Versace Yellow Diamond

It has been sort of a "tradition" (although I am not that sure if it should be called as such) that whenever my dad arrives (he's a seaman), we always go to Duty Free Philippines. We always buy 4 perfumes. One for each of us my dad, my mom, my brother and for me.

When my dad arrived last August, well of course, we went to Duty Free to buy some chocolates, wine, perfume, etc. I've been using D&G's Light Blue for a couple of years already. So this time, I wanted something different.

Whenever we are shopping for perfumes, I would always be the one who takes  the longest time to choose which one I should buy. When we finally arrived at their perfume or fragrance section, as usual, I had a hard time choosing, let alone, I don't even know where to start! Well, I usually start by getting samples (those little strips of paper sprayed with perfumes). If I like a particular scent, I would ask the saleslady/man to spray it on my wrist. I have sprayed a lot of perfumes already and I know I smell like a walking perfume store. I was debating whether to get D&G Light Blue AGAIN, the Versace Yellow Diamond or  another Ana Sui perfume (my perfume last year) again.

Well, as who would be encouraged to buy something when you will be given freebies right?! So, yes, that is what won me over. The salesman offered to give me 2 freebies together with this Versace Yellow Diamond. He gave me 2 sample box sets (which includes sample size perfume/EDT, sample size body lotion and shower gel). The freebies he gave me was Versace Pour Femme and Versace Bright Crystal. I thought this could help me choose what to buy for next year (haha!).

I am very happy with my choice. Versace Yellow Diamond is ah-maaziing! It smells so good and the scent lasts the whole day! Yes - WHOLE DAY! You could still smell it when you take off your clothes. I don't know if it's just me, because I like perfumes/EDTs that gets more fragrant when you sweat (haha, sorry I don't know how I could explain it). Because some fragrances or scents just disappears when you sweat. Yes, I really love D&Gs Light Blue because of these qualities. But Versace Yellow Diamond id just as good and I reaallyy LOOOVVEE the scent! Its not too strong, not too flowery or whatever. I really love sniffing or smelling it on me (haha). And I noticed that I don't ge "amoy araw" with this. Some perfumes/scents easily become "amoy araw".

Versace Yellow Diamond 90ml (the biggest size - no 100ml)

Description from Versace Website:

"VERSACE YELLOW DIAMOND IS THE NEW LUXURY FRAGRANCE BY VERSACE. PURE AS SUNLIGHT, AN EXTRAORDINARY BRIGHT HUE THAT RADIATES WITH A FIERY INTENSITY, SPARKLING THE WAY THAT ONLY A DIAMOND CAN. A NEW, CAPTIVATING AND VOLUPTUOUS FRAGRANCE OF TRUE FEMININITY, CONFIDENT IN HER CHARM, IN HARMONY WITH THE UNMISTAKABLE GLAMOUR OF VERSACE."

The simple yet elegant bottle. I love the cap of the bottle. It does look like a diamond - right?

Sort of a close up of the bottle.

To give you a better idea of its scent, here is the description or note taken from their website:

THE FRAGRANCE UNVEILS LIKE A BURST OF LIGHT, GLEAMING AND GLISTENING. THE CRYSTALLINE LUMINOSITY OF CITRON FROM DIAMANTE THE GENEROUS FRESHNESS OF A PEAR SORBET FUSED AMONGST SPARKLING NOTES OF BERGAMOT AND DYNAMIC ACCENTS OF NEROLI. THE RARE ELEGANCE OF ORANGE BLOSSOM SHINES THROUGH THE LIGHT OF FREESIA AND MIMOSA AND THE NATURAL TRANSPARENCY OF NYMPHEA. THE SENSUALITY OF AMBERY WOODS, THE SUNNY AND VIBRANT CHARACTER OF PALO SANTO WOOD, THE REFINED PRESENCE OF MUSK. 

Here are pictures of the samples that the salesman gave me (although these were taken from the internet:

Versace Pour Femme

Versace Bright Crystal

I bought my Versace Yellow Diamond for $91 (approx 3800php) but I think it retails for 5000+ Php in malls, I'm not exactly sure if its the set that includes a full size body lotion.