Derby Club House Ascot

I was in Bergdoffs recently and went on a sniffing spree. I headed str8 towards the Amouages. After smelling everything available I was struck by Epic Man. Epic man is one of Amouages more formal fragrances that I fell in love with after applying it to my skin. A lot of Niche fragrances share a similar vibe but i find that Epic man stood out to me. Its an incense rich bomb that smells just beautiful. I just kept feeling as though Ive smelled it before. Then it hit me...It smells a little bit like Ascot. Ascot is very heavy on tobacco and thick dark Amber. It's everything I love...Its boldly masculine, dark, resinous, with lots of depth and density. It lasts for 9 hours on my skin with very strong sillage. What i truly love is its complexity. This is no high school kiddie frag. This scent is for a boss. To me the blending in this is very well done. It is a Eau De toilette but upon spraying you would swear it was an EDP. It has a depth that most EDTs don't have. A knock on it is it can be a 'hard to wear' scent as its not the most versatile. It's strictly a cold weather scent ( u could get away with it during the spring nights too) that doesn't fit a lot of occasions. This is definitely not a skeleton key fragrance. IMO versatility doesn't hurt fragrances just adds to them. So if a scent is versatile, that adds to its rating but I'd not take points from a fragrance because it's not. If it smells great, gets compliments and performs, even if its not versatile, it can still be a perfect scent to me (for example Terre De hermes Eau Tres Fraiche). I'd not say this is a perfect scent but its definitively a scent that will "WOW" some people. Simply Put... For the price you pay and the quality of this scent, it's a steal. 8/10- If u are a fan of Middle Eastern perfumery and want a scent which isn't heavy on OUD or just loves incense based fragrances this is a must try. YouTube Channel- Simply Put Scents

Using 4 sprays to the chest, I get mostly a leather, on the soft side but with a little roughness (certainly not birch tar or anything like that). There is a musk that works well here, and while this is not a weak scent by any means, the projection is not strong (this isn't uncommon for EdPs, in my experience). However, people tell me they smell it clearly, so I think that's likely the musk mostly (the other notes don't seem strong other than the leather). The galbanum ("green notes") and fruit seem to come together to create an accord that's a bit odd, but not too distracting (perhaps the spice plays a role as well). This is not sweet or syrupy, there's no soapy/barbershop element, nor do I get iso e super overload or anything harsh/sharp. And while it moves around for half an hour or so, it then goes into a nice though simple leatheriness, which the other notes just support. There's a touch of amber, though it's slightly dry overall. At current prices (mine was $20 for 100 ml) it's a great buy for those who want this kind of scent; I certainly intend to keep my bottle. UPDATE: After 2 to 3 hours, the leatheriness becomes more like a leathery wood/incense, and while there certainly seem to be spices present, these are subdued. It reminds me of the drydown of TF's Ombre Leather now!

In the dry down it reminds me of Tabac cologne(Maurer & Wirtz) but a little darker. It has a mild projection for 2 hours and the longevity is 6 to 8 hours. The tobacco is the dominant note with some spices. I didn't detect any incense. It is a very well made tobacco blend with no sweetness.The price is excellent. This might be considered as an eau de toilette of Tabac cologne.

Middle Eastern. Heavy incense. Dark. Tobacco and cedar. Unique, interesting, masculine, alluring and addicting. I like to wear it to bed as it is soothing. Have not worn to work yet. When I first smelled it, I thought it was too sharp, but it has mellowed over a few months. Worth the wait. Love it.

Got it today for $10,This is classic very elegant mature type smell,on the opening I detect tobacco, oakmoss, and amber the dry down gets very musky on my skin I sprayed on my hand and it lasted decent 5 hours, projection i don't know yet. Will update after few more wearing.