Velvet Fire

Great fragrance. Bought it for myself but my girlfriend steals sprays all the time lol. I find it interesting how this develops differently on different people's skin. Some get a garden, some get smoke, some get soap, some get musk, some say it's light enough to use in the summer, others say it should only be used in winter because it's heavy. It's a real shape shifter. Here's my take: I don't really detect much tobacco or oud, I think it's blended very well here and easy to wear. I don't get any smoke from my bottle either, more vanilla, lavender, saffron, wood, and a bit of white musk and cypress. t's not a heavy oriental so it can be worn in any weather or situation - very functional perfume. Performance from the house is strong. Only downside is it's expensive but the ingredients are very high quality and it smells natural. No traces of aroma chemicals. It smells expensive and kinda reminds me of the saffron the house Tom Ford uses. Easy reach, not challenging in the least bit

Incredible fragrance. I have been wearing it for a few days now and my mother asked me if I had started using a new fragrance because it smelled incredible. She noticed when I started wearing it immediately, it's a very distinct, pleasant scent that is neither overpowering nor muted. I particularly enjoy the scents of clary sage, which are pointed and exciting. I look for mystic, dark, masculine, and evocative scents and this fits the bill for me. I have a sampler right now but plan on purchasing a bottom of the scent in the near future. As other reviewers say, it smells expensive and quality made. A current favorite of mine.

I like this a lot. Very office wearable for a stronger fragrance. Warm rose floral opening. Softens quickly. Dry down is herbal and powdery. Some mint. Evergreen. A bit of spice. Strong projection. Great length. My experience varies from notes significantly. Definitely Fougere but with a kick. Expensive but a 1-2 spray fragrance with great performance.

This is pretty nice. It is fresh clean and powdery. I get green and aquatic notes probably from the cypress and clary sage. But the longer I sniff my wrist, I get more powdery and floral notes. I am not able to detect the lavender it claimed. I felt it deserved a 4.0 at least. Also, the longevity is a whopping 3 days if spraying on clothes.

In the opening, Velvet Fire smells like a deconstructed, less complex version of TF Fougere d'Argent. Very oriental. In the mid, it becomes more like YSL M7, taking on a more amber bent. I really like Velvet Fire, but because I already own these other fragrances, it would be redundant to buy it.