Diamonds & Emeralds (1993)
by Elizabeth Taylor

A very girly scent, fresh and sweet. One of my gardenia go-tos when I'm in the mood for it.

22nd January, 2010.

Notes listed are a blend of green floral top notes with white rose, water lily and gardenia, with lower notes of carnation and jasmine.

This starts off as a very, very lush floral with gardenia as the most evident note tempered ever so slightly with the lily. As the gardenia subsides, you detect the spicy edge of carnation which then reveals the facet of jasmine playing off the trail of water lily.

Very nice floral if you enjoy gardenia. I myself like how it smells, but it can get very cloying. Luckily this scent develops to more cleaner floral aspects of jasmine and lily at the end. Wish the carnation was more pronounced, but I understand that this scent was meant to be less formal compared to the original White Diamonds without sacrificing any of its romantic aspects. Perfect for the hopelessly romantic woman.

8th December, 2007.