Good Girl - 81

Inspired by Carolina Herrera's Good Girl, No. 81 opens with a creamy almond top before the jasmine and tuberose heart arrives, chasing the bold contrast between light florals and dark gourmand warmth that made the original a bestseller. The base of tonka bean and cocoa captures the addictive sweetness Good Girl is known for reasonably well in the first couple of hours, and the overall shape - luminous white florals against a deep, dessert-like base - is a fair echo of the real thing. The difference shows up in the details: the original's roasted tonka, cocoa and coffee combination has a smoky, almost bitter edge that keeps the sweetness in check and gives it real staying power, while No. 81's base is sweeter and simpler, without the coffee note, and softens into a plain vanilla-tonka warmth within a few hours rather than holding its seductive edge into the evening. A solid gourmand-floral option for the price, best reapplied for longer events.