Poeticus

Honestly? I hated this the first time I put it on. Hated it. It sat in it's little discovery set for about a year, and I put it on today and sort of forgot about it during its opening notes. Then I noticed a lovely smell, thought it was coming from outside, and realized it was me! I think it's a little bold to go so heavy with cumin in a fragrance, but it mellows after a bit and the richness of the butter notes and the myrrh hit, and it's quite lovely. This is decidedly a f/w fragrance, though I'm not at all convinced this is masculine. The incense, the floral notes...it's definitely unisex. I will begin wearing this one more often. I will again say the initial application is not great, but once it's been on for 30 or so, it's pretty intoxicating.

Interesting. I'm not sure that the scent jibes with the poetic description in the booklet. In fact, I also hated it when I first smelled it. The Cumin is really, really strong. I have some difficulty getting butter, but the jasmine shines through. It's definitely an unusual scent that improves significantly over time/ Not sure where I would wear it yet, but I like it.

Wow, such a scrubber. Intense butter and spice, sickly and cloying. Was making me gag, and within a few moments ends up smelling like rancid margarine, Jeeeez!