Puredistance Gold
How it smells
Main smell: amber and gourmand. It opens with Calabrian bergamot and green mandarin, moves to spanish labdanum and cinnamon and dries down to benzoin and styrax.
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Gold notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Puredistance Gold in detail
Puredistance is the house behind Gold.
Its style
The strongest accord is amber (100%), followed by gourmand and warm spicy. You will probably like it if you enjoy amber and gourmand smells and notes like spanish labdanum and benzoin. Less obvious notes include pink pepper, Indian jasmine and myrhh. Perfume fans rate it 4.01 out of 5.
Day or night?
This is more of an evening scent: it shines at dinners, dates and nights out. Its amber side feels cosy and rich after dark.
Best season for Gold
It is at its best in winter. It is less suited to summer. From best to least suited, the seasons are winter, fall, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Other Puredistance perfumes
This house has 12 perfumes on iPerfume. The most popular ones are White, Sheiduna and No 12.
Price per bottle size
In Europe it costs about €221, depending on the bottle size and the shop. That puts it on the expensive side. It costs more than Gisada Ambassador Intense and Elizabeth Taylor Passion for Men but less than Creed Centaurus.
Is Gold long lasting?
This is a long lasting scent: expect about 6 to 9 hours on skin. It lasts about as long as Gisada Ambassador Intense and Elizabeth Taylor Passion for Men. Base notes like benzoin and styrax are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Gold dupes and alternatives
These perfumes have a close smell: Gisada Ambassador Intense (5 shared notes), Elizabeth Taylor Passion for Men (7 shared notes), Creed Centaurus (6 shared notes) and Imaginary Authors Memoirs Of A Trespasser 1 (6 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Imaginary Authors Memoirs Of A Trespasser 1 starts from €87.
Questions people ask
How strong is Gold?
Strong: people around you will notice it.
Can women wear Gold?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.