Daphne (2009)
by Daphne Guinness

A nice blend of the notes: Resinous orange and incense with saffron in the top; white florals with rose and iris in the heart; and an oriental base of amber and vanilla with patchouli for added depth. The freshness of the orange persists for quite a while, even as the heart notes begin to shine, and the woody side of the base becomes apparent fairly quickly, too. The final development is the partly hidden vanilla, which supplements, but does not obscure the lighter notes. Jasmine and rose are a tried-and-true combination as heart notes, but the saffron and iris give this old accord a new twist. Fairly nice on a man, if worn lightly and breezily; thank the non-floral notes for tilting this a bit more toward the oriental side.

Comme des Garcons x Daphne Guinness Daphne

When I heard Daphne Guinness was working on a scent with Comme des Garcons I have to admit my first impulse was to think of her last name and the beer that it symbolizes and wonder what a beer perfume would smell like. Thankfully, Daphne Guinness is not about the beer and more about style and this 2009 co-production with Comme des Garcons and composed by Antoine Lie. Daphne is definitely all about incense and flowers and that's a good thing. The top of Daphne starts with a nice bitter orange which takes the orange and makes it slightly edgy. This works extremely well as the next note is a deep incense that combines the resinous quality of incense with the tartness of the bitter orange, and the slightly sweet nature of incense mixes with the slightly sweet nature of orange. The heart of Daphne is all floral as tuberose along with jasmine and rose come to the fore. This is mostly tuberose and early in the heart the tuberose and incense are really well balanced. For me the jasmine and the rose push too hard on the floral button and overwhelm the incense which is too bad because I really like the short period where Daphne is mostly incense and tuberose. The base is patchouli and amber and here the tuberose and incense regain some prominence and in combination with the basenotes leave Daphne feeling like a warm incense scent at the end. Daphne has excellent longevity and above average sillage. Overall I like Daphne but I think I would've loved Daphne if there were one or two less flowers in the bouquet.

Notes of bitter orange, incense, saffron, rose centifolia, Tunisian jasmine, tuberose, iris, patchouli, oud, amber, vanilla.

This morning and this evening I am trying out Daphne by Comme des Garcons X Daphne Guinness.
I heard this will be a limited edition but hopefully not as there is nothing on the luckyscent website about that

This is my second sampling from my measly 0.7 ml sample ! To my amateur nose, this is quite nicely blended. I was so afraid of the Oud- but it's not apparent at all. It opens with a lovely orange incense and then you think it will be a strong strong perfume but it softens nicely to a floral with the tuberose amber and vanilla. It is quite glam , reminiscent of vintage chic and quite beautiful - full bottle worthy for me