Gambling

I'm new to fragrance and trying to figure out what I like, so I'm taking a gamble (ha) on different things. I got a sample of Gambling because I was curious about the story, environment, and imagery the scent was meant to create. After trying a vetiver fragrance that I liked a lot, I thought this would be a fun, differential tangent. WOW. I instantly fell in love with this when I put it on. I can briefly smell the whiskey and coffee at the opening, it isn't overwhelmingly boozy and not like a sweet latte or anything. It's almost like roasted coffee that has been stored in a whiskey barrel. Then, I sense the slightly fruity part which I'm assuming is the bergamot. Then I was getting the pine-y and grassy part. So gorgeous. I'm excited to learn more about the differences in some of these woods and resins so I can differentiate their different scents. I see below that people are saying this isn't a beginner's fragrance. I'm somewhat a beginner and I found it to be gorgeous and I cannot wait to get a full bottle of this. Also, my husband loves it for himself too. He was like "fUk how does this smell so good?!" He was impressed I chose this to try. We're going to split the bottle I suppose :D

THoO don’t really get credit for just how niche some of their fragrances are. This one really makes no concessions for mass appeal. I get a deeply woody, slightly nutty leather. Off the top I was most reminded of Bentley for Men Absolute, but that one has a sweatiness, also a sweetness, which this one lacks ... also the cheaper Bentley is much flatter and shorter-lived. Gambling has an aromatic spiciness that gives the rough-textured feel of raw tobacco leaf. Combined with the whiskey and leather I’m reminded of Zoologist’s Rhinoceros, without that one’s wet, animalic barnyard side - this is more smoky-dry. Because this one is so niche, my brain is scrambling to triangulate it. Ultimately it’s a very compelling portrait of its subject ... leather-topped tables, whiskey and cigars, manly men with nothing sweet or floral in sight. I like it. Like other true leathers it’s not wearable in all situations, but I’ll wear it on days I’m mostly at home, largely for myself ... or should I ever get dragged to a casino.

I'd really like to know where some peoples minds are! First you can forget the Britney Spears suggestion, as smells like. Second, you can forget the negative and down votes . . .some one left their children on here to play. As for the fragrance; an almost "green whiskey" note . . .think scotch. Very well blended as so one note never out weighs the other. I get only a hint of coffee that lends a chocolate flair to the woods. A little dry leather appears in the dry down. A fragrance that is aptly named if you ever sat in a casino or around a poker table.

Intoxicating resinous woody fragrance. Like a mix of antique wood, sap, and incense. Similar to PdM byerley, but a lot more complex. Especially like the subtle coffee notes. On the dry down it loses a bit of character, but is still a good dark woody frag. Definitely an evening fragrance and not for warmer weather. I'd say winter/fall

This is business. Smells like power, ambition and succes. This is dressed up, and in charge. Special occasions only.