Game of Joy
Game of Joy opens with bergamot and grapefruit, a citrus pairing that has the quality of a well-chosen opening move: direct, establishing, giving the geranium-rose heart a brightness to arrive against. The geranium adds a green, slightly bitter dimension to the rose that keeps the floral from tilting romantic, and jasmine builds warmth without sweetening the composition further. Cedar and amber close with a dry warmth that the word 'joy' in the name does not fully suggest but the composition itself delivers: clean, confident, quietly pleasing.
Why We Carry This
House of Dastan's Game of Joy succeeds through compositional discipline rather than novelty: the geranium-rose heart is excellently balanced, and the cedar-amber base gives the fresh opening a warmer resolution than expected. A reliable, well-built fragrance from a house worth knowing.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Raspberry, Lemon
Heart notes: Jasmine, Rose, Peony, Iris
Base notes: Sandalwood, White Musk, Amber, Cedarwood
Character
Accords: Fruity, Floral, Fresh, Sweet, Musk, Citrus
Perfumer: Richard Herpin