Chef Will Birge

Love at first sniff. This is marketed as a men’s fragrance but the freshness is substantial and, at least on my skin, it’s much brighter than the notes suggest. Longevity isn’t great, but because of the price point I don’t mind re-spraying a couple of times. This fragrance smells like the Christmas of my childhood. The tree, the spicy cookies and cakes as we mixed the batter, my mom’s Poison and my dad’s Aramis, the zingy citrus of breakfast juices, my dad’s leather recliner and my mom’s elaborate (unscented) candle displays. I just picked this up last week when Dua opened their Vault. I had it wish listed forever. It’s Vaulted again but this is absolutely a must for anyone who loves a complex blend of notes. I guess it’s got a chypre dna, which is probably why I put it on my wishlist in the first place. The citrus top and oak moss base are the bread holding together a sandwich of savory deliciousness. A beautiful, totally genderless, fresh and bright but rich and deep, aromatic chypre. I expect I will love this one forever.