Light My Fire

Light My Fire was not what I was expecting based on what I read in reviews. Some reviews would have me think that this was a dirty tobacco that was so bad it was a scrubber. I believe it is quite the opposite. This is a clean, fresh tobacco, perfect for someone prim and proper. This is not a heavy tobacco, and it is certainly not a dirty tobacco. It's a day time fragrance, perfect for Spring and Fall. The opening gives off a blast of fresh, green tobacco reminiscent of Santa Maria Novella's Tabacco Toscano. No, it is not the same, but it gives me the same fresh tobacco vibe. It is more herbal than smokey. I would say it is as much a hay fragrance as it is tobacco; sprinkled with a touch of honey, all on top of a soft base of patchouli, vetiver, and cumin. I don't find this to be a sweet fragrance as the listed main accord of "Sweet" would suggest. In fact, I find the vanilla to be hardly noticeable. In the mid, the soft, fresh patchouli becomes more prominent. I can see the comparisons to Chergui, but Light My Fire is more masculine and is dry--not powdery. If you lean feminine, then Chergui is probably a better option. However, if you find Chergui to be too feminine, then you may prefer Light My Fire. If you want a fresh green tobacco that is wearable in the day time, then Light My Fire may suit your fancy. It's up there with Tobacco Toscano as my favorite fresh tobacco scents. It is equally wearable at night, it's just that the performance is unfortunately quite soft.

Light My Fire is a By Killian fragrance that is not too pretentious to evoke sweet, earthy and dirty nuances in a sexy unwashed kind of way. Its not a fragrance for someone prim and uptight. Its quite bohemian with an artsy syrupy-green and dirty anamalic tobacco vibe. This is a fragrance that bellows with outdoorsy country confidence, while at the same time conveying the sophisticated complexity of an upscale niche perfumery. This fragrance is wonderfully damp for the Fall and early Winter seasons For other seasons, it is best featured when worn outdoors. This fragrance will grow on you over time and should get extra attention for its natural tobacco dry-down note -- and for not quite smelling like anything else. Light My Fire is not a linear fragrance, it does shift in emphasis and character both pleasantly and intriguingly over the course of a wearing. This is not the kind of fragrance that requites many sprays, as its silage projects strongly and is best appreciated when presented in smaller doses. Im quite impressed with this fragrance's performance and makeup. It aptly conveys the brooding wildness of a sophisticated, but still irrepressible creative. Cinematically, it will conjure up Brad Pitt's "Tristan" in "Legends of the Fall".

This smells like the first 5 to 10 seconds after you light a fire. It's fire without the smoke initially. I get a boozy light lighter fluid, honey, tobacco, cumin, hay, patchouli, tonka, and birtch mainly. with a hint vanilla. The hay note is off the charts good. The cumin gives it a little bit of dirty funk classic/vintage mens cologne vibes. Sillage is very strong; this pushes well off my skin and fills up a room. Longevity is about 5 hours before it's a skin scent, which is crazy considering the massive projection. Summary: Light My Fire is a winner and really does smell like a freshly lit fire. It's a little challenging but suprisingly gets TONS of compliments when I wear it. This one lives fast and dies young,. The projection is monster, but longevity isn't. Quickly becoming one of my favorite from the house, I bought a bottle and wear it out at night regularly. Scent 9/10 Performance 7/10

I have several of By Kilian perfumes,mostly the woody scents. If you like Cruel Intentions, Straight to Heaven or Incense Oud, I would imagine this would be a winner for you. I am not a perfume expert, but I like this scent from beginning to end. Sometimes, I have to wait for the middle notes in each of my By Kilian scents before I love the smell, but this one is easy to love in all stages. To me, it is a dry scent and can be worn day or night. On me, it lasts 5 to 6 hours on my skin and a couple hours longer on my clothes. The compliments I receive include, " you smell great but I do not recognize the scent " or " your perfume smells slightly masculine but great on you" or " You smell expensive!" This is definitely a fall/winter scent. It is worth sampling.

as someone who owns so many fragrances and has such a large range of what I like, I never imagined I’d have a signature scent, but here I am I’m reviewing this again as I’m wearing it today, and this perfume makes me so so happy I have no other words aside from my original review two years ago, as it’s the same beautiful honeyed tobacco and smoky hay it smells so cozy and sexy and amazing, and despite being a 28 year old woman, I feel larger than life wearing this definitely not a crowd pleaser, and it’s the biggest shame that it has been discontinued I’ll cherish my little bottle until the day I die :,)

One of his many, where it feels like this was made like a fine liquor. It has a deep rich aroma which i love. Everything has already been said about the notes, the one thing's that's left for me to add is how relaxing it makes me feel before bed. By Kilian always has a bit of magic in his fragrances. Its like every nite is Halloween but not overtly, not in like in a campy or gothic type of way. It's not like a vampire. His fragrances remind me of an elegant Halloween. It is my favorite time of year after all, Elvira and all. (Tho I would hardly call Elvira elegant

Really interesting frag IMHO. Not my cup of tea as it’s too sweet for me, but I was ready for this and got only a decant. It’s deep and rich. Sounds like dancing in the night club. Almond’s not creamy or extremely nutty, but bold and slightly softens the whole composition. I really love how honey mixes with hay (need to find something else with similar notes, for sure!). Tobacco is so ethereal here, I guess it’s even sweet. Birch notes are perfect - I can clearly detect it in the whole art scene of this beautiful frag. Such a great aesthetic peace of art!

Very nice on my skin. Not THAT long lasting but then again, Killian never became famous for the performance. 4 hours in and it is more or less a skin scent but it can be a good thing. I personally like the opening and the first 30 minutes the most and since the base notes doesn't stay that pronounced after with time as well you can apply more than once without worrying too much about buildup. Really cozy fragrance!

update: I LAYERED THIS WITH GRAND SOIR AND NOW I SMELL EVEN MORE LIKE A DILF I LOVE THIS EVEN MORE dilf fragrance 1000% smoky barnyard hay with tobacco drenched in honey kinda reminds me of being at a county fair during early fall when it’s just starting to get cold a shame it’s so hard to find now but beyond grateful to have been able to get my hands on it

I love this frag. The hay is pronounced in the opening. I love the smell, very pleasant. I do not think original though as I have smelled others high end, and low end that have similar notes. Something about this one takes me back to the 1990's fasion. Not sure why.

I love this one too. I am sad to hear it has been discontinued; that is according to Luckyscent.com This scent is so unique. I really like the hay note making it not too sweet. It is so cozy and sexy at the same time. Great for snuggling in the cooler weather!

Strong dry tobacco woody scent with almost no sweetness despite honey being listed. Something boozy opened the scent up but is not listed. A rather well balanced masculine lean perfume. Love it but love Back to Black more. Don’t see the semblance btw.

I was missing my Fire waiting for summer time ... and now I can Light it ... For me it's all about hay; sure you can notice patchouli, honey and tobacco but hay is just dominating; End of Summer captured in the bottle. And drydown is to die for )))

Brilliant! Reminds me of Guerlain's exquisite Tonka Imperiale with a little bit of a hay note. Four out of five stars. A must try for tobacco lovers. Slightly masculine fragrance but would love to smell this on a woman. Yum!

Great high quality juice and bottle..it's a special perfume.Just buy it. Just buy it...smells expensive...One of the best scents out there. Projection and longevity is superb

Another masterpiece by Kilian. Beautiful scent with solid performance. I love it more than my Naxos now. It's more unique more and emotional.

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An excellent, high quality and refined tobacco and honey perfume. These perfumes are really expensive though....

Indeed good one. Smells quite balanced and mature. Too bad it's totally gone in 4-5 hours only

This is pure class. As a 50-year-old man, this makes me feel 10 feet tall.