This fragrance opens with a blast of raw, dark orange saffron which is thankfully sweetened and softened by a creamy vanilla note. Smelled from a distance the two notes seem more balanced and less struggling with each other than what I smell up close. As the fragrance settles on my skin, the two head notes resolve their struggle for domination and blend into a vanilla accord with spicy accents and a woody, vegetal base. Iris adds its dry, powdery quality to the composition. Smelled up close the fragrance slightly reminds me of Cuir d’Iris, whereas smelled from further away slightly of Ambre Gris. As the fragrance progresses the harsh aspects of the base mellow, but I would not classify this as a gourmand fragrance, but a perfect (oriental-ish) comfort scent to wrap oneself in. Towards the dry down salty amber appears and mixes beautifully with the remainder of the vanilla accord. It is a perfect ending for this fragrance.
