Toy Boy Moschino 2019

Toy Boy is mainly rose and pepper, as expected. What I did not expect is an incense-like quality of this scent. It's not smoky though, more spicy herbal. The closest resemblance among the perfumes I know would be Chanel Egoiste, which is a bit more brutal and "grainy" in its spicyness, and probably better balanced overall. Toy Boy smells somewhat disassociated for me, sweet rose on one hand and austere pepper and nutmeg on the other. There is space for something more, and in Egoiste that something is tobacco. Overall I like it though, certainly one of the best rose scents suitable for males, along with Dior Ambre Nuit and Tom Ford Noir de Noir. It has good performance.

The bottle doesn't fit the scent, unless you connect the dots: teddy bear, sweet and innocent vs austere, the black appearance with the light collar, incense, and the name - then it does.

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