Time to Draw the Raffle Numbers

I actually rather adore this. It's ironic, because it's the one I probably would have overlooked if a sample weren't courteously donated with my package. It's bizarre how this beautiful, smoky vetiver can remind me so strongly of Sycomore. Being way too new to this scent, I can't exactly describe it with much depth. What I can say is: if you enjoy leathery, vetiver intense scents with cold metal and a bright, though harsh, citrus opening: this may be for you. The linden blossom mentioned is something that I can't exactly describe with great knowledge, having never smelt it, but I can say that if smells like any other citrus blossom - it's there, and quite noticeably. As for the other notes listed, I don't yet notice them... but I've come to realise that this doesn't necessarily mean anything about my nose... more that Sarah's scents truly morph differently on different people. To me, this is a very metallic vetiver scent with a little bit of smooth, but strange, leather. The idea of 'Paris on a bike race day' is intriguing to me, but at this stage... not quite what I get. I do get a very Parisian feel, though. We all know that vetiver is used in many classic French fragrances and this has something in common with many of them. It feels a little creamy in the dry down and if I read that before trying, I probably wouldn't even attempted it. The metallicism of the scent leaves the show long before the creaminess begins, so it doesn't clash at all. Longevity is quite good, although that shouldn't matter. Sarah's scents on me go way beyond the lasting power of many, many other scents I've tried. Colour me 100% impressed. Overall this is a spectacular scent for me - a total winner. A jackpot, you might say. If I'd know it to be this fantastic, I easily could have purchased a 100mL bottle. I guess I just have to wait!

Ive finally tested Raffle numbers! Ive been rather scared to with all the negativity on here. Its actually not bad at all. I would say its very masculine. I could imagine someone like Charles Bronson or Kirk Douglas back in the day wearing this. Its too macho for my oh. This aint a fragrance for wimps. I can imagine a rich oil Sheikh wearing this. I get lots of tobacco, linden and leather on the opening. I guess the little sweetness is from the marmalade. There is a baking note as well but not much. First and foremost this is a delish fragrance about tobacco and leather. Moderate sillage and longevity.

An odd beast, Raffle #'s opens with a sharp, metallic and sweet blast of weirdness. Possibly one of the best, and strongest, representations of 'metallic' that I've ever encountered. It's unmistakably metal, but the sweet marmalade note prevents it from entering both bleached-aluminium and coppery-blood territories. Instead you're left with a green-sweet metal. Slightly muddy, somewhat jammy. Powerfully metallic. After ten minutes or so the leather starts to hum, bring a brief but unmistakable camphor edge as the metal and leather start to interplay. This stage is over pretty quick and what you're left with is a lime-tinted, sweet leather. Oddly similar to The Soft Lawn, by Imaginary Authors - Only in that both scents posses a practically identical linden blossom note. The two take the same note in vastly different directions from there. Whilst The Soft Lawn heads off into green, rubber and grass, Raffle #'s takes a harder stand with metals, leather and dark sweetness. Overall I wouldn't wear this. I do think it's masterfully created, just not my jam. Perhaps interestingly, unlike the reviewer below me, I actually adore Dark Heart of Old Havana, though I think we're in more of an agreement on this one. I too think someone will love this - That someone just isn't me. Sillage is moderate-to-heavy. Longevity is surprisingly good. At least 8 hours in a hot, dry Australian summer.

I can really feel like rubber wheel bike, wandering around the streets, asphalt and something sweet in the air in the distance... it's amazing how Sarah did! I was very surprised, I can not hear very metallic note, I feel so much tobacco and even vetiver. And 'a strange and unusual smell, recommend you try before.... I personally like, is comfortable and has left me almost speechless! ^^ Sillage: 7.5/10 Longevity: 8./10 Scent: 7./10 Overall: 7.5/10

I need to be careful about what I say here because last time I think I might've caused offense to Sarah McCartney, creator of 4160 Tuesdays. I didn't mean to, it's as good a name as any other and I'm definitely not apposed to quirkiness or fun in perfumery, in fact I embrace it with open arms. This house certainly provides that abundantly, in the shape of some left field fragrance concepts. I welcome innovation, stuff that isn't boring and these fragrances are anything but that, so I praise Sarah in her endeavors. For the record...despite how the review came over, I actually quite liked 'The dark heart of old Havana' the idea anyway but there's always one or more unsettling, juxtaposing elements thrown in but I guess that's the whole point of these creations? So what is 'Time to draw the raffle numbers' like? Horrendous! (sorry Sarah!) It really is though! Weirdly it has a musty smell like cardboard or that cheap paper you used to get in primary school and oddly enough what they make raffle tickets from! (I wouldn't be surprised if that's intentional!) However as it settles there's a smokey leather(ish) vibe a stale tobacco mixed with a wheaty note, earthiness, chocolate and marmalade, slighty burned toast and that jarring metallic note of 'bicyces'. Phew!!! Seriously it's all there... this is a brief that has been nailed but just because you can dream something up does it necessarily mean you should execute it? Again I'm not saying 'Don't bother' but this doesn't appeal to me personally. Another thing that bothers me is the inspiration for this fragrance. I might just be the only person in Britain who thinks Bradley Wiggins is a oddly smug, boring and miserable git! I just plain don't like him. His sporting achievements speak for themselves but in terms of a charismatic role model... I find him dull. Yeah so that's my appraisal! This is the kind of fragrance that someone out there will like for sure. I'm a fan of the strange but not this kind of strange...shame because some tiny part of me likes some of the components in 'Time to draw the raffle numbers' I really desperately want to love something from 4160 Tuesdays...I honestly do!