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cmo693speagoessenda – :
I just received the fragrant jewel collection parfum set yesterday, as I wanted to try all the fragrant jewel parfums. White diamonds is my favorite out of the bunch and smells better than the edt. The edt still smells nice, but the parfum smells so luxurious. I am now in search of a lot of minis on ebay so that I can decant them into one of my vintage perfume bottles. I’d much rather wear the parfum than the edt.
Ernasial – :
The pure parfum, I believe, captures the essence of the TRUE White Diamonds that Elizabeth Taylor meant to share with the world. I wear it layered with the matching lotion and body wash and it seems to perfectly suit my body chemistry. I do not wear perfume to receive compliments but this one garners me the most from all ages, from both men and women. It is rich from the amber and orris root, the tuberose is creamy rather than high-pitched. All the floral notes are well-blended so I cannot pull out any of them in particular, except for lily. It will last FOREVER in your hair and on your clothes. It has become my signature over the years and I have hoarded several parfum bottles in all sizes. A little goes a long way!
My grandma wore it for years (the vintage EDP, which I wear as well), but on me, it smells different. Now it smells like ME rather than my grandma even though I still imagine her when I first put it on. But over the course of the day as it dries down, it smells like I am coming home to me, does that make sense?
It smells divine. Sometimes, I wonder why I wear anything else.
SoaphevenSeve – :
White Diamonds parfum is THE one to get if you want to fall in love with White Diamonds. It’s a loud, but soft paradox between elegant and boisterous. Aldehydes are on a rampage here, but they aren’t entirely the clean type you’d expect. They blend with the citrus and animalic accords to create something very soapy. It’s incredibly long lasting, too. You can push 14 hours with this.
Smeampspids – :
I received my bow bottle a few days ago. I have to admit that I adore White Diamonds in all its differing forms. For me, the parfum is a little heavier, less airy than the edt. I smell lillies predominately, followed by ylang and then the aldehydes. I am almost afraid that my bottle has gone off due to a rather unpleasant opening, which is *not* typical of the parfum. Just a word of warning to anyone buying this used.
loboda777 – :
I own the mini dab EDP bottle with a bow on top that came with my Violet Eyes set as a bonus. The smallest dab will do. Strong sillage with staying power. I do detect the powdery note, so this isn’t a frag I would choose to place in my regular rotation. More complex and intriguing than most fragrances that win the old lady label. If you’re seeking a mature and glamorous scent and you aren’t averse to powdery frags, you should give White Diamonds EDP a try.
Rainskygazer – :
I’ve already discussed my feelings of the EDT notes so I just wanted to make a quick review on how I feel the parfum differs. For White Diamonds I do prefer the parfum because I like the way it develops. I feel like I get through that skank/animalistic phase much faster and its not nearly as loud at the EDT is. I really have to hold of for dear life when I spray the EDT because the first five minutes to me don’t smell very pleasant at all, and with the parfum its very close to the skin that unpleasant smell as opposed to being blasted with an atomized version of it. White Diamonds is a great fragrance, that I think gets a bad wrap sometimes because we all know someone who used it as a signature scent or over sprays because they’ve become nose blind to it. Miss Taylor was so kind to make this affordable and accessible to all. If you cant find a way to wear this as your own due to association with someone who did, try a flanker. They are all built off the bones of this, and with so many to chose from there is bound to be one that fits your personality.
mynameis201 – :
I have a small amount of the pure parfum/extrait, and bottles of both the EDP and EDT. I have to say that they are different creatures–though the EDP and parfum are closer to each other. In the EDT, the orange and aldehydic notes seem strongest, while here in the parfum and EDP, the spices, heady florals, and rich chypre base are at luxurious levels… In fact, a good friend’s mother wore the EDT exclusively, and neither she nor her son were able to recognize the scent when I’ve worn the parfum or EDP. Other people have discussed the notes of WD in detail, so I won’t go into that, but I will say that, if you’d REALLY like to experience this beautiful fragrance and the whole of its intention, go with one of the stronger (and vintage, if possible) concentrations and see your skin glisten nicely with the rich oils as you bask in the aroma.
Vitus47 – :
WHITE DIAMONDS the PERFUME version not the 80% alcohol EDToilette. is exquisite. Powdery, feminine, men holding my hand, opening my Bentley door, giving me Lilacs and Orchids, Diamonds and First Class Flights.
It drives many men to new heights of giving, I know, I have worn it night and day, after bathing, after sea swimming, after Ice Skating after ***. I am known by the lovely scent and everywhere I go I am touched and adored by seekers of my aura.
The PERFUME version is very, very hard to source and I buy every bottle I see. I know this site is for your personal views but if you cannot say anything nice do not say anything at all.
Parfum that sells for millions and millions of dollars just cannot have anything wrong with it, it is not possible, it is nothing less than a phenomenal, wild success, I bring beauty and glamour to some peoples dull, grey lives, just me and my WHITE DIAMONDS. People are always cheered and refreshed when in our company.
I am easily upset and I only hear nice things, I am deaf to nastiness and cruelty. I do all I possibly can to help Animals in distress. Thank goodness most perfume essences are synthetic and Lab made, not derived from Civet cats or as a result of the hideous Whaling of yesteryear. Beauty without Cruelty is for me.
alexSTfba1 – :
Review for White Diamonds Parfum Splash: HUGE fan of La Liz, not a fan of her perfumes. After a long awaited second chance with Passion that ended in a scrubbing war, I never thought I would fall in love with one of her perfumes. At first drop one can easily smell why this scent is a best seller. Strong, bold, and beautiful. This one reminds me of a fashionable older woman, maybe in her mid 50’s, who knows how to dress, look, and smell. This is one that’s a keeper. I may not be 50 just yet but I long to be that fashionable older woman that smells like this. Purely divine.
Raven – :
White Diamonds pure parfum is a strange scent for me. It was the first look into the fragrant jewels for me, but it’s the one I like the least – same goes for the EDT.
However, in saying all of that, I do find it to still be quite lovely. I understand when people compare this to No 5 by Chanel. It has a similar soapy cleaness to it, but the similarity ends there apart from the mildly aldehydic opening. It’s sparkling and very full of tuberose.
Bit too strong for me, sadly.
rokr – :
WHITE DIAMONDS
Elizabeth Taylor
Nose
Carlos Benaim
Year
1991
Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend? No Fragrance Is!
White Diamonds was never my kind of perfume but I’ve matured and changed over the years as is the natural order of things. In my middle age, I have enjoyed so many wonderful fragrances from the 60’s 70’s 80s and 90’s some that have come and gone but some that are still with us, like this beautiful creation by Carlos Benaim for the house of Elizabeth Taylor, who had already 2 fragrances in her line: Passion (1987) and Passion For Men (1989). This was her 3rd fragrance and is considered her most commercially successful and her most famous fragrance in her entire line. The Elizabeth Taylor perfumes are exquisite beauties but have the unfortunate association with mature ladies who fondly remember the career of Liz Taylor, the ups, the downs, the triumphs, the disasters, the marriages, the divorces, the children, the movie roles, the beautiful clothes, the jewelry, and her human rights activism. Despite this persistent association with mature or old ladies in perfume, this is still a terrific fragrance designed not for a specific age group, it is for all who want to wear it because of the seduction of scents and the glamorous appeal of Elizabeth Taylor. Benaim formulated a real winner here and it is a luxurious piece of perfumery as can ever be worn and for a steal of a price. This is selling at Wal Marts and drugstores and warehouses for a cheap price but it is not nor ever will be a cheap perfume. This is not some light little scented alcohol from a flea market. Elizabeth Taylor and Carlos Benaim teamed up together to create this fragrance for Liz Taylor herself to wear and for the sake of the public that was already very enamored with her fragrances. She wore White Diamonds herself and kept the large egg shaped diamond-rhinestone bottle in her home in Beverly Hills. The current owners of that estate still honor Taylor’s presence and kept the bottle on a table. I fell for this enchantment of a perfume when I smelled it on the mother of a friend of mine here in Manhattan. She loves to wear it on occasion herself but prefers Passion. I thought the aroma was captivating and I was talked into buying a bottle by my friend’s mom herself. I hunted for a vintage bottle but could not find the big rhinestone edition. The miniature bottles of pure parfum or concentree is the closest thing to the vintage from ’91 as you can get. There is the affordable Eau de Toilette spray bottle which sells everywhere nowadays but it’s not the masterpiece that the pure parfum in the mini dab on bottles that are shaped like little glass eggs.
The first scent is of aldehydes fresh and startling in it’s old fashioned glamour. Smells like a bar of white soap or talc powder, evocative of a woman at her toilette, the ritual of putting on talc powder in front of a mirror in the boudoir. This smells like Elizabeth Taylor in her private dressing room with a star on the door bearing her name at 20th Century Fox studios. On the table are floral arrangements of white flowers of tuberoses, jasmines, and lilies, not to mention white roses. This gets floral very quickly. I don’t get any citrus notes other than a neroli and a dash of light bergamot but it’s really all about that sweet cloud of powdery aldehydes and white florals. The white flowers that emerge from the depths of the liquid are jasmine, tuberose, white rose and lily. This smells to me mostly of tuberose. It has a creamy buttery tuberose that is more enjoyable (to some) than Giorgio Beverly Hills’ tuberose which falls short of people pleasing because it has so many other chemical notes and too many other white florals and that muskiness and patchouli which throw out an atom bomb of a scent. The powder notes courtesy of orris (iris root) and the soothing more soapy balsamic nature of the florals in this perfume give it a friendlier and more approchable air. This smells like a cashmere sweater in white, or a very lovely wrap around the shoulders in white. Glamorous and pristine, dignified, almost haughty and touch-me-not. Virginal but mature, regal, bridal, the Bride of Christ, the Madonna (Virgin Mary). It has a religious air along the Catholic line. Perhaps if it had been made in the 1500’s this white lily perfume would have been attractive to Mary Stewart Queen of Scots, but not to her cousin Elizabeth I who would have favored rose and musk or incense. This is a gorgeous dreamy white floral with sweet soap sud of lilies, jasmine petals and narcissus not to mention white roses. The ylang ylang is also noticeable.
The spiciness that follows the florals consist of cloves, earthy, a bit green but never too green as to become a chypre or Vent Vert type of green floral or green aromatic woodsy scent. In fact it lacks woodsy notes and the only touch of wood is sandalwood which is surprisingly inky and wet, like sandalwood oil and similar to the ink from Guerlain’s Samsara. Not that it smells like Samsara. I just meant that it’s got either a similar sandalwood note and amber. In the dry down a calming musk with powder and a very fine amber scent is the dominant accord. It turns into an herbal patchouli with oak moss around it as well. This is well done and all the base note are the kind I look for in fragrances which give it a longevity to admire and a sillage worthy of respect.
White Diamonds is so not complex but it does make a statement. It’s formal and elegant, imperious, divine, sweet but spicy, powdery but musky, a kind of temperamental perfume that changes moods and has a mercurial personality. You know what it is? It’s a diva perfume. This is a diva star in her dressing room or on the set bein a diva. But this diva is so beloved and so warmly welcomed into our own homes. This is a very fitting fragrance tribute to Elizabeth Taylor although I still believe that her debut fragrance Passion is closest to her personality. White Diamonds represents the luxuriousness of the world she was apart of in Hollywood. It’s an Old Hollywood aldehyde with white florals that are fresh and powdery, sweet and sumptuous, a fragrance that commands one to tip their hat as she walks past. A glorious gorgeous fume.
dolinskiy2 – :
My mom received this perfume as a Christmas gift from my dad in 1991 or 1992. It was the big dab bottle at the time. She accidentally knocked it over and it spilled all over her bathrobe and dresser one day and she felt bad. The top of the bottle was loose and didn’t close properly. It was pricey at that time for her to replace it. She saved the nearly empty bottle which she still has. I was in middle school when this was released, and never really liked perfume and didn’t pay much attention to these things. But I remember my mom opening the perfume and sampling it. And I remember when it spilled. I think I was in 8th grade. Over the years, my brother and I bought White Diamonds gift sets for her and for my aunt who also likes it. They were always available around holidays.
Two years ago, I bought two White Diamonds mini parfum dab bottles and gave them to my mom and my aunt in their Christmas stockings. I wish I got one for me too since they sold out later. The perfume and EDP smell better than the EDT, which I have. I read the parfum is discontinued. Is the EDP made anymore? I can’t find them anywhere in stores. Only the EDT. I like the dab bottle design but they seem to be discontinued and only the spray bottles of EDT exist now.
The perfume has the typical big 80s and early 90s perfume smell I remember as a kid. I can’t detect specific notes. But I like the perfume more after trying my mom’s new small bottle at age 37. It is not as strong as I remember, but not sure I’d wear it. My mom was in her early 40s when she first got it. I am 39 now but I feel like this kind of scent is too strong for me. I don’t believe age matters when it comes to perfume, because everyone is different and it depends on how perfume works with our chemistry and how we feel about it. With my personality and looking younger than I am, I think it comes off as too mature for me. My mom has always been very youthful too, but her style seems to suit it more, and my aunt too. They can carry these better than I can. But White Diamonds is a classic to me that says 80s and 90s in a bold way. I like it and would keep a small bottle for my collection. I’m glad my mom has that small bottle that I can take a sniff of now and then.
falkonm24 – :
These Have Always Brought Me Luck
Flashback
1991
I was sitting in my home in Charleston feeling sick to my stomach as I had contracted a stomach flu from my trip to the Far East. I’d just come back from a wonderful travel experience in Japan, India, Sr Lanka, and Thailand. But the downside was the flu. I was in low spirits as I did not want to be sick. After 2 weeks of living like a shut-in, I was giving up. I felt like pardon my French – shit. I did not feel the least bit attractive, I hadn’t had a shower in a while & was so depressed. My husband was at the low ebb of his career & his life as a man. He was much older than I was & was nearing retirement. An accident would leave him paralyzed and paraplegic in 1994. I was filled with a strong sense of doom. Without my husband working, we could lose the home. At home, I saw the TV commercial with Elizabeth Taylor for her fragrance White Diamonds, shot in black & white with the men gambling on a table in panama hats and white suits. She walks up to them & takes off a pair of diamond earrings and says: “These have always brought me luck”. I thought to myself: well I need luck! I had to be strong for both myself, my husband and my children – although they were already adults by the 90’s – in order to survive the long road ahead.
White Diamonds came into my life like a therapeutic balsam. A girl friend of mine from Mount Pleasant South Carolina bought a plane ticket for me & we went to New York City where Elizabeth Taylor herself was launching the fragrance at an event at Macy’s on Herald Square in Manhattan. We were there for three days to go shopping, go to a spa, get our hair done & buy new clothes. And yes, we watched as Liz Taylor took out a large size perfume bottle (literally the size of a flower vase) of the perfume with an ostentatious “rhinestone that look like diamonds” stopper shaped like a ribbon. The shape of the bottle is like an egg. It was made of glass. These large size bottles were expensive but she also sold them in smaller sizes including even minis. As we had money to spend, we bought the large size bottles. There was no way of knowing what the scent smelled like before then except on a scent strip which is never quite the same as when you smell it off the bottle or on your own skin. On paper it smells like alcohol & soap.
When I got back home to South Carolina, I finally wore the fragrance on my skin and let it speak to me. The only way one can experience the original is through the miniature dab-on bottles. The first time I smelled White Diamonds from off that large bottle, I had to step back. POW! Aldehydes. Even for 1991, these aldehydes were quite harsh & a throwback to old school classic aldehydes from the 20’s 30s 40’s. Think Chanel No. 5. In the 90’s, alcoholic content in perfume was more toned down so the White Diamonds opening didn’t look promising. What’s with all the aldehydes? Why would Liz Taylor think women want to wear this? It smells like grandma’s perfume from the 30’s. When the aldehydes settle down, the fragrance really begins to reveal her true beauty for you.
A subtle citrus follows along the aldehyde trail, not quite an orange blossom but definitely an orange. Even so this is not what I’d call a fruity perfume or even a citrus floral because this has only a dash of citrus. The white floral scents & spices are what I love most about the body of this perfume. There’s white flowers galore: tuberose, jasmine, narcissus, and lilies. The tuberose scent is quite heavy, almost like a soapier version of Giorgio Beverly Hills’ tuberose. The white flowers are more soapy than powdery, at least in the denser concentration of the parfum and not the toilette which sells today as the replacement for the original. This is not powdery but soapy like white flower scented soap or soap suds on your bubble bath. In this way it resembles my signature scent White Shoulders by Evyan but also fragrances of that same white bubble bath soap like Lanvin Arpege or Chanel No. 22. Liz Taylor must have been interested in wearing a perfume that reminded her of her youth when frags like this were more commercially available but by the 90’s were long gone. She had nose Carlos Benaim make it for her to wear, not just for the public. It’s a glamorous white floral dreamy perfume from the Golden Age of Hollywood. It’s clean but spicy & makes a statement. It does indeed evoke white diamond luster but more like a hazy dream of diamonds.
When dry, this perfume is a strange attempt at turning into a spicy Oriental fragrance, not a chypre. There is moss & vetiver, amber & sandalwood, which are common Oriental notes but it is far too cinnamon scented and white floral to ever turn into some darker or smokier Oriental perfume. This has a bright and sharp dry down of moss & amber. Sometimes for whatever reason it smells of ink, I’m guessing that there is an iris in there somewhere as well; or orris root. When iris meets sandalwood you get a kind of inky smell, but it’s very pleasant. I don’t get any strong patchouli but I am detecting amber. This is a beautiful perfume with a lot going on in terms of spices & florals but it is not as complex as I thought it would be; but that’s not putting this fragrance down as it is absolutely beautiful.
Ultimately it reminds me of evening wear – a white gown similar to the one Elizabeth Taylor wore in the TV ad, a white sequin gown with shoulder pads or puffy sleeves, sequins and big hair. And of course dazzling white diamond necklaces, bracelets & earrings. It would have made a better splash in the 80’s competing with Giorgio Beverly Hills. In fact this scent shares some of the same notes as Giorgio, while smelling like an entirely different. Giorgio in original vintage form was fruitier and more tropical like a perfumed sun tan lotion. This is like a luxurious soap made of the finest ingredients to perfume the body of a mature regal lady while still in her bath tub! For me this was like White Shoulders times ten, far more full bodied and richer, spicier, and more floral. I was in Perfume Heaven.
This scent is a heavy hitter and has superior longevity than most other perfumes in the market today so apply with a light hand unless you are a habitual over sprayer and others are used to your strong perfume. It clashes with spicy foods at dinners in five star restaurants, so think about things like that. That’s why Giorgio Beverly Hills was banned in restaurants. Strong perfume and aromatic foods and dishes don’t go well together. I also really do believe this scent matches up not only with white diamond jewelry but with white pearls. It has a pearly quality that could have led to this scent being called White Pearls. I prefer pearls to diamonds but have worn a few diamond jewelry in my own life. My husband, before he became too old and a paraplegic, used to spoil me with diamonds from Cartier Winston & Tiffany’s. This fragrance evokes that same type of luxury.
I put on a little of this perfume via the mini dab bottles on my neck and I’m good to go. I see it as being a formal wear dinner time evening wear perfume. It’s a romantic perfume to wear for special occasions but can double as a glamorous perfume to wear to big gals, award ceremonies, weddings, the theater, the opera, the ballet, the symphony, or evening soirees. Definitely not day wear nothing casual about it. Don’t wear White Diamonds with T shirt and jeans! Who does that anyways? Like a beautiful evening gown, White Diamonds can only match up with your most beautiful formal clothing and whatever sparkling jewelry you own. Glamour!
This is a lovely fragrance that should be experienced in every woman’s lifetime.
I have enjoyed this fragrance since 1991.
Over the years they have been god to me these White Diamonds.
Thank You Liz for bringing me luck!
GreenDim – :
Similar to eau de parfum version but smoooother! And im gonna assume stronger! Big love from me!
kochan – :
I got 4 minis (pure perfume) of her Fragrant Jewels for my 33d birthday. It was the best gift I have ever gotten. I love each perfume in this collection, yet White Diamond is the best to me. It really sparkles! One day I sprayed it on my warm scarf and every day (for about 2 weeks) I sniffed and sniffed that scarf while it was hanging in my closet. I love many fragrances, but still White Diamond is the best to me.
alexeygloa – :
Pure perfection in a bottle in my opinion. It’s my absolute favourite which smells better the longer I wear it. It just gets deeper and richer by the hour. Heaven!
Piloter – :
Review For The Micro Miniature Dab On Bottles
I never liked White Diamonds.
It was a fragrance that I couldn’t get into when it was first out in stores because I associated it with classic movie snobs, wannabe Elizabeth Taylors, and inevitably, “older” mature ladies. I’m talking about over 50. This perfume has a strong concentration in dab on splash form. This is the only way you can get your hands on an eau de parfum. But as an EDT eau de toilette it’s more powdery far too powdery for me. It smelled like cinnamon sprinkled talc powder.
But the dab on minis are lovely.
The aldehydes are soapy. It smells like luxurious white floral soap. There’s a bouquet of white flowers including jasmine and tuberose, narcissus and white rose. The white florals dominate the scent but because of the stronger aldehydes it stays soapy and strong. It smells like cloves and incense as well. There’s aromatic notes of patchouli, sandalwood and a resinous golden amber. One might even go as far as to call it an Oriental. It’s a white floral Oriental.
The notes listed on Fragrantica seem to be right but I don’t pick up on any citrus. There might be a neroli and a little citric juice but it’s not heavy. The major ingredients are aldehydes white flowers and amber. It’s a glamorous perfume. It makes me want to wear my hair up and put on a golden or white evening gown -if I had one. I can only put on an expensive vintage 1950’s gown when I wear this perfume. It smells of Old Hollywood with glamorous Oscar nights and red carpet premiers at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. It also smells like that gauzy Vaseline filter that was said to help in close ups of Elizabeth Taylor in some of her movies.
In its practical use, this makes a fine fragrance to wear to dinner on romantic dates. It has a spiciness and savory food scent. It matches with really savory spicy food you’d have at a restaurant. I have worn this to dinner and see this as a date night perfume. It does not have to be obnoxious if you apply lightly. As a dab on I put it gently on my neck and behind my ears. A bit on my cleavage too.
This is a beautiful perfume. Give it a chance. I did. But for you to truly discover all the components of Liz’s perfume don’t go for the EDT. It’s too powdery. This pure perfume version is what she created and wanted us to wear.
syv063speagoessenda – :
I have the exact same splash bottle as it’s pictured here on Fragrantica, in their largest size, shaped like a tear drop with a bejeweled stopper. Of course those aren’t real diamonds bur rather rhinestones but it’s still so beautiful to behold. White Diamonds is Elizabeth Taylor’s most successful fragrance. It won a FIFI Award, her 2nd after Passion, and it sold millions. After they discontinued the large bottles, for obvious reasons, they made miniature dab on bottles and the eau de toilette spray bottle. The EDT spray is what has continued to sell up to today. White Diamonds is like a beautiful bath product to me. It smells of expensive luxury soap, lily-scented, with a lot of other notes in it’s rich and ravishing composition. This is an aldehyde perfume and it’s very old fashioned aldehydes which means they’re pretty strong. The aldehydes soften a bit to reveal white flowers. White Diamonds? White Flowers! White lilies are at the heart of this scent. Beautiful white lilies. There is also a major tuberose fragrance. This fragrance is very peculiar. Some call it old fashioned, mature and glamorous but the only Elizabeth Taylor connection I keep getting is the image of Liz Taylor as Susannah in Raintree County when Montgomery Clift first takes a look at her as she is being photographed and holds white lilies. This is a Southern belle fragrance. It’s classy, elegant, womanly, and sassy. Spicy cinnamon and cloves surround the lilies in a magical elixir. There’s a powdery root of iris giving this scent a dash of powder and it mingles with soapy amber. The scent dries down to oak moss. Elizabeth Taylor must have smelled amazing wearing this perfume. I still have the large bottle which I have yet to finish but after all these years it smells more of oak moss than white lilies. I enjoy the EDT as well because it’s more powdery and pleasant; the aldehydes are not as heavy as in the pure parfum. A must have for all fans of white florals and aldehydes as well as fans of the inimitable goddess Elizabeth Taylor.
most1ka – :
I have a miniature dab on bottle. It’s the tiniest perfume in my collection. Fits in my pocket. I used it up quickly because I was trying it out/testing it to see if I liked it enough as my wedding day fragrance. My wedding is not till the end of the year and I have not yet decided what fragrance to wear. Nothing is more difficult than finding the right perfume. This is a white floral on steroids. It is oily, inky, sweet but powerful. It starts off with aldehydes and neroli as well as orange. Smells really strong at first but it softens into lilies, white lilies, some additional flowers of narcissus, ylang ylang, jasmine and mainly tuberose. If you like tuberose this is a mega tuberose. It’s really much better as a sits close to your skin oil than a spray. If this is in the air around you it might be too heavy especially to others that smell it on you. There was something that reminded me of vanilla but I have learned that gardenia is a vanilla smell. This is a gorgeous fragrant gardenia perfume. Gardenia is not listed as being in this but I swear it’s there. Just a lot of fragrant white flowers. It smells very classic, Old Hollywood, glamorous. It smells soapy and clean, pristine like something that you admire but don’t want to touch. Like a perfect ivory white bathroom in an expensive mansion that isn’t yours. It brought fuzzy hazy images to my mind. In a white gauze filled lens I could see Elizabeth Taylor in her dressing room as she smelled some white flowers of gardenia and jasmine and tuberose on her dressing room wearing a white gown and sparkling with white diamond necklace and earrings. Everything about this scent is white. It’s got more of a spice than a brilliance. For a “white diamond” scent I would actually say that it fits Chanel No. 22 and First by Van Cleef and Arpels. This is a more realistic bunch of white flowers together in a small room releasing their aroma. Beautiful.
rolexreplica46496 – :
This is the best version of White Diamonds. It smells very expensive and elegant. A dab goes a long way.
wowa-tschu – :
I gave my mother the large diamond encrusted bottle as a gift. It was and is still very hard to find. It was sold to me by a vintage fragrance collector in the Caribbean. This is a luxurious mature perfume for women who are 50 and up. I don’t mean that only women who are 50 and up should wear it, because fragrances do not have an age and can be worn by whomever the hell wants to wear them; but Elizabeth Taylor said it herself that she created this perfume, as well as Passion, her debut fragrance, for herself to wear and Liz Taylor was herself 50 and up at the time of this frag’s release. It even smells better on older women. This is an overpowering heavy strong scent of tuberose and cinnamon. It’s super spicy, white floral, aldehydic fragrance. I wanted to love this but the pure parfum as not wearable. It’s like one big spicy bomb made of white flowers and cinnamon. I prefer to wear the more powdery Eau de Toilette but only rarely and for formal events. It smells great but it’s not for everyone. You can call yourself lucky if you can even find a large size of the bottle pictured above.
Andlusha – :
I am new to White Diamonds. I tried a spritz of the parfum at a dept store and was amazed at the complexity of the scent as the day worn on. I love the smell of the parfum which is very strong and heady. However, I bought a small bottle and I just cannot pull it off. It smells very floral with a spiciness to it and to me, seems like it has a vintage movie star quality. For some reason it doesn’t work for my body chemistry, darn it. I still like to open it and smell it sometimes beca