War and Peace II Areej Le Doré 2019

I have been eagerly awaiting a sample of this fragrance. Not only because this fragrance is very controversially described, but also because it has unusual natural or more precisely animal ingredients that were used for perfumes in ancient times. Even the envelope that contained the sample exuded distinctive scents. Upon opening the sample, I had the impression of standing in a Chinese house in front of the ancestral altar where incense was being burned. After immediately spraying two small sprays on my wrist, I was startled by how strong and pervasive, pungent and acrid the smell was. It was barely bearable to bring the nose close to the skin. Quickly I had to turn it away because it was sheerly too horrible. I have no experience with animal scents in perfumes so I can't say it's musk or civet. I can only reflect what War and Peace smells like in my sensation and experience with scents. Namely, it smells very strongly of tar or asphalt at first, then darkly of roses, then of Asian incense in temples. It also reminded me of a Chinese funeral, a corpse with flowers and perfumed with the typical scented oils and incense. After a few hours, there was a sweaty smell to it. That's the smell of skin that hasn't been washed in several days. Whether this is supposed to be animalistic, I don't know. I once had a cat who sprayed secretions from his glands in the spring. That smelled a little different. But both smells are penetratingly unpleasant. Whether this liquid is an olfactory work of art, I don't know. But as a perfume, I find this creation nothing but disgusting. Who would want to smell like that? Who would like this absolutely, can also work in the road construction at the asphalt machine and sprinkle himself now and then with rose oil and wash over several days on no account. I will refrain from using animal scent ingredients in the future. It is completely unclear to me what fragrant benefit these ingredients are supposed to have. I live in the country surrounded by woods, pastures and cow barns that consistently give off animal scents. Even if it is part of farming, it is simply unpleasant when farmers spread their manure. I don't need a perfume that goes in that direction.