Iskander

I read somewhere that this scent was trying to capture the essence of Greece. Indeed, when I put it on I did get flash backs from the movie 'Mama Mia', with it's I-dare-You-Not-To-Fall-In-Love-With-Me greek scenery. I learned from other reviews that this can be a weak scent, so I used a heavy hand when applying hte tester. i then went out for drive about the bay area. I was very happy to spend the day with this fragrance. Whenever a breeze would kick up I'd get a sniff of the sensous, luscious notes in this perfume. I know this has an amber/musk base, which can be heavy, but I definitely feel this works on a warmer day wiht a gentle breeze. the citrus doesn't stand out much, to me, but the middle notes are wonderful. Highly recommend sampling this fragrance. Going on 7 hours now and I can still smell it.

If you are expecting a zingy citrus dominated fragrance then you will be disappointed. This on me is more to do with herbs, oakmoss and musk. Yes it opens with the lemon, citron and grapefruit but as typical top notes notes they wain quickly, remaining low key for the rest of the fragrances timeline. Yes, it can transport you to mediterranean shores quite quickly. It has quite a classic feeling but it is very pleasant fragrance that would be lovely to wear with a crisp white shirt. Its definitely a unisex fragrance and you really need to love oakmoss. Moderate sillage and long longevity.

Iskander is a delicious and memorable chypre fragrance. Citrus and white florals like orange, mandarin, and neroli provide a controlled, colorful sweetness on top of a base of moist oakmoss and cool, steady cedar. It is an interesting deviation from the usual framework for warm-weather scents. While it isn’t cloying, it could use more bitterness to balance out the sweetness on the drydown. 8/10

I think this is the best one of Parfum d'Empire fragrances. It's a lovely chypre with citrussy and spicy notes. And it lasts for hours on my skin.

very wearable and very good the best citrus i could find i am going to buy one