Your Disco Darling needs you... [reviewing Disco Darling edp, by Kylie minogue]

 As the sun goes down on the scent of Darling, its alter ego, Disco Darling, makes an entrance, swapping stage for dance floor, and day for night. 

 

 

Dizzying lights sparkle with bergamot and cassis, as the beat gets under your skin, blossoming. A slide into musky seduction takes you on until dawn.

The reformulated version of Darling is much nicer than I remember the original edt edition from Coty being, so I couldn't resist picking up Kylie's new fragrance when The Perfume Shop had a special offer on the introductory giftset at the end of November, to see what else they can do...

Is Disco Darling going to be a totally new fragrance, or maybe a throwback to one of the original Darling flankers [Sweet Darling, Sexy Darling & Dazzling Darling]? Either way, is it worth picking up a bottle, or is the reformulated Darling a one hit wonder of a comeback?

 Disco Darling is much more energetic and electric compared to Darling, thanks to the combination of bergamot, cassis [sweet blackcurrant] & the apple. This lively opening blend lasts throughout the entirety of the fragrance's wear-time. I'm pretty sure that there is some grapefruit in here too, possibly also lemon?

The opening blend goes from freshly sweet to a warmer kind of sweetness, as the raspberry, soft floral bouquet [jasmine, prony, rose & freesia], and vanilla all gradually develop and mesh with the livelier fruit notes. I also detect a toffee-like note in the background most wears.

Eventually the sweetness becomes woodier - as well as the smooth creaminess of the sandalwood, there is also the vaguely balsamic undertone I associate with cedar. The fruit, woods & musk revives the fresh energy that the fragrance opens with 

Official key scent notes: bergamot, cassis, apple, jasmine, white peony, raspberry blossom, vanilla orchid, musk, and ambrox.

Disco Darling is very pleasant fragrance-wise, and the longevity is around the same as the re-released Darling [around 6 hours] - not truly remarkable, but far better than the original Darling line from Coty. I think that it is well worth picking up a bottle when it is on one of The Perfume Shop's frequent price offers. 

Like I just said, this is a very pleasant release, however I don't find anything about Disco Darling truly special - from what I remember of the original Kylie fragrance line, I'm reminded of Dazzling Darling mixed with Showtime edp [I think - the edt & edp versions of Showtime were different scent-wise]. This is another of those "good affordable everyday option" fragrances, that I don't regret picking up & will wear very happily, but am not sure if I'll ever buy again. 

Disco Darling is exclusive to The Perfume Shop. 

At the time of my beginning my note taking for the review, this new release is only available in a giftset [75ml bottle & 10ml perfume pen]. RRP is £42, but the set is currently on offer for £18.99. 

The general release for Disco Darling is meant to be within the next week or so [January 2023].