Woo

Those expecting a dark leather will be disappointed; at best this is a whiff of suede. Predominant notes initially are floral, quite lovely and diffuse, perhaps a bit of jasmine, but I really could not tell the rest, possibly a hint of rose, but I suspect other more exotic florals (mimosa?). The floral bouquet settles quickly in about 10 minutes and that's when the lovely TOBACCO comes to the fore--insanely beautiful and well-blended. It's a sweet, not terribly smoky, slightly hay, slightly floral honey with the ever-present HOM apothecary base (I get it every time), gently accentuated with vanilla. Ambergris nudges the tobacco floral in this direction, giving it a delicate honey quality. Unlike other more sensitive noses, I don't detect the salty iodine nuances, but rather an oceanic citric briskness that dies down rapidly. For me, it becomes a warm, gentle, lightly sweetened floral tobacco. It is not gourmand or "sweet" in a foodie way. Quite nice. Longevity and silage ore low to moderate, but I'm powering through my 15 mil and headed for a bottle on sale.

I don't understand how it comes this perfume doesn't have more admirers. It's a fantastic and unique take on an ambergris perfume. For me the ambergris is the showcase note here, it is clearly standing out, tobacco and vanilla adding warmth to the salty spray feeling. Totally wearable. Longevity and sillage are great. I have only a mini, and hope to buy more, it became quite addictive. About the price tag: why do people complain here, this an all-natural perfume containing high quality ingredients, including natural ambergris. You don't find this for a steal price, nowhere. And if you do, you better beware...

@derangedgoose “It smells like a recently cleaned bathroom stall at the ocean” my god you were right. I get that too. It is ammonia-ish! Maybe it’s my nose never having smelled genuine ambergris before? There is an odd sweet marine note layered with something pungent like patchouli, to me it’s stinky and sweet. Edit: ok, a year later I’m revisiting and I feel that the fragrance has aged. I get more florals now, specifically ylang ylang and jasmine. I think it’s the ylang that gives this a slightly ‘turned’ feeling. I also smell the vanilla. Yes this is pretty sweet as it dries down. This is a dense scent, what you may get walking into a headshop selling stick incense, charcoal and candles populated by musky witches.

I think the most dominant flower here is tuberose, then of course you have a smooth tobacco note, some ambergris, a tiny amount of something like vanilla. Very nice, relatively intimate performance.

This is the strangest perfume I have come across in awhile, too much for me, I would recommend sampling it first, as it is a required taste. A heavily salty leather perfume, with some tobacco, and weird florals. The performance is very good for a natural perfume, with huge projection for the first 3 hours, 2 sprays are enough, as the smell might really disturb people around you, it is so raunchy. I will have to let it grow but for now... I don't see myself wearing it.