Gin

It opens with a blast of lime and tart grape fruit, which last maybe 15-30 mins and then reveals the juniper and ginger for a short time 15-30 mins. On my skin the whole opening is right under 30 mins or less and then a really smoky oak wood starts to come through i get a very little hint of the labdanum and patchouli but very light to my nose. I then get mostly a very dark woody smoky oud like smell After a hour it really reminds me of a oud base fragrance, in fact to my nose it smells alot like tom fords oud wood at this point the ginger lime opening is completely gone. It doesnt have the strength of amouage but it also reminds me of that to for a couple hours. Performance seems to be lacking but i just bought the bottle , maybe after a couple months on my shelf and some maceration it will get better but right now im getting 4 hours ish... Is it a safe blind buy..? probably not, why is it call gin..? i drink gin, Seagrams and bombay sapphire ,my favorite . Bombay sapphire does have some herby notes and i think juniper but to be quite honest i dont think this a gin fragrance

"Dark, moody and intense"?? Not even a little bit. Gin feels a bit boozy to me in the opening (more champagne than gin, really), but that could just be the power of suggestion. It fades immediately, though, into a sparkly, fizzy, ginger and citrus fragrance that is perfect for summer days. It feels carefree and casual, toes-in-the-sand, nothing to worry about except what to do this evening. It's light enough to be safe for the office, and even has a mood-lightening effect on me. I would absolutely make this a signature scent if it lasted more than half an hour. Unfortunately, I put it on at 8:30 am and it's already gone by the time I get to work at 9:00. I got a 10ml sample as my August pick in a perfume of the month club—that was a birthday present!—and much as I like it, I won't be buying a full bottle (unless I can find one for $35 like dogmeat, below).

This is really nice, smells like a gin and ginger ale. Perfectly refreshing, fizzy, and citrusy all while being surprisingly classy. I was not expecting much from this one, but I am pleasantly surprised. I think this is unisex but leans masculine for sure. Performance seems to be quite nice and will last 8 hours easily. It projects about an arm's length but keeps a nice classy bubble around the wearer. Very nice, interested to try more from this house! NOTE: There are 2 listings for this fragrance. My bottle looks like the one listed here, I am not sure what the differences are between the two.

I'm glad others have compared to G water because when I first sniffed its what I thought of. I did do a day long side by side (well, one on each wrist) comparison and water is far more linear and woody as opposed to aromatic on my skin, and Gin far outlasts G water and has more powerful sillage (for a citrusy fragrace) Fragrant and aromatic to begin, i smell freesia and msuk as well. Dries down very pleasantly, to my nose its a musky, aromatic and slightly smoky skin scent. Enjoyed it, not my thing really (vanilla gourmands for life) but it is a good one!!!

I can definitely agree with the most reviewers that this is very heavy on ginger and woody notes. This heavily leans masculine, and unlike Byredo's scent, I don't think this is easy for me to wear, as I prefer more unisex scents. This scent is not light, nor do I find it "safe" and inoffensive. It's a very strong ginger-heavy opening and it dries into herbal woods notes. I do consider it dark and intense. For me personally, it's not my scent.