Rouge Cardinal

The drydown is nice and uncommon, it feels vintage, thick and classy without being old school scent. The opening is not the best part of this scent so be patient and wait a few minutes if you try it. I was thinking of disliking it but it's good. You must love patchouli because Cardinal has tones of it and it's quite to much at the opening. The dominant notes are strong patchouli and strong incense. At the opening it has very strong patchouli then the incrnse take the first place. Lavender and geranium are intensive. The last one gives to the blend a nice brightness, a happy vibe among the dark and austere vibe of the dominant incense/patchouli combo. Vanilla is somewhere at the background along with orange blossom. They exist only to support the blend. Only at the final stage I can get noticeable tonka beans. It is long lasting with moderate sillage. Overall it feels totally unisex and safe if you love patchouli. Suitable for cool weather, fall, early spring and winter. This could be the scent for Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. Or the scent of a mysterious and powerful Cardinal who keeps big secreets. If it was a movie, it would be the DaVinci Code. If you like smoky patchouli with a faint sub-sweet vibe at the background, give it a try. This is not a sweet scent though.

This is a curious incense centred fragrance. It's not very smoky on me. The Tonka bean brings a sweetness along with a bit of earthiness from the patch. I can only pick of the floral notes after 15 minutes or so. They are far at the back though. The incense easing off a little is the only change along the timeline. This is definitely a bang on unisex scent. Surprisingly warm and almost sweet on my skin. I like it but there is something a bit artificial about the incense which is real shame. I get good longevity and sillage.

A fragrance that knows ancient...elegant! The strong note of incense is evident in the pyramid from the beginning to the end, but not a church incense or other, but an incense made soft and dusty thanks also to the orange flowers and patchouli I suppose! The drydown is very nice, in the distance I feel vanilla and tonka,but lightly! I like this perfume!!! Sillage: 7./10 Longevity: 8.5/10 Scent: 8./10 Overall: 8.5/10

On my skin this is a sweet patchouli pleasure in a bottle! Dark and mysterious. Balsamic and spicy, but soft and warm at the same time. It opens beautifully on womens as well as on mens skin. Very wearable, very unisex. And it smells gorgeous on leather clothes! ;) Rouge Cardinal is a long lasting fragrance with a moderate sillage.

Patchouly, İncense, with tonka and some florals... very long lasting and projection is good. drydown smells better. Not so unique but it has its own character.