Empireo

#1332 in my "Tour de Fragrance" If you were to take out the myrrh and incense you could name twenty or so scents similar to this all the way back to the sixties and Avon's "Wild Country." Makes me want to pay a perfumer to add incense and Myrrh to Chanel "Allure Homme Cologne", Ungaro "Pour Homme II", Mugler "A*Men", Dior "Patchouli Imperial", Giorgio Beverley Hills "for Men", Reminiscence "Vanille", Elizabeth Taylor "Passion", Bijan "Men", all scents that could have way exceeded my expectations with some myrrh and incense thrown in. That's the uniqueness of this scent. It has a very non-churchy incense vibe that really sets off a list of otherwise run-of-the-mill notes and makes me want to inhale it all day. To me this is confidently, not aggressively masculine. Long lasting, but mild projection, which makes it safe for close spaces. Not a young man vibe. Not a bargain at $220 and up, so for sure get a sample before going all in. I may be in for a bottle. I have dozens ahead of this on my list, though as I use up the sample this may end up cutting the line.

My husband loved this fragrance at first sniff after initially being attracted to its beautiful marble cap. He insisted on spraying me with it. Two sprays to my wrists and shirt at 10:45 yesterday morning left me with a sweet, almost leathery scent of the "dirty" vanilla aspect of benzoin with huge sillage and longevity. I liked it immediately but it wasn't a love. An hour later I caught a gorgeous whiff of spiced vanilla with.. cinnamon incense? The cozy, warmth wafted gently around me all day making me feel warm on a windy, overcast autumn day. Twelve hours later it was still going strong on my skin. It lasted thru a hot shower and eventually dried down to pure vanilla pods. 24 hours later I can still smell it on the shirt I wore! Now THIS is a parfum! Gorgeous stuff!

This perfume is my go-to when I want to smell like a dusty old library book. It gives off a contemplative vibe with the perfume having a soft sillage and no projection. The soft, sweet incense is calming and only projects for the wearer. Longevity is 5 hours for me with a drydown of leather and vanilla cinnamon on my skin. The perfume is androgynous and perfect for days when you want to relax and chill.

This perfume is really amazing!!! Omg!! It’ is really so pure, so clean! I think that this really could be the smell of Paradise. The heliotrope mixed with rose , lavander and vanilla ( Bourbon) is soft and incredible. If you love vanilla, you can’t miss it!

This brand is one of the brands that I will completely stay away from.. when I was in esxence 2016 at the 3rd April I was about to smell this fragrance but the one who works there was explaining to one of the costumers or maybe chating with him or something but when he saw me holding this he rushed towards me and told me this single sentence "please leave it cause this is very fragile" I apologized and placed it back as he was staring at me till I placed it back then turned his back to me and completed his chat without even telling me "I'll get back to you in moments" or even gave me a sign that he'll describe anything to me... so I waited with my friend for 1 minute to have someone to respect us at least but unfortunately nothing deserved the wait... so to me even if this brand has the virgin's blood, potion of youth, or the last evidence of a dragon I would never bother sniffing it.. and with all my respect to fragranticas "Mr. ... Shove this fragile bottles up yours" and have the worse luck with it" ;) Edit (14th Sept 2016) @Maandhala, Thank you for your reply. It wasn't pleasant back then specially that i was quite humiliated, but after your reply & your private message, i am pleased to experience your brand again as it will be a pleasure for me to try your fragrances and comment. Thank you again for your concern.