Mon parfum gold m. Micallef eau de parfum

Opening I can smell the plum and Ylang Ylang even though this has a very dark woods vibe. I really really like the opening! It is so well done and the notes are just super enjoyable. A couple mins after the opening of fruit and flowers, the pink pepper comes in and it very dominate, but coupled with all the white flowers. You have to like more unique blend to understand or love this one. As it drys down it becomes very cozy, the smoke/incense add to the dark woods. I really like it but it is not a love. I bought this in the spring but am hoping to try this out in the fall or winter and a darker day. It has this effect of wanting you to go back and smell it again and again.

Testing from a dab on mini:
Woody, smoky, warm and a bit gritty. Gorgeous and comforting winter scent with amazing longevity and pretty good projection. Very classy indeed and very pricey too.

From the official manufacturer sample the notes
for this are actually:
Top Notes: Pear, Bergamot, Citrus, Grapefruit
Heart Notes: Rose, Peach, Patchouli
Base Notes: Musk, Vanilla, Tobacco, Raspberry
If you like sweet scents with layers of sophistication try this one out, it is right up there with the best of this type.

"Mon Parfum Gold" is rather interesting scent - very rich and powerful. It's not particularly floral, the most dominant note for me was a buttery ylang - ylang. There was no incense whatsoever, but I clearly felt loads of sweet, yet clean amber.
Staying power was excellent and I really did enjoy the scent for the most of the time. At some point trough the dry down though it got a bit too musky for myself.

"Mon Parfum Gold" is also extremely feminine, the sweetness flies trough all the development of the scent, it's very warm and sensual.

This is... surprising. I blind bought this because a certain site had it on sale for stupidly cheap (for it's retail price anyway). So I bought it with zero expectations.

I have had problems in the past with M. Micallef scents being nearly scentless unless applied with a very heavy hand. My mini bottle of Ylang in Gold has no odor unless you bathe in the stuff for example. Perhaps these really must be sprayed.

The bottle is far, far lighter than I expected. I assumed it would be heavy glass with very sparkling crystals. It's not. The bottle is light as a feather, the gold paint is very matte and the black crystals are also very matte, flat, not terribly sparkly.

I sprayed once on my arm and was immediately enveloped in scent. Two sprays would be my max with this, anything more and I suspect it would make one nauseous and send those around you fleeing for the exits.

The scent in the air is heady, and sweet. Like banana bread fresh from the oven. The yellow flowers are buttery and almost fruity in scent texture. The wood is the subconscious awareness of ancient wooden walls warmed by the sun. They don't' really smell of wood, just an ancient woody texture. If there is incense it is just the trail of scent left long after the incense has burned out and dried int the air. There is amber I think, at the very bottom, sweet and clear and yellow.

This is far better than I expected. It is warm sunshine through the window on a winter day while you are baking or sitting in front of a fire. It is cozy and warm and slightly ancient, an edge of elegance and opulence but not enough that I couldn't wear this with jeans and a flannel shirt (what I'm wearing today) with comfort. I might want to put on some pearls though...