Black Citrus

This has been properly named, since it's a heavy and dark citrus frag centered on birch tar (aka impression of bitter leather) supported by a strong bergamot (mostly in the opening). The drydown is pretty linear, with the bergamot who fades out (but is still present to keep things fresh), and the birch tar who takes the lead. That, coupled with violet, mate and cardamom (and probably also a hint of smoky vetiver) nearly gives a bitter green tobacco feeling, strongly reminding me of a fragrance I love: Monsillage Aviation Club. I can tell some patchouli is there as well, but as a supporting note only. On my skin, performance is great with heavy projection in the first hour, moderate projection for the following 3-4 hours, and above average longevity. If you already own the latter, it might be redundant. If not, I'd highly recommend to get one or the other. (underlining that Black Citrus has better performance than Aviation Club, but the latter can be found for great prices on ebay). Spring/Fall days, 25+ (note that love for green bitter notes is required to love this one!)

I am a moderately feminine woman who generally prefers feminine-leaning unisex scents. IMO, this is true unisex, so suitable for any gender presentation. Black citrus, to my nose, captures the smell of opening an Earl Grey tea bag. My non-frag-head husband agrees and finds it "pleasant" on me. This is one of my current favorites, and if you like a compliment-getter, one friend stopped what she was saying midsentence to tell me "you smell SO good!" Longevity is fairly good, 4-6 hours though a very light tea scent clings to the skin for a long time. The sillage smells amazing and is moderate to my view. I personally enjoy how sweat influences this fragrance on me, and look forward to using this in summer. As far as the packaging, that is very well done. I plan to keep this in the rotation. I just wanted to add a counterpoint to all the folks indicating this may not be suitable for women.

Opens up with a distict, extremely fresh citrus which is still oddly warm and bright. Quite unique! As it settles I get more and more oakmossy notes, might be the violet. Then the birch chimes in and all this adds up to a beautifully soothing scent that actually reminds me of Timbuktu. Lovers of Terre d'Hermes and its Eau Tres Fraiche might also find some similarities after drydown. If you can cope with heavier tar there is another related scent in 2015 Le Phénix by Les Bains Guerbois. I've been an avid fan of Timbuktu since its release but would still go for Black Citrus if I had to choose between them, as it holds the same exotic warmth with less tar, cleaner smoke and less sweetness. Amazing longevity, far more than 12 hours.

I agree with MikesPlaza below: this shares some noticeable similarities to Creed's Aventus, but is different enough that you could own both. The 2 most obvious differences are the opening fruit note (Citrus here) and the spicyness. I'm really enjoying the scent and will give it at a 4.5/5 -- could be worth the price if it performs well enough. Note: this is one of those frags that smells a bit different on skin than on paper (where the Citrus and pepperyness seem to last longer) so the same might be true for skin vs clothes (some "weak" scents last for days on clothes).

Bright, juicy tart bergamot, the astringent, hesperidic notes rounded off by a careful dose of violet. Birch and mate give it some substance, the musky notes give it a soft fluffiness. I can see the marketing blurb about rain in London fitting the impression of flowers after a brief summer rain. I don't get cardamom at all. This is not close to Aramis at all imho. I wouldn't have thought of Aventus or Morning Chess if it hadn't been mentioned in the reviews. Clean, musky, slightly floral bergamot with some woody backbone. Perfect masculine daytime fragrance