Description
Magnificent Gold, inspired by golden ornaments, contains precious white oud accord. Spices such as pink pepper and saffron make this scent a bit brighter, in contrast to the rest of the composition that includes vanilla, sandalwood, oud and musk. It is developed by Honorine Blanc.
Yves Saint Laurent dedicated a special collection of perfumes to its famous pieces of clothing. Le Vestiaire des Parfums line premiered in fall 2015 with five editions, followed by the first sub-collection Le Vestiaire des Parfums Collection de Nuit in September 2016 with three new fragrances. In September 2017, a new line within this concept will be available at selected stores worldwide – Le Vestiaire des Parfums Oriental Collection – featuring five new perfumes inspired by de designer’s trips, mostly to Morocco.
Available as a 75 ml Eau de Parfum.
кузнец – :
True, this scent is not the heavy oriental you may be imagining based on the name and notes, it comes out spicy and sparkling with pink pepper and saffron , that quickly settles to an almost cherry/vanilla type medicinal smell and a pale Oud note deep in the base with a designer-like woody musky aroma that reminds me of some other great YsL ouds ..this stuff is good. It’s not as heavy as I had hoped but with a few extra sprays its lasting. This scent is deceptive because you don’t get a huge cloud of it rush off your skin but I keep getting amazing whiffs floating around. I think this will be one that everyone around me smells it and compliments, while playing hide and seek with me. For sure this will benefit from being worn on clothing. Now the bottle is very YsL, gold plated like Noble Leather, amazing atomizer that blast a huge mist out. I got this for an insane price under $100 new and I’m ecstatic, I don’t have anything exactly like it that I can wear in Texas heat. If someone told me to guess blind the notes I’d say : Tonka, vanilla, saffron, dried fruit, Oud, and maybe a blonde tobacco…this is a big winner in my collection. 9/10
v1l9a7d2 – :
Hmmm. Certainly opulent, but maybe not the luxury dream it purports to be. Upscale, tastefully done, adult and classy vanilla, but “Magnificent” is pushing it a little in my view. I think YSL’s Splendid Wood should be called Superb Wood, so it’s not down to just hating hype, or not liking YSL – but for me this tends a little more to “meh” than “magnificent”. Deeply warm, gently rounded, almost disappointingly inoffensive – it’s so carefully polished-down that the oud comes across more as ‘general woody sweetness’ than the real magnificent forest stinker oud can be. For me, absolutely a vanilla scent with a few trimmings and unusually grown-up aura, rather than an all-around oriental. Really very pleasant indeed and for vanilla-lovers I’d say this would be a done deal. But not half as distinctive as you might think from the name (and the price) and if vanilla was my field, I think there are plenty others I could suggest in the same ballpark for many many fewer $$$. It’s fine – just not half as interesting to me as others from the stable (Splendid Wood, Tuxedo, Caftan, Cuir, for instance.) Projection’s quite feisty at first, though the smell itself is so suave it wouldn’t overwhelm; longevity is OK but not strikingly strong on me either.
So: Perfectly Adequate Gold.
petruxa – :
A sexy oud fragrance that I could wear at night anytime of the year. A creamy vanilla oud scent when you want a little sweetness but not headache inducing. Longevity is great with 6 hrs+. I prefer to wear this a little close to the skin rather than a strong projection. Highly recommended!!
Turisstas – :
This is pleasant, elegant and versatile.
For my nose more gourmant than oriental with a vanilla pronounced in the opening similar to Guerlain (… I think tonka?), Creamy sandal, saffron and a very good white oud.
Simple, comforting but also mysterious. My favorite of this line.
With a little more oud I would have bought the bottle but alas I already have enough gourmant alternatives in my wardrobe.
However positive.
logvinov1980 – :
There’s a lot riding on this one when your brand is YSL and you name a fragrance not just Gold (24’s was pretty good) but MAGNIFICENT Gold
So is it?? Well,, no but wait – it did defy expecatations becasue I’ve been on a long long run of disappointmnts during my latest tours of Harrod’s and Selfridges.
To name a few: the whole of the ‘newer Tom Ford line’ (Vanille fatale, London, Oud wood etc), Love shot by Ex Nihilo, PdM’s Habdan (and the rest of their line), all latest Byredo’s, Rojsa’s Elysium, Ambre Tigre,, and so on
So, to use those refernce points, this came out on me quite a lot better than all of those frags, and the best 1 I’ve rated since Lalique’s L’Or Intemporal.
But it’s not breaking the Elite band any time soon; Perry Ellis Black Vanilla, Roja’s Enigma and Apple brandy.
It’s very rounded and smooth / semi-sweet from the Offset. Vanilla is there, maybe a touch of amber and some good sandalwood, but it’s also a tiny bit refreshing at top, like a splash of sweetish bergamot that makes a World of difference.
Ambre Nuit failed in doing this for me; their bergamot lingered and got too annyoing-citrus and skewed the ‘syrupy’ nature of their already ultra-lite scent too much.
This gets the Sugary part right; it’s a touch ‘neutral’ aromatic up top, no hissy oranges or weird saffron-rosewater / greens here.
Nice but I think it still sits just below 24 Gold; I’ll be generous for now but I’ll probably instantly knock off a point if I stumble across a good sweet Berry/apply Niche Fruity frag later this summer as that’s what I’m mainly after now and this is expensive(!)
Still I don’t dish my 8’s around cheaply myself! =)
My rating:8/10
klikminusa – :
The opening is magnificent and I can’t tell what note is making it pretty unique smelling, Vanilla is present from the beginning and joyful, I instantly get transported to a field somewhere and feel at peace. The sandalwood is heavnly and the spices aren’t overpowering… try this one
Projection – 2-3 feet plus for 2-3 hours
Longevity – i got well over 8 hours on this one
Scent – 9.5 out of 10 it really just is well blended and unique
Update:
The Performance of this fragrance is heavily slept on.
I usually use 4-5 sprays, on a 60 degree a week ago one of my friends “smelled” me before we saw each other a good 8 + feet away, yet again the wind could of carried the scent
Longevity is insane, sometimes wearing this i smell it a good 12 hours later, by that point it is obviously a skin scent but therea a good chance i still smell it on my clothes the next day.
2002_s – :
YSL Magnificent Gold is so beautiful. It is creamy, warm, soft, elegant, oriental, complement getter. excellent choice for people who dont like loud oud in the fragrance.
White oud is light, and vanilla is well blended with other ingredients.
longevity on the skin is good 6 – 8 hours. The projection is soft but detectable from 1 – 2 feets in the first 1.5 hour before it become skin fragrance.
It could be notified better while moving as the silage (trail of smell behind one’s who wear fragrance) of the fragrance could be detected 1 – 1.5 meters away.Some people couldn’t smell it and the reason could be the nature of the ingredients as white oud and musk are not detectable to all people. For me i have 75 ml bottle and i can still smell it on my hand after 10 hours. Don’t judge it quickly, just be patient and ask people around you and you will be happy when they say they can smell you.
My evaluation for this masterpiece:
Smell: 10/10
Projection: 7 / 10
silage: 7.5 / 10
Complement: 9/10
Uniqueness:9/10
package: 9/10
quality: 9/10
price: 8/10
versatility: 8/10.
Could be blind purchase: yes, but better to test it before.
Overall: 9/10
Георгий ТП – :
I’m only taking the time to add my review because there aren’t many up here on this fragrance. I had to order YSL’s Magnificent Gold and have it sent to my local Neiman’s because they didn’t carry it in stores. I was so excited to receive this, I didn’t wait to get home to open it. I opened it as soon as I got to my car and sprayed it onto my arm. The disappointment was so great I got back out of the car to go inside and return it right away. In the opening I got a very light, almost non-existent sandalwood/vanilla scent. Only way I could smell that was by almost shoving my nose into my arm. I was just left with an oily spot on my arm from the parfum and almost no scent at all. The presentation of this fragrance is beautiful. It’s simple and elegent. Solid, metallic gold bottle with a black top and black label on the front. I had the lady at the YSL counter smell it on me and she was surprised that she couldn’t smell it either. I also let the lady at customer service smell it so she could understand why I was returning it. And needless to say, I got my money back, right away, no problem. Maybe it’s just my skin, I don’t know. This just happened to be the biggest waste of $175 +tax I’ve ever spent, and I’m glad I was able to get refunded. I expected a lot more, especially at this price point.
ibiZzzza – :
This fragrance is a love for me. Quite simple but still quite complex. It is my favourite in this YSL’s recent premium line.
This is not oriental, arabic or too oud-ish. It is rightfully quite modern and western iteration of arabic perfumery.
The top is kinda effervescent and playful to me, might be because of spices and pepper. I would say it is bright in the top but not in fresh aquatic way. It gradually becomes more woodiee and smoother as it dries down. I can smell creamy sandalwood and vanilla. From mod onwards it starts getting into woody creamy powdeey zone. This part is absolutely sexy, posh and exquisite. Very subtle but extremely enjoyable. This scent could be really versatile. For its top it can be used in formal scenarios and for its mid and base this can be perfect for dates and intimate moments.
I can’t comment on performance at the moment I have to give it few more wearings but excellent first impression.
9 out of 10 easily…