This is one of my favourite fragrances of all time. It’s such a beautiful, smooth, ambery, slightly sweet and animalic fragrance. Unlike any Chypre I have come across, this exemplifies a master perfumer at the peak of his powers. It’s mature yet deceptively youthful, reminiscent of the classic Chypre’s of old but modernised for today’s palettes, it treads the line of duality perfectly. It opens with an energetic blast of ambery, slightly green, citric notes, which are supported by a melange of gorgeous florals blended to perfection which give the fragrance an ethereal, pillowy quality, yet there is something domineering and vibrant that hums throughout. The base notes, support the fragrance perfectly, offering a mix of sweet, vanillic, leathery sexiness and a masterful touch of furry castoreum adds some heft to it. On me, it lasts all day and I ain’t mad at that, a true pleasure to wear.
