Galleria G.494 Homme

Really lovely spa leaning scent. Makes sense that it was originally designed as an atmospheric fragrance. Pine and cypress ride in front of bright sunny neroli/bitter orange. The eucalyptus is a nice balancer in this one - more noticable when the citrus airs off. The middle is a very pleasant, if a bit stark wood bomb with both warm peppery sensation and some cool camphorous edge. Strong freshness gives a little "Blu" or shower gel leaning in this phase - but in an incidental/natural way. Far drydown reminds me of a dialed down Ateilier Flou Hora Fugit. Sort of a nutmeg adjacent vetiver-suggesting leather. Gentle hand with the base chemicals here, a plus for me. Perhaps because of that it gets close to the skin quick and stays that way for most of its life. I tend to be more critical of this for anything with 3 digits in its price tag but at the same time I can't help but appreciate a modern scent that isn't drowning me in Ambrofix. Overall I like this a lot. My caveats would be some folks might detect that this feels more like a room scent than a personal one and you have to be okay with the prominence of the evergreen notes. I'd wear this in a heartbeat.