
itscoraline
150 Reviews

itscoraline
1
A dark and smoky night
Opens with a burst of cloves and a smoky, woody, almost leathery cypriol. It’s fairly strong — I’m a little worried that I shouldn’t have tested this one right before going to the grocery store, and mentally apologise to the public in advance before heading out the door.
Luckily that hefty projection fades to a much more manageable level after about 30 min. The floral and apricot heart notes are missing entirely to my nose, and I’m left with a dark, rich base of vanilla, tobacco, and what I swear is an ebony wood note.
In the end, this isn’t for me but I can see why it has a diehard fanbase — I’m not familiar with clove cigarettes so I can’t say how much this fragrance resembles them, but it’s darkly spicy and a little sensually sweet.
Overall, projection is moderate (once you get past that initial hit) and longevity is solid, around 8 hours. It’s gender neutral, and although I don’t love assigning seasonality to fragrances, I bet this would sing in cold weather.
Luckily that hefty projection fades to a much more manageable level after about 30 min. The floral and apricot heart notes are missing entirely to my nose, and I’m left with a dark, rich base of vanilla, tobacco, and what I swear is an ebony wood note.
In the end, this isn’t for me but I can see why it has a diehard fanbase — I’m not familiar with clove cigarettes so I can’t say how much this fragrance resembles them, but it’s darkly spicy and a little sensually sweet.
Overall, projection is moderate (once you get past that initial hit) and longevity is solid, around 8 hours. It’s gender neutral, and although I don’t love assigning seasonality to fragrances, I bet this would sing in cold weather.