Felino

Animalic beast , you can smell the civet clearly

This fragrance is straight up absinthe when first sprayed on me. Then the musky notes come roaring in. Anything with civet is normally a hard pass for me. However, I adore hazelnut and leather as notes, hence the sample. As this continues to dry down, the leather becomes more prominent and the musky notes are tempered. I am personally well acquainted with what cat urine smells like having worked with rescues for years and having multiple cats share my home over the decades. And while fragrances smell different on different people, this is nothing like cat urine on me. The mature scent is somewhat musky and animalic. So, if that's not your bag, clearly this isn't for you. That, plus the slight sweetness of the incense and resins, could be mistaken for a urine-like sent on some people. My personal main complaint is that the absinthe and leathery aspects quickly fade in comparison to the musky and resinous notes over time. This means the final fragrance is somewhat flat and lacks dimension, which is a turn off for me when buying a bottle. Also, on me the hazelnut note is nowhere to be found, sadly. I know there are people who adore musk-heavy and animalic scents. I think this would be a great one for them to get a sample or decant of. If you are looking for a primarily leather fragrance or you are attracted by the hazelnut note, definitely don't blind by this.

Hmm. This is very interesting. The animalics are clearly here. I do not understand the reviews who mention them missing. It's clearly an animalic smoky amber. What I do not get(yet at least) is the leather or it's just too abstract for my nose. I do get the resemblance to Zoologist Civet but I think Meo Fusciuni's Varanasi is closer. Dirty animalic amber and smoke. Felino is a little more tame than Varanasi but it's down the same alley. You really need to love animalics to like this and you need to be really confident and somewhat nonchalant to actually wear it. It's late June when I'm writing this and the heat does not serve this fragrance well. Maybe in the colder, chillier months it will have a different aura. No blind buys for sure. Longevity is up there, sillage not so much but that's a good thing.

This is nice, good quality, but a bit too much for me! This is very intense, an ambery and balsámic juice very animalic. The civet and the leather are very strong here. The name is real...this perfume makes me think of houses where are Cats living...not un a bad way but the smell is very dirty and animalic. The performance is good. It is very intense and Deep, with very good longevity and good sillage. I think It is better for cold temperatures and maybe better for night time. I think It can be seen as a sexy scent. Unisex but perhaps more masculine... Scent: 7.5 Longevity: 9 Sillage: 8 Quality/price: 5 Versatility: 5 Originality: 9 Global: 8

Not a fan of this at all. Very strong, spicy and floral with a strong animalic touch. Sickly