chemistry and evoking a clean, yet warm
effervescent experience. Diamond was launched in 2014.
lopus73 – :
Someone said in a previous review that this was like Sage Pearl with a touch of the sea thrown in. That description is spot on. Should have been called Aquamarine.
andrey1207 – :
This BLOOMS over time and with body heat! It is so, so beautiful. I want to gulp this scent like fresh Spring water. I consider Diamond to be one of Sage’s “brighter” fragrances (i.e. Citrine, Amethyst, Jade, Sage), and they happen to be the Sage fragrances I don’t enjoy wearing. However, that’s not the case with this crystalline fragrance. Diamond is not at all what I expected from a scent named for the iconic gemstone of legendary hardness. Sage Diamond is so very soft. It connotes bubbles, rather than carbonate rocks. Diamond smells surprisingly floral at first…I did not expect flowers, particularly such “flowery” flowers. I can’t narrow down what flowers I’m smelling but my mind creates images of Viburnum, …maybe Honeysuckle?, Polyanthus Jasmine, …Loquat?, Pink Dianthus… Very much the color “pink”, in a pastel, sweet, young-girly shade. Directly underneath the floral is a slightly ozonic saltiness that melds into very lightweight versions of sandalwood and powdery amber. The final stage, which lasts and lasts, is a powdery floral. Diamond is lovely, and even though it’s kind of aquatic (my least favorite fragrance category), I enjoy wearing it often. Diamond is incredibly “sparkling”, so, with that adjective in mind, the name Diamond is suitable. To me, Sage Diamond smells like Pink Chalcedony gemstone. Maybe it’s just me, but something about Diamonds reminds me of Chanel Gardenia and Penhaligon’s Ellenisia mixed with Antonia’s Flowers Sogni Del Mare. Also, at times, Clinique Aromatics in White. Fascinating.
Ярослав666 – :
I am a fan of many of the scents by Sage Machado, but I don’t believe I’ve ever reviewed any of them. This was a blind buy for me, but I have no regrets whatsoever about purchasing this. Sage has done a wonderful job with this scent. For me, this perfume oil evokes thoughts of the beach, but not at all in a Coppertone way. If you are familiar with Sage Pearl, try to envision a touch of the sea thrown into the mix, as well as a dash of freshness. That, to me, is what Sage Diamond is. The lasting power for this is excellent, and I catch whiffs of this throughout the day. No complaints whatsoever about the way this smells, or the quality of the fragrance itself. Love it.
Gunalas – :
Do not be fooled by the simple fragrance pyramid! As Sage says on her website, she waited years and years to make this scent, assembling all the perfect types of the listed ingredients. This scent sparkles without being sharp, bright without being loud and is clear without being transparent. It smells like she really took the cream of the crop and blended them seamlessly, sublimely into a fragrance truly worthy of the name of the world’s most beloved stone.