Spiced Limes

Starts off with a big aroma of lime alongside some lemon and bergamot, and some sort of musk and a bit of cloves and basil and a hint of cinammon; the musk gives it a sweetness. Smells very old-fashioned barbershop, but in a good way. It leans extremely masculine. Sillage is moderate at first - I get wafts of it every so often initially, of pleasant lime and musk with hints of spices - but becomes weak later on and longevity is on the weak leaning moderate side. The citrus aroma leaves within half an hour of application, to be replaced by a good smelling but sort of boring musk, which stays for the remainder of its lifespan. I don't really get many spices other than in the opening. Overall it's a nice fragrance but I wish the lime note was more prominent and possibly singular (without lemon or bergamot) and I sort of wish it was more "dirty" or spicy. The name is misleading: this fragrance is fairly sweet due to the musk although it is pleasant and not cloying, and personally I get mostly lemon rather than lime - however only for half an hour, after which it's replaced by just musk. The lemon also doesn't smell exactly like a fresh lemon, but more like lemon candy (but not cloyingly sweet). I'm not sure if this represents a good value at $60 for 50 ml. 3.5/5

A very refreshing blast of lime with bergamot and a dash of basil is what I'm mainly picking up. Nice but very short lived.