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To me, the first hit of this smells like hot depilatory wax, that 90s smell of going to the salon to get your hair removed - the hot wax freshly strained, spread out on the skin with a metal spatula. The opening is sharp, slightly spicy, I can pick up on cardamom, cypress and vetiver, but on my body chemistry they’re not rounding up in a warm condimented mix, but rather screetchy, leaning somewhat masculine due to the woody notes that are sterile and clinic-like, lacking the usual creaminess. Longevity is quite low - it disappears on my skin after an hour, tops 2 hours and the evolution is stark and linear. I don’t necessarily hate this, but I don’t like it either.