Iles D'Or

Iles D'Or from Molinard, released in 2022, is a sunny, fruity gourmand with a creamy floral heart and a warm woody base. Everyone who describes it calls it gourmand, most also find it woody, about half notice flowers, and a minority mention spice, musk and amber.

Pineapple, apricot and peach give the opening a juicy, tropical, sun-ripened sweetness, while cinnamon adds a touch of warm spice. The heart is floral and soft, with jasmine bringing a sunny radiance, lily of the valley a fresh, dewy note and heliotrope a powdery, almond-like sweetness. The base is smooth and warm: vanilla adds creamy sweetness, sandalwood a milky woodiness, cedar, including Virginia cedar, a dry structure, and amber a golden glow.

Unisex in spirit, it suits people who like cheerful, holiday-inspired fragrances. The name refers to golden islands, and the profile matches: summer days, holidays and relaxed outings, with enough warmth from the vanilla and woods for early autumn. Those who enjoy tropical fruit gourmands should find it uplifting.

Iles D'Or — for women fragrance by Molinard (released 1929). Notes: Amber, Apricot, Cedar, Cinnamon, Heliotrope, Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, Peach, Pineapple, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Vanille, Virginia Cedar. — Parfica open fragrance database