Desperado

This smells like Clint Eastwood in the 70’s. This smells like sitting next to a cowboy in a clearing in the forest of mostly cedar and coniferous trees. The camp fire is smoldering, and the night is cool. Through the scent of smoke and char you smell the leather of his clothing and the deep black coffee he is drinking in his tin cup. There is a slight animal if note wrapped in that leather and smoke. Aah, it’s the scent of his horse you smell on his clothes. Of course everything smells outrageously sexy, yet is completely unwearable (for me). I am a fan of all scents being inherently unisex... And they are. Except every time I’ve tried to wear this fragrance I find it is just too masculine for me. I think “The Man with No Name” would agree. This is how he smells after days of travel. Not by choice, but from necessity. He can’t help but smell of the environment he navigates through. This is not how he smells after he’s made it to town and has gotten a chance to freshen up. Nope, this is all dusty trails, rich leather, smokey charred wood, thick black coffee mixed with living trees and a man with his horse. I feel like this scent is more an interactive memory than something someone would wear. Desperado, indeed.

I know leather isn't listed as a note, but this is a total leather scent on me -- which is kind of impressive since most leathers smell like musk and tannins on me. There was a crisp bright citrus opening that faded in a couple breaths. There wasn't near as much cedar as I was hoping for. There is an odd astringent note that I can't decide how I feel about. Ginger grass sounds like it could be what I am smelling.