Goldsmoke
Noun. An illusion or mirage.
What she took for riches was, in fact, mere goldsmoke, a mirage of prosperity from her disadvantaged childhood.
On the outside, her husband was a vision of art. Underneath it all existed a volatile mix of hubris and goldsmoke.
On the outside, her husband was a vision of art. Underneath it all existed a volatile mix of hubris and goldsmoke.