Unidentified Fragrance Object

The first time I smelled this, a long time ago, I remember thinking it was one of the best floral perfumes I’d ever encountered, but I couldn’t remember why. Testing it again, it starts out sweet, slightly green, and floral, but not at all as I remembered it. But wait. The floral notes die down and a warm, ever-so-slightly fruity and skunky musk appears along with some incense and vanilla - a beautiful scent if ever there was one. It’s not too weak, not too strong, and the sillage is just right. It’s definitely not floral. It’s a fairly subtle scent, but at the same time it’s assertive enough that you’re always aware it’s there. If you can get your hands on a sample, it’s worth trying.

Finally splashed out and got a bottle of this. It really is a magical scent, a skin scent whilst at the same time exuding confidence. It starts kind of sweet with orange flower, but incense wafts in and out of it, and there is some rich (not sweet) vanilla, whilst at the same time a metal/powdered marble feel is there. It's hard to describe but it's a pleasure to smell. At times, when it's mainly incense and metal I think it is unisex, but when I get wafts of the sweet floral I think it's better suited to a female. I like this a lot.

Finally getting good sprays of perfume using my right thumb and spraying left arm and wrist. This is a very beautiful scent and slowly evolves over the hours. Begins with a balsamic scent to beautiful floral notes. Very---and I mean very long lasting scent. Silage is present to a moderate degree in first three hours or so and then lies close to the skin. I am smelling this perfume for upwards of twelve hours. I am getting more of the inscense-- floral blend wearing this on the second day of testing.

It is hell to get the bottle to spray. I hold it one way then I hold it another. Then I get a huge blast on my face and chest. Will report further once I get a good spray out.

Having heard good things about this fragrance, once I saw the bottle I had to get it! The bottle's design is inspired and beautiful, imo. It is also pleasingly heavy and well finished, speaking of quality. I wish that all designers would pay such attention to their products. It is worth mentioning here however that the design does both prevent it from standing upright on the shelf, which one might well desire, and make it extremely difficult to be sprayed by one's left hand, at least in my experience. As to the juice: The opening is a shockingly, offputtingly sour/bitter chemical concoction--but thankfully this exists only for an avoidable moment! The mid and dried-down bases reveal a very pleasing, soft unisex aroma consisting of a beautiful blend of light incense and soft rose. The projection and longevity are decent enough performers as well. Even though I find very few rose-heavy fragrances appealing at all, I would recommend this one because I find it unique and pleasant. I can see it being appropriate in every season, and am wearing it today! I'd give it an 8-9/10 for its class, A "Strong Like" were that an option here!