Silk Way

I am personally really enjoying this fragrance! Silk Way has nothing to do with floral fruity...it's an all around oriental, from beginning to end. I wonder if the notes are correct as well, because I am not getting any fruits. It reminds me of sweet fresh coffee with hazelnut creamer and sprinkled with cinnamon....just wonderful! This is not a heavy fragrance,it doesn't have that oppressive thick quality. Silk Way is a very smooth composition, it has that crystal clear, lucid scent of more expensive fragrances, no muddled notes here. The sillage is great, it projects really well, and i can continuously enjoy it for a few hours. Some people say it's boring. I'm not sure what boring means in others' eyes, but to me boring is something flat, linear, with weak sillage and longevity. And Silk Way possesses none of these traits,not to my nose at least. Yes, it's a casual fragrance, but it does have a unique personality, and I have nothing to compare it to from my big collection at the moment. It feels a little bit like Trussardi Inside, but it's a distinctively different scent. The simple clear bottle looks very elegant too. Lovely blind buy, definitely a keeper for me!

Silk Way was suggested to me in my search for dark vanillic scents. Immediately, it intrigued me: "Silk Way was born of the raw materials that once traveled the legendary road from East to West." What an incredible vision for a fragrance, and what an intriguing point in history to draw inspiration from! And Silk Way definitely delivers. It's got a cool & breezy silkiness, just as the name implies. The spiciness is mouth-watering and exotic. It's smooth, sensual, and has an almost "wet" quality, which makes me think of rain and thunderstorms. My only regret in blind-buying Silk Way is not having found it sooner! As for its resemblance to Barbara Bui's Le Parfum, I'll reiterate my thoughts on their similarities from my BB review: After finally trying them side-by-side, the differences are clear. Actually, I think the color of each fragrance explains the difference quite well: Barbara Bui is a sensual warm amber & woody blend with a powdery quality; Silk Way seems 'cooler' - a light incensey musk & damp, dewy cedar. Both are worth trying, especially for the incredible price. Though my preference definitely lies with sleek & mysterious Silk Way.

I had this on my wishlist for years based on the reviews. Now I have decided to treat myself. A blind buy. Strange how you can have an idea of a scent, based on the notes and descriptions, but still have no clue. It is definitely a scent that is different from other orientals I know and have. Silk Way is not sultry, sweet or seductive at all. It is cosy and friendly. Which was what I was looking for. I agree with others describing the peppery opening, it is cool, medicinal almost. But in a few minutes it develops into a warm and dry concoction. Sniffing my wrist... wait a minute, I know this! I smell ... old-fashioned bandaids! I think it is the cinnamon incense combo. Only after about three hours the vanilla and amber manifest themselves, and the scent becomes slightly sweeter. Yes, lovely. Silk Way would probably also be great for layering. No regrets here.

This is my second TL frag and yet another blind buy that I am SO GLAD I made! This fragrance is just intoxicating. It opened softly with this woody, cedar mist that was very masculine at first. I was really unsure of how I felt about it at that point. But within five minutes or so it blossomed into a warm vanilla haze, layered with the cedar and musk. It's been on me now for about an hour and the cinnamon is just starting to show up, in a very subtle, soft way. The incense and amber make just sensual enough to keep it interesting. I want to spray this on all my lingerie, my bedsheets...it is the most feminine fragrance I've ever used and I'm by no means uber-girly. But this frag makes me feel pretty, sexy and embraceable. Love it! **See my review for Oscar de la Renta "Live in Love"** I refer to TL Silk Way there! (Very, very similar on the drydown...)

Silk Way is a truly beautiful fragrance. Soft cedar blended with cinnamon and incense makes me think of exotic spiced teas. Soft peach and apple juices expertly blended with gentle flowers give Silk Way a completely natural sweetness, not sugary or candy-like. The deep bourbon vanilla, sweet amber and soft white musk anchor the scent,creating a smooth, silky base. Silk Way smells expensive, classy, unique, and feminine. Silage is moderate to soft, and longevity is a minimum of 8 hours on my skin. I feel like I want to drown in this gorgeous mixture, drink it, bathe in it, absorb it, delighted to let it envelope me completely. I will definitely buy Silk Way again and again. I can't imagine ever being without it. Just gorgeous !