Chiado

This note is for the Aftershave in the same scent line. I like this, but I don't love it. This opens with a huge blast of cedar and maybe a hint of vetiver. It is all woods all the way. In that regard it actually reminds me of Dyptique Tam Dao. Once it settles into the base, this shows some musk and amber and I dislike this note because it feels more synthetic than I'd like. Am I detecting Ambroxan in the base? Sure feels like it, and I think it both distracts from the rest of the scent and makes this more modern-feeling than the other scents in the ABdB range. This is a good effort and should be broadly liked, but to me, it is not in the same league as their masterpieces Ribeira and Principe Real.

First impressions. Tobacco scented luxury soap with ambery sweetness, some patchouli and cloves. Very old school, and very good. Maybe it's the soapiness with strong spicy notes, maybe it's a certain clean-but-dirty muskiness, maybe it's the bottle colour, but it reminds me of Kouros. I get about 30% similarity. Another nostalgic association for me is Old Spice after shave lotion, the milky substance -- mainly has to do with the overall feeling I get, but the smell is also slightly similar. And of course, it reminds me of several tobacco scents like Feuilles de Tabac, Al Haramain Amber Oud Tobacco, etc.