Teriaq

Wow such an attractive peculiar scent. I expected it to be dusty for awhile and it is by the pink pepper while the honey provides the warmth this scent radiates. The labdanum aids in that too but the honey note always offers a distinct solar syrupy-fluffy almost dusty and aromatic element. I don't get a peppery effect in the opening and early drydown. Its projection is instantly so beautiful, sweet and aromatic from the white flowers and apricot. It has a bit of a soapy vibe here and there, perhaps by the white flowers and rose even tho it's oriental and ambery. It's resinous, and jammy sweet from the caramel - apricot in a youthful way, very candy-like. It's super warm by the labdanum and honey right off the bat, so very solar and thick as in syrupy and dense, I really love that. The labdanum typically provides a resinous, deep, leathery, sun-heated aroma and that's what I'm getting here. It also definitely enhances the leather. It's leaning towards a floral suede feel, but leather is more animalic, smokier not as velvety/powdery soft as suede and I get that rich leather experience here. So it's very leathery, a bit rubbery at first(not obnoxiously tho) but very smooth, deep and animalic. I don't get any tart effect from the rhubarb in the opening, but only its green quality. I also get an almost minty leathery nuance especially at first- perhaps the rhubarb plays tricks with the leathery accords and vetiver. At the later drydown it becomes ambery sour by the rhubarb-musk with the balsamic leathery labdanum so it's an oriental musky, subtly sour, amber scent. This leather amber sour part is quite like La Belle with its vetiver, leather, amber, musk and sour pear, but Teriaq is more dimensional, solar and sweeter, less tart. Both have vanilla sweetness and a dewy floral aroma. La Belle with the bergamot-pear has more fresh, fizzy sour attributes. This is more leathery and bad-ass, almost a unisex flair from the sour ambery musk, yet it features the candied caramel apricot which La Belle lacks being more serious. It stays aromatic by the white flowers. The rose makes it slightly perfumey and heady but it's not dominant. It's also dusty by the pink pepper as I said, for the first 30 mins and that's more prominent when I smell my skin up close, almost like a perfume that's gone bad after years sitting in the sun yet it's so attractive. As far as the woody element, the vetiver is not the dusty kind here or the bright citrusy type - I can tell, otherwise the dusty effect would remain in the drydown. The vetiver is the dark, resinous balsamic type here. As it sits alongside the labdanum-leather, there's a smooth vanilla honeyed leathery woody and smoky effect when I smell my skin up close (not like a fireplace smoke tho). It's not a smoky leathery scent as in burnt tires (nothing like the ambrarome of Police Good Vibes, La Belle's dupe). The drydown is less dusty. The later drydown is all smooth - gradually the pink pepper's dustiness is completely gone, but there's a subtle peppery spice that appears which joins the leathery amber musky-bright scent. It's got a beautiful warm syrupy licorice type of scent to it throughout, especially prominent in the opening and early drydown, and it must stem from the blending of leather, honey, vetiver and the bitter almond. Vetiver can sometimes mimic the dark, earthy roots of black licorice or anise emulating licorice. It's so warm, licorice-like that it reminded me of the licorice note in Lolita Lempicka for a minute (there's vetiver there too). It's also therefore reminiscent of Scandal JPG with the syrupy, solar, dense honey and licorice notes (funny I had forgotten that Scandal has a licorice note), the leathery beeswax and the intense peach sweetness. It has some extra common notes with Scandal: the caramel white flowers and it's got peach instead of apricot, beeswax instead of leather and patchouli instead of the rhubarb here, so Scandal is heavier more pungent but both are in the same league to me - same and similar notes creating a similar type of scent. Teriaq to me is more candy-sweet than La Belle and Scandal. It's like a hybrid of the decadent Scandal and the oriental La Belle. La Belle is more dry ambery, while this stays resinous not as dry. The later drydown as I said is more musky sour with a very subtle bright spice, almost a unisex effect the way Khamrah starts off syrupy, but develops a sour character drenched in amber, but that one is more loud spicy with the fresh patch-like Akigalawood and it has no candy fruity sweetness or the feminine white florals of Teriaq. La Belle follows the same pattern with its ambery sour quality. It's the oriental flair of these scents. Can it be headache inducing as some reviews report? Its ambery sour part can be heady just like La Belle can be, but I love how syrupy sweet it is and so dimensional with depth and different facets unfolding from its heart. In its last stages the sour musky facets retreat allowing the smooth leathery aromatic sweetness to shine again. It's got a Scandal-like syrupy solar-honey thickness to it at the heart which La Belle is missing along with the beautiful licorice-like almond that La Belle lacks. La Belle is a burlesque, leather corset, Jessica Rabbit vibe to me. Teriaq is a sweet yet macho desert cowgirl - she loves snakes like I do. You'll likely find redeeming elements in Teriaq in case the ambery sour musky aspect is too much.

I recently reviewed Teriaq Intense /ترياق, and forgot to mention the bottle is undeniably beautiful, though the design leans bold and kitschy—rather outside my personal taste. This is admittedly my own prejudice: I’ve never been fond of reptiles, and the metal serpent coiled around the cap actively repels me. Still, given that the fragrance is called Antidote, the visual symbolism makes sense within the broader concept. Lattafa Teriaq is a sweet gourmand fragrance built around rich caramel, honey, and vanilla. Its opening, however, may prove challenging. The first fifteen minutes are distinctly disconcerting. Sharp, smoky, almost burnt facets rise immediately to the surface, with burnt caramel and bitter almond forming a slightly acrid, smoky impression. I struggle to detect the apricot listed in the opening—fruity notes often get swallowed by stronger accords, and here the caramelised bitterness dominates my experience. Pink pepper flickers in the background, adding a dry, spicy hum that those familiar with the note will recognise. This is not a straightforward sugar-sweet gourmand; it announces itself with edge and complexity. As the fragrance settles into its heart, an unexpected twist emerges that sets Teriaq apart from its sweeter counterparts. A sour rhubarb note cuts through the richness, introducing a tart, green sharpness that reins in the sweetness. White florals follow, lending a creamy, lightly powdery texture without turning overtly floral. Honey becomes more pronounced at this stage, thick and golden, yet never overwhelming. The peppery bitterness continues to thread through the composition, maintaining an intriguing tension between sweet and sharp. A soft rose note also appears, understated and restrained, adding depth rather than taking centre stage—this is decidedly not a rose-heavy oriental. The balance here is carefully judged, preventing the fragrance from becoming cloying or one-dimensional. The drydown softens further into vanilla, honey, and musk. The smoky, almond-tinged spiciness doesn’t disappear entirely but retreats into the background, now more subdued and rounded. Musk, leather, and labdanum provide quiet structure, tempering the sweetness with a subtle, resinous warmth. That burnt caramel and bitter almond opening gives Teriaq more bite than many sweet fragrances, though it may be off-putting to some during the first half hour. Once past that initial sharpness, the scent develops into something far more wearable and cohesive. Like many Lattafa releases, performance is above average: it lasts a full day on skin, projects confidently for the first few hours, and lingers for days on clothing. I tend to go nose-blind to it fairly quickly, though others continue to notice it long after application. I’ve worn Teriaq comfortably throughout autumn and expect it to work just as well in spring. For colder winter occasions, however, I reach for the Intense flanker—Teriaq itself feels best when its balance of sweetness and bite can breathe. This review is based on a bottle owned since October 2025.

NEW review after 6 months of maceration: From a dislike, to a like/borderline love!😳 Smells like Autumn 🍂 🍁 in a bottle! Uplifting!! You know, one of these cold autumnal sunny days, with the crispy cold breeze! It smells as if you hold an apricot-cinnamon-gingerbread cake while walking on yellow crispy ginko dried leaves going home to eat the cake with a pumpkin cinnamon latte. It's uplifting! It improves my mood instantly 😳🍁🍂🧡🧡🧡⛅ It's dry. Not too sweet, nor too sour, or creamy. Thanks God it's not boozy and it's not peppery anymore! Definitely I smell 0 leather here. (In another batch I smelled a little "soft leather", but it's very pleasant). It's juicy cold apricots with their skin and nectar and cinnamon, a touch of rhubarb, an implied honey 🍯 note for mild sweetness and somehow...cold breeze and sun 😆😂 ☀️ 🍑🍯🧡🍂🍁🧡🧡🧡 LOVE IT!!!! Got a full bottle! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 I've ordered a TeriaQ Intense, to compare...(Ewww 🤢🤢🤢 the intense smells like an alcoholic grandpa drinking rum.It stinks!!!) P.S.: I don't know if it's reformulated. I've got the samples in Sept 2025 and the leather note is not listed, neither do I smell it. Notes listed in the box of samples: Top: Pink pepper, caramel, bitter almond, apricot Middle: White flowers, rose, rhubarb, honey Base: Vanilla, Musc, vetiver, labdanum No leather. OLD review (before maceration): From a sample. Opening: Hm! Pleasant. Apricots, honey and LOTS of cinnamon & other spices in a granny 'witch who bakes gingerbread' - way. It gets spicier and spicier. I get now the pink pepper, some almonds (not amaretto, neither marzipan; just almonds), a tiny bit of rhubarb (fleeting) and honey (persists and I love it). It gets more complicated. Now the flowers start to appear, but only in the background and they don't last. I still get cinnamon (that's not listed 😅). It's interesting, spicy, autumnal! 🍂🍂🍂 The vanilla and vetiver are in the far far background. On my skin this is a " *Very spicy* honeyed apricots for autumn + some gingerbread sweets" scent, BUT it's too sour for this notes combo. Something doesn't fit well. I'm not gonna buy it. Not for me.

I just received a second bottle of Teriaq. I gifted the first one to a friend because she liked it and it leaned very feminine on my skin—fruity, sweet, with almost no leather. This second bottle is so different that I’m honestly not sure which one, if either, was the odd one out. Was the first bottle a fake? Or is this simply the result of maceration, something that may happen to my new bottle as well? The first bottle wasn’t factory sealed. It had already been opened, with about 10 ml missing. But looked exactly like this one. This one, however, arrived completely new and still wrapped in foil. And what a surprise it is. I love it even more. It’s a creamy caramel, but also powdery-musky composition with beautiful animalic nuances coming from the honey and the leather, yet without becoming overly sweet. The honey doesn’t really bring sweetness; instead, it contributes that warm, slightly animalic facet—if you know what I mean. I can smell the skin of an apricot rather than the fruit itself, along with almond flour! and delicate blossoms. In fact, it feels more spucy-leathery than fruity. Everything is wrapped in a creamy (but not sweet) caramel, but also powdery-musky texture in which the leather is soft, slightly sweet, and incredibly well blended. I am truly impressed. To me, it is unmistakably unisex and perfectly suited to colder months or cool summer evenings. It may not be for everyone because of that subtle animalic character, but it unmistakably bears Quentin Biche’s signature. He creates fragrances with a very distinctive personality, and this is certainly one of them. Despite its origin, it carries absolutely no stereotypical Arabian touch. To my nose, this is a thoroughly European fragrance. Beautiful. Edit: the late dry-down, hours later, is a sweeter caramel with apricots and a vague fine suede leather. This is scent I knew and described below in another review. Now I can explain that probably through maceration process the scent loses the first leathery stage sooner after a few months. Still beautiful

Okay, I usually give a first impressions right away but this one took a bit for me to understand. So I got it out today after it sitting for a few weeks and gave it a test. Imagine this....you have a bowl that you've filled up with apricot, honey & caramel. You sprinkle a little pink pepper & rhubarb over those.....then a few pieces of almonds complete the pile. And lastly you place a swatch of soft leather over it all. The leather is the main and top thing you smell(and does lean a tiny bit masculine) while the scents peaking up from underneath are predominantly sweet & feminine. So you're getting a very unisex scent but overall it's leans slightly more feminine imo. It's very layered & I love it's uniqueness. It will be perfect for fall & spring I think. I'll be back in a few months with a final review after it's had time to develop more. So far, very happy I took a chance with this. :) Fair warning; if you don't like unisex, leather or animalic notes/accords this is probably not for you. Edited to add: Honestly, the longer this sits, the darker the juice gets, the more richly beautiful this fragrance is becoming. The apricot, honey & caramel are really amping up to compete with the leather. They're balancing each other out quite nicely now. But you still most definitely have to be a fan of leather scents. ;) Also want to add that this is very different from La Belle by JPG. They're both sweet but in very different ways. La Belle is pear dominant in a syrupy type of way and it's leather is not that noticeable compared to this one. Le Belle is also more a crowd pleaser and girly. And Teriaq is more unisex and niche like, a more acquired taste imo. I find Teriaq far more interesting.

You have to give this scent a chance. Teriaq is a heavy hitter . When i first smelled this on paper maybe 5-6 months ago I thought it was beautiful but when i wore it on skin I accidentally oversprayed. The leather and Rhubarb were so overwhelming, I was embarrassed in public by how intense and obnoxious it was. I was somewhat drawn away from the perfume altogether. So i put it in the back of my collection a few months ago. But it wasn’t that it needed to macerate but i needed to visit it when I was at a different time in life. I recently got an urge for a new staple in my collection and reached for this . In only a weeks time 1-3 sprays a day has made me fall in love. I love to overspray but this isn’t a good scent to do that as I’m learning with a lot of lattafa scents is that less is more. The less i wore the easier it was to interpret the complex notes of this fragrance while it still had a moderate somewhat generous projection. Too many sprays can become muddy. This last all day on skin . With this you’d have to shower it off . It’s a sexy sweet , domineering scent that is not for the week of heart. Viva La Juicy is this perfume in its adolescence but Teriaq is a full blown woman. They smell very similar because of the caramel, white flowers, vanilla and fruity notes. It’s been a week and my dent is smaller than average because i use this way less than other scents but i’m happy to know that scent would have some longevity in my collection.

After falling deeply in love with the intense, I whisk all my fears away and got this coming immediately. My hesitance was strictly bc of the leather note. Reviews for this and its sis are all over the place. Either ppl love this & hate the other or vice versa. With the quality of the blend on the intense, I knew this had to be the same quality. I was correct, you can tell the Teriaq sisters were born from a superior master nose. At every level of this fragrance there is a play on the senses between super sweet & bitter and/or spice. That just keeps me sniffing, not wanting to miss any of the journey. The leather is not offensive to me at all, it keeps the fragrance grounded. The leather, spices, and earthy notes keep the sweet at bay. The caramel, honey, & vanilla are so sweet they have to have that contrast. The florals are in the background, but are blended flawlessly. I have had for 9 days, wore out tonight for dinner & shopping. Oh, she is loud, leaves a trail, fills a room. I have changed clothing for bed & I am still projecting beyond a bubble. She is so good. Do I love as much as the Intense, no, but I do love this. It is different, a gourmand that to me is a grown up gourmand. The florals & earthy notes keep it from being a sickeningly sweet gourmand. At this point, if you don’t have the Teriaq sisters, Bisch plz, whatcha wait in’ on🤭 Sorry couldn’t resist my corniness 50/10

I found this bad boy in a mall a couple of months ago, usual little random perfume stand ykyk, I saw the notes of this before hand and never had the intention of getting it, ESPECIALLY not on a blind buy. But I looked at it, the bottle was SO PRETTY. I took a smell of the nozzle and immediately hands down had to get it. Thats so rare for me. I get it home, the usual lattafa frag experience, I open the box yadah yadah spray it and have a smell anddd am disappointed... Of course because it needs time to mature or whatever its called (ya’ll I can’t spell the proper thing forgive me I have dyslexia 😭) BUT after a good two or so months of having it, I came back around to it just recently and OH, theres that heavenly scent I remembered from the mall.. It’s so unique and unlike everything else in my collection. Its very cinnamony christmasy to me?? Or on another note, it really really reminds me of the Ponyo drink with the warm milk, cinnamon and honey stirred in.. which absolutely has to be the vanilla and caramel combo along with the honey and apricot. Apart from the Ponyo drink, it does turn a little green to my nose? Oddly fresh and green in there, which must be the flowers and apricot in there, it makes it sweet and bright apart from being so the opposite of the Ponyo drink- But anyways, love this one, bottles beautiful, the juice is equally as beautiful too <3

Definitely not for everyone – and that’s exactly what makes it so fascinating. This fragrance is complex, even contradictory: sweet, sour, and bitter all at once. It doesn’t feel seamlessly blended, but that turns into an advantage, because different notes shine through at the same time rather than merging into one smooth accord. For me, the strongest impressions are rhubarb, pink pepper, and leather, each vivid and insistent. Yet they are softened and dipped into caramel, honey, and apricot, giving a sticky sweetness that never takes over completely. Almond and labdanum hum steadily in the background, grounding the composition. It’s not an easy scent — you have to be in the right mood for it, and it demands a certain amount of self-confidence to pull off. But when that moment comes, it feels like nothing else. I’ve had it for over a year, and I’ve realized it’s not a perfume for any conventional season. It isn’t spring, summer, autumn, or winter – it belongs to a very particular kind of day: when the weather shifts from cold to warm, around 19–21°C. That transitional moment is when it feels perfectly at home, like it was created to capture that exact change in the air.

I purchased "Teriaq Intense" after absorbing loads of positive social media about the fragrance. I blew through two bottles in no time. Teriaq Intense piqued my interest in Teriaq. I positively adore Teriaq even more so than Teriaq Intense!! For me, Teriaq and Teriaq Intense definitely share a similar DNA. But to my nose, Teriaq wears markedly more feminine than Teriaq Intense. I dislike most fruit openings, preferring stone fruits (pear, peach, apricot) whenever a fruity opening is present. The apricot opening in Teriaq is juicy, creamy & sweet with zero bitterness, or tartness. The opening seamlessly merges with the heart notes of Teriaq, which are a perfectly sweet caramel & honey, gentle florals and lots of powdery almond. I do not detect much spice, or rhubarb as the fragrance unfolds. The landing is almond-vanilla, musk, florals and amber. Fortunately, I detect zero leather in Teriaq; leather is a fragrance note I dislike. I love this perfume. Teriaq. It's beautiful. Everything about this perfume resonates with me.

I’ll be frank, as a guy, I only bought this because I loved Teriaq Intense so much that I wanted its counterpart on my shelf. Knowing that it was more feminine, I didn’t think I was ever going to wear this but holy, this is incredibly good. I love it. This starts off super sweet and boozy, I can definitely tell this is the predecessor as they both share similar characteristics. As it continues, I get that bitter almond and it continues to dry down into this beautiful boozy, honey, vanilla, leather. Wow, this is just super gourmand and incredible, I can’t stop smelling it, also a tad bit spicy. While Teriaq intense is more unisex, this does lean more feminine but still unisex. I want to say this falls into that Lattafa khamrah type of wearability. Quentin Bisch is such an amazing perfumer. Both Teriaq and Teriaq intense are just so wearable, high quality, and are super smooth and blended so well. What I will say is that the performance is average compared to Teriaq Intense which is a room filler. Super mass appealing.

On first spray, I get caramel and apricot. The fruit feels boozy, ripe and syrupy. Oh, this is exactly the Quentin Bisch signature DNA that I love! As the perfume develops, the honey becomes more prominent and the apricot takes a teeny step back, but still maintains its presence as the perfume dries down. Leather is there, however it's more to give balance to the sweetness rather than smell too strongly of leather? I hope that makes sense. I don't normally love leather in fragrances, but it's done perfectly here. I have PTSD from smelling the photo-realistic leather in Matiere Premiere Falcon Leather, never again! I tested this from a sample which has likely already matured... but the performance and blend are excellent already. I can see how this would need time to mature into full glory, so put your bottle in maceration jail and revisit it a few months later. This is rich, addictive, and incredibly well composed, perfect for lovers of JPG La Belle and Amouage Guidance.

just got mine in the mail literally 10 mins ago. i saw someone say it kinda reminds them of pink sugar and i definitely get that. like a more grown pink sugar. i don’t get leather too much, at least not in a heavy way. i was honestly expecting this to be a lot more challenging after reading reviews but it’s not, to my nose at least. i think it’s yummy! very sweet. but yeah i think i’ll stand by that, grown up stronger pink sugar. edit: after testing it for two days, my partner said it smells strongly of black licorice, and now i can’t unsee it. not in a bad way i guess but maybe that’s why it reminds me of pink sugar. it just smells strongly of burnt sugar and licorice. i still like it though, just unsure what vibe it gives if you get what i mean. like what outfit would i wear this with? what occasion? trying to figure it out. edit edit: that licorice scent is still there while testing but it does calm down with time. i’m loving it more and more the more i use it.

I tried it for the first time today at the store, I applied only one spray on my wrist and it projected like crazy for the first 2 hours. Right now, after 6 hours is still present on the skin... This does not smell like La Belle OG, but it has some warm and spicy aspect similar to the Le Parfum version. Although it seemed to be just a creamy and powdery vanilla/caramel at first, with time I started to get this refined floral kick here and there... It became much more complex and grown up. The fruit accord is so well blended with the composition that acts as an uplifting factor so the scent doesn't feel too dense and not as a separate fruit note. In my opinion this falls into the sweet and powdery "velvet black dress" category as other perfumes like La Belle Le Parfum, Hypnotic Poison, Hypnose, etc... fragrances that revolve around gourmand and floral accords, where you get a very blended and creamy feminine composition.

This is a beautifully strange perfume. I love its animalic and resinous facets—it’s voluptuous and rich, with a striking contrast between a sharp, bitter opening and the velvety richness that follows, making it both intoxicating and utterly captivating. It’s not an easy scent, yet one that lingers in the mind. I wore it one evening recently and received nothing but compliments, which makes Teriaq all the more intriguing to me. It seems to have a curious effect on men—they want to lean in, to smell it more closely. There’s something undeniably animal in its sillage, a raw allure that draws attention. Perhaps it’s the leathery and musky textures that lend it a primal depth, evoking intimacy and the warmth of skin. It carries a licorice-like scent which can be a bit challenging for me. Exceptional longevity and sillage. It’s a fragrance I find inexplicable—both captivating and draining at the same time.

This is deff getting a love from me. I find the opening quite weird, cant pinpoint what it is. It just is a bit weird. The caramel note is surprisingly light, airy and fluffy in the drydown. On skin, paper or in the air I feel this is more like cotton candy made of hard caramels. I love that about it. I love caramel in perfumery and this is one of my favourites as a guy I would definitely wear it. So, not cloying (which I appreciate), airy and a light yet strong scent, it also develops into a skin scent afte about 6 hours but im not mad at it. It smells amazing dude. Bought this as a gift and I think she likes it. Great value and I would deff purchase for myself. Live laugh love lattafa! A lot of people would say its heavy and bodacious which I agree with the bodacious part but its sexy yet subtle in the way its a nutty and sesame like caramel- pronounced car-uh-mel (theres an a in there)

This is oddly smoky sweet when first sprayed, but soon it becomes much more complex and intriguing. As it's drying down I definitely get a burnt sugar note, which remains for the first while. I get whispers of the fruity and floral notes listed here, but they certainly play a background role. This is a complex and layered fragrance on me. It almost smells similar to the sweetness of the incense used in churches, but the floral and fresh notes keep it from going all the way there. After about 1-2 hours of wear, the smokiness calms down and the beautiful complexity of sweet vanilla floral almond remains. This has medium projection on me, and good lasting power. I recommend this for anyone who likes a complex, nutty vanilla; just don't let the initial power of the burnt sugar scare you off when testing/sampling. I know I have zero regrets re: this bottle buy, especially at this price point.

Lattafa sure knows how to design packaging (and a perfume). I have almost stopped buying anything unless it's Lattafa. The box & bottle for Teriaq is so beautiful that I treasure it almost as much as I do the fragrance. And I DO love this one. I literally gasped the first time I sniffed it. I don't think I've ever used the word "complex" to describe a fragrance because I never understood it. Now I do. This one is so richly deep and velvety. I can't tell if it's the caramel, apricot, or almond that's hitting in the first moments. It's fruity but not in a juicy, bright way; it's more dark, secretive, and sensual. I'm going to try to follow the advice of @catherinesiofraprendergast but I don't know if I can leave this along long enough to let if develop! I am very tempted to get another bottle right now just to have more on hand!

For those who think of middle eastern fragrances as all being “dupes” or “clones,” please meet Lattafa's Teriaq. Teriaq is absolutely NOT a dupe of any perfume... Teriaq is Lattafa in collaboration with the legendary Quentin Bisch, coming out strong with a full-fledged contender in the niche space. Completely unisex to my nose, Teriaq is a beautifully blended fragrance that's more about its leather, pepper and honey notes than anything traditionally caramel and vanilla. It's lively and nuanced, like a successful dinner party where the guests didn't know each other until that evening but had an amazing, memorable time and will definitely connect again. Loved the sample, love the decant, and ready to buy the full bottle. Edit, 11/4: proud owner of a full bottle 😊. With admiration and gratitude to Monsieur Bisch.

I got this perfume 3 days ago. I tried it as soon as it arrived and I was a little disappointed...I was expecting apricots and caramel but that's not what I was smelling. The dry down was an improvement but I was not sure and thought I should have not bought it (this was a blind buy). I then decided to give it a proper try this morning and liberally sprayed. This is a delicious perfume, sweet and rich with a soft but important leather base. I actually absolutely love it. I have had it on now for 4 hours and I can still smell it strong. Update: I have had this now for a month and I am wearing it today, I am absolutely loving it. It is sweet but the soft leather anchors it and it gives it depth. I can smell apricot jam, caramel, honey and soft luxury leather. Delicious. I am going to buy a back up bottle.