As already mentioned, you get what you buy. A very spicy red ginger at the beginning, which disappears after not too long. However, if it is there, you get a woody vanilla for a while. After the woody notes slowly dissolve, the vanilla, in my opinion, becomes sweeter over time. You definitely have to like sweetness. Leaving the house at 7 AM and back home at 4 PM, you can still smell it, the vanilla still quite noticeable, though softened. For me, it's a clear scent for cold days; in warmth, it can become unpleasant.