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This has just ended up all over my hands, so I thought best write a review. Was showing my kid a bottle of this today (we saw some on eBay for an obscene price) and when I pulled our's out the box, it has evaporated from an almost full bottle to less than a fifth. So sad, never had that happen before. Lid was on tight, but you can see where it has been creeping out over time. I suspect this is now beyond parfum strength and any top notes are gone forever. No aldehydes. Still, it smells divine. Carnation, sandalwood and orris root. A sweet rose. Dry warm, sweet grasses or hay, vetiver. I can smell a yellow floral here too. Lipstick, leather, violet of orris and a Schiaparelli musk. Gorgeous. The sandalwood dry down is the best part. I am trying to think what it reminds me of, to give a better picture for you, but it is very smooth and buttery, any florals simple adornments. I think of all my collection, I could relate this to vintage Arpege parfum or perhaps even a precursor to Samsara (extrait's dry down). Am going to decant the remaining contents tonight, when I am feeling a bit more recovered from the loss of such a gem. Perhaps not lost, just condensed to an inch of its life.