D&G La Roue de la Fortune 10 (2009)
by Dolce & Gabbana

For me, a benzoin bliss - smoky, quite caramel-intense with some subtle spices. Some very light fruit essence like pineapple in the top notes. Like an aromatic candle? Very gourmand; very sensual unisex. Probably not appropriate for everyday wear, but can certainly make for an interesting evening with the right partner...

Quite the monster sillage on my skin, and my skin usually doesn't project anything particularly well! Tested only on one of my wrists, walked into a room 15 minutes later, and the scent lingered strongly in that room.

16th January, 2012.

I fully subscribe what some reviewers underlined, this fragrance is syrupy in a synthetical and chemically gummy way. Nothing of animalic in here, the brewing vibe is all gassy, plastic and finally almost nutty-oily. This  juice smells fat and and on a fat skin could be wasting. The fragrance lacks totally of transitions among the stages and turns immediately out in the way it holds on is journey for a good span of time,  i mean a jumbled and  onedimentional way in which emerge a monolithic blend of grapefruit, vanilla, patchouli and tuberose-gardenia. The last combo is characterizing in reminiscence of some Estee Lauder Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia, Saks Fifth Avenue Bond no.9 or Organza but in a sort of acid and pungent flat dimension that makes it utterly unlikeable. I don't smell similarities with Ange Au Demon at all. Unfortunately the longevity is notable.

19th November, 2011. (Last Edited: 22nd November, 2011.)

This is definitely my favourite from the Anthology series. I agree that it does tend to smell a little like a Thierry Mugler creation or a less powdery Ange ou Demon.

I was surprised by how feminine this fragrance actually is. I had been under the illusion that the blue and green bottles were aimed towards the male consumers.

This fragrance is not as feminine as La Lune and L'imperatrice, however due to the rather strong white florals and syrupy vanilla, La Roue de La Fortune, does seem more suited to females.

I had distinguished this fragrance first off by its sweet, juicy mandarin orange opening. However the light, juicyness of it all didn't last long before rich white florals and delicious, almost edible vanilla took the spotlight.

Patchouli, like it does in Thierry Mugler's Angel, prevents the vanilla from becoming too sweet in the drydown, creating a balanced definition between masculine and feminine. Perhaps on a man's skin, the patchouli would dominate, therefore eliminating much of the sweet accords.

The lasting strength is fantastic, as can also be said for the sillage, which manages to leave a sensual aura. In my opinion, this fragrance is one step up from the vanillary gourmands loved by young girls in particular.

7th November, 2011.

I might think this is a classic case of reformulation. Maybe i'm wrong but what I got as a gift, the colour of the content is 'Purple' but the one in the picture is 'Blue'. It shouldnt have anyting to do with lighting as these are professional shots. I double checked out f it's really original and it is. I'm not sure what's the 'Blue' Liquid smells like but the purple one that i have is ''Plastic-ish''.

I dont think i have to mention on anything else about the perfume?

20th May, 2011. (Last Edited: 24th May, 2011.)

Another dull specimen in this D&G range... At the opening I got sickly-sweet pear/orange vanilla and tuberose, it settled and got more interesting with a deepened more resinous, burned sweet note. It became very gourmand in the middle with what I perceived as a slight toffee/cocoa bean accord. It definitely got more bearable as time went on, but that might've been just because it faded.

3rd February, 2011.

10 La Roue de la Fortune comes across to me as a half-hearted attempt at one of those rich, gourmand burnt or carmelized vanilla scents. I love those gourmand vanillas... errr… the ones that are well done, that is. I certainly don’t love this because it is not at all rich, it is too sweet, and it is unforgivably synthetic. About the only thing that I can identify in the opening is a synthetic pineapple note in the background. I also recognize a soft floral platform in the middle accord – it’s basically adequate. I can’t determine much of a base. The primary characteristic that comes across to me during the length of the fragrance is that poorly made vanilla accord. This whole series is questionably done as far as I’m concerned, and, as for the wheel of fortune, I’ll stick with the one that features Vanna White.

20th July, 2010.