Evasion Digo de Havane

Funny that such an amazing frag should be so underrated. I've got a full bottle of Évasion Digo de Havane and whenever I wear it, its performance and quality wows me. It has some similarities to Naxus but Naxus can't hold a candle to it when it comes to longevity and projection. Right off the bat You can smell the darkness and depth of tobacco and then a bit spicy and edgy lavender that are sweetened and streamlined by high quality honey and vanilla. The woody drydown is so soft and delicate that you can't get enough of it. It's definitely unisex. This is one of my prized possessions. Ps: wanna tell you my own story about this frag. More than a year ago, I got Its sample and a couple of others from the same house. I fell in love with it the moment I got my nose on it but I couldn't find its full bottle anywhere. So I stopped searching for it and even thought about buying Naxus. one day out of the blue we crossed paths again and then I jumped at the chance and bought it. It was quite magical because I was telling a salesperson I desperately needed a special vanilla scent. Back then I was on a vanilla spree and he showed me this which was going for a song. can you believe this? I had to compare it with my sample to make sure that nothing fishy was going on and it was spot on. This was the one and only example of the law of attraction in my life. It landed in my life when I'd lost all hope of adding it to my small collection. To me, It's very special

So, Blind bought it recently after seeing it appear on Sebastian's YouTube Channel (Smelling Great) Came here for the reviews first and then after that - bought it. Been wearing it for a few weeks (3-4 times) and loving it more and more, each and every time I have worn it. Big fan of Tobacco based fragrances but also trying to collect ones which are different from each other. I own 1821 (Tobacco/Boozey), Zara Rich Warm (Synthetic Vanilla/Tobacco) Spicebomb Extreme (Sweet/Spicy/Tobacco) and have also sampled Pure Havane, Naxos, Comandante and PdM Herod. My opinion is that Evasion falls somewhere in between Pure Havane and Naxos. I personally think that is slightly better than PH, as in doesn't have that sweetness but at the same time, doesn't have that depth of Naxos. Having said that, by no means, Evasion is a poor cousin. It stands apart and how - on it's own it is Beautiful, intoxicating, smooth and might I add - sensual! Nothing heavy or sweet about it - this is one to own if you want to add a luxurious tobacco fragrance to your collection. I will def. add Naxos to my collection in the future, as IMO that is a masterpiece but in the interim, Evasion is magnificent. Have been enjoying it all day today - so soo good.

An easy to wear perfume. Smells airy and it does not projecting heavily. It is not similar to Naxos (I own it and love it). It does fall in the Layton family, no need to describe that (with Detoir noir and Zilli Cuir Imperial and many others). Evasion does smell, to my nose, of better quality ingredients, beautiful presentation, but I can't help not to feel disappointed... I am a big fan of Julien Rasquinet's work and this did not wow me as his creations usually do. I guess due to the resemblance with the above mentioned perfumes. It's good smelling, very versatile, soft projection. Happy I bought it on discount. Let's say it's a 'pretty one' rather than gorgeous :) Edit Credit to Julien Rasquinet, this creation is actually older than Layton which means the inspiration went the other way around <3

1- The Havane Code: Sharing the word (Havane) with the masterpiece A*Men Pure Havane by Thierry Mugler, it feels like it reads from the same olfactory script but rewrites the code in its own hand So it’s not a clone, and it’s not a dupe It’s just what happens when one creative answers another 2- A Shapeshifter: The strong tobacco opening can be a little deceptive at first, but once it settles down, the tobacco note moves into the background, and the scent rests on a (creamy - vanillic - sandalwoody) base 3- The Scent Vibe: To my nose, the closest way I can describe the vibe after it dries down is this: walking into a warm bakery filled with cakes and sweets

I'd call this a unique blend of Xerjoff's Naxos and Parfums de Marly's Layton. Yes, it is indeed closer to Naxos, but it clearly has some of the sweet-aromatic tones of Layton. It's priced well, it has great blend quality, smells similar to the other two with no overtly synthetic notes popping at me. Spring-summer-fall, leans masculine or purely masculine (depending on the wearer). Sillage seems moderate-to-strong, I would expect moderate though. Longevity 8-10 hours.