Nardo

Nardo is a deep, resinous, tobacco-y (even though that note is not listed--something about the resins and vanilla/tonka sweetness register as "tobacco" or "cigar" to my nose) fragrance. In the raw, spikenard essential oil has an unpleasant smell to me, but it's dosed carefully here, serving to abate the sweetness with an earthy, rooty quality but never overpowering. Musk and most probably the ambergris, too, give Nardo a soft suede undertone. I'm unable to parse the other notes individually, but the fragrance as a whole is lovely and rich-smelling, a traditional oriental-style perfume in feel and trending towards masculine. The perfume oil is highly concentrated and lasts 12+ hours on me, with decent sillage throughout. Thank you to Monom for the opportunity to try this fragrance.

Someone described this as 'fresh out of the shower', and I can agree to some extent. Nardo is foremost fresh-floral, earthy, deep, soft and masculine. Tangible vanilla somewhere in the background. Makes it soft. It is far away from being a simple fresh perfume. The quality is exceptional, just as expected. As previous reviewer mentioned, it's deep, and yet fresh. This does absolutely not have any tobacco in it, however, I think it's the sandalwood + earthy patchouli that can possibly convey this image. I usually don't like patchouli, but it's really well-integrated (don't bother, you won't notice it). Yes, Nardo is tremendously nice. It's oil, so naturally it's quite intense, yet, calming.