Casamorati - Mefisto Gentiluomo XerJoff 2018

At least on me, the florals in this absolutely dominate the citrus notes in both the intro and the drydown. The topnote development is interesting; I get an initial *strong* lavender floral blast and after 3-5 minutes the citruses pop out and go "heya!", but then after 10-15 minutes the florals come back in as the violet & iris somehow reinforce the initial lavender and bring it back to the surface, with the floral notes being sharp and not very powdery (perhaps due to the citrus). You then have this extended floral midsection where the iris gains strength (with the rose notes present, but quite faint in comparison), with an eventual settling into the light musk base that isn't heavy at all, staying relatively 'light' and fresh due to the still-fading floral notes. While this isn't a sillage bomb, it lasts a long, long time on my skin, and due to the florals I could imagine over-spraying it could be headache-inducing. Two sprays is all i'd ever want/need.

I'm usually not a fan of florals but this works quite well, is blended quite effectively, and does lean slightly masculine without having to "hide" any of its floral nature.