Now this turned out to be quite different from what I expected.
Somehow from the name and previous reviews I had expectations of a sharp, dark and stinging scent that would give me a gloomy aura of mystique.
Agreed, the opening is slightly sharp, synthetic and edgy, a sort of graphite cedary pencilshaving with some menthol and pepper, but after a short while this actually turns out to be a nice, creamy and semi-sweet scent with a slight incense on my skin.
I was quite certain it contained vanilla until I realised this was the benzoin.
If I were to compare it to other widely known scents, I'd agree that the opening is slightly like the Gucci PH I but the drydown actually reminds me more of some popular sweeter scents like, say, Muglers Pure Malt or YSL Body Kouros.
